McCain fundraising tops $15M in March, still trails Dems

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain raised more than $15 million in March for his presidential campaign, a top performance for the likely Republican nominee that still falls far short of the cash gathered by rival Democratic Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Obama raised $40 million in March, bringing his total so far in the campaign to about $234 million. Clinton raised $20 million for a total of more than $175 million during the entirety of the contest. McCain has raised about $75 million since he began running last year.

Clinton has raised at least $22 million for the general election and is expected to raise her own money if she is the Democratic nominee. Obama, who once said he would take public money if his Republican rival did as well, has made no commitment and is under pressure to use his formidable fundraising in the general election as well.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-07-mccain-fundraising_N.htm?csp=34