Can't say I'd be surprised, the Democrat primaries were grueling, the Clinton/Obama fight for the nomination had to have burned a lot of cash.  You just can't have that kind of primary fight and expect that people are going to have the resources to maintain that level of fundraising through November. 

Beyond that, the Obama campaign spent funds like crazy in states they had no chance in hell of taking, the 50 state strategy was risky.  It could have been devastating had McCain folded (which was entirely plausible had he picked someone else for VP).  With Obama largely unopposed, he could have won big and helped down ticket candidates with the 50 state strategy.  Thankfully it appears to be a costly blunder now. 

Another thing to consider is that some of the Clintonites might be holding back for a possible Hillary run in '12.  We know she wants to run again.  If Obama wins, he's going for the eight years, most people think McCain is only going to do four, which means if Hillary wants to president, McCain is more likely to give her that chance.

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