Graham in big fund raising trouble

[ringmastery]

http://www.naplesnews.com/03/09/florida/e14094a.htm

NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Bob Graham is experiencing serious fund-raising problems that have put his campaign in peril, officials close to the Florida senator said Thursday.

Published reports had suggested Graham would raise $4 million to $5 million in the fund-raising quarter that ends Sept. 30, but he will raise less than that, said three campaign officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

His fund-raising coordinators for cash-rich California and New York quit the campaign in the last week, officials said. One of them has signed on with former Gen. Wesley Clark, who entered the race Sept. 17 as the 10th Democratic candidate.

The Democratic candidates were meeting here Thursday for an economic debate.

Graham's political team is more pessimistic than the candidate, who is still peppering aides with long-range ideas for an aggressive campaign, officials said. But Graham may soon have to decide whether to overhaul his campaign or even drop out, they said.

[Dookus]

1. A shame, really.

I thought he'd do better. But he's just not catching on, is he?

He'd be a great VP choice, though.

[E_Zapata]

2. Then he should preserve his senate seat - and get to it asap.

n/t