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Pale Rider
07-03-2007, 09:52 AM
McCain Shakes Up Campaign After Low Cash


Jul 2, 4:53 PM (ET)

By LIZ SIDOTI

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican John McCain reorganized his campaign Monday, cutting staff in every department as he raised just $11.2 million in the last three months and reported an abysmal $2 million cash on hand for his presidential bid.

"We confronted reality and we dealt with it in the best way that we could so that we could move forward with this campaign focused on winning our primaries in the early states," said Terry Nelson, McCain's campaign manager.

Once considered the front-runner for the GOP nomination, McCain trails top Republican rivals in money and polls.

More than 50 staffers, and perhaps as many as 80 to 100, were being let go, and senior aides will be subject to pay cuts as the Arizona senator bows to six months of subpar fundraising, according to officials with knowledge of the details of the shake up. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the campaign would not publicly discuss details of the restructuring.

McCain's tally in the second financial quarter, which ended Saturday, is expected to trail those of Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani, who have not yet released their totals. In the first quarter, McCain came in third and raised just $13.6 million.

Officials said the fundamental leadership of the campaign will not change; Nelson, a veteran of President Bush's winning 2004 campaign, will remain campaign manager but said he would volunteer his time instead of drawing a salary for the next few months.

At its peak, McCain's payroll covered 150 staffers; this is the second round of layoffs.

The campaign said it was seriously considering taking public matching funds, which Nelson said would amount to about $6 million. That would be a major shift in strategy for McCain and could tie the campaign's hands by limiting the amount of money it can spend in individual states.

Nelson said the campaign made "incorrect assumptions" about its fundraising ability.

"At one point, we believed that we would raise over $100 million during this calendar year, and we constructed a campaign that was based on that assumption," Nelson said. That, he said, proved to be wrong.

The financial difficulties have fueled speculation that McCain would drop out of the race but he dismissed that notion Thursday, calling it "ridiculous." He argued that voters won't start paying close attention until the fall, and said: "I don't know why I would even remotely consider such a thing in the month of June, or July."

Six months before primary voting begins, McCain is struggling for some semblance of momentum.

His popularity among Republicans has dropped since the start of the year. He has become intimately linked to the unpopular Iraq war, and, in recent weeks, he's drawn criticism from already wary conservatives for his support of Bush's immigration reform bill. He declined to participate in an early test of organizational strength in the leadoff state of Iowa this summer, and, he's fighting the perception that he's yesterday's candidate.

McCain's support in national polls has slipped. He is in single digits in some surveys in Iowa and South Carolina, trailing Giuliani, the former New York mayor; Romney, the ex-governor of Massachusetts, and Fred Thompson, the actor and former Tennessee senator who's not yet in the race officially.

As 2006 ended, McCain had cast himself as the inevitable candidate and built an expansive national campaign organization that melded top operatives from Bush's political team with his own base of longtime loyalists from his failed 2000 presidential run.

But the money hasn't come in as planned, and the initial spending was excessive.

From January through March, McCain spent nearly $1.6 million on payroll for his staff, the highest among Republican candidates. Romney was second at $1.1 million and Giuliani spent nearly $900,000.

As the second financial quarter began in April, the campaign cut some consultant contracts and low-to-mid-level jobs, and revamped its finance operation.

Despite the changes, McCain's fundraising continued to lag, and officials said more staff cuts were needed to ensure he had enough money to compete in the early voting states and run television ads.

The shake-up comes as McCain embarks on his sixth trip to Iraq, where he will spend the July 4 holiday with U.S. troops. In his last visit to Iraq in April, he was widely criticized for saying he was cautiously optimistic of success even as he toured Baghdad under heavy military guard. Iraqis accused him of painting too rosy a picture and U.S. critics argued he was out of step with reality.


http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070702/D8Q4MC680.html

nevadamedic
07-03-2007, 10:25 AM
McCain Shakes Up Campaign After Low Cash


Jul 2, 4:53 PM (ET)

By LIZ SIDOTI

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican John McCain reorganized his campaign Monday, cutting staff in every department as he raised just $11.2 million in the last three months and reported an abysmal $2 million cash on hand for his presidential bid.

