Gore to donate more than 6 million dollars to democrats....

[Claire Beth]

http://www.wsmv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1822673&nav=1TcRMfSD

April 28, 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Vice President Al Gore, pledging to help John Kerry fight "outrageous and misleading" Republican attacks, said Wednesday that he will donate more than $6 million to various Democratic Party groups.

Drawing from funds left over from his 2000 campaign, Gore pledged to donate $4 million to the Democratic National Committee. The party's Senate and House committees would each get $1 million, and the party from Gore's home state of Tennessee would receive $250,000.

The figures were included in a statement obtained by The Associated Press that Gore planned to release later Wednesday.

The money comes from Gore's general election legal and accounting compliance fund, which showed $6.6 million on March 31.

In addition to distributing the money, Gore is releasing the entire $240,000 left in his recount fund, money raised to challenge results of the disputed 2000 Florida presidential election to the Florida Democratic Party. The outcome in Florida and the subsequent Supreme Court decision on the recount ensured President Bush's election.

[Dookus]

1. Sweet!

Good for Al.

[flpoljunkie]

2. Thank you, Al Gore!

A most welcome and magnanimous act!

[Old and In the Way]

3. Class guy. Sad to think what should have been.

We'd be into the 12th year of the Clinton/Gore peace and prosperity era.

[VOX]

4. Al, you are **The Man**!

You would have made a brilliant president -- you were even elected to the office.

Thank you. :yourock:

[ArkDem]

5. Wonder if he will help Dean pay off him campaign debt?

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[dansolo]

6. I thought Dean was in the black now (n/t)

[Frodo]

7. How?

Isn't that forbidden by Campaign Finance laws? How can her give more than $2,000 and what's to keep a Republican from doing the same?

[Zorra]

8. Thank you,

:yourock:
MR. PRESIDENT!

[Richardo]

9. Al! Send some scratch to Richard Morrison!

Pissant Extoretionist Tom Delay has a 100:1 money advantage ($1 million vs $10K).