The campaign blames a late start and a light list of fundraising events but it also might be a sign of things as the McCain camp is not downplaying the fact that opponent Gov. Mitt Romney may have raised more.

According to a report by Garrett M. Graff in the Washingtonian (item #3) a Monday fundraiser in Philadelphia for the Senator that was supposed to bring in $500,000 “was scaled back by 60 percent to a $200,000 event.”