Is Bush's war chest being depleted?

[coloradodem2005]

Is it being depleted by the constant barrage of attacks and revelations so it will make it harder for him to fight Kerry? I hope so. Your thoughts.

[apnu]

1. I hope! I hope! I hope! I hope!!!! n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Well I read somewhere that they had cut back a bit on commercials?

[PATRICK]

3. Impotence is more important

than depletion at this stage. He has not suffered critically in the checkbook and it is all replenishable. The big issue is impotence and whether a trillion dollars can beat the counter message of raw truth- also provided by the stumbling Coup.

So far though, so good. As for the effectiveness of "defining" Kerry, Kerry can and must brush it off, but not by ignoring the nonsense. That this thin coat of obvious mud has had any lasting effect is laughable- unless you let the press keep applying it.

[Melodybe]

4. Yes, most of the people that can legally give money to Bush already have

given the maximum amount, but Kerry is getting money from hundreds of thousands of small donors, that are giving $50 here and $20 there and can do so until October without going over the $2000 mark. Dean's grassroots fund raising idea has transfered to Kerry, and it most definitely is working to our advantage.

Democrats can give in small amounts until the election, Bush only has big contributors, who gave him his $2000 all at once, and presto they are done.

Nice, huh?

:toast:

[coloradodem2005]

6. 2000 dollar mark?

The requirement is that no donation can be over $2000? right?

[napi21]

5. I've heard he spent over $100,000 in the last 2 months.

That's sure not the whole war chest, but it's a sizeable sum.

Also remember, it's early in the campaign and the books aren't done yet!

[coloradodem2005]

7. I think...

...the size was at least 2 million, but I am not sure.

[Melodybe]

9. I read something last night that said he only had around 100 million left

for the entire election, meanwhile Kerry has raised over $30 million in the last month alone.

We are looking pretty good.

[Wright Patman]

10. You're joking, right?

Either that or you forgot to add three zeroes to the end of the sum $100,000, which is chump change. Or "chimp" change as the case may be.

[Warpy]

8. I live in a swing state

...New Mexico, which has 5 glorious electoral votes, and although I bleep every lying ad that monster runs here, I glory in the fact that he is running so many of them. Yes, it's costing them plenty to do blitz advertising in swing states, especially in states like this one with so little payoff.

I want to see him FAIL. People here are getting fed up with the constant barrage of lies from this sack of crap, and will only get sicker of it as time goes on.

Just think of it as "blowback." We're a contrary lot, here in the US, and like to do the opposite of what we're told to.

[kentuck]

11. He can just divert a few million from the $87 billion Iraqi appropriation

There seems to be no consequences...

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Unless he's doing it the other way around and sending the war chest funds

to war?

Naaaaah.

[yolatengo]

12. probably not

I'm cynical about this. I don't know if *'s money will win him the election,
but make no mistake he will have PLENTY.

Everyone who has a stake in this robbing of our nation will pony up.
This is IT for them. If they get 4 more years, they get EVERYTHING.
Destruction of Social Security and Medicare, packed courts, overturned
Roe, complete elimination of Corporate taxes (not that that isn't
already here), complete gutting of environmental regulations, a
draft, global war (with a different kind of 'killing' to be made from
weapons sales), etc, etc, etc.

LOSE, and they get congressional hearings, higher taxes, pull backs
on the war front, maybe Kyoto, Roe saved for another generation,
funding for education, etc, etc, etc.

The bible bangers think this election is LITERALLY God vs Satan. The
Corporate Elite think this is LITERALLY Comfort Forever and Up Against
The Wall. They will ALL pony up every last cent they can (fair or foul;
they can pay the slap on the wrist fines later or stack the FEC to
stonewall illegalities).

What will Dems do? Argue with each other over whether Kerry is Liberal
Enough, or Deserved His Medals, or Supported The War.

We really have a neocon "By Any Means Necessary" versus "Well I'm
Not Sure There's That Much Difference Between Them And Besides,
Bush Is A Good Christian Man".

Bigby

[texas1928]

14. IMHO

Kerry needs to start getting on TV DeBunking the claims of the republicans and Bush. Not just on a Website. A lot of people do not have Web access or have taken the time to study and read about the issues. They just allow the voice and print media make their decisions for them. And Kerry needs to start talking to the Media and pushing his positions in front of the media. The media is a free campaign and he needs to utilize it better.

[NewJeffCT]

15. I agree 100% and welcome to DU

Yes, Bush is getting hammered by all the books, but that has not stopped all the lying attack ads that seem to be omni-present. We need Kerry out there on shows like Larry King, Hardball, Lou Dobbs, Nightline, 20-20, 60 Minutes, etc making his case.

And, we need surrogates out there as well - all of the VP candidates need to start talking more (where has Edwards been lately?) and scheduling appearances on similar shows (Gen. Clark, Bill Richardson, etc, are you listening?)

And, don't forget folks like Howard Dean, Bill & Hillary, Al Sharpton, etc. Send them out there as well.

[texas1928]

18. Thanks

The DNC needs to start talking, raising issues, making the republicans cover their tracks and respond to his claims and show proof of why what he said is wrong and not good for this country. I can bet you 90% of what we as democrats put out there against Bush and his goons they can not respond to or debunk with out lying. This is kind of a corny comparison but it is like the movie The American President. Michael J. Fox's character tells the president people will listen to who is doing the talking. And right now our party is not doing much talking. We need to put the pressure on, and start showing proof that his tax cuts have not helped and that his foreign policies are failing, and that his environmental changes have not helped. Show the proof and the hard numbers, on the news shows and TV magazines. If the republicans have to try and produce hard numbers they will not be able to do it. Especially if we use the same reports they will have to get their numbers from. They want a fight give it to them, make Bush have to run on his record.

[ps1074]

16. I predicted last month that

in May there will be parity between The Chimp and Kerry in terms of cash in hand. Many people laughed back then but things turn to be heading that way.

Right now Bush have 90 million cash in hand after spending more than 40 million in March alone. That's why he is scaling back his ads. One more month of 40 million in ads and he will go broke.

Kerry have beaten chimp's record for fund raising during the first quarter of this year, out raising him by 3 million dollars. I think the exact figure of money raised for Kerry during the first quarter is 53 million dollars.

Kerry should have more than 30 mill in hand considering the low profile he has kept in the airwaves. And I think he will be able to raise more than 35 mill just in April alone.

So, come May Bush's big advantage will be completely gone. Add the 527s to the big picture and things Will look even better.

I think it was smart from Kerry to wait Bush blow most of his ad money before he starts his own. From now on Kerry's ads will dominate and his ratings Will go up.

There is an interesting summer ahead :)

[leftofthedial]

17. if the bushgang runs out of money

they will just steal some more