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In June 2008, McCain had his best fundraising month to date, bringing in $21 million in donations for his campaign.  In the same month, though, Senator Barack Obama's campaign reported bringing in $52 million.   

In June 2008, McCain had his best fundraising month to date, bringing in $21 million in donations for his campaign.  In the same month, though, Senator Barack Obama's campaign reported bringing in $52 million.   

Senator McCain announced that he would accept public financing for the general election.  After his party's nominating convention, the Federal Elections Commission provided him with a check for $85 million.  His opponent, Senator Obama, chose to opt-out of the general election financing, the first major candidate to do so since the inception of federal funding.  Obama's campaign stated that they had expected to bring in more than the $85 million provided by the FEC and therefore do not want to abide by the spending limits incurred by accepting federal funding.  To balance out the expected fundraising advantage Senator Obama had, Senator McCain relyied on the Republican National Committee to help with the campaign through advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts.  The RNC had a distinct fundraising advantage over its Democratic counterpart, the Democratic National Committee.  The lack of funds, though, hurt down-ticket Republicans who were not able to fall back on RNC fundraising, but instead had to rely on their own efforts as well as that of the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee which have lagged compared to their Democratic counterparts, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Senator McCain announced that he would accept public financing for the general election.  After his party's nominating convention, the Federal Elections Commission provided him with a check for $85 million.  His opponent, Senator Obama, chose to opt-out of the general election financing, the first major candidate to do so since the inception of [[federal funding]].  Obama's campaign stated that they had expected to bring in more than the $85 million provided by the FEC and therefore do not want to abide by the spending limits incurred by accepting federal funding.  To balance out the expected fundraising advantage Senator Obama had, Senator McCain relyied on the Republican National Committee to help with the campaign through advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts.  The RNC had a distinct fundraising advantage over its Democratic counterpart, the Democratic National Committee.  The lack of funds, though, hurt down-ticket Republicans who were not able to fall back on RNC fundraising, but instead had to rely on their own efforts as well as that of the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee which have lagged compared to their Democratic counterparts, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

   

   

==Campaign Issues==

==Campaign Issues==