The Root of McCain's Money Problem

Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) presidential campaign "may be paying the price for a career of positions seemingly calculated to alienate constituencies that according to Washington custom should be prime sources of campaign cash," reports the New York Times.

For example, despite his position as the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain's "campaign filings show just $61,000 from the military industry in the first quarter."

"The twist is lost on no one: a candidate who has spent decades fighting to minimize the influence of money on politics is under extraordinary pressure to scare up tens of millions of dollars to prove he can jump-start his campaign. And after months of trying to make up with factions of the conservative coalition he has snubbed in the past, fund-raising has turned into another example of the balancing act he faces as he tries to appeal to the Republican establishment without giving up his aura as a straight-talking reformer."


June 18, 2007




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