David Plouffe, the Obama campaign manager
NEW FUNDRAISING PRESSURES EMERGING FOR OBAMA CAMPAIGN
a new sense of urgency in Sen. Barack Obama’s fundraising team is palpable as the full weight of the campaign’s decision to bypass public financing for the general election is suddenly upon them.
Pushing a fundraiser later this month, a finance staff member sent a sharply worded note last week to Illinois members of Obama’s national finance committee, calling their recent efforts “extremely anemic.”