Mail Call: McCain Strikes First in New Year

Ah, now I know it's an election year! The first piece of political junk direct mail of 2008 arrived in my mail box last week! Senator John McCain strikes first this year (at least here at the Political Yak HQ) with a request for an "emergency campaign contribution."

The fundraising letter mentions "Mitt Romney's deep pockets," touts McCain as "the only Republican... who can beat Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama" and says he "must raise $1.7 million in the next 7 days."

Tags: 2008; fundraising; mail; John McCain