We know that John McCain owns so many homes, he’s lost track of the exact number. But as long as it’s the topic du jour, maybe we should go ahead and answer the question McCain is struggling with — how many homes does<\/i> McCain own?<\/p>\n
The McCain campaign conceded that the senator owns “at least four.” The new Obama ad puts the number at “seven.” There’s one estimate that points to 10 homes<\/a> <\/p>\n , and I saw one count that pegs it at 13 properties.<\/p>\n Yglesias noted<\/a>, “I’ve seen a lot of liberals giving John McCain a hard time about not knowing how many homes he owns. But this is a genuinely difficult question to answer!”<\/p>\n It actually is tricky. First, McCain owns a lot of homes. Second, he owns a lot of properties with multiples homes on the properties. And third, in a couple of instances, McCain has bought two homes, only to start tearing down walls to create super-duper homes. (Do we count the $700,000 condo McCain bought for his daughter as a graduation present? Decisions, decisions.)<\/p>\n The estimable Jed Lewison put together a very helpful Google Earth tour<\/a> that helps sort through the presumptive Republican nominee’s extensive portfolio.<\/p>\n