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Kansas Liberty: 09 July 2008
But Obama has built a massive campaign war chest
McCain leads fundraising battle in Kansas
Donations for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain have surged in Kansas in the past month.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, McCain saw his fundraising total in Kansas grow to $439,463, up from the $355,443 his campaign had collected through June 2.
His Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has picked up $361,105 from Kansans, up from $345,377 through June 2. [Read more...]
Kansans have ponied up more than $2 million for Obama, McCain and other candidates who have mounted campaigns for the presidency.
Nationally, Obama has raised a whopping $287,397,945, while McCain has raised only $119,594,596.
The Center for Responsive Politics said McCain, who has pledged to use the public financing system to fund his general election campaign, appears to be following through on his pledge. “His campaign has begun returning checks to donors and asking them to send money instead for a fund to pay for the legal and accounting expenses necessary to comply with the public financing system.”
Obama, who indicated during the primary season that he also would use the public financing system, has reneged on that pledge in order to capitalize on his fundraising strength nationally.
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