FEC Report: John McCain's Campaign Finances

  This is an interesting look at the John McCain campaign money trail. So just what is the McCain camp doing with its cash? Follow me...

SUMMER 2007 REPEAT? The McCain campaign’s balance sheet is starting to bleed red ink and look like it did last summer. Spending skyrocketed in June to $27 million, and the campaign spent $4.8 million more money then it took in, including the cash from its joint fundraising committees.

BLOAT SHOWING? The latest filing shows twenty-five staffers (not counting any consultants) taking home more then $7000/month after taxes, likely meaning more $10,000 a month each. Seven are taking home more then $9,000/month after taxes.  More

  Here is just a snapshot of where John McCain is getting his cash from...

   Another $100,000 From Lobbyists, For A Total Of $774,735 From 525 Federal Lobbyists Since 2007. In June 2008, McCain’s campaign collected $99,220. $57,595 of this total was collected by the campaign (from 54 lobbyists, 32 of whom had previously given). $41,625 was directed to the McCain campaign through the Victory Fund; these contributions came from 49 lobbyists, 20 of whom had previously given.       McCainpedia

   Go here here to check out what sectors are giving how much to the McCain clan.

   The following are the top donators to the campaign.

• $191,895 From “Mega-Lobbyists” Representing Multi-National Companies In More Than One Sector.

• $80,426 From Energy Lobbyists.

• $66,530 From Telecom Lobbyists.

• $60,540 From Financial Services Lobbyists.

• $54,832 From Health Care/HMO Lobbyists.

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McCain Website Targeting Youth

   This will be an interesting effort in futility for the McCain group. McCain's group is going to add a little zest to his website in order to attract the younger group of voters. I take it that John McCain hasn't figured out yet that the youth in the United States are very Internet savoy people and that they have already heard about the crap which has come out of his mouth over the past few weeks. They surely know when he has flip-flopped on the issues and when he has flat out lied about issues.

   But, he may still get some of Mister 30%  young followers, as they have to be either brain-washed or brain-dead to be still supporting a Bush or a McCain.

  Once again, McCain is trying to be like Barack Obama with his website, which will never happen. These are desperate times for the lousy Senator from Arizona as Obama leads McCain in the youth vote by some 22% points in the states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.  Source

    All are must haves for McCain and Obama.

    I wonder what McCain's version of MySpace will look like when the site is up? What a scary thought.

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