WTF? McCain raised 47 million in August!

[darius15]

John McCain's campaign said Monday that it had raised $47 million in the month of August – his biggest monthly total to date – nearly matching Barack Obama’s July fundraising figure of $50 million.

The Obama campaign has not yet released his August total.

McCain’s team has said the presumptive Republican nominee has raised millions since asking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to join the ticket last week.

The Arizona senator has opted to receive public campaign funding, which means he cannot fundraise for his campaign after September 1 – although the Republican National Committee’s Victory fund can continue to raise and spend money on his behalf.

Ugh. If they get 47 million, we get 80! I just donated $5. I know it's small but that's all I could give right now. Surely we can all contribute a bit! Let's go Obama!

[kwolf68]

1. Damn...

Less money for the radical clerics this month.

[tekisui]

2. It was his last month to get big bucks. From now on, he's on Public Financing.

[Cosmocat]

10. Sorry, but this works to his advantage ...

he gets millions of money just handed to him from the government AND gets to raise funds through the sideline groups - fact is, this is going to amount to political welfare - the government providing the supplemental funds to allow McCain to have pretty much the same money behind his campaign as BO, WITH THE ADDED BONUS that half the money will be with 527s that can attack BO with even more ridiculousness than McCain has attacked him with McCain being able to play innocent.

[nc4bo]

3. I gave everything I possibly could in August, plus a bit more-hope it's enough to bust their bubble.

[grantcart]

4. remember that he can't take a dime after he accepts the nomination

this is there last hurrah

[AZ Criminal JD]

8. Not really

The money is just shifted to the Republican National Committee as well as the state parties.

[grantcart]

16. yes but they are not going to hand it over to a losing cause

a lot of that will be used for Senate and house races

[AZ Criminal JD]

21. If you look at it objectively it is not "a losing cause"

The polls in all of the battleground states are very close and it is still over two months to the election. Anything can happen. I have been involved in a lot of elections and I look at things as they are not as I want them to be. But that is just me.

[Epiphany4z]

5. Palin = Dobson and ilk

open wallets...McCain sold his soul.

[eShirl]

9. yup yup, all the fundies that had been holding back, coughed up

[NotThisTime]

14. Yup, thank the fundies....

[rurallib]

6. No doubt there is a story behind those numbers

something smells like moose poop!

[my3boyz]

7. It says the numbers have not been tallied officially. I think they are lying

and then when they announce later that it was not that much the media will have moved on.

[bdamomma]

11. Obama raised 50 million.

[darius15]

12. Proof?

[otohara]

13. Use the Google

it's your friend.

[darius15]

15. LOL!

I checked, no report from the Obama campaign. I have a feeling it will be good, because of Obama's convention and his speech. I'd guess around 55-60 million.

[alcibiades_mystery]

17. Obama raised $50 million in JULY (actually, $51 million)

No word on August totals.

[bdamomma]

19. I'm curious to see those amounts from August.

[yourguide]

18. 10 mil from fundies.

[yardwork]

20. Yeah, but they were all bulk sales.