英语新闻视频：美国总统竞选筹资活动（在线收听）

The American presidential campaign is not just about winning over voters -its also about raising millions of dollars in campaign funds. President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are crossing the country to raise as much money as possible to sustain the race to the White House.

　　His campaign is focusing its big money donations on traditional democrat strongholds like New York and Los Angeles a may fundraiser hosted by Hollywood’s George Clooney raised a record breaking 15 million dollars in one evening. and an upcoming new york gala sees the Obama’s feted by vogue and a chance for donors to win a seat at the event.

　　But Obama has a tough standard to beat - his own - setting fundraising records of 745 million dollars in 2008 and lately his campaign officials have back tracked on claims that this time around he’ll hit the one billion mark - his republican rival Mitt Romney’s fundraising potential has soared since being officialy nominated as the Republican candidate for the white house - he's courting corporate America and big business names like donald trump for support but do the candidates’ target donors only help to polarize Republican and Democratic voters.

　　Mark Levine, a Democratic strategist says, " people see the republicans in the pocket of big business and democrats in the pocket of Hollywood, so American people are choosing their candidate based on where they get their money from."

　　In 2012, record amounts of cash are also being spent - in january the Obama campaign raised nearly 12 million - but spent 17.

　　Obama’s funds are going on field offices in battleground states like florida, ohio and pennsyvania - and an unprecedented level of on line ads.Romney also investing in media.

　　JD. Gordon, a Republican strategis says, " some of the ads are going to be attack ads as president Obama has had a weak record on a number of things." But can president Obama bolster his campaign bank account by recapturing the magic of candidate Obama 2008.

　　Mark Levine says," I dont think president Obama can ever recreate the hope and change of 2008 ".

　　JD. Gordon says, " Right now the polls are 50/50 and Obama has a very significant lead in funding and he hasn’t had a primary challenge so he has a lot more money in the bank than governor Romney".