(Video) The political world just shook: Obama out-raised Hillary

Last night, as reported via ABC, the Obama Campaign announced that it had raised $23.5 million in primary money.  This topped Hillary Clinton, who raised a total of $26 million -- but only $20 million for the primaries.  On the internet, Obama brought in a record $7 million.  In total, Obama had 100,000 different contributors, while Clinton only had 50,000.  It shows who is less indebted to the big donors.

Last night on Scarborough, his round-table briefly discussed the significance of Obama out-raising the Clintons:

RYAN LIZZA: I think you can't exaggerate what a big deal this is on the Democratic side of the presidential race.  I mean, look, this is the first family of Democratic politics, the Clintons, who have been raising money hand over fist for, you know, decades -- if you go back to Bill's Arkansas days.  They have Terry McAuliffe, the greatest fundraiser in the Democratic Party, as the chairman of their campaign.  And a guy that was in the state senate of Illinois just raised more money than them.

All facts aside, when a former state senator out-raises a former FirstLady, it says something about the power of small donors and their important role in 21st century political campaigning.  When you have that manydonors, you aren't just building a campaign infrastructure -- you arebuilding a national political movement and making it mainstream.

For once, it looks like we will not have a presidential primary decided on which candidates are friends with whom.  The contest will be about big ideas, optimism and a new beginning -- not question-less "chats" on your web site (and you know who I am talking about!).