Originally Posted by Trinity

Obama and DNC are not keeping pace with McCain and the RNC.

Presidential candidates in a general election have typically relied on two main sources of money: public financing, along with additional money their parties raise. In choosing to accept the public money, the McCain campaign now gets an $84 million cash infusion from the United States Treasury. Mr. McCain is barred from raising any more money for his own campaign coffers but can lean on money raised by the Republican National Committee, which has continued to exceed expectations.

(The Obama Campaign )finished July with slightly less cash on hand with the Democratic National Committee compared with Mr. McCain and the R.N.C. The Obama campaign has also been spending heavily, including several million more than the McCain campaign in advertising in August. - The New York Times

(The Obama Campaign)they have to do better than $66 million a month if they want to cover the cost of fundraising as well as make up for the deficit between the DNC and the RNC- Hot Air

Obama has to spend money to make money. He also has to do heavy fundraising in the process of campaigning to get it. Just to keep up with McCain and the RNC. Obama has to do better than $66 million (his goal was 100 million) just to make it even and that was his best fundraising month.