McCain Gets $7 Million Bounce from Palin Pick

[CatWoman]

Did Cindy cut a check?

Sen. John McCain has taken in $7 million in contributions since announcing Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a top campaign aide said today.

The money bounce may owe to Palin's appeal with conservative donors, many of whom said privately they had planned on sitting out the campaign this year. The money comes in just under the wire -- after McCain accepts the GOP nomination Thursday, he will accept public funds and no longer be permitted to raise private money for the campaign.

That will not, however, stop McCain and Palin from raising money for the Republican National Committee. In coming weeks, McCain will host four megafundraising events in major cities aimed at bolstering the accounts of the party. Palin, meanwhile, will be sent out to headline more than a dozen fundraising events for the RNC.

Shortly before Palin's announcement, one senior RNC official said McCain's pick "better like doing fundraising."

Like almost everything else she does, hosting these events will be something of a new experience for Palin. When running for governor of Alaska in 2006, Palin raised a total of just $468,400.

Incidentally, Bill Burton, a spokesman for Sen. Barack Obama, declined to reveal how much money the Democratic nominee took in after his speech to 84,000 supporters in Denver and 38 million television viewers.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/

[Pisces]

1. Riiiigghhhhtttt!! I know this trick, we've seen it once before.

[quantass]

8. Yes this does sound very familar indeed ...nt

[CatWoman]

9. well

can either of you school me? :)

[high density]

14. The Clinton campaign claimed she had $10 million in 24 hours after PA victory

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/article470573.ece

It was more like $3-4 million when the FEC stats were released:

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M5/C00431569/A_DATE_C00431569.html

[CatWoman]

15. thanks, HD

:hi:

[FVZA_Colonel]

2. Why would Burton decline?

I doubt it's for bad reasons, I'm just wondering why this is being done.

[CatWoman]

7. I was hoping someone here could tell us

:shrug:

[TheDonkey]

11. Don't want to announce a big number and then have people feel they do not need to contribute

or have it buried in the news. I have a feeling when the numbers are forced to be released it'll be HUGE with Biden pick, the convention bump, and Palin backlash.

[Cha]

13. Off the top of my head..I'll say it's

because they want to announce it on their OWN agenda:)

[Liberal Veteran]

3. The oil execs, their cronies, and the cultural right wing nutjobs opened their wallets.

[Demeter]

4. I'll Bet a Sack of Fig Newtons It Was More Than $7 Million

A lot more.

[TwilightZone]

5. My goodness, people are stupid.

I find it appalling that *anyone* believes that this decision improved the ticket and made it suddenly worthy of support.

[Epiphany4z]

6. he probably did

finally got the bat shit crazy holy rollers to open there wallets.

[gristy]

10. Let's see. He's taken in $7M since the Palin pick, and this article which you have posted says

that he's gotten a $7M bounce. So I'm supposed to believe that without Palin that he would have taken in no money since the Palin pick?

I'll grant you that you aren't the first one to post this crap on DU.

[CatWoman]

12. Gristy, please

I posted it because I want to see what others think about it.

personally, I believe his wife cut a check. Please refer to my "crap" OP.

Thanks.

[JustAnotherGen]

16. Bill Burton

Blowing your cover. I gave $100 half way through Obama's speech. And I think a lot of people did. (rubbing my hands in glee) . . . I think that $7 million probably pales in comparison in to what Obama/Biden brought in this week. ;-)