FEC Report: John McCain (April Monthly 2008)

On April 20, 2008, John McCain’s campaign filed its April Monthly FEC Report. This report covers the period of Mar. 1 - 31, 2008. Here’s the breakdown:

Total Raised In March: $15,428,882
Money Spent In March: $11,845,764.05
Cash On Hand At End Of March: $11,579,713.65
—> For Primary: Approx $42,500,000
—> For General Election: $8,600,000
Debts Owed To Campaign: $77,259.74
Debts Owed By Campaign: $707,041.91

As noted earlier, Sen. McCain prepared his finances last month in anticipation of accepting public funds for the general election.  Indeed, the fundraising disparity between McCain and his Democratic counterparts would ordinarily be a much more significant issue for his campaign to deal with.  However, the protracted Democratic contest has mitigated this disparity, at least for now.  Eventually, this fundraising gap will catch up to him (but by that point, he will already be using RNC funds to help balance things out a bit).