[ConservativeMind]

How did he screw up the paperwork? It sounds like McCain-Feingold was involved in the special election.

[CRBDeuce]

A defeat of McCain, due solely to McCain-Feingold would place the tombstone on the RinoNC’s grave! not that I’m rooting for that outcome....mind you! Perhaps McCain knows something about McCain-Feingold that will give us our October Surprise magic moment!

[Justice4Reds]

How did he screw up the paperwork? It sounds like McCain-Feingold was involved in the special election.

He didn't declare all the personal funds he was lending his campaign. Apparently all the funds he did lend would've triggered some limit or other, but the FEC swooped in and shut down/capped his campaign spending. Hence the need for the NRCC to blow a big part of the wad on what should have been a safe seat. I'm not sure of the exact dynamics here, as Oberweis' campaign was running some commercials down the stretch.