Kerry sees improvement on fund-raising front

[Feanorcurufinwe]

John Kerry's fund raising has picked up substantially thanks to his Democratic primary lead, but is still dwarfed by President Bush's campaign haul.

Kerry has raised at least $7 million so far this year, campaign spokesman Michael Meehan said Friday. Bush, the lone Republican candidate, has brought in more than $13 million since Jan. 1.

Kerry is happy with his total nonetheless, Meehan said. The Massachusetts senator raised $3.25 million through his campaign Web site since winning a delegate contest Jan. 19 in Iowa, the first state to vote in the presidential race. That compares to $1 million in online donations to Kerry in all of last year.

"We are still fighting for the Democratic nomination, so we're very pleased," Meehan said.

Among the remaining Democratic hopefuls, Howard Dean's campaign has collected at least $5 million so far this year, while North Carolina Sen. John Edwards has raised more than $3 million. Edwards' total includes at least $500,000 raised at two Los Angeles events Wednesday and Friday.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/02/13/politics1942EST0783.DTL

[xray s]

1. The Democrtas have raised more than Bush so far this year

Kerry=$7 million
Dean=$5 million
Edwards= $3 million
Clark=$2 million (my guess)
Total = $17 million

Bush = $13 million

[Feanorcurufinwe]

2. And overall as well

Bush's vaunted advantage in financial backing may be less than overwhelming, Democrats say.

"There have been hundreds of stories about how Bush is raising $170 million. Well, let it be noted that the Democratic candidates together have already raised and spent $177 million," said Carl Wagner, a veteran Democratic campaign operative.

"The result has been that for the better part of three months Democrats have dominated the argument, not Bush," Wagner said. "There is almost no precedent for an incumbent president losing control of the debate the way Bush has."

http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/benson021304.html

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. Damn. There's hope for us.

I never gave money in a campaign before. This is the first time.
I wonder how many other Dems are in the same boat?

[stickdog]

4. Kerry gets $50 million in positive media publicity and the glow of

win after win after win.

And Kerry raises 7 million.

Dean get hit head on by the corporate media bus and is left for dead on the side of road, bleeding profusely.

And Dean raises 5 million.

What is the real story here?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

6. I'd say the story is

that a lot of people are throwing a lot of good money away on a lost cause -- money that could be better spent fighting Bush.

[stickdog]

7. Perhaps the money was contributed to fight something more than just Bush?

Just a thought.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

8. Oh, right, it's also a fight against me and the rest of the Dem party.

I forgot.

[stickdog]

9. It's a fight against business-as-usual insiders and FOR a decent,

trustworthy leader.

[RedDawnRising]

5. How much was bundled $50K or $100K at a time ?

How much was from Fox ?

[oasis]

10. The Kerry campaign would be happy to receive $77 donations from

those wishing to contribute.