After Clinton's April win in the Pennsylvania primary by 9.4%, her campaign released to the media that it had received a renewed national boost, as evidenced by 60,000 donors who contributed a total of $10 million, more than 80 percent of whom the campaign said were first-time donors. An investigation from The Politico, however, concluded that the claim was only "successful campaign spin," and "a case of shaping favorable media coverage by crafting a narrative too compelling to overlook." Politico concluded this because the campaign's claims, it said, were "impossible to independently verify."Kenneth P. Vogel, "The story behind Clinton's record haul", Politico, April 26, 2008.Available online. Archived. Data released by the Federal Election Commission revealed that the real figure was approximately $4.3 million.