"We confronted reality and we dealt with it in the best way that we could so that we could move forward with this campaign focused on winning our primaries in the early states," said Terry Nelson, McCain's campaign manager.

Once considered the front-runner for the GOP nomination, McCain trails top Republican rivals in money and polls.

More than 50 staffers, and perhaps as many as 80 to 100, were being let go, and senior aides will be subject to pay cuts as the Arizona senator bows to six months of subpar fundraising, according to officials with knowledge of the details of the shake up. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the campaign would not publicly discuss details of the restructuring.

McCain's tally in the second financial quarter, which ended Saturday, is expected to trail those of Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani, who have not yet released their totals. In the first quarter, McCain came in third and raised just $13.6 million.

Officials said the fundamental leadership of the campaign will not change; Nelson, a veteran of President Bush's winning 2004 campaign, will remain campaign manager but said he would volunteer his time instead of drawing a salary for the next few months.

At its peak, McCain's payroll covered 150 staffers; this is the second round of layoffs.

The campaign said it was seriously considering taking public matching funds, which Nelson said would amount to about $6 million. That would be a major shift in strategy for McCain and could tie the campaign's hands by limiting the amount of money it can spend in individual states.

Nelson said the campaign made "incorrect assumptions" about its fundraising ability.

"At one point, we believed that we would raise over $100 million during this calendar year, and we constructed a campaign that was based on that assumption," Nelson said. That, he said, proved to be wrong.

The financial difficulties have fueled speculation that McCain would drop out of the race but he dismissed that notion Thursday, calling it "ridiculous." He argued that voters won't start paying close attention until the fall, and said: "I don't know why I would even remotely consider such a thing in the month of June, or July."

Six months before primary voting begins, McCain is struggling for some semblance of momentum.

His popularity among Republicans has dropped since the start of the year. He has become intimately linked to the unpopular Iraq war, and, in recent weeks, he's drawn criticism from already wary conservatives for his support of Bush's immigration reform bill. He declined to participate in an early test of organizational strength in the leadoff state of Iowa this summer, and, he's fighting the perception that he's yesterday's candidate.

McCain's support in national polls has slipped. He is in single digits in some surveys in Iowa and South Carolina, trailing Giuliani, the former New York mayor; Romney, the ex-governor of Massachusetts, and Fred Thompson, the actor and former Tennessee senator who's not yet in the race officially.

As 2006 ended, McCain had cast himself as the inevitable candidate and built an expansive national campaign organization that melded top operatives from Bush's political team with his own base of longtime loyalists from his failed 2000 presidential run.

But the money hasn't come in as planned, and the initial spending was excessive.

From January through March, McCain spent nearly $1.6 million on payroll for his staff, the highest among Republican candidates. Romney was second at $1.1 million and Giuliani spent nearly $900,000.

As the second financial quarter began in April, the campaign cut some consultant contracts and low-to-mid-level jobs, and revamped its finance operation.

Despite the changes, McCain's fundraising continued to lag, and officials said more staff cuts were needed to ensure he had enough money to compete in the early voting states and run television ads.

The shake-up comes as McCain embarks on his sixth trip to Iraq, where he will spend the July 4 holiday with U.S. troops. In his last visit to Iraq in April, he was widely criticized for saying he was cautiously optimistic of success even as he toured Baghdad under heavy military guard. Iraqis accused him of painting too rosy a picture and U.S. critics argued he was out of step with reality.


http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070702/D8Q4MC680.html

He need's to withdrawl immediatly. The little money he is getting donated to him could be going to a Republican Candidate who actually has a chance of wining!

Pale Rider
07-03-2007, 10:48 AM
He need's to withdrawl immediatly. The little money he is getting donated to him could be going to a Republican Candidate who actually has a chance of wining!

