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Barack Obama had a significant edge over Hillary Clinton in the fundraiser department during their contest for the Democratic nomination, but both actually set records for raising money and both raised far more money than John McCain.  McCain didn’t have to spend us much since he locked up the Republican nomination much earlier than Barack Obama locked up the Democratic.  Both Obama and McCain said they would accept government funds which would also cap how much the candidates could raise on their own, but Obama, who could presumably raise more through his own sources, changed his mind and later declined.  Much of McCain’s war chest will come from the Republican Party in general, which has more money to spend than their Democratic counterparts.  McCain’s campaign raised $47 million in August, a very sizeable figure for him so far and a personal record, but not as strong as Obama’s best months. In the same time period, Obama set a record with $66 million. Obama, still having an edge in fundraising that has continued throughout his run for the Presidency, saw $10 million collected the day after Sarah Palin’s strongly received convention speech, a new one day record.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/04/after-palin-speech-obama-has-record-10-million-day/ After Palin speech, Obama has record $10 million day]</ref>  The Palin announcement has been good for John McCain's fundraising as well.

Barack Obama had a significant edge over Hillary Clinton in the fundraiser department during their contest for the Democratic nomination, but both actually set records for raising money and both raised far more money than John McCain.  McCain didn’t have to spend us much since he locked up the Republican nomination much earlier than Barack Obama locked up the Democratic.  Both Obama and McCain said they would accept government funds which would also cap how much the candidates could raise on their own, but Obama, who could presumably raise more through his own sources, changed his mind and later declined.  Much of McCain’s war chest will come from the Republican Party in general, which has more money to spend than their Democratic counterparts.  McCain’s campaign raised $47 million in August, a very sizeable figure for him so far and a personal record, but not as strong as Obama’s best months. In the same time period, Obama set a record with $66 million. Obama, still having an edge in fundraising that has continued throughout his run for the Presidency, saw $10 million collected the day after Sarah Palin’s strongly received convention speech, a new one day record.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/04/after-palin-speech-obama-has-record-10-million-day/ After Palin speech, Obama has record $10 million day]</ref>  The Palin announcement has been good for John McCain's fundraising as well.

==Election Politics==

==Election Politics==