Tues - Sen. McCain States that “We’re Ramping It Up on the Fundraising”
On Monday, the AP posted a story in which Senator McCain stated that his campaign fundraising efforts have fallen short of expectations. According to the story’s lead (it featured several candidates from both parties):
“John McCain publicly frets about falling behind [in fundraising]…. ‘we’re ramping it up on the fundraising,’ he said at a news conference in Dallas on Monday.”
In a related note, the official McCain site has added a donations banner to the homepage, in light of the March 31 FEC quarterly report deadline. All campaigns recognize that fundraising success in those reports will shape media coverage of the campaign, and all obviously want it to be as high as possible.