Team Hillary released deceptive fundraising numbers

Arianna has a great post [1] on all the brouhaha surrounding Hillary’s fundraising release that’s worth checking out.  A few bullet points: 

First of all, of the $36 millions she supposedly raised, at least $10 million was rolled over from her senatorial campaign. 

Secondly, this is her combined total for both primary and general election, at least some of which can’t be used for the former.  Other fundraises, such as John Edwards, released these figures, but according to Clinton’s spokesman [2], her campaign is unable to do so.  In other words, we really have no idea at this point how much Hillary has for the primary race.

Finally, the big (completely ignored) story is how Obama, a newcomer to the scene, has done so well against one of the most recognized names in modern politics.  Moreover, while Clinton received funding from 50,000 donors, Obama boasts a financial base of 83,000 [3].  In other words, nearly 70% more people are donating to his campaign.

Can somebody please explain to me the mainstream media's quirky obsession with this woman?