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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

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