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The Score: Obama’s inauguration, by the numbers

January 9, 2009 at 2:22 pm by Brian Ries

It's only eleven days away. Have you donated to the official inauguration committee? Or booked your tickets?

  • Obama transition team budget: $12 million
  • Obama's inauguration committee budget: $50 million
  • Funds raised by committee as of Jan. 8: $27 million
  • Maximum contribution allowed by Obama's inauguration team: $50,000
  • Maximum contribution allowed by Bush's inauguration team: $250,000
  • Maximum allowed for contribution "bundlers": $300,000
  • Average contribution: $70
  • Amount of donations allowed by Obama from corporations, unions, PACs, and lobbyists: $0
  • Number of donors in Obama's campaign database: 4 million
  • Cost of Bush's 2005 inauguration for Washington, D.C city government: $17 million
  • Number of attendees: 300,000
  • Number of attendees estimated for Obama's inauguration: 1.5 million
  • Number of official inaugural balls: 10
  • Price of two tickets for reserved seating at inaugural parade on Tampa Craigslist, section Yellow-A: $800
  • Original price of the 5,000 inaugural parade tickets sold: $25

Sources: npr.org, dcexaminer.com, craigslist.org, boston.com

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