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Obama By The Numbers

By Karen Tumulty | April 29, 2009 | +

Back in the day when I was covering the Clinton White House, I would occasionally need the answer to an obscure question: How many fundraisers has the President done this year? Is this is third or fourth trip to Scranton? The press office always sent me to the same place for an answer: CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller, who has covered every President since Gerald Ford and who keeps a most meticulous record of everything the Big Guy does. Here is how Obama’s First Hundred Days add up on Knoller’s scorecard.

UPDATE: Swampland asks; Knoller answers.

Commenter Dee in Columbia MD wants to know:

So he didn’t raise any money?

So @ktumulty tweeted @markknoller and he replies:

should have included: during 1st 100 days, Obama did two democratic party fund-raisers generating $3.5-million. Both on Mar 25.

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  • Paul-no not that one

    Barely passes as information. Without context-compared to past presidents say-it tells people nothing.
    .
    And this seemed like a tired wornout reporter thing to write
    “Speeches: 115 (at least 47 using a Teleprompter)”
    .

  • somepeoplelikeit

    Speeches: 115 (at least 47 using a Teleprompter)
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    ugh

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    damn, PNNTO!

  • Paul-no not that one

    Loving that TIME brand
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  • Dee in Columbia MD

    So he didn’t raise any money?

  • Karen Tumulty

    Dee: Excellent question! I’ve sent Knoller a tweet asking him for an answer.

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  • Matt

    Why is the teleprompter still an issue? That is such a sophomoric and inane thing for the press to do…

    http://www.political-buzz.com/

  • Paul-no not that one

    “keeps a most meticulous record of everything the Big Guy does”
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    “should have included:…”
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    Love it.

  • Karen Tumulty

    Dee: Note the answer.

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