Obama fund-raising down
Barack Obama reported this evening that he raised $22 million in May -- barely more than Republican John McCain.
It is his lowest total in months -- he raised $31 million in April, $40 million in March, and a record $55 million in February -- and does not necessarily show off the fund-raising advantage that helped persuade him to opt out of public funding. For the entire campaign, however, it brings his total to about $287 million.
He had $43 million in cash on hand, his campaign said.
In his Federal Election Commission filing, McCain reported raising $21.5 million in May -- his biggest month of the campaign -- and having $31.6 million in cash at the end of last month.
For the entire campaign, the presumptive Republican nominee has raised nearly $110 million, and also has borrowed $39 million.
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