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To: American Spirit who wrote (384398)	4/2/2003 4:04:35 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

>>Mot (sic) veterans will vote for Kerry. Based on what? Your wishful thinking?

To: American Spirit who wrote (384398)	4/2/2003 4:05:03 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769667

1. Bush was not AWOL. 2. Medals alone do not make one a hero.

To: American Spirit who wrote (384398)	4/2/2003 4:06:02 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Most vets I know will not vote for Liveshot just because he fought. Many brave men fought....and did not make a spectacle out of it as Liveshot Kerry seems wont to do.

To: American Spirit who wrote (384398)	4/2/2003 4:46:53 PM
From: Rock_nj	Respond to of 769667

Edwards raises $7.4 million in first leg of presidential money race Spokeswoman: 'We couldn't be more pleased' Tuesday, April 1, 2003 Posted: 6:15 PM EST (2315 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John Edwards, one of the first Democrats to enter the 2004 presidential race, said Tuesday his campaign raised at least $7.4 million in the first three months of this year. The total was likely to put Edwards among fund-raising front-runners in what is now a nine-way competition for the Democratic nomination. Other hopefuls planned to announce their first-quarter totals in coming days. The North Carolina lawmaker has been crisscrossing the country for months, seeking to develop a national network of volunteer fund-raisers and holding dozens of fund-raising events, including stops in Democratic donor hot spots New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. "In the first quarter, fund raising was a priority and we couldn't be more pleased with Senator Edwards' strong showing," spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri said. "At this point in the campaign, raising money isn't just about having resources. Money begets money, and it's proving the vitality of your campaign to other potential supporters and to the media, frankly, and to voters." Nearly $1 million came from North Carolina donors, including $320,000 from a fund-raising swing through the state in January the weekend after Edwards announced his White House bid. In the second fund-raising quarter, from now through June, Edwards will continue raising campaign cash but make more trips to key primary states, Palmieri said. Edwards planned to visit voters in his home state next weekend before heading to early primary states Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. One of the other early entrants in the race, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, has said he expected to raise at least $1.5 million from January through March, meeting his goal. Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt were expected to exceed $4 million each in first-quarter fund-raising. It remained to be seen whether they or any of the other candidates would outpace the 2000 Democratic nominee, then-Vice President Al Gore, who raised nearly $9 million in his campaign's first quarter. Donnie Fowler, a national field director for Gore's 2000 campaign, said that while many view the first-quarter totals as a sign of a campaign's strength, he considers the second and third quarters more telling. Much of the first-quarter money is "low-hanging fruit," he said. "It's the easiest money because it's family and friends," Fowler said. "They're going to give money to you regardless of whether you're viable, regardless of whether they agree with you on all the issues, regardless of what the media's saying." The candidates' first campaign finance reports are due at the Federal Election Commission on April 15.

To: American Spirit who wrote (384398)	4/2/2003 4:55:11 PM
From: Rock_nj	Respond to of 769667

John Edwards might beat out John Kerry. Money is a big factor. I know how much you like John Kerry, but I do think he's too liberal for most of America. He'll win the northeast easily, but the rest of America (besides maybe the West Coast) is leery of Northeastern liberals. Being so closely tied to Ted Kennedy won't play well in Peoria. John Edwards is the best Democratic candidate to bring in the moderate swing voters in the Midwest and South. Edwards/Kerry would be a great ticket.