Time has a column regarding Obama’s fundraising successes, again pointing to Democratic hopes that the Illinois senator can raise a half-billion for the party. Included in that staggering total is over $300 million for Obama’s campaign and the remainder for the party itself.

The article’s great until we get to this part:

Obama’s fund-raising peaked in February, when he took in a record $55 million for the month. Since then his numbers have been in steady decline: $41 million in March, $31 million in April, $22 million in May. That said, $22 million in any other cycle would be record-breaking.

I must be misunderstanding what Time is saying, because otherwise that assertion would be entirely false. During the same period in 2004, John Kerry managed to raise $26 million — $6 million more than Barack Obama.

If I’m reading the article wrong, feel free to correct me.

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