WP: Fundraising Records Broken By Both Major Political Parties (DNC more)

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Fundraising Records Broken By Both Major Political Parties
Democrats Got More Money Than GOP for 1st Time Since '70s

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29739-2004Dec2.html

The GOP and the Democrats broke all previous fundraising records this year, but for the first time since the mid-1970s, the Democratic National Committee raised more money than the Republican National Committee.

The DNC reported yesterday that it raised $389.8 million from Jan. 1, 2003, to Nov. 22, 2004, compared with $385.3 million by the RNC.

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RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie acknowledged the accomplishment of the rival DNC. "The parties adapted to the law, and frankly the DNC had a bigger adaptation to go through," he said. "But they broadened their net and were able to get to small donors."

DNC Chairman Terence R. McAuliffe declared: "Even though the pundits called the DNC 'dead' after McCain-Feingold, the American people said otherwise. Thanks to our strong grass-roots support, the Democratic Party surpassed every fundraising goal by a factor of three."

Well, at least we know money isn't a problem.

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1. We increased our vote total by only 6 million even though

"At least $925 million was spent in support of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and $822 million in support of President Bush."

Something is wrong with these numbers.