Bloomberg: McCain-Palin Ticket Draws $6.8 Million in Record One-Day Haul (or so they say)

[highplainsdem]

It'll be interesting to see if this does turn out to be true. Anyone know how soon this can be checked?

In any event, they have only a few days to spend the money, as the article explains.

Note that Palin's attempt to get women voters who'd supported Clinton led to booing from the Republican audience after Clinton was mentioned.

Yeah, that'll go over REALLY well with women who'd supported Clinton.



http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEO4RfRjD1X8&refer=home

McCain-Palin Ticket Draws $6.8 Million in Record One-Day Haul

By Lorraine Woellert

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain took in $6.8 million in donations yesterday, when he named Alaska Governor Sarah Palin his running mate.

The amount was a single-day record, McCain spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said last night. The amount is more than the Arizona senator raised during the entire fourth quarter of 2007.

The campaign raised $4.5 million in Internet donations, and has taken in $2.3 million so far by telephone and mail, Buchanan told reporters.

The campaign has just a few days to spend the money. McCain is set to formally accept the Republican nomination at the party's convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sept. 4. At that time, the primary election will formally end and general election spending limits will kick in.

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Palin also made a direct appeal to women that did not play well with the crowd.

``I can't begin this great effort without honoring the achievements of Geraldine Ferraro back in 1984 and of course, Senator Hillary Clinton, who did show grace in her presidential campaign,'' Palin said.

The crowd booed.

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[BlooInBloo]

1. They really are trying to copy the Clinton campaign down to the last detail....

Including making shit up about overnight fundraising. :rofl:

[opihimoimoi]

3. Only ONE way to TOP The DEM CONVENTION...Concede and join Obama for UNITY

If there ever was a time to JUMP SHIP and LOOK REAL GOOD at the SAME TIME...it is now

McCain should Concede and join the DEMs(OBAMA/BIDEN) in a JOINT EFFORT of COMPLETE UNITY.....ALL For ONE...and ONE For ALL....Dumas

Why take the chance to look good the 10% McBush Way ....this is way better ODDS to look like a hero...Join Obama...think of it,

Ya don't have to work the Election... and might get something of a Post where you and staff can go to semi retire...Don't be stubborn

Go with the ODDS....Ya would look really Smashing if ya join UNITY at the right time...and that is next week Fri...

If ya can arrange it...have Obama/Biden w familiues join you and Sarah on stage for a real UNITY THING...

NOW...THAT WOULD TOP THEM DEMS Thingy las week. REAL UNITY for this Great Nation of ours....wouldn't that be a Message of all messages to the World...

Come, we plan LUAU

[MarjorieG]

2. Possible with the fundy base. Still, RNC and states picking up slack.

[az chela]

4. I just donated again to barack.WE HAVE TO WIN

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

10. Me too.

[mucifer]

5. I'm curious about how much Barack got after that amazing speech.

[WeDidIt]

6. September 20

REporting will be September 20 for August.

HEre's the fun part. He can't spend a dime of it after he's nominated.

[Tutonic]

7. She's appealing to the Phyllis Schafley crowd. Anti-Clinton.

[CK_John]

8. That is why then want to delay their convention, IMO. n/t

[high density]

9. It can be checked on Sept 20 when the FEC reports come out

But by then it will be forgotten, just like it was with Clinton's bogus "$10 million in 24 hours" claim.