McCain facing game of fundraising catch-up

MarketWatch by Robert Schroeder | Jun. 6, 2008 (News Report)

WASHINGTON -- One of the first things visitors to John McCain's web site see is a plea from the Arizona senator for money to help him with his presidential bid. An identical plea greets visitors to Sen. Barack Obama's web site. But if past is prolog, the burden is going to be on McCain to match Obama's formidable fundraising skills as the two men head into an already-historic election season.
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jun 7, 2008 - 11:20 AM PDT
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Jeff Clark
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 by Jeff Clark - Oct. 1, 2008

Facts about fundraising presented clearly, but since the general picture is pretty well known, I would have liked to know more about why the two campaigns have differences regarding who they will accept funds from, and what this may tell us about the candidates. Another question: What industries tend to contribute to which candidate? The scope of the article is too limited.

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Harv Roth
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 by Harv Roth - Oct. 1, 2008

The story with lots of information gathered from campaign sources explains McCains problem of raising money. Obama appears to have the edge in this area.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008
Fabrice posted this story.
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Deborah Plummer
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 by Deborah Plummer - Oct. 1, 2008

Obama has more money. Period.

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Liz Scott
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 by Liz Scott - Oct. 1, 2008
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Rachel Parti
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 by Rachel Parti - Oct. 1, 2008

Very good article comparing fund raising challenges and strategies for both campaigns.

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Christopher V. Taylor
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 by Christopher V. Taylor - Oct. 1, 2008
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