Aides Say Dean Campaign Nearly Broke Jan. 27

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1971-2004Jan31.html/?nav=yb-te1

By the time polls closed on Jan. 27 in New Hampshire, Howard Dean had spent roughly $40 million, setting a presidential campaign record and leaving his campaign close to broke, according to top strategists for the former Vermont governor.

The money went into a nine-state television advertising campaign costing $9.24 million and the hiring of a 500-member army of workers, most of whom were deployed in the key Iowa and New Hampshire battlegrounds, but with many others assigned to states with contests well into this month and early March. snip

The Dean campaign refused to disclose its current cash position, as did his rivals' campaigns. But Dean campaign sources have described the cash on hand right after the New Hampshire primary as being between $2 million and $5 million.

In a report to the Federal Election Commission filed last night, the Dean campaign said that its spending had reached $31.7 million by Dec. 31, 27 days before the New Hampshire primary. At that point, it had $9.6 million in the bank.

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

NT

[liberalnurse]

2. Dean is on MTP now....

Why don't you watch and catch the latest update? Campaign funding issue maybe addressed for clarification.

[NNN0LHI]

3. Its not on in the Midwest yet. Perhaps you could give us an update?

Thanks.

Don

[MercutioATC]

4. "between $2 million and $5 million" is broke? How much does Kerry have?

Kerry's cash on hand is less than that. Edwards' too.

...and Dean's still out-fundraising them both.

Spin away....

Link:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/01/31/p...