 By December 2007, McCain was using 32 lobbyists as fundraisers, more than any other candidate.Although McCain accepted public financing for the general election campaign, and the restrictions that go with it, his opponent did not, and McCain criticized Obama for becoming the first major party candidate in history to opt out of public financing.The McCain campaign received US$7 million in contributions in a single day after announcing Palin as the presumptive vice-presidential nominee.