Obama Saw Immediate Fundraising Spike After Same-Sex Marriage Announcement

In the days following President Obama’s announcement that hesupports same-sex marriage, anecdotal evidence suggested that the political position had a financial payoff. But without public financial disclosures, news sources relied on anonymous quotes saying that Obama’s re-election campaign took in $2 million in the 24 hours following the announcement, or $1 million in the first 90 minutes.

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/06/27/155854165/obama-saw-immediate-fundraising-spike-after-same-sex-marriage-announcement?live=1