Posted on 07/26/2010 10:44:00 AM PDT by pissant
Arizona Sen. John McCain has spent more than $16 million -- including $10 million in the last three months alone -- on his primary challenge from former Rep. J.D Hayworth, a massive sum indicative of the seriousness with which the 2008 presidential nominee is taking the race.
From April 1 to June 30 McCain not only spent $10.1 million but raised $7.4 million, bringing his totals for the race to almost $18 million raised -- half of which came in the form of transfers from other committees affiliated with the Arizona Senator -- and $16 million spent.
Hayworth, by contrast, has collected $2.4 million for the Aug. 24 primary -- including $1.4 million between April 1 and June 30 -- and spent $1.5 million.
McCain's campaign has long had the look and feel of a quasi-national effort. Much of the team -- pollster Bill McInturff, media consultant Fred Davis, senior adviser Charlie Black -- that guided the Arizona Senator's presidential bid are also working on this race.
McCain, clearly wary of losses by longtime Sens. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) and Arlen Specter (R then D-Pa.), has also spent months barraging Hayworth as a big spending "huckster" (his words not ours) -- drawing particular attention to the former Congressman's role in an informercial advertising how to get free money from the federal government.
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I’d suggest that the $16Mil would be better used to take out the trash in AZ.
didn’t he and fiengold say they were tired of seeing elections being bought?
.. or something like that
I’d suggest that the $16Mil would be better used to take out the illegal immigrant trash that has built up in AZ.
Does anyone remember him calling obambi a huckster?
Good grief, and for a primary?! No wonder he leads the polls. People are so stupid.
For all intents and purposes, McCain-Feingold-Thompson was, aside from being blatantly unconstitutional, the “Incumbent Re-election Protection Act”.
No, but I do remember him telling America that Obama was an honorable man and there was nothing to fear in him winning the presidency.
Can you imagine the damage he could do in 6 more years with fear of running again? He would be like a loose cannon aimed right at conservatives.
Please Arizona wake up and don’t send McCrazy to the Senate again to wreak havoc on America.
He’s lying through his teeth this time to get re-elected. And you can bet he’s champing at the bit to reclaim the #1 ‘maverick’ status from Goober Graham.
C'mon AZ - do the right thing!
Not only all that money....the campaigning that has been done by MSFox News on behalf of McCain has been sickening (Which proves that MSFox News is not conservative...it is pro-illegal/anti-American).
And, the shilling from the GOp...especially Sarah Palin. Palin will not get my support in 2012 if she decides to run....real conservatives do not campaign for McCain
Does anyone wonder where that 16M came from? Is this the Charlie Rangel school of accounting method?
It is so depressing to realize that the Republicans in Arizona are so liberal as to again give the nomination to John McCain. Why are they so supportive of Governor Brewer; surely they know McCain supports amnesty and essentially open borders. Certainly they remember Kennedy/McCain.
This belongs in Breaking News. The people in AZ need to know how much McLame is spending in order to save his political hide, as well as to attack JD Hayworth!
Make him spend it all, JD!
p.s. We don’t take political calls so we wouldn’t be counted in any poll.
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