JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. — 2008 cycle receipts

2008 receipts attached to JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.

McCain 2008 in 2008 is a two-field cell. Receipts $239,843,227.72 sit on one field. Disbursements $238,480,986.30 sit on another. Committee name JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. and ID C00430470 identify the filer. Cycle 2008 identifies the window. Missing any of those pieces misquotes the extract.

This is not a restatement of the 2008 election-cycle hub, which includes every top committee in that window. It is not a restatement of the JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. committee hub, which includes other cycles. Only the overlap is this page.

Receipts exceed disbursements by $1,362,241.42 in this extract ($239,843,227.72 in, $238,480,986.30 out). That gap is arithmetic on two cycle totals, not FEC cash on hand and not a prediction of leftover funds. Treat later amendments on FEC.gov as controlling if they disagree with this snapshot.

Unpacking McCain 2008 (C00430470)

JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. (C00430470) is the only committee in this cell. All committees is the index of other IDs. Do not roll those IDs into $239,843,227.72. Do not treat McCain 2008 as a nickname that swallows similarly named Super PACs or joint-fundraising vehicles.

This page is a committee page joined to a cycle, not a donor-detail page. Contributor names are unpublished here even when they exist on Schedule A.

What the 2008 hub still holds

Election-night stories use different grains: precincts, called races, Electoral College. This page uses FEC cycle receipts. $239,843,227.72 is not a vote total and not a mandate index.

Keep 2008 on the same line as JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. whenever $239,843,227.72 is quoted. Cycle-only citations belong on the cycle hub.

Do not treat $239,843,227.72 as cash on hand

If receipts exceed disbursements, do not call $1,362,241.42 'unspent campaign cash' as if it were Form 3 line 10. If disbursements exceed receipts, do not call the gap insolvency. Receipts exceed disbursements by $1,362,241.42 in this extract ($239,843,227.72 in, $238,480,986.30 out). That gap is arithmetic on two cycle totals, not FEC cash on hand and not a prediction of leftover funds.

The only authorized comparison is $239,843,227.72 versus $238,480,986.30 inside JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. × 2008.

Outside the $239,843,227.72 headline

The packet facts are committeeName, cmteId, committeeType, isSuperPac, cycle, cycleReceipts, and cycleDisbursements. Any other statistic would be invented. This prose uses only those fields plus arithmetic on the two dollar fields.

JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. in 2008 is not a complete history of C00430470. Other cycle ties, if written, keep their own dollars.

Live overlays versus this snapshot

McCain 2008 readers looking for other years should leave this URL. This URL is 2008 only. 2008 readers looking for other committees should leave this URL. This URL is JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. only.

The source note on this file is copied from the packet: FEC.gov committee receipts by election cycle from cycle-details topCommittees. Committee pages, not donor pages. Unique to this file: 2008 type P authorized committee paired with the same presidential cycle tag. Stored name JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.. Stored receipts $239,843,227.72. Stored disbursements $238,480,986.30. Restating the join without new numbers: JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. (C00430470) in the 2008 FEC election cycle receipted $239,843,227.72 and disbursed $238,480,986.30. The committee is presidential authorized committee (FEC type P), isSuperPac = 0. 2008 is a presidential-year FEC two-year window. The page is not a Senate authorized committee, a party Form 3X, or a Super PAC. 2008 type P authorized committee paired with the same presidential cycle tag. No donor names appear. No USAspending obligations appear. Live overlay /committees/C00430470/ and the 2008 election-cycle hub override this snapshot if they disagree. Source: FEC.gov. Restating the join without new numbers: JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. (C00430470) in the 2008 FEC election cycle receipted $239,843,227.72 and disbursed $238,480,986.30. The committee is presidential authorized committee (FEC type P), isSuperPac = 0. 2008 is a presidential-year FEC two-year window. The page is not a Senate authorized committee, a party Form 3X, or a Super PAC. 2008 type P authorized committee paired with the same presidential cycle tag. No donor names appear. No USAspending obligations appear. Live overlay /committees/C00430470/ and the 2008 election-cycle hub override this snapshot if they disagree. Source: FEC.gov.

Questions

How much did John McCain 2008 Inc. raise in 2008?

FEC.gov committee-cycle totals show $239,843,227.72 in receipts for JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. in 2008. The companion disbursement total is $238,480,986.30. Cite both the committee ID C00430470 and the cycle year. This is a pac-cycle join, not a donor-detail page.

Is John McCain 2008 Inc. a party committee?

Compare the two stored fields only: receipts $239,843,227.72 versus disbursements $238,480,986.30 for C00430470 in 2008. Receipts exceed disbursements by $1,362,241.42 in this extract ($239,843,227.72 in, $238,480,986.30 out). That gap is arithmetic on two cycle totals, not FEC cash on hand and not a prediction of leftover funds. Do not add a USAspending figure. Do not invent a donor-level remainder.

Does this page name individual McCain donors?

No. This URL is committee × cycle receipts for JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. (C00430470) in 2008. It is not a Senate authorized committee, a party Form 3X, or a Super PAC. Donor names are unpublished. Contribution counts are unpublished. USAspending dollars are unpublished.

Where is the John McCain 2008 Inc. overlay?

Use the JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. committee link for the filer hub and the 2008 election-cycle link for the year hub. This /ties/ path is only the join: $239,843,227.72 receipts and $238,480,986.30 disbursements. FEC.gov remains the original reports.