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McCain Fundraising Still Lagging Badly
Numbers from Associated Press ^ | 3/21/08 | Florentius

Posted on 03/21/2008 7:09:28 AM PDT by Antoninus

Well, the February numbers are out for the Presidential sweepstakes. And the numbers for McCain are downright depressing compared to either of his potential Democrat rivals. (Source)

February 2008
McCain: $11 million
Clinton: $34.5 million
Obama: $55.4 million

And here are the totals through the end of February:

Total
McCain: $66.4 million
Clinton: $155.6 million
Obama: $197.3 million

And finally:

Cash-on-hand minus Campaign Debt
McCain: $3.7 million
Clinton: $24.5 million
Obama: $38.2 million

So both Democrats continue to easily outpace McCain in fundraising and cash-on-hand even though McCain is now free to focus on raising money while the Democrats are still fighting a bruising campaign battle. It seems that McCain/Feingold has succeeded in getting the money out of at least one presidential campaign. The campaigns of the Democrats, to this point, appear unaffected.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; election2008; mccain; obama
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1 posted on 03/21/2008 7:09:29 AM PDT by Antoninus
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To: Antoninus

And yet, McCain seems to be increasing his lead :)

Thus showing that at some point (as we saw with Romney) it just doesn’t matter how much money you throw at a campaign - if you’re a stinker, you get smelt.


2 posted on 03/21/2008 7:13:15 AM PDT by Technocrat (McCain-Romney 2008. Crap.)
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To: Antoninus

McCain gets zero support.

He is a political wimp who does not go after the political enemy.

He sends thorns to his own, and roses to his adversaries.

He MIGHT get a vote but he will never ever get time or MONEY.


3 posted on 03/21/2008 7:17:31 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Antoninus

This is what happens when your base consists of independents and Libs. Some of them may vote for McCain, but none of them are going to give him money.

So since he doesn’t need conservatives to win this election, we get to use our money to get REAL conservatives into office.


4 posted on 03/21/2008 7:21:17 AM PDT by Fox_Mulder77
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To: Antoninus

That’s because most of his supporters are sending to Obama and Clinton.


5 posted on 03/21/2008 7:21:34 AM PDT by wilco200
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To: longtermmemmory
"He is a political wimp who does not go after the political enemy. "

Sooo true, it's so apparent that he has a chronic case of the Stockholm syndrome.

6 posted on 03/21/2008 7:22:34 AM PDT by gitmogrunt (16 years of Clinton-Bush destroyed America)
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To: longtermmemmory

I have to vote for a loser. I refuse to waste my money on him.


7 posted on 03/21/2008 7:22:39 AM PDT by bmwcyle (Never accept the mark of the Hillary beast)
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To: Technocrat
McCain has millions of dollars worth of free publicity from all his years of stabbing conservatives in the back.

Every time his campaign sends me pleas for support, I send back a tersely worded reply something like this:

"Why don't you raise your money and volunteers from Democrats and moderates? After all, they are the ones who got you the nomination. They are the ones you've been most interested in pleasing."

McCain could win by default because his opponents suck so bad. But he's going to have to start hitting them with the same gusto he's used on first amendment advocates (McCain-Feingold), secure borders advocates (McCain-Kennedy) and even candidates just slightly to his right (Romney).

8 posted on 03/21/2008 7:22:42 AM PDT by Vigilanteman ((Are there any men left in Washington? Or are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud))
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To: longtermmemmory

IMO, that’s what happens when you thumb your nose at the base. That goes for McLame, the leadership of the GOP and the RNC in DC. They’ve ignored reality for seven years and spent that time sucking up to Liberals and playing “nice guy.” We’re at war with Liberals just as much as terrorists who are both trying to destroy this country.


9 posted on 03/21/2008 7:23:28 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Antoninus
Thanks to Rush and Operation CHAOS, the rats will burn up that extra money and more fighting each other.

BTW - Freeper HokieMom came up with a great acronym for CHAOS:

Crush
Hillary
And
Obama
Simultaneously

10 posted on 03/21/2008 7:23:51 AM PDT by Slump Tester (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Technocrat

That’s a good point. However, I can’t remember the last time a Republican presidential candidate got his clock cleaned so badly in campaign funding. Anyone?


11 posted on 03/21/2008 7:24:28 AM PDT by Antoninus (Tell us how you came to Barack?)
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To: Technocrat

Spending per se doesn’t indicate anything, but being able to raise money does. Over the last several Presidential elections, the candidate who raised the most money won.


12 posted on 03/21/2008 7:24:40 AM PDT by LadyNavyVet (The lesser of two evils is too evil this time.)
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To: Antoninus
Good!


He, and the RINO Republican Party can always borrow some dough from their twins, the Democrat, and party hearty.


ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

13 posted on 03/21/2008 7:28:45 AM PDT by G.Mason (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: Slump Tester
Thanks to Rush and Operation CHAOS, the rats will burn up that extra money and more fighting each other.

Trouble is, they don't appear to be. They're both increasing their cash-on-hand month-by-month. McCain's is increasing too, but at a much slower rate.
14 posted on 03/21/2008 7:30:14 AM PDT by Antoninus (Tell us how you came to Barack?)
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To: bmwcyle
I have to vote for a loser. I refuse to waste my money on him.

That's where I am right now. I sent money to Bush in 2000 and 2004. I haven't sent McCain a dime and don't intend to unless he picks a great Conservative as his VP.

And no, Crist and Graham don't count as 'great conservatives'.
15 posted on 03/21/2008 7:32:30 AM PDT by Antoninus (Tell us how you came to Barack?)
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To: Antoninus

Poor Johnny McCain, having to catch a ride on a Greyhound as he tours around preaching open borders and the junk science of global warming.

Send him some Bush pesos.

Does anyone have a graph of contributions to the GOP before and after the amnesty debacle?


16 posted on 03/21/2008 7:35:26 AM PDT by Sybeck1 (It's truly bad when your Savior in November is Judas Himself.)
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To: Antoninus
I don't see a problem for McCain. All he has to do is appeal to his friends in the illegal immigrant community which he favors over native born possible contributors. Let the illegals pay for him.
17 posted on 03/21/2008 7:37:06 AM PDT by engrpat
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To: Antoninus

His lead is growing:

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll


18 posted on 03/21/2008 7:37:36 AM PDT by GVnana ("They're still analyzing the first guy. What do I have to worry about?" - GWB)
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To: Antoninus
We know we have a lame RINO, what can we expect for donations? But as long as the rat dollars get spent fighting each other it certainly helps negate the extra they raise.

Did Karl Rove have a hand in this?

19 posted on 03/21/2008 7:43:17 AM PDT by Slump Tester (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Antoninus

Yeah, but wait until he hits Mexico and East LA. The pesos should come rolling in.


20 posted on 03/21/2008 7:45:45 AM PDT by E. Cartman (Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.)
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