McCain Raises $7M In Three Weeks
John McCain, riding high off victories in New Hampshire and South Carolina, has raised more than $7 million this month, collecting in three weeks more than he took in during a three-month period last year.
McCain spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker said McCain has expanded his total base of contributors to more than 110,000 donors and raised $3 million online. McCain raised $5.7 million between July 1 and Sept. 30.
The campaign has said McCain also exceeded that period's fundraising during the fourth quarter of 2007, but have not specified a total. Hazelbaker would not say how much money the campaign has on hand and how much of the money raised is exclusively for the primary.
She said the campaign has stopped raising general election money.
The new numbers represent a remarkable turn of fortune for McCain and reflect the success he has had in two of the early primary states. He is now competing in Florida in what is a four-man race with Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee. Polls in the state show him either tied with or slightly behind Romney.
Romney, a multimillionaire, has been putting his own money into the campaign and is the candidate most able to compete financially. Earlier this month, he raised $5 million, but only $1.5 million was for the primary election. That means many of Romney's donors already have contributed the maximum to his primary campaign.
McCain's new money puts him on solid footing compared to Giuliani and Huckabee, who have had to cut back on spending and whose senior staffers are working without pay.
McCain raised at least $1 million in the first week of January before his New Hampshire win. He also has qualified for public matching funds, but could forgo it if he puts together a string of victories that unleashes a surge of donations. McCain has a $3 million line of credit he would have to pay off.
"People are excited about McCain's momentum, and that's translated into a significant bump in our fundraising," Hazelbaker said. "They're rallying to John McCain because they recognize that he's the candidate who will lead the Republican Party to victory in November."
Campaigns must file their end-of-year reports by Jan. 31, but those reports will not reflect fundraising and spending that has occurred during January, when the campaigns have been at some of their most active.
© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. McCain spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker said McCain has expanded his total base of contributors to more than 110,000 donors and raised $3 million online. McCain raised $5.7 million between July 1 and Sept. 30.
The campaign has said McCain also exceeded that period's fundraising during the fourth quarter of 2007, but have not specified a total. Hazelbaker would not say how much money the campaign has on hand and how much of the money raised is exclusively for the primary.
She said the campaign has stopped raising general election money.
The new numbers represent a remarkable turn of fortune for McCain and reflect the success he has had in two of the early primary states. He is now competing in Florida in what is a four-man race with Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee. Polls in the state show him either tied with or slightly behind Romney.
Romney, a multimillionaire, has been putting his own money into the campaign and is the candidate most able to compete financially. Earlier this month, he raised $5 million, but only $1.5 million was for the primary election. That means many of Romney's donors already have contributed the maximum to his primary campaign.
McCain's new money puts him on solid footing compared to Giuliani and Huckabee, who have had to cut back on spending and whose senior staffers are working without pay.
McCain raised at least $1 million in the first week of January before his New Hampshire win. He also has qualified for public matching funds, but could forgo it if he puts together a string of victories that unleashes a surge of donations. McCain has a $3 million line of credit he would have to pay off.
"People are excited about McCain's momentum, and that's translated into a significant bump in our fundraising," Hazelbaker said. "They're rallying to John McCain because they recognize that he's the candidate who will lead the Republican Party to victory in November."
Campaigns must file their end-of-year reports by Jan. 31, but those reports will not reflect fundraising and spending that has occurred during January, when the campaigns have been at some of their most active.
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Like Clinton.
And He expects us to Believe that He will Honor The OATH of The PRESIDENCY ?
Is this a second instance of Mitt Romney being prodded by a whispering voice of what he needs to say?
Listen and notice how he rephrased his "new legislation" comment from "believe" to "support" after you hear the word "support" whispered.
This would be evidence Romney indeed heard the word "support" whispered and after hearing it noticeably USED it in his response.
This would seem to bolster the argument that the first "he raised taxes" whisper was more than that of a random audience member.
This would be the second time Mitt noticeably responds to a whisper.
What is going on?
hmmmm...we have the dog whisperer, the horse whisperer, and now we have the Romney whisperer. Who is this person, I''d like to know.
Listen for yourself -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zK408oqEyOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjI90XPYsco&NR=1
Ron Paul, almost 25 million raised since October 31st and he gets less than 7 minutes in a 90 minute debate.
No media bias here, pathetic, we are owned.
Please check out Michellemalkin.com why does John McCain have a former Mexican government minister working for him?
sellout!
John McCain has not learned from the McCain/Kennedy disaster.
We can not have someone who ignores the rule of law.
Please, CBS investigate this.
FLoridians, go to McCain events and ask him what this guy is doing for your campaign. FILM IT place it out youtube!
Juan Hernandez has the interests of a foreign government before the USA.
We do not need foreign governments working in the highest levels of our government.
THE BEST DEMOCRAT FOR THE REPUBLICANS ? ? ? ?
I would think
DRAFT DODGER = MITT ROMNEY
would be a better RINO (Republican in name only)
that is if you really wanted a RINO for the JOB,
AGREED = RON PAUL 08
it used to be criminals went to jail, not the white house.