Posted on 07/21/2006 7:38:34 AM PDT by dangus
John McCain (R-AZ) raised $213,282 last quarter, spending $384,258. His total cash-on-hand dropped by 15% to only $1,112,476.
Compare to some other senators who have been considering running for national office.
Joe Biden, from tiny Delaware, raised $3,044,942, while spending $911,196.
Evan Bayh (D-IN) raised $4,598,553, while spending $830,152.
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) raised $3,310,886, while spending $713,198.
John Kerry (D-MA) raised $7,442,952, spending a staggering $10,221,956.
Some potential candidates are running for re-election this year, but are quite transparently working to build a national campaign treasure.
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has raised a mind-blowing $33,180,959, spending $16,725,827 against token opposition. But much of that nearly 17 million dollars has gone to "campaign infrastructure," which would be valuable in a 2008 campaign
George Allen (R-VA) was supposed to have strong opposition from Admiral James Webb, Jr., but that race looks like it is fizzling. Allen may very well be raising money for this race, nonetheless. But just for refernce as to his fundraising abilities for 2008, he took in over $10 million this quarter.
I'm not convinced Ms. Clinton is running. I was astonished how many influential and very visible Hillarophobes were convinced, right PAST the CONVENTION (!), that Hillary was secretly plotting some strategy to get drafted. CLearly, she is at least looking for influence, though.
What is McCain up to? Nothing. The man is old. Admiring reporters, who loved anyone attacking Bush, couldn't help but notice he seemed to lack the stamina to campaign in 2000, becoming irritable and, at times, even paranoid. The thought of him running in 2008 isn't quite absurd, but it is staggering. He would be nearly as old at the next presidential swearing-in as Reagan, the oldest president ever, was at his SECOND inauguration.
Personally, I am looking at governors to guess at who might be the next Republican president. Senators ALWAYS lose; In the history of the Republic, a sitting senator has been elected three times, serving a total of less than two terms. I'm not sure what to make of Sen. Allen. I believe what kills Senators' chances for election is the fact they have made roll-call votes on every prominent, national issue and therefore cannot define themselves. But Allen does, at least, have executive experience, having been governor of Virginia.
He has too much of an ego not to run, unless significant health problems or such arise.
Sorry about this being included in "political humor"; apparently I clicked the wrong box or something. This makes reference to McCain and Clinton running for office; there's NOTHING funny about that!
This makes reference to McCain and Clinton running for office; there's NOTHING funny about that!
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That makes my worst nightmares seem like fairly tales...God forbid. You might as well burn the stars and stripes, and hoist the HAMMER AND SICKLE.
Just to be clear: This article refers to fundraising for committees for SENATE races, not for PRESIDENTIAL races. They are separate funds. However, funds can be transferred between committees, and candidates often "buy friends," with campaign funds, or use Senate-campaign data as an assett for a presidential run.
Or he knows if he dips into the republican coffers and he is Hillary's runningmate he will destroy any advantage that money would bring him by the sense of betrayal that would be voters would have for him.
The use of the phrase "supposed to have" here is interesting. Webb's aspirations to topple Allen were nothing more than a fabrication of the media, which somehow turned him into a "strong contender" when his poll numbers leaped into the 30s and he narrowed Allen's lead down to about 20 points.
I sure hope this news is true!
From my profile page:
John McCain is a dangerous, power hungry traitor to the GOP. If one betrays his own principled party to strike deals with despicable liars, one can NEVER be admired or considered a leader, but untrustworthy and certainly not Presidential.
McCain was never a serious contender in a presidential race. He ran a day-to-day campaign in 2000, scraping along on whatever money he could raise (in other words, he went into the campaign with a campagin war chest that was dwarfed by GWB's), and only managed to get serious support in those states with open primaries where Democrats could vote for him.
Maybe I should have said, "supposedly would have."
>> Or he knows if he dips into the republican coffers and he is Hillary's runningmate he will destroy any advantage that money would bring him by the sense of betrayal that would be voters would have for him. <<
1. Anyone who would give money to McCain could never feel betrayed.
2. McCain for Veep? I guess this means Adm. Stockdale would have none of it?
Another who seems unlikely to run for Pres but who is stashing away more cash than he can count: Democrat-turned-Republican-but-always-conservative Senator Dick Shelby, who has $11 M for some reason.
That has more to do with Shelby's position in the Senate and Senate leadership / committee politics than anything else.
So why don't those Senators even higher up have nearly as much dough?
It is a Shelby thing. Trust me. I have personal experience with him and his fundraising crew.
Maybe it should read:
FEC Reports: Lack of Fund-Raising Suggests "No One is interested" in McCain in 2008 Presidential Race?
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