Hope, and some change, between those couch potato cushions

Obama's operation was impressive, and I've heard rumblings that the Dems are contemplating a perpetual campaign that will consist of a skeletal organization from now until 2011 to keep the fires burning among those-who-are-less-motivated-to-vote in his daunting database. Personally, I hope at least while a Democrat is in office the Dems will postpone the war room mentality for a couple years.

That being said, it appears that Obama's database might not be as unprecedented as some had thought: REALITY CHECK: Obama Received About the Same Percentage from Small Donors in 2008 as Bush in 2004:

"It turns out that Barack Obama's donors may not have been quite as different as we had thought. Throughout the election season, this organization and others have been reporting that Obama received about half of his discrete contributions in amounts of $200 or less. The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) noted in past releases that donations are not the same as donors, since many people give more than once. After a more thorough analysis of data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), it has become clear that repeaters and large donors were even more important for Obama than we or other analysts had fully appreciated.

'The myth is that money from small donors dominated Barack Obama's finances,' said CFI's executive director Michael J. Malbin. 'The reality of Obama's fundraising was impressive, but the reality does not match the myth.'"

Hat tip, ACK.