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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rascal who wrote (40227)	3/22/2004 4:47:55 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

President Bush has a very large campaign war chest that grows by the day, how exactly can John Kerry overcome this? And is the debate going to move back to domestic issues, or does national security now obscure everything else? Terry Neal: Well, first of all, the Kerry campaign believes it can raise about $100 million. That will be far less than what Bush raises, but enough to keep him competitive. Republicans almost always out raise Democrats, so they're used to fighting from behind. One important development to watch is the emergence of left-leaning "527" groups, such as the Media Fund, American Voter and America Coming Together, as well as Howard Dean's new organization. These groups are raising millions of dollars in unregulated soft-money and are vowing to keep pace (or at least keep close) with Bush campaign spending. People such as George Soros and insurance magnate Peter Lewis are pouring millions of dollars into some of the organizations, some of which are already running anti-Bush ads in key battleground states. Now these groups by law can not coordinate with the Kerry campaign, but make no mistake, their goal is the defeat of Bush and the election of Kerry. It's going to be fascinating to see how it all plays out. washingtonpost.com