McCain and RNC July Fundraising Totals
[Guest post by DRJ]
CNN reports that the McCain campaign raised $27M in July, it’s its largest monthly amount to date, and the RNC raised nearly as much with $26M. Combined they started August with $96M on hand of which $21M must be spent before the GOP Convention in early September.
The DNC and the Obama campaign have not released their July totals but I expect the Obama campaign will raise far more. Yesterday the campaign announced it had passed 2 million donors, a number that far exceeds the 600,000 donors listed by the McCain campaign.
– DRJ
I dedicate this post to WLS who would undoubtedly have something interesting to say about this and the Obama campaign, but he can’t because he’s on vacation or otherwise unavailable.
Comment by DRJ — 8/15/2008 @ 2:17 pm
DRJ, sayitain’t so. The apostrophe on possessive! You’re still the world’s best blogger, though. Maybe I’m seeing things (eleventy).
Seriously, out of 2 million donors it must be that they’re all legit… with different SS numbers. Who tracks what… Obama is so one-world, he’s gotta be pulling in some major backers that don’t have America’s best intersts at heart. (IYKWIS)
[EDIT: Arghhh. "Its" not "it's." And I just read the blog article on that the other day, too. I blame an "apostrophe finger" that adds it without asking me. -- DRJ]
Comment by Vermont Neighbor — 8/15/2008 @ 2:34 pm
I’m sure that WLS would point out that of the money in JM’s till, almost all of it is available to be spent between now and the convention, when he will receive $85M from the FEC, and be restricted to only those funds until the election.
That also means, the RNC can husband its’ funds to concentrate on the convention-election period to counteract the large amount of money available to the Obama campaign due to its’ prodigious fund-raising.
The question still arises as to whether or not Obama can continue raising funds at the rate he has, and at what cost is that fundraising? Will his net be enough to counter-act the $85M available to McCain, plus the many millions that the RNC will be able to raise?
Comment by Another Drew — 8/15/2008 @ 2:37 pm
Two million donars. One million+ of them located in terrorist supporting countries. Now my eyes are open. We are in deep sh** as a free country.
Comment by Scrapiron — 8/15/2008 @ 2:38 pm
What’s Obama getting for that money? Correct me if I’m wrong, but he’s spending a pretty large share of what he’s been getting, whereas McCain is still sitting on most of his, and he’s still only a couple points ahead in the polls.
Comment by Anon — 8/15/2008 @ 2:51 pm
Baracky is running a pretty dishonest negative ad against McCain here in Indiana. I really do not like Baracky.
Comment by JD — 8/15/2008 @ 3:00 pm
That’s my sole accomplishment in life: Possessive protector across the internets.
Comment by Vermont Neighbor — 8/15/2008 @ 3:19 pm
Clearly I can’t even find the spellcheck! (intersts)… I like being flawed. It’s comfy. It’s what I know.
Comment by Vermont Neighbor — 8/15/2008 @ 3:23 pm
Have you seen Baracky II, JD?
Comment by DRJ — 8/15/2008 @ 3:23 pm
Have you seen “Unfit to Lead”?
Comment by David Ehrenstein — 8/15/2008 @ 3:26 pm
Youtube crashes my Palm, DRJ. I will watch it when we arrive in Louisville tonight.
Comment by JD — 8/15/2008 @ 3:38 pm