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To: jbe who wrote (62534)	11/8/1999 3:33:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I had already edited. Though the Shields reference stands. Bradley was notorious for his fundraisers out of state - "Dollar Bill"'s political connotation.

To: jbe who wrote (62534)	11/8/1999 3:35:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I appreciate your effort. I never even knew it was his nickname from basketball- but then he never got much coverage out on the West Coast. He still isn't getting a lot.

To: jbe who wrote (62534)	11/8/1999 3:57:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

This is when "Dollar Bill" was turned on Bradley: For his 1990 Senate race, Bradley decided to intimidate the competition with a ferocious war chest. "If the effort was not the best in the country, it was close to it," he wrote in his 1996 memoir "Time Present, Time Past." "Betty made thousands of people feel good about giving more to a politician than they had ever anticipated they would." They raised $12.9 million, but the money did not achieve its desired purpose. Instead, "the money was what my opponent was using against me," Bradley wrote. "It was as if I were walking around with a scarlet dollar sign on my chest." Bradley says his quest for cash in this race differs dramatically from the 1990 strategy. washingtonpost.com I remember the many ads (including his primary opponent whom he refused to debate) which nailed him as $Bill. Making "Dollar Bill" is Bradley's earned nickname in DC" Message 11844594 quite true.