Fundraising reports for June 2008 showed that Barack Obama held a 2 to 1 advantage over John McCain, with Obama raising $52 million in June.
For June 2012, Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised $71 million. Mitt Romney, along with the Republican National Committee, brought in $106 million for June.
In an email to supporters, President Obama said, "I will be the first president in modern history to be outspent in his
reelection campaign, if things continue as they have so far.