he needs that money to use on the ground. seriously, with all this pre-emptive talk about voter fraud and problems with ballots, obama is really praying for a big win instead of a very close one so there won't be any gray areas or, god help us, a repeat of 2000. so all that money's for the 4th, putting gas in the buses, paying watchdogs, thousands of t-shirts, stickers, signs, etc.