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[Walt Starr]

Chuck Todd, editor in chief of the Hotline , a daily political digest, has noted that a later convention would allow the president to spend his money in concentrated increments until he was nominated. Bush could then announce his intention to accept federal money for the general election campaign. According to figures adjusted for inflation, the Democratic and Republican nominee will receive anywhere between $70 million and $73 million for the final few months of the election.

I do not expect Bush to accept matching funds for the GE since he could rais so much more without accepting them.