http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/04/26/news/state/4_25_0421_15_20.txtBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Although the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org touts itself as a grassroots political group, records show that a sizable lump of money comes from just two donors.
A review of the Berkeley-based group's first quarter fund raising showed nearly half its $6.98 million came from Peter Lewis, chairman of Progressive Corporation, a Cleveland insurance company, and billionaire philanthropist George Soros. Lewis has donated $2 million to the group and Soros has given more than $1 million, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday.
The directors of MoveOn, which has pledged to "bring ordinary people back into politics," say the group still fits the description of a grassroots organization. The average donation from its 160,000 supporters is about $60, they said.
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MoveOn and other groups hope to make up for the imbalance between the $108 million remaining in Bush's re-election campaign and the $32.2 million fueling that of his likely Democratic opponent, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry.
The organization's MoveOn Voter Fund and other groups have spent tens of millions on television campaign ads critical of Bush's record and have supported flyer distribution and voter registration drives.
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