Monday, April 02, 2007
McCain's Got Some Spinning to Do
Hotline breaks it down a little more. Their take:
Hotline also asks, "Why isn't McCain getting more money from institutional donors?" Good question. Has the Republican establishment already begun to abandon the idea that the Arizona Senator is the party's heir-apparent?
Senator Shopper's Q1 fundraising total: $12.5 million. That puts him behind Rudy and Romney, and his campaign is forced to acknowledge its disappointment:
Campaign Manager Terry Nelson said, "Although we are pleased with the organization we’ve built and polls show us strongly positioned in key primary states, we had hoped to do better in first quarter fundraising. We are already in the process of taking the necessary steps to ensure fundraising success moving forward."The campaign is emphasizing that the money came from 60,000 individual donors, which is impressive in its own way, but hardly makes up for the dismal total.
Hotline breaks it down a little more. Their take:
The media will treat this as a grevious, potentially fatal wound. It's not, but it's not outpatient surgery either.Rival campaigns are publicly delighted, and McCain is planning a "major speech" to "re-launch" his own campaign.
Hotline also asks, "Why isn't McCain getting more money from institutional donors?" Good question. Has the Republican establishment already begun to abandon the idea that the Arizona Senator is the party's heir-apparent?
Labels: 2008, John McCain, Presidential election
¶ Posted by Paul Curtis 2:33 PM 
