AZ Capitol Times: McCain Spends More Than $15 Million on Campaign

Friday, July 23, 2010

AZ Capitol Times: McCain Spends More Than $15 Million on Campaign

Posted By Jim Nintzel on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 12:05 PM

Jeremy Duda of the Arizona Capitol Times delivers the news of McCain's big spending on his reelection campaign:

U.S. Sen. John McCain has spared no expense in his primary battle against J.D. Hayworth, spending more than $15 million in his bid to hold off the former congressman’s challenge from the right.

According to a quarterly report filed with the Federal Elections Committee, McCain has spent about 10 times more than Hayworth and far more than all other candidates combined. He reported spending about $15.6 million, compared to about $1.5 million for Hayworth.

Read the whole thing here.