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John McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign (view source)
Revision as of 12:49, July 1, 2008
, 12:49, July 1, 2008→Fund raising issues
==Fund raising issues==
==Fund raising issues==
McCain's fund raising results and campaign financials have been poor. After first-quarter fundraising totals were released in early April, totals showed McCain's $13.6 million lagging behind rivals in the race. During the second quarter he did worse, raising $11.2 million. In early July, the McCain campaign let go fifty to a hundred staffers and forced others to accept pay cuts or switch to no pay.
McCain's fund raising results and campaign financials have been poor. After first-quarter fundraising totals were released in early April, totals showed McCain's $13.6 million lagging behind rivals in the race. During the second quarter he did worse, raising $11.2 million. In early July, the McCain campaign let go fifty to a hundred staffers and forced others to accept pay cuts or switch to no pay.
McCain has accepted nearly $70,000 for his presidential campaign from the top donors to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and their family. The SBVT were condemned at the time by McCain when they ran ads questioning [[John Kerry|John Kerry's]] military service and his reception of the Purple Heart. The money raised is four times the amount McCain raised from those donors in the 14 years prior to launching his campaign.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-06-30-swiftboat_N.htm Price of Power: McCain accepts ex-Swift Boaters' Donations</ref>
==Endorsements==
==Endorsements==
===Congressional===
===Congressional===