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To: American Spirit who wrote (158630)	7/20/2003 9:47:26 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

It's the truth, Spit. Im in kerry's district. I follow this stuff. Looks like the Dem primary is shaping up for a pretty good family brawl. It might be at the Ironworkers' union hall ... Giving is slow for Democrat gathering Host committee fears missing key deadline By Corey Dade, Globe Staff, 7/20/2003 Fund-raising for next year's Democratic National Convention has slowed to a trickle, with only $1.7 million in cash collected this year, which organizers blame on donors' reluctance to give because of a threatened federal ban on corporate and union contributions to political conventions. The Boston host committee, now $6.3 million short of its goal for private contributions and facing uncertainty about public funding, missed the July 1 deadline for securing commitments for the entire $49.5 million convention budget. Although there is no penalty for missing the deadline, set by the Democratic National Committee, the fund-raising shortfall underscores how sharply donations of private money have fallen since Boston's triumphant announcement last year that it would host the convention. boston.com