Drudge: Kerry Borrows $6.4 Million Against His House to Finance Campaign

[DoveTurnedHawk]

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I am of two minds on this. First, I think Kerry is in this for keeps, and might continue on past NH, even if he comes in second or third. Second, I think his quarterly fundraising numbers will likely be quite anemic.

Not sure whether this news helps him or hurts him. It will show him as determined and willing to put his money where his mouth is. But it will also raise questions about his level of support.

RW Source Disclaimer: Drudge is a no-talent hack, but he does have decent leads and advance info at times.

http://www.drudgereport.com

DTH

[mandyky]

1. I heard 8.4 this morning on CSpan

try googling, I think they read it out of the WP

[BootinUp]

2. It will only prolong

the inevitable. But it puts more pressure on the other candidates too (Clark, Lieberman, Ghephardt). Maybe he can knock Dean down a notch before it runs out.

[mb7588a]

30. Better his money than the matching taxpayer funds..

I'm glad he's doing it. He's dedicated enough to tap his personal wealth. I consider it $ that die hard supporters would give if they could, like myself.

[robbedvoter]

31. remember when CFR was a good thing? We were all rooting for Granny D

and people even liked McCain for it. We went through the agony of hastert taking the bill off the floor. We called reps to get enough signatures ti get the bill back - took all summer of 2001. We cheered when it passed. W moped. remember all that?

[NashVegas]

3. That's a Lotta House

..

[imhotep]

4. good

Kerry will ensure that Clark loses.
hahahahah.

[neverforget]

10. Keep dreaming.......

[MoonRiver]

23. You must mean by then that we ALL lose.

:mad:

[Monte Carlo]

5. It certainly seems Kerry is putting his money where his mouth is.

That's not chump change. Go Kerry, go!

[Monte Carlo]

9. And you're right, Drudge is a hack, but gets good leads.

He has his own nuisance role in American media.

[killbotfactory]

6. He can just have his wife buy a bunch of mansions...

Then give them to Kerry, who can mortgage them, and raise billions of dollars!

Now that's campaign fincance reform!

[Monte Carlo]

7. Let's focus on the positive, please...

... and have a little cheer for a good Democrat, eh? For once?

[Democrats unite]

8. Thats a great idea but...

As you can see there are two here already that will make that impossible.

On edit: I wish the Kerry Family best wishes in their endevors.

[killbotfactory]

20. I don't see much positive about this...

I guess you could say he's willing to put his money where his mouth is.

But it also reflects badly on his support.

[dsc]

14. I don't think they can do that

and that isn't nice. We can afford to be gracious here.

[Scott Lee]

11. Kerry is pumping morphine into a dying man

It's nice to know he has the personal resources to raise 6 and a half million bucks for his campaign, but this has all the characteristics of a deathbed watch.

[Monte Carlo]

16. Thanks for reminding us, again...

... about his campaign's inevitable doom. God forbid a thread about Kerry should be missing that reminder.

[Scott Lee]

21. Hey I'm just spreading the love

I thought it would be nice to at least share all the heaping helping of that stuff Howard Dean has been getting. Us Reds believe in equitable distribution!

[OffWithTheirHeads]

12. If you can borrow that much

against a single house, you can't possibly identify with the workers in this country. You are the problem, not the solution.

[Native]

13. Kerry's part of the problem?

Are you serious?

[Monte Carlo]

15. Just like FDR couldn't identify with the workers?

Kerry is NOT part of the problem, guy. Being rich does not necessarily mean sheltered superiority.

[cindyw]

26. Kerry wife's only job is to give her money away. She spends countless

hours giving as much as possible.

As far as Kerry not being able to relate to what it takes to make it through a difficult situation, I think you need some perspective. When men his age were getting champagne unit assignments to avoid combat, Kerry was putting his ass on the line, same as everybody else. When his men were in danger he charged "AT" the men who were firing on his men. money or no he put his ass on the line for his fellow Americans and has helped as many as is possible, personally, ever since. It is George who can't eat a pretzel and watch football. Let's keep this all in perspective.

[oasis]

17. "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor": Kerry continues to

maintain the lofty standards set by America's forefathers.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

18. sorry

if you can borrow that much money on one house, you will never understand what people have to do to stay alive in the Bush economic miricle.

[oasis]

24. These are not the days of Abe Lincoln. One does not have to be

born in a log cabin to become president. Kerry has a long and distinquised record on social issues.

[sandnsea]

27. He worked in college, his kids work,

Yes, you can understand. In fact, I think he understands the extent "good fortune" can play in ones life a hell of alot more than some of those who think they "earned it all on their own." Everybody gets help along the way, that's a premise of the Democratic Party, and one that every candidate this year understands fully. Well, almost every candidate. I expect the one who said "they wouldn't be on welfare if they had any dignity" doesn't get it at all.

[oasis]

28. Which candidate made that statement about dignity?

[moz4prez]

29. Dean n/t

[IndianaGreen]

19. Kerry is polling behind Sharpton on a nationwide poll (NBC News)

NBC News did a profile of John Kerry's campaign tonight. While the report portrayed Kerry as being energized in Iowa, it also mentioned that Kerry is polling behind Sharpton on a nationwide poll.

I am really convinced that Wes Clark will finish second in NH. Clark makes Kerry's campaign irrelevant and unnecessary.

[revcarol]

22. How did he spend the $20 million he raised,

much of it from fat cats? Is this just good money going after bad?

IMHO, he brought this on himself. His people came to our state and only wanted to talk to the delegates to our national convention(the party officers and the national committeewo/men), not the rank and file. He showed himself up as an elitist who wanted to sew up the delegates early before we had a chance to have our say-so in our early primary.Many in our state think he should go fly a kite.

I think he would make an ADEQUATE President, but we can do better.And if he doesn't get grass roots support, he should give it up and not try to self-finance.

[cindyw]

25. What state is that?

Please provide proof of time and location for mentioned event please.

[revcarol]

34. New Mexico

No event, it was months ago. The Kerry people just snuck in and tried to round up the votes of all the party leaders, wanting them to commit to him way too early, before anyone had a chance to look at all the candidates. Also contacted the national committee reps from the state. Reported to me by the State Dem chair, and the Grant County chair, both of whom were very angry: they asked his people if they wanted to address meetings of the different counties or precincts. They said no. Kerry people didn't bother to speak at our state convention, either. Only Dean and Kucinich people requested time and had speakers.

And people wonder why Kerry comes off as elitist, only contacting the movers-and-shakers.

[Cheswick2.0]

32. this is not a good sign

This is throwing good money after bad. For whatever reason people are not responding to him and he should just face facts. Instead of staying in to be the anti-Dean he should think of the people and the party for once and ignore his own ambitions.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

33. Kerry puts his money where his mouth is (and his heart)

this shows courage and conviction, and that he's in this to win.