Donations pour into Kerry campaign after Iowa win

[Feanorcurufinwe]

New Hampshire (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign is "taking off" with a dramatic increase in donations, a campaign aide said Tuesday, following the Massachusetts Democrat's come-from-behind victory in the Iowa caucuses.

Contributions to the Kerry campaign have soared 40 percent in the past week, and about $250,000 in donations was received through campaign Web site since his Iowa win, the adviser said.

Actually, they are underreporting quite a bit here:

The senator's campaign also picked up the tactical support of 20 prominent Democratic advisers in New Hampshire who had planned to work for Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri. But he dropped out of the race Tuesday after a disappointed fourth-place finish in Iowa.

The adviser said Kerry will deliver a speech Wednesday focusing on "ending the era of special interests" in the Bush administration, laying out the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties, and announcing a new health care initiative.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/21/elec04.prez.kerry.donations/

https://contribute.johnkerry.com

[lancdem]

1. I figured that the money would start rolling to whoever

the Iowa winner was.

[liberalnurse]

2. This investment maybe as valuable

as to equate the cabbage patch dolls in todays market. Hummm should I invest now????? Fool me once but fool me twice is another matter.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

5. Sour grapes.

:eyes:

[liberalnurse]

7. I see the party imploding.....

The DLC boys are not interested in "We the people" but have an ego to stroke. They will fail. They think Dean supporters are chumpchange, like Nader and Green votes. They have miscalculated. ..


Bush will take the prize as a direct result of these selfish boys behavior.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

8. I trust that you evenually will get over your disappointment

in your failed candidate and support the Democrats.

[boxster]

6. If you're going to be negative about it, why stop with Kerry?

Do you suppose that the people who have donated millions of dollars to the Dean campaign will feel the same way if he doesn't win? How about Edwards or Clark supporters?

I'm sorry, but your argument applies to every political candidate who has ever raised money. All of us are investing in our candidates because we hope they win and we hope they change the country for the better.

[curse10]

3. This is so awesome!

If I had a dime I would give it, but I'm heading to NH this weekend and Tuesday- that should be good in lieu of a money donation.

[aldian159]

10. See you there!

I just hope its not gonna be like 20 below or something. I mean, I'm from Chicago, land of the endless winter winds, but 20 below is a bit much.

[bearfartinthewoods]

4. a quarter of a mil and without a bat even??????

[Jacobin]

9. Didja look at the individual amounts?

Don't need a bat or the internet. Just a paper bag and a promise to help out big corporations (wink wink)

Exactly how is this democracy or even deemed good or appropriate on this forum?

Our standards are now equal to our putative adversaries the Freepers.

Disgusting