Do you remember all of that talk about Obama's "lost base" of support? Yeah, not so much.

"86 million? Now THAT is a pretty fucking big deal Mr. President!"

Courtesy of the First Read:

In a conference call with reporters this morning, the Obama re-election campaign used its fundraising numbers to signal that its base of supporters is engaged and energized for 2012.

Campaign Manager Jim Messina fired off the numbers: 552,000 individual donors, 260,000 new donors who didn't contribute in 2008, and average contribution of $69 per donor, 98% of total contributions coming from donations of $250 or less.

"This should end any chatter about our grassroots base," he said on the call.

Every time the media decides that Obama is losing something, he always proves them wrong. Isn't that right Bin Laden?

By the way I proud to report that I am one of these 552,000 individual donors. How about you?