Actually, the Obama campaign had some of it's most profitable periods after the economy tanked, so it's feasible that that may have helped. Also, McCain's disjointed campaign did help with fundraising. Everytime McCain went negative, donations skyrocketed.
Furthermore, when you lead your thread with a pic of the White House covered in a "Bought" label, you ARE downplaying the other factors that factored into the results of this election. You're also attempting to imply that democracy was sacrificed when nothing could be further form the truth. Most of the donations Obama received were in dmall amounts from private contributors. Once again, signifying that the money followed the momentum.