Obama has more than twice as much cash on hand as McCain and Clinton COMBINED.

The Clinton campaign's F.E.C. report for March 2008 is not, as of 10:40pm ET Sunday, on file.  That said we do have the numbers for Obama and McCain, and they confirm the sense that Democrats have the advantage this cycle.

Barack Obama began April with $51 million on hand. John McCain, who solidified his hold on the Republican nomination two months ago?  The certain Republican nominee has less than one quarter of Obama's cash on hand.  [UPDATE: If the Clinton spokesman Jay Carson is telling the truth, Barack Obama has more than twice as much cash on hand than both McCain and Clinton combined. The diary now has the reports for both Clinton and Obama below the fold.]

More after the jump.

From the AP:

WASHINGTON (AP) — New campaign finance reports show Barack Obama entered April with $51 million in the bank to mount his campaign for the White House...

Aides say Clinton raised about $20 million in March, but she had not filed her report with the Federal Election Commission a couple of hours before the deadline.

Republican John McCain's report showed he raised $15 million and had nearly $12 million in the bank.

The AP report did not specify breakdowns between money raised for the primary and money raised for the general election, though if the February numbers are any measure, probably more than 80% of Obama's cash may be spent in the primaries.  

Hillary Clinton's report is still not in, but a guess (based on estimates that Obama is outspending her by as much as 4 to 1 in Pennsylvania TV advertising) is that she has far less cash on hand than Obama. While she did have a large fundraiser with Elton John earlier this month, her   fundraising through February 29, 2008 shows little cash on hand.  This summary link from April 20, 2008 at 10:40pm, before the March report came in:

Presented by the Federal Election Commission - 2007-2008 Cycle

P00003392 CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM President
Presidential Candidate PRES Democratic Party Challenger

Total Receipts: $173,875,569
Transfers From Authorized Committees: $10,000,000
Individual Contributions: $154,371,236
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Committees: $1,192,337
Contributions from Party Committees $1,000
Candidate Contribution: $0
Candidate Loans: $5,000,000
Other Loans: $0

Total Disbursements: $140,700,707
Transfers to Authorized Committees: $0
Individual Refunds: $2,778,310
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Refunds: $34,400
Candidate Loan Repayments: $0
Other Loan Repayments: $0

Beginning Cash: $0
Latest Cash On Hand: $33,174,862
Debts Owed By: $8,733,609

Committees Included:
    HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT
C00431569
Through: 02/29/2008

I will update this diary if her March report comes in before I log off tonight.  My best guess is that Obama maintains his advantage over her.  We know for a fact that he is dominating McCain even as McCain does not have to compete with other Republican candidates for donations.  Even if he relies upon the RNC and 527s to supplement his campaign, he is at an unusual disadvantage for a Republican presidential nominee.   The over 1.3 million donors contributing to Obama's campaign continue to make his the best financed campaign of the cycle.

UPDATE 1:
Bloomberg:

   Democrat Barack Obama started this month with about five times more cash than Hillary Clinton for their race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to figures released by the campaigns.

   Obama, an Illinois senator, had $42.5 million available for spending on primary elections and caucuses, his campaign said today. Clinton, a New York senator, had about $8 million, according to her spokesman, Jay Carson.

Still waiting on the F.E.C. report, but if that figure is true, McCain has more cash on hand than Hillary Clinton -- and Obama has more than twice as much as both of them combined.

(And Obama has about $10 million raised that can only be used for the general campaign -- about one-fifth of his total cash on hand.)

UPDATE 2: For comparison's sake, here's a link to Trepanator's diary with Obama's March report, and the F.E.C. table of Obama's February report:

P80003338 OBAMA, BARACK President
Presidential Candidate PRES Democratic Party Challenger

Total Receipts: $197,342,946
Transfers From Authorized Committees: $0
Individual Contributions: $193,656,226
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Committees: $8,190
Contributions from Party Committees $0
Candidate Contribution: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Other Loans: $0

Total Disbursements: $158,509,856
Transfers to Authorized Committees: $0
Individual Refunds: $898,755
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Refunds: $7,940
Candidate Loan Repayments: $0
Other Loan Repayments: $0

Beginning Cash: $0
Latest Cash On Hand: $38,833,089
Debts Owed By: $625,058

Committees Included:
    OBAMA FOR AMERICA
C00431445
Through: 02/29/2008

UPDATE 3:
Here are the March reports for both Clinton and Obama.

1. HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT

     PO Box 101436
     Arlington, Virginia   22210

2. FEC Committee ID #: C00431569

3. This report contains activity for a Primary Election

4. Report Type: April Monthly

5. Covering Period 03/01/2008 Through 03/31/2008

6. Cash on Hand at BEGINNING of the Reporting Period  33,153,092.16

7. Total Receipts This Period  20,931,870.78

8. Subtotal (6 + 7)  54,084,962.94

9. Total Disbursements This Period  22,372,765.27

10. Cash on Hand at CLOSE of the Reporting Period  31,712,197.67

11. Debts and Obligations Owed TO the Committee  0.00

   Itemize all on SCHEDULE C or SCHEDULE D

12. Debts and Obligations Owed BY the Committee  10,321,562.87

   Itemize all on SCHEDULE C or SCHEDULE D

13. Expenditures Subject To Limitation  0.00

14. NET Contributions (Other than Loans)  172,767,416.42

15. NET Operating Expenditures  157,317,429.66

Treasurer: Shelly Moskwa
Date Signed: 04/20/2008

1. OBAMA FOR AMERICA

     PO Box 8102
     Chicago, Illinois   60680
NOTE: Address IS Different than previously reported

2. FEC Committee ID #: C00431445

3. This report contains activity for a Primary Election

4. Report Type: April Monthly

5. Covering Period 03/01/2008 Through 03/31/2008

6. Cash on Hand at BEGINNING of the Reporting Period  38,833,089.54

7. Total Receipts This Period  42,832,120.65

8. Subtotal (6 + 7)  81,665,210.19

9. Total Disbursements This Period  30,591,210.20

10. Cash on Hand at CLOSE of the Reporting Period  51,073,999.99

11. Debts and Obligations Owed TO the Committee  0.00

   Itemize all on SCHEDULE C or SCHEDULE D

12. Debts and Obligations Owed BY the Committee  662,784.55

   Itemize all on SCHEDULE C or SCHEDULE D

13. Expenditures Subject To Limitation  0.00

14. NET Contributions (Other than Loans)  233,823,864.26

15. NET Operating Expenditures  183,654,584.56

Treasurer: Martin H. Nesbitt
Date Signed: 04/20/2008

•  tips

  Here's hoping that soon this money can be used to target the mismatched Republican opponent.

  by Nuisance Industry on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 08:05:30 PM PDT

•  2.7 million in individual refunds ? wow n/t

  by ballerina X on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 08:13:31 PM PDT

  •  I'm sure that Obama has

    his share of refunds, i.e. the federal lobbyist who wrote a diary on his contribution being rejected.

    by IhateBush on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 09:11:21 PM PDT

    •  $898,755 in individual refunds through 2/29

      ...or about $1.8 million less than the Clinton campaign.

      by Nuisance Industry on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 09:17:00 PM PDT

•  Please provide the same info for Obama

  so we can directly compare apples to apples. I think it would be most illustrative to post both summaries, so we can see all the details for both campaigns.
  Thanks!

  by BigVegan on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 08:31:44 PM PDT

  •  Obama summaries

    This recommended diary has the March numbers for Obama.  Here are the February numbers from the F.E.C. site (for direct comparison to the Clinton numbers posted in this diary):

    P80003338 OBAMA, BARACK President
    Presidential Candidate PRES Democratic Party Challenger

    Total Receipts: $197,342,946
    Transfers From Authorized Committees: $0
    Individual Contributions: $193,656,226
    Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Committees: $8,190
    Contributions from Party Committees $0
    Candidate Contribution: $0
    Candidate Loans: $0
    Other Loans: $0

    Total Disbursements: $158,509,856
    Transfers to Authorized Committees: $0
    Individual Refunds: $898,755
    Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Refunds: $7,940
    Candidate Loan Repayments: $0
    Other Loan Repayments: $0

    Beginning Cash: $0
    Latest Cash On Hand: $38,833,089
    Debts Owed By: $625,058

    Committees Included:
        OBAMA FOR AMERICA
    C00431445
    Through: 02/29/2008

    His cash on hand at the end of February was about $5 million more than hers, but with $8 million less of debt, and about $2 million less in refunds.  

    According to Clinton's spokesman Jay Carson, Clinton currently has $8 million on hand.  If that is true, she is in a weaker position than she was at the end of February.

    by Nuisance Industry on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 09:05:20 PM PDT

•  Update: Clinton campaign says $8 million on hand

  Bloomberg:

  Democrat Barack Obama started this month with about five times more cash than Hillary Clinton for their race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to figures released by the campaigns.

  Obama, an Illinois senator, had $42.5 million available for spending on primary elections and caucuses, his campaign said today. Clinton, a New York senator, had about $8 million, according to her spokesman, Jay Carson.

  Still waiting on the F.E.C. report, but if that figure is true, McCain has more cash on hand than Hillary Clinton -- and Obama has more than twice as much as both of them combined.

  (And Obama has about $10 million raised that can only be used for the general campaign -- about one-fifth of his total cash on hand.  

  by Nuisance Industry on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 08:59:01 PM PDT