McCain raises $47 million in August

[ProSense]

McCain raises $47 million in August

While we're being good Democrats, McCain is making a mockery of the Presidency, and getting away with it.

Remember McCain and Palin are off limits.

[ProSense]

1. No comment?

How did McCain's fundraising climb by $20 million in a month?

[Alexander]

3. Supposedly $10 million came right after McCain chose Palin...

According to the article.

Meaning they raised just $37 million before Friday.

[book_worm]

2. doesn't he have to adhere to spending limits after the convention?

[ProSense]

5. True, who knows

maybe this includes RNC money too.

[tritsofme]

10. Yep. I don't think the McCain campaign can accept donations after Tuesday or Wednesday

When McCain is officially nominated.

[endthewar]

13. Yeah, so it doesn't really matter too much

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

4. After the dem convention and the Failin pick, I suspect Obama's gonna

blow that number out of the water.

Donate!

[high density]

6. And he has how many days left to spend that?

I'm not quaking in my boots.

[blogslut]

7. May it all go to waste

But yes, that is a lot more than he has been raising. So, when does his adherence to govt. funding kick in? And does any of this matter when 527's and RNC shadow groups can still raise and spend money of him?

[cali]

8. no one here has said Palin and McCain are off limits.

and as noted, McCain raised 10 million after announcing Palin as his VP pick. Furthermore, he's limited to spending public funds in the general.

[the Sundance Kid]

9. so what? he has to spend it all by Thursday.

[ProSense]

12. So?

How is it that people are becoming more supportive of McCain's campaign?

It's a simplistic analogy, but something to consider.

[cali]

14. simple. big donor fundies were withholding donations

so were uberconservatives who may not be fundies. Palin helped that. In addition, it's natural that repukes are getting on board. some may not much like mccain, but they hate dems and obama.

[endthewar]

15. Breaking news: About half of people support McCain

[ProSense]

17. Breaking news:

The Democrats job is to draw down that number, not allow it to increase.

[Thrill]

11. Shouldn't have taken Public Financing then

.

[GoesTo11]

16. Goes to RNC McCain-Palin Victory Fund -- Barack needs more from us!

snip

The $47 million represents money raised by the campaign and McCain's share of a joint victory fund set up with the Republican Party. In July, McCain's last best fundraising performance, he raised $26 million.

The McCain camp expects the Republican National Committee's McCain-Palin Victory '08 fund to raise $100 million in September and October, giving the campaign overall access to more than $300 million for the fall contest.

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Think I'll donate to Barack (and the Red Cross) now. Ha ha, John McCain.