“Bracing for a fundraising report at the end of the month that is unlikely to alleviate the headaches that have plagued his campaign,” Sen. John McCain and his top advisers “have fashioned a survival plan they hope will steady his GOP nomination run,” The Politico reports.

“For the second time in a row, McCain could report that he has raised the least of the top three Republican candidates — slightly, but not dramatically, more than the $12.5 million that he collected in the first quarter. That disappointing figure provoked a shakeup in the campaign’s structure but has produced only a marginal improvement for the second quarter. McCain aides will say only that the figure will be more than last time.”

h/t politicalwire