McCain Fund-Raising Picks Up

JohnMcCain raised $27 million in July and has $21 million on hand to spend, his campaign manager Rick Davis announced Friday.

McCain raised $21 million in June. The Republican Party overall also had a good month of July, and now has $75 million in cash. Much of the money was raised with the help of President George Bush, despite his lagging public approval numbers. The combined war chest equals $96 million.

The Arizona senator has had some difficulty raising the substantial sums that his Democratic opponent Barack Obama (D., Ill.) has. However, the numbers show him improving every month since he became the presumptive nominee. ...