Media outlets reported this week that President Barack Obama pulled in $29.1 million for his re-election campaign and the national arm of the Democratic Party in January. That puts Obama's fundraising total for this presidential race around $250 million.

The Wall Street Journal pointed out that his haul was less than it was at this point four years ago when Obama was running for the Democratic nomination. In January 2008, Obama raised $36.2 million and the DNC raised $5.8 million for itself that same month.

How that compares to the Republicans seeking the GOP nomination will be known Tuesday, when candidates will release their own fundraising reports.