John McCain is campaigning in California with 6 events scheduled in the next few days. I just checked out his website to see what events are open to the public, and unless I am willing to spend $2300 on a preferred ticket, or $1000 just plain unpreferred, to see the "presumptive"(anyone else sick of that word?) republican candidate speak, I'm out of luck. It looks like all of the advertised events are either private ones or fundraisers.

Let's hope that changes and that he will campaign in a democratic way to inform all voters, not just the rich or party-connected ones, about his platform. This is what I so appreciated about Hillary Clinton. She had three appearances in three weeks all at venues open to the public. John Edwards also had one. As well as Mitt Romney. I hope that trend will continue, since it is the only opportunity for some of us to really learn about the candidates.

Here's McCain's California schedule:

http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Calendar/

03/24/2008
La Jolla Finance Luncheon
La Jolla, California

03/24/2008
California Finance Reception, Palm Desert
Palm Desert, CA

03/25/2008
Orange County Fundraising Luncheon
Newport Beach, California

03/25/2008
Los Angeles Finance Reception
Los Angeles, California

03/26/2008
Speech before the Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Los Angeles, California

03/26/2008
Pebble Beach Finance Luncheon
Pebble Beach, CA, Finance Lunch

03/26/2008
San Francisco Finance Reception
San Francisco, CA