The Daily Background

Yawn. So Clinton wins Kentucky as expected and Obama wins Oregon as expected, and Obama wins the majority of the pledged delegates at stake without Michigan and Florida. He said tonight the nomination is “within reach.” Not quite a declaration of victory, and Clinton is hinting that she will stay in the race until June.

Here are some slightly more interesting fundraising numbers from the Obama campaign, which outraised Clinton by about $10M in April:

New donors in April: 200,000

94% of contributions were under $200

93% of contributions were $100 or less

77% of contributions were $50 or less

52% of contributions were $25 or less

Number of donors to the Obama campaign overall at the end of April: 1.475 million

Number of contributions given: 2,929,000 million

Average donation: $91

Amount raised in April: $31.3 million (plus an additional $600,000 for the general election)

Cash on Hand: $37.3 million (plus an additional $9.2 million for the general election)

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