Kerry's dinner: a feast in fund raising (New Seattle record for Dems)

[flamingyouth]

John Kerry may not have been Seattle Democrats' first choice to be the party's presidential nominee. But tonight, many will show they're now on board by writing big checks at what organizers say could be the most lucrative single political fund-raiser ever in the city.

It's estimated that Kerry and the Democratic National Committee will collect more than $2 million at the Westin Hotel dinner, said Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., co-chairwoman of Kerry's campaign in the state.

She has spent five weeks soliciting donations for tickets that go for a minimum of $1,000 per person. The 1,250 tickets were sold out by yesterday afternoon.

"If you can raise $2 million in five weeks in Seattle for this guy, it's because America thirsts for what he has to say," Cantwell said.
She said she doesn't know of any previous Democratic function in the area that would have raised that much money in one sitting

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2001938921&zsection_id=2001780260&slug=kerryfunds26m&date=20040526

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[Lindacooks]

1. That's fabulous!!!

It seems like we've reached the tipping point...

[rex 555]

2. Kerry on!

That's the way you do it.