Here is the text, without annotation or commentary, of the fundraising e-mail which was sent out en masse, by the official campaign, under Senator McCain’s signature, received by The Tower at 2:42 PM on Wednesday, August 8:
Dear (recipient’s first name),
Have you seen the headlines about how much money the Democrats are raising? In just six months, the Democrats running […]
The AP reported on Tuesday that Senator McCain cut pork, both literally and figuratively, at a fundraising event on a farm in Oakland County, Michigan. Excerpts:
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The troop surge does not guarantee U.S. success in Iraq, but announcing a pullout date is a recipe for mass killing and the eventual return of American […]
The Detroit Free Press adds the detail that he addressed “about 150 people” at the Oakland County, Michigan event. Given that some paid $50 for general admission while others paid $250 for a private reception, it is impossible to estimate with much accuracy how much was brought in by this event.
The campaign made use of a particularly striking […]