The permanent campaign: Obama's organization still operating

Obama for America, the fundraising juggernaut that powered Obama’s ascent to the presidency, spent nearly $9.5 million in the first three months of this year, including $684,000 on telemarketing and print and online advertising, $994,000 on event staging and $310,000 on payroll and taxes…

Yet the report shows that Obama’s campaign continued to be of use well after Election Day and suggests it still maintains some semblance of operational capacity.