Not Bad...

...for a guy his age. First Read takes a look at McCain's schedule since securing the nomination on March 4:

McCain did a total of more than 75 public events in the 91 days that he was flying solo. He visited a total of almost 90 cities. And here's the big number -- he held at least 82 fundraisers in 31 states. That includes three dollar-delving swings through California, five through Florida, and three in the New York City area.

Those town hall meetings that his campaign is touting as his forte? Twenty-three of them, in 19 different states.

Press conferences are a bit trickier to track -- in earlier days, the McCain camp was known for multiple availabilities a day and long on-the-record sessions on the Straight Talk Express bus. So it's tough to nail down an exact number. But for comparison's sake, schedules for the week of March 10th show six scheduled opportunities to pick the senator's brain. Last week, there were two.

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