'Obama in cash plea to donors'

Obama made the request in a conference call to the contributors from Air Force One, while on his way back to Washington from Colorado late Friday.

“The majority on this call maxed out to my campaign last time. I really need you to do the same this time,” said part of a recording of the call provided to US news reporting and opinion website The Daily Beast by a contributor to the campaign.

In the recording, the US president sounded tired and worried in his campaign pitch and desperate to win the battle against the Republicans in the presidential race, the report suggested.

“In 2008, everything was new and exciting about our campaign. Because we’re going to have to deal with these super PACs in a serious way. And if we don’t, frankly I think the political [scene] is going to be changed permanently,” Obama added.

“Because the special interests that are financing my opponent’s campaign are just going to consolidate themselves. They’re gonna run Congress and the White House,” he went on to say.

In May, monthly campaign figures showed that Obama’s rival and former Massachusetts’s Governor, Mitt Romney had attracted more funds than the president in the month, outpacing the incumbent for the first time in the race for the White House.

The figures showed that Romney’s campaign and the Republican Party had raised a combined sum of USD 76.8 million, nearly doubling their April effort, and outperforming Obama’s campaign and the Democratic Party.

Yet, the US president offered hope that he would be the next person in the office with a more popular message.

“And now, I’m the incumbent president. I’ve got gray hair. People have seen disappointment because folks had a vision of change happening immediately. And it turns out change is hard, especially when you’ve got an obstructionist Republican Congress.”

Obama’s campaign had been predicted to smash all fundraising records held by previous administrations. However, analysts say the president is in for a struggle versus a costly election amidst tough economic conditions and voter disillusionment.

More than USD two billion is expected to be spent between both candidates.

AO/HN

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