Bush Finished Campaign With Millions

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and the Republican National Committee spent a combined $707 million this election cycle after a fund-raising effort so prolific the president's campaign still has millions left over.

Bush finished the Nov. 2 election with $4.4 million left in his $75 million, taxpayer-financed general election campaign fund and $1 million in bills to pay. He had $15 million in a legal compliance fund that he could have tapped in the event of a recount fight, according to reports he filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.

The president also detailed the money raised and spent by his record-breaking primary campaign fund. He ended his private fund raising with $273 million collected, close to triple the then-record $106 million he raised for his 2000 primary campaign. The cost of television ads consumed much of Bush's money.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-presidential-money,0,7725708.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[partisan to truth]

1. fuckin interesting that media was all over kerry for leftovers...

[tk2kewl]

2. cheaper to kill co-conspirators than pay them

and they cant talk then either

[blm]

4. Media treated Kerry like a criminal for his leftover money. Bush is hailed

I am so sick of the Bushmoonies controlling the media.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

5. Newsday Is a Pretty Liberal Publication

Plus, Bush had less money left over than Kerry, and much more importantly, he appears to have won.

That said, yes, the media does suck.

DTH

[tk2kewl]

6. I read newsday every day

(as their stupid slogan goes)

I would in no way label them as liberal. They are certainly more balanced than the NY Post, but that isn't and accomplishment

[DoveTurnedHawk]

7. They're Pretty Good IMO

I only read their online stories, though.

DTH

[llmart]

3. These news items report this......

like it's something to be proud of. Millions of families are trying to figure out how to pay their bills, put "food on their families", etc. and they brag about the money they have.

[alexisfree]

8. he has to go!

[Khephra]

9. kick

[politicasista]

10. Smirky gets a free pass every time..

What a joke! :puke:

[medeak]

11. generous donation to White house

is what caught my attention:

Bush's primary campaign fund had $2 million left as of late November after he gave millions to the RNC and $1,680 to the White House Historical Association.

What a guy...