McCain: Congratulating Obama
Posted: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:22 AM by Mark Murray
Per NBC/NJ’s Adam Aigner-Treworgy, McCain called Obama last night at 7:00 pm ET to congratulate him. They had a "cordial conversation," Obama spokeswoman Linda Douglass confirmed, and then said that they "look forward to having a civil conversation in the campaign going forward."
Politico writes about the concerns in McCain’s camp about Obama’s money machine. “Take a look at some of the numbers:
• If each of Obama’s donors gave him a modest $250, he’d have $375 million to spend during the two-month general election sprint. That’s $186 million a month; $47 million a week.
• During the same September to Nov. 4th period, McCain will have about $85 million to spend since he has decided to take taxpayer money to help finance his campaign activities.
• The Republican National Committee, which is charged with closing the gap between McCain and Obama, has $40 million in cash. Obama raised almost as much — $31 million – from just his small donors in the month of February. His total for the month, $57 million, exceeded the RNC’s cash balance.
• Obama has more than 1.5 million donors; McCain has a few hundred thousand. If just a million of Obama’s donors sent him the maximum donation, $2,300, he could raise $2.3 billion.”
Reuters: "Republican presidential candidate John McCain proposed on Wednesday that Democrat Barack Obama join him in at least 10 face-to-face encounters at town hall meetings this summer. Obama's campaign reacted positively to the idea, but suggested a few tweaks."
The AP: "McCain said the more intimate town hall format, a give-and-take between a candidate and the audience, allows real interaction and is more revealing than formal televised debates. He held 101 town hall meetings in New Hampshire before winning the primary there and launching his climb to the GOP nomination."
