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McCain Hauls in $15 Million In March

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April 07, 2008 4:53 PM

ABC News's Bret Hovell Reports: The month of March was good to John McCain – his campaign raked in more than $15 million, his best haul of this election cycle.

But his two rivals for the White House, Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York, and Barack Obama of Illinois far outpaced that total. Obama, in fact, raised more than Clinton and McCain combined.

McCain, R-Ariz., spent the entire month of March as the presumptive Republican nominee, after his main rival for the party's nod, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, dropped out in the middle of February. He won enough delegates to make that nomination all but official on March 4, after winning big in Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island.

With his nomination sewn up, and the Democrats still battling on the other side, McCain has been free to focus on fundraisers, often doing 7 to 10 per week.

Full details of McCain's March numbers will be filed later this month. 

April 7, 2008 in Hunter, Duncan | Permalink | User Comments (21)

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This ought to be indicative of the election results come November.

Posted by: Dave | Apr 7, 2008 5:26:07 PM

That would be a pretty meager month for Clinton, or especially Obama. Either Dem will easily outraise McCain in the general election.

Posted by: carl | Apr 7, 2008 5:27:08 PM

Yeah, that McCain is gonna get owned in November.

Posted by: nemsen | Apr 7, 2008 5:27:58 PM

Dream On BO or HC people. McCain is ahead in the polls when he should be in the ground. Money will not buy an election. How can you forget that? The good guy is going to win again.

Posted by: Dream On | Apr 7, 2008 5:31:11 PM

Dream on

You must be dreaming for real. Actually, considering that both Dems are in a heated, angry battle (and as much as 30% of HRC's supporters and 20% of BO supporters are not backing the Dem candidate not their choice) McCain should have a sizeable lead. The fact that he doesn't, should be of concern to the Republicans. Imagine the bounce the Dem candidate that wins gets when this race is over and the losing candidate embraces and makes peace with the winner? That should be at least a 20 point bounce in the polls. Of course, McCain is also currently getting a free ride from the press and public. Look, check the historical fact. The candidate with the most money always wins in General election. Money isa good guage of support. see Hillary Vs. Obama. Obama has more money because he has more support. Even if a month where Hillary won Texas and Ohio and Rev. Wright hit like a nuclear bomb, he still out-raised her. That's very bad news for HRC and very bad news for Republicans. I think the November election will not even be close. That's my guess. Evangelicals will stay home. The economy will be so bad, even a goat runnign on the Dem ticket will win. Iraq will almost certainly get worse.

Posted by: Kevin | Apr 7, 2008 5:47:12 PM

McCain has enough money to campaign. He is pro-war. That's it. What more do you want? This is his whole campaign.

Posted by: jim B | Apr 7, 2008 5:47:22 PM

Hill and BO can raise money day and night but in the GE it won't matter if 20% dems defect to the gop.

i know i will be voting mccain if bo is the nom.

Posted by: al | Apr 7, 2008 5:53:54 PM

Anybody who thinks that McCain has the answers to what ails our country let me refresh you: War: Iraq 100 years, Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran, must be invaded, occupied and looted in perpetuity. DAMN the costs. We'll just print money and cause inflation. So what if the poor just get poorer. Economy: What's the economy... uh, more wars? How about a job at Homeland Security, spying on your neighbors? Health care: Er, don't get sick? Immigration: Can't wait, bring everyone to the USA. Have them flood the market to lower wages and bankrupt hospitals and other resources. Don't bother having them learn english so they'll be enslaved in low paying jobs, squeezing the middle class. Let's tell them that it's time for "Reconquista" and "the plan of San Diego." (Google it) Oh and don't forget the global warming "carbon tax" scheme, that will force you to pay a tax for how many children you have, or regulate how often you can drive your car, or ban your air conditioner. Better it be you that suffer than the dear planet. Nevermind the fact that China, India and the rest of the developing world are polluting on a far higher scale and are not subject to pollution restrictions in the Kyoto protocol. Who cares if the cost of compliance of these laws causes massive layoffs, and forces even more corporations to move overseas. Your kids can just work alongside you at the local food mart, while your collecting social security. Of course being on a fixed income, inflation will force you to pay more for even less than you have now. And don't bother worrying about your kids social security. After seeing you being forced to work while collecting it, they'll just expect to work forever and won't give the lack of social security a second thought. Aahh, where do I sign up in the John McCain Revolution? REVOLTION comes to mind!!!

Posted by: ha! | Apr 7, 2008 6:02:00 PM

I still think the democrat will destroy McCain in the general election, but if that isn't the case, Iran here we come!!

Posted by: Ben Straub | Apr 7, 2008 6:22:19 PM

Kevin - What you say is correct. I am a Ron Paul supporter, and I appreciate the focus to be on the issues and not on what occurs between McCain and his wife, whether it is true or not.

Posted by: Ben Straub | Apr 7, 2008 6:51:58 PM

15 million ... a paltry sum compared to Obama's haul in March, which was more than double that but down from his record-setting haul in February. Republicans are stingy.

Posted by: Mokopane | Apr 7, 2008 6:58:05 PM

Who is putting 15 millions in McNasty? waste of your money, an angry man has no chances to win. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08.

Posted by: BKMC | Apr 7, 2008 7:45:12 PM

Bizarre. If money alone decided elections, Ron Paul would have been a serious contender.

Posted by: jkp | Apr 7, 2008 7:57:30 PM

allright now! let's buy that old white house fellow democrats and show the world how it's really done! oh, wait,,,i mean fellow republicans. oops...i mean...no wait....i.. uh...

Posted by: eggie08 | Apr 7, 2008 8:02:33 PM

McCain raises 15million in March. And we have 23,000 jobs lost in Jan, with 63,000 jobs lost in Feb, adding to that the 80,000 jobs lost in march. Gee, isn't it just hunky dori that no one cares how the Republican party have destroyed American opportunity starting with the government financial incentives to take american jobs away from americans and sent the jobs overseas to foreign workers starting in 2001 causing the endless cycle of the "ECONOMIC BREAKDOWN!"

Posted by: Angel | Apr 7, 2008 8:10:22 PM

McNot. He is already out raised by Obama 3 to 1. McSame will need the swift boat slimers to spend private money because even with 4 of D.C.'s top lobbyists as his chief advisers, and no comments about McCain's hypocrisy, he just can't get everyday Americans to ante up. Why? Because he offer no hope, just more of the same.

Posted by: Frank | Apr 7, 2008 9:06:52 PM

I know how he made that much money. Go to his website he wants 20.00 for a yard sign where Hill and Obama only want 8.00 for the same size sign. UNFRIGGIN REAL!

Posted by: Kimmyfromtheblock | Apr 7, 2008 10:15:41 PM

McCain has returned about $3 million dollars in checks to contributors who've given money for his general election campaign which he could not use if he opts into campaign public financing. He's starting to lay the groundwork for such. So let's see what "new politics", Mr. change, I'm not
a corporate candidate opts to do this Fall. We'll see him slime his way out of that committment and get to see how much change we're really going to get
with Obama.

Posted by: alpaig | Apr 8, 2008 12:10:57 AM

GPD What cave have you been living in?
McCain not qualified? You must be a supporter of the U.S. Senator who's not even been in 4 yrs and almost half of that time has been focused on a Presidential run. Get real.

Posted by: alpaig | Apr 8, 2008 12:13:48 AM

McCain would be over 80 years old after his second term.

Posted by: maz hess | Apr 9, 2008 6:25:25 AM

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