How many times does he have to lose to get the picture? Especially this time after he got kicked in the teeth over the shamnesty bill.

avatar4321
07-03-2007, 12:28 PM
let him run. its his right. i wont support him though.

And his unpopularity has nothing to do with the Iraq War. Its because of immigration and his support of liberal agendas.

OCA
07-03-2007, 02:27 PM
Would rather have him run than Rudy the liberal.

-Cp
07-03-2007, 03:09 PM
Would rather have him run than Rudy the liberal.

What part of Rudy running the City of NY in an ultra-conservative manner, makes him a lib?

OCA
07-03-2007, 04:37 PM
What part of Rudy running the City of NY in an ultra-conservative manner, makes him a lib?

He's pro abortion and pro special rights for queers.

Kathianne
07-03-2007, 04:40 PM
Let anyone run that wishes to. McCain, I said 2 years or more so ago I wouldn't support. I never thought I was a ground breaker, his fundraising is bearing that out.

Guiliani, will be the nominee, unless Thompson/Gingrich enter. Then it will be interesting.

glockmail
07-03-2007, 05:52 PM
Let anyone run that wishes to. McCain, I said 2 years or more so ago I wouldn't support. I never thought I was a ground breaker, his fundraising is bearing that out.

Guiliani, will be the nominee, unless Thompson/Gingrich enter. Then it will be interesting. That's a dream ticket right there.

:cheers2:

Pale Rider
07-06-2007, 03:37 AM
Let anyone run that wishes to. McCain, I said 2 years or more so ago I wouldn't support. I never thought I was a ground breaker, his fundraising is bearing that out.

Guiliani, will be the nominee, unless Thompson/Gingrich enter. Then it will be interesting.

A lot of people here like to say that, but I can't believe it. The "real" Presidential campaign hasn't even started yet, and when it does, Rudy's liberal traits are going to sink his ship I'm afraid. Support for abortion, anti-gun, homo support... that right there is a death blow. Too many conservatives will NOT go for that.

I see Huckabee, Romney, Thompson, Tancredo, or Gingrich of he runs being the last man standing.

Psychoblues
07-06-2007, 03:56 AM
None of which has a prayers chance in hell for making the nomination.



A lot of people here like to say that, but I can't believe it. The "real" Presidential campaign hasn't even started yet, and when it does, Rudy's liberal traits are going to sink his ship I'm afraid. Support for abortion, anti-gun, homo support... that right there is a death blow. Too many conservatives will NOT go for that.

I see Huckabee, Romney, Thompson, Tancredo, or Gingrich of he runs being the last man standing.

But, I secretly hope one of them does. Easy picking as far as I can see!!!!!!!!!!!

Pale Rider
07-06-2007, 06:10 AM
None of which has a prayers chance in hell for making the nomination.


But, I secretly hope one of them does. Easy picking as far as I can see!!!!!!!!!!!

My opinion, your opinion. Only time will tell.

In any case, a dem doesn't have a chance in hell of getting into the White House.

Psychoblues
07-06-2007, 07:13 AM
Even now, Bill Clinton would be easily installed in the White House via popular election, dipshit.


My opinion, your opinion. Only time will tell.

In any case, a dem doesn't have a chance in hell of getting into the White House.

But, I like your attitude. It gives me something absurd to consider. As an old time rock and roller I need that from time to time.

glockmail
07-06-2007, 07:17 AM
Even now, Bill Clinton would be easily installed in the White House via popular election, dipshit...... How? He never won the popular vote ever. :poke: :laugh2:

Another home run by the glockster!

Pale Rider
07-06-2007, 08:25 AM
Even now, Bill Clinton would be easily installed in the White House via popular election, dipshit.

But, I like your attitude. It gives me something absurd to consider. As an old time rock and roller I need that from time to time.

Don't you know how to use the quote function yet?

I know you old acid popping burn outs are easily amused. Too bad your sense of reality is burnt out as well... MAGGOT.