In a political fundraising world traditionally dominated by lobbyists and wealthy business executives, small-dollar donor Hrishi Karthikeyan found a way to make his own splash, right from his desk.
With tools offered free on Barack Obama's Internet site, Karthikeyan, 28, created his own "South Asians for Obama" Web portal to gather money from friends who were inspired to support his favorite candidate. Within days, he was able to forward to Obama's presidential campaign $1,600 -- more than he ever planned to give on his own -- in bundled contributions from those who saw the targeted site.
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Democratic Candidates | Republican Candidates | |||
Barack Obama | 61663 | Ron Paul | 3718 | |
Hillary Clinton | 27981 | Mitt Romney | 2083 | |
John Edwards | 12256 | Rudy Giuliani | 1379 | |
Dennis Kucinich | 2627 | Tom Tancredo | 1158 | |
Bill Richardson | 1403 | Sam Brownback | 832 | |
Joseph Biden | 622 | Mike Huckabee | 629 | |
Christopher Dodd | 236 | |||
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