Washington ( CNN ) -- President Barack Obama 's re-election campaign released its June fundraising numbers Monday , reporting that it raised $ 71 million to Republican opponent Mitt Romney 's approximately $ 100 million . The campaign responded with thanks to the more than 706,000 donors who got the campaign to that point but also appealed for more money . `` We still got beat -- and not by a little bit , '' Ann Marie Habershaw , chief operating officer for Obama for America , said in the e-mail . `` If we lose this election , it will be because we did n't close the gap enough when we had the chance . '' To be sure , neither campaign is raking in chump change . As we did with Romney 's contributions , here 's what the president could get for his $ 71 million . 2,071 students could attend the Sidwell Friends School for a year . Daughters Sasha and Malia attend the exclusive private school in Northwest D.C. ( you could also afford hot lunches ) . At $ 34,268 annually , the school 's tuition ranks higher than the average private university tuition in the United States and more than double what it costs to go to a public university . 32,272 Portuguese water dogs . At approximately $ 2,200 per pet , Bo , the first dog , could take on 32,272 purebred , hypoallergenic friends . 479,729 J . Crew Pembridge Dot pencil skirts . First lady Michelle Obama wore one at 10 Downing Street to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife , Samantha , and on `` The Tonight Show '' with Jay Leno . The double-worn mint green skirt runs $ 148 at the American clothing chain . 8 million pounds of arugula . While in Iowa in 2008 , Obama was criticized for being out of touch after he asked a group of farmers whether they had checked out the price of arugula at Whole Foods . The boutique grocery store did n't open its first Iowa store until spring of this year , and several people present at his speech admitted they did n't know what arugula was . The current price is about $ 9 per pound . 3 Martha 's Vineyard estates . The Obamas wo n't be going on vacation to Blue Heron Farm , otherwise referred to as the `` Summer White House '' off Cape Cod , and not just because of the demanding campaign schedule . The compound , which includes two full-sized homes , a par-3 golf hole and equestrian facilities , was listed in August for $ 23.7 million . 18,525 orders of Ben 's Chili Bowl 's chili half-smokes and cheese fries for the next year . At $ 10.50 per order , the Obama favorite could be a feast for a lot of your closest friends for the next 365 days . 65,558,632 Yuengling Lagers . At $ 6.49 per six-pack , the cost of one of Obama 's favorite beers is approximately $ 1.08 . Triple the cost at a bar , and you could still enjoy the company of 22 million other people -- 7 % of the U.S. population -- sipping on the Pennsylvania brewery 's finest . 417,671 Spalding official NBA game balls . $ 71 million buys almost a half-million of the $ 169.99 basketballs . That means with 10 people to a court at a time , more than 4 million people could play one of Obama 's -- and Americans ' -- favorite sports simultaneously . Take 7,099 couples on a Hawaiian vacation . The first couple could spring for the $ 10,000 to bring that many couples with them on a five-day holiday to the president 's home state .
Obama spent almost $ 30 million less than Romney in June . With $ 71 million , Obama could buy more than 32,000 more first dogs . The president could supply 500 people with Ben 's Chili Bar for a year . $ 71 million buys 400,000 basketballs , allowing 4 million people to play simultaneously .