The '08 presidential campaign has now been going on for exceptionally long time, but apparently the money hasn't dried up yet. While many campaigns have been strapped for cash (as Rudy was before he bowed out, along with other remaining Republicans not named Romney or Paul), Barack Obama's totals are surprisingly stronger than ever. While his campaign has been gaining energy while he narrows the gap in the national polls and picks up various endorsements, few could have expected that he would pull in a whopping 32 million in one month, as the New York Times political blog reports.

Even Hillary supporters must admit that Obama's campaign machine is incredibly fine tuned. By attracting 170,000 new donors (most of whom are donating in small chunks, and thus are able to give more), Obama has built an incredibly strong base with which to fund a possible general election campaign.

Either way, no matter who the democratic candidate is, it is increasingly clear that the Republican candidate will face an uphill fund-raising battle when the general election approaches. The gigantic figure raised by Obama is enough to tell Republicans that they should be very wary come November.

And on a final note, let me just say this:

damn, that's a lot of money.