McCain Facing Fundraising Problems
By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in 2008 Election, McCainLooks like John McCain is having some fundraising problems. He’s not getting the kinds of money from Big Business that George Bush did and he’s even had trouble in Texas, typically a cash cow for Republicans. In fact, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have raised more money in Texas than has McCain. Although, conceivably, that’s because their Lone Star primary was so hotly contested.
I expect McCain’s fundraising to heat up once the general election gets into gear. His visibility has suffered while the media has fixated on the Obama/Clinton contest. But I also expect fundraising may be a continual problem for McCain. He isn’t exceptionally appealing to the Republican base who, of course, are the most active donors. But, perhaps even more ominous, he does poorly with low-dollar donors … you know, the types of average Americans who fuel Barack Obama’s campaign.
Money does not equal victory. But it sure as heck helps. McCain will need to find more creative ways to bring in donations. And McCain’s rank-and-file supporters will eventually have to get on board with the small donation trend if they want their candidate to be able to make media buys on par with the kinds of large buys Obama will likely be able to make.
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May 12th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
This is great news for Obama, McCain will be forced to spend his already meager budget on defending “red” states that Obama makes purple while Obama can target a much wider number of states
May 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
McCain’s online fundraising efforts have been mediocre at best. It amounts to e-mails and nothing else. His campaign isn’t doing anything to build their e-mail list or engage supporters online. Reaching out to webloggers is good, and McCain does that well, but it needs to be part of a more holistic effort.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
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