US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama continued his lead over
John McCain, his Republican rival, in campaign fund by beginning October with
US$133.6 million in the bank, his campaign said yesterday.
According to his financial reports, the fund was left after the Illinois
Senator spent about US$87.5 million in September, while McCain ended the month
with only US$47 million in the bank.
However, the GOP party still beat the Democratic party in its financial
capabilities to aid its candidate by US$77 million to US$27.4 million in hand by
the end of September.
Earlier reports said that Obama's campaign has been fed by 150 million
dollars in September, while McCain is limited to 84 million dollars due to his
acceptance of public financing.
With only two weeks before the Nov. 4 election day and the country caught in
economic panic, two candidates are fighting for lead in economic policies in key
swing states yesterday.
Obama has scheduled an appearance in Florida yesterday where he was expected
to try to build on his lead in the battleground with his economic credentials.
Arizona Senator McCain, on the other hand, is touring to Pennsylvania and
trying to turn the badly hit state in the recent economic crisis red.
Recent national polls showed that Obama still kept a single-digit lead since
more Americans trusted him more in handling the economic situation.
