Obama Ramps Up Fundraising

Washington Post: “This year alone, Obama has attended 40 fundraisers and has hosted nearly 400 events while in office. And Michelle Obama has been hitting the fundraising circuit as well… Obama is not breaking new ground by spending so much time fundraising. In fact, he is part of a long-term trend. Over the past 30 years, the number of fundraising events undertaken by presidents in office has been on the rise… During their second terms, recent presidents have ramped up the number of events they host, no longer having to worry about their own re-election campaigns.”