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WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain spent $37 million in September, leaving him $47 million to spend this month.
McCain’s monthly financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission shows he spent nearly two- thirds of his money — $22.5 million — on advertising as he tried to keep up with rival Barack Obama’s ad blitz in battleground states.
McCain no longer is raising money because he is participating in the public-financing system. He received $84.1 million in early September from the federal Treasury and cannot exceed that amount in spending between early September and Election Day.
Obama is not participating in public financing and raised a record- shattering $150 million in September.
