Politics | Barack Obama Obama Shatters Records With $150M Sept. Brings total to more than $600M By Matt Cantor Posted Oct 19, 2008 8:49 AM CDT Copied Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses the crowd during a rally at the Liberty Memorial Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Barack Obama scored $150 million in September, he said today, a monthly record that brings his fundraising total to another record topping $600 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The previous monthly record was Obama’s $66 million in August. Those figures give the Democrat a big leg up in TV advertising in battleground and typically red states. The campaign "added 632,000 new donors for a total 3.1 million donors to date," it said in a statement. "The average donation for the month was less than $100. The average contribution for the campaign is $86." Read These Next Mark Zuckerberg's 'list' has Silicon Valley buzzing. IAEA chief downplays damage to Iran nuclear sites. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error