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February 14, 2004
Kerry | Kerry Spurs Ambitious Fundraising

John Kerry is beginning his campaign to raise enough money to keep up with President Bush’s more than $100 million campaign war chest.

Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) is setting in motion one of the most ambitious fundraising plans in Democratic Party history, fearful that without tens of millions of dollars’ worth of television advertising this spring, his candidacy will be overpowered by the $100 million-plus bank account of President Bush.

Expecting to lock up the Democratic nomination shortly, Kerry plans to spend much of next month traveling coast-to-coast, aggressively wooing the donors who sat on the sidelines in 2003 or who bankrolled Democratic rivals Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (Mo.), Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.) and retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark, aides said. The courtship is well underway — at least a dozen major fundraisers from other camps say they have agreed to work for Kerry — and the campaign collected $6.5 million in the 23 days after his Iowa victory.

Avoiding federal funding, Kerry is still limited to only $2000 donations from individuals, making it more difficult.



Posted by Jeff M at February 14, 2004 12:18 PM | TrackBack
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“Avoiding federal funding, Kerry is still limited to only $2000 donations from individuals, making it more difficult.”

That’s not true at all. It has already been proven false and not true at all. George Soros is spending HOW MUCH $$$$$$$ Millions of dollars in pursuit of getting rid of George W. Bush?

Geroge Soros has been doing HOW MUCH campaign advertisement for www.move-on.org? How much money has he been tossing around to these ‘Fly By Day’ organizations that are basically sub Democratic National Committee organizations?

The only people who are restricted to $2,000 are those people who refuse to take part in these ‘Fly By Day’ organizations and play by the rules rather than bending them.

Posted by: Jeff MacMillan at February 14, 2004 02:01 PM

One thing for which I am grateful to Kerry (and Dean, and Bush) is that I don’t have to pay for their frigging campaigns out of my tax money.

Posted by: samuelv at February 14, 2004 02:56 PM

OK, so my “making it more difficult” comment is not accurate. Would have been easier to leave it off.

The thing about George Soros is that he is not giving to individuals, rather “political” groups. Is there a difference? Technically, yes. Actually, no. And you’re also correct that most people will not play by the rules.

Posted by: Jeff McAllister at February 14, 2004 03:07 PM

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