$55M Another Record Month for Obama

Barack Obama has 55 million reasons to keep his chin up despite losses this week in Democratic primaries, the Chicago Tribune reports, with the Illinois senator taking in $55 million in February to shatter, again, records for political donations. About 750,000 people donated last month; $45 million came online—an amount that itself eclipses Obama's January haul of $36 million.

Obama's campaign, which will officially release fundraising details later today, said more than 90% of the month's take came from donations of $100 or less. Rival Hillary Clinton, who's now riding a wave a momentum after victories in Texas and Ohio, raised $35 million last month, far better than her previous best. (More Barack Obama stories.)