Al Gore to Donate $6 Million to Democratic Groups

[NYCGirl]

From Reuters:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Al Gore promised on Wednesday to give more than $6 million left over from his 2000 presidential bid to help Democrat John Kerry fight "outrageous and misleading" Republican attacks.

Gore, largely out of the public eye since endorsing Kerry's rival Howard Dean in December, said he will give $4 million to the Democratic National Committee and $1 million each to the party's House and Senate committees.

"I want to help John Kerry become president and I want to help Democrats retake control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives," Gore, who also pledged $250,000 to the party in his home state of Tennessee, said in a statement.

"John will be a great president for all Americans, and I want to do everything I can to help him fight against the outrageous and misleading campaign being waged by the Bush-Cheney campaign," Gore said.


More here:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=4975266§ion=news

[mzmolly]

1. I like this part...

DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe called the contribution "a major boost for Democrats nationwide in our battle to win races up and down the ballot." He said the party, typically in debt in the spring of a presidential election year, has $35 million in the bank.

[disenfranchised]

2. Too bad he didn't use the money in 2000.

[Mattforclark]

3. He should have spent that money in Ohio

instead of pulling out of there...