AP: More Than Half of Bush Coffers Spent

WASHINGTON - President Bush has spent seven of every $10 he has raised for his re-election campaign, more than half of it on television ads, and is asking supporters for more money. Bush spent about $152 million through May and began this month with $63 million in the bank.

Bush has collected at least $218 million since he began fund raising in May 2003, easily outpacing Democratic rival John Kerry. But Kerry raised about $25 million to Bush's $13 million in May as the president scaled back his record-setting drive to hold fund-raisers for other Republicans.

Kerry is setting party fund-raising records with more than $100 million raised and is also benefiting from pro-Democratic groups spending millions on anti-Bush ads and voter outreach.

The Bush campaign plans to leave the airwaves for several days beginning late next week. The campaign is targeting ads toward times it feels the public is tuning in. Kerry will remain on the air.

"I need your help again," Bush wrote. "Your continued support today will mean the difference in a close election. I hope you will make a donation of $2,000, $1,000, $500, $250 or even $100 or $50 today."

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Bush coffers continued to get filled with people like John McCanin and ARnold and England and other countries.....they have the whole world filling their coffers so ...they stay in power and ship jobs to them.....

...employing the "Ron Reagan Cold War" strategy. Let the GOP spend themselves into bankruptcy, and STILL lose. Humiliation most befitting.

That guy is bankrolled up the wazoo; a lot of very wealthy people have bet a lot of the big money on bush's re-election. They are not going to cut out now.

And he hasn't really gotten any boosts in the polls. He keeps dropping steadily.

The fat cats know they have to help him to keep their generous tax breaks.

Poor Baby. . . .makes you want to contribute, doesn't it?!?!?

TO John Kerry!!!!!!!

https://contribute.johnkerry.com/

for him. After McCain/Feingold passed, money raised before accepting federal matching funds had less regulations on them. The (R)'s will accept Federal Matching funds after the convention, but with the convention in late August, the money does not have to last so long. On the other hand, the (D)'s with an early convention have to make the federal monies last longer. Bush can afford to spend like a drunken sailor, the money he has right now only has to last till August.

If you actually think that the Rep party is going to run out of money, well, there is this bridge in Brooklyn that I own.....

Do they get to go for another $2000 or do they have to look elsewhere?