Reply #8: Buying the election?

[dajabr]

Quick question...

How many $2000+ donors does Kerry have? 3,479 (second only to Edwards)

Dean? 798

Bush? 12,297

http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/donordems.asp

So, you were saying...

Want to see where your campaign contributions to Kerry are going, and where he raises these $2000+ donations?

Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA
$58,318
3/21/2003
Catering

Cipriani 42nd Street LLC, New York, NY
$29,524
3/7/2003
Catering

The Palace Hotel, Long Beach, CA
$27,163
4/4/2003
Catering

Cipriani 42nd Street LLC, New York, NY
$20,000
2/19/2003
Catering

The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY
$17,521
6/10/2003
Catering

Pines Manor, Edison, NJ
$16,585
4/2/2003
Catering

Cipriani 42nd Street LLC, New York, NY
$13,965
3/12/2003
Catering

Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC
$13,782
5/21/2003
Catering

Abbey Event Services, Houston, TX
$13,634
3/4/2003
Catering

The Kitchen, Pasadena, CA
$12,292
3/20/2003
Catering

Gatehouse Restaurant and Catering Company, Provide
$9,991
4/23/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$7,644
3/4/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$7,348
4/9/2003
Catering

Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
$7,196
6/16/2003
Catering

Along Came Mary Productions, Los Angeles, CA
$6,849
2/20/2003
Catering

Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC
$6,365
5/21/2003
Catering

Hotel Pontchartrain, Detroit, MI
$6,309
4/23/2003
Catering

Omni Parker House, Boston, MA
$5,209
6/16/2003
Catering

The Palace Hotel, Long Beach, CA
$5,000
4/4/2003
Catering

Bacchus Market & Catering, Mid City West, PA
$4,993
4/3/2003
Catering

The Catered Affair, Hingham, MA
$4,954
1/3/2003
Catering

Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
$4,884
2/11/2003
Catering

Waterfront Restaurant and Cafe, San Francisco, CA
$4,818
4/4/2003
Catering

The Chicago Firehouse, Chicago, IL
$4,693
4/23/2003
Catering

Thierry's Catering, Miami, FL
$4,500
3/19/2003
Catering

Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA
$4,385
3/2/2003
Catering

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel, Tampa, FL
$4,358
4/22/2003
Catering

Regency Hotel New York, New York, NY
$4,288
4/4/2003
Catering

HD Productions, Morgan, NJ
$4,074
4/9/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$4,070
1/8/2003
Catering

Eleven Madison Park, New York, NY
$3,945
6/16/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$3,719
2/19/2003
Catering

Credit Suisse First Boston, New York, NY
$3,575
1/2/2003
Catering

Theater Square Grill, Newark, NJ
$3,465
4/4/2003
Catering

Indiana Market & Catering, New York, NY
$3,409
6/16/2003
Catering

City Girl Caffe & Catering, Cambridge, MA
$3,016
5/16/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$2,925
6/10/2003
Catering

A. Falcone Catering, Cherry Hill, NJ
$2,923
4/9/2003
Catering

Laurie Waters dba Boston Provisions, Inc., Boston,
$2,823
4/21/2003
Catering

Proof of the Pudding, Atlanta, GA
$2,750
4/23/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$2,665
3/2/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$2,647
3/4/2003
Catering

Indiana Market & Catering, New York, NY
$2,579
6/16/2003
Catering

L'Orangerie, Los Angeles, CA
$2,500
6/16/2003
Catering

The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY
$2,486
4/16/2003
Catering

Omni Parker House, Boston, MA
$2,428
5/21/2003
Catering

Decatur House, Washington, DC
$2,425
2/19/2003
Catering

Holiday Inn Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
$2,282
5/21/2003
Catering

Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, MA
$2,223
4/4/2003
Catering

Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI
$2,222
6/3/2003
Catering

Clean Plate Club Catering, Nashville, TN
$2,100
4/22/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$2,058
3/4/2003
Catering

Helen Barbiero, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
$2,000
6/25/2003
Catering

Hilton Hotels San Diego, San Diego, CA
$2,000
3/2/2003
Catering

Regency Hotel New York, New York, NY
$2,000
4/4/2003
Catering

Clean Plate Club Catering, Nashville, TN
$1,957
6/10/2003
Catering

Little Rock Club, Little Rock, AR
$1,894
4/28/2003
Catering

The River Club, Jacksonville, FL
$1,869
5/21/2003
Catering

Governors Club of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beac
$1,861
4/23/2003
Catering

Scarborough Fair's MarketPlace, Bronxville, NY
$1,858
5/15/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$1,840
4/23/2003
Catering

Decatur House, Washington, DC
$1,825
3/7/2003
Catering

Joan Lukey, Lincoln, MA
$1,803
4/7/2003
Catering

Kathy's Gazebo Cafe, Boca Raton, FL
$1,803
6/16/2003
Catering

Regency New York, New York, NY
$1,793
3/2/2003
Catering

Four Points by Sheraton, Milwaukee, WI
$1,617
6/16/2003
Catering

Aramark Edison Field, Anaheim, CA
$1,473
4/4/2003
Catering

Greenfield Richard, Palm Beach, FL
$1,428
2/19/2003
Catering

Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC
$1,410
3/16/2003
Catering

Mediterranean Manor, Newark, NJ
$1,377
4/17/2003
Catering

Sheraton Hotels Framingham, Framingham, MA
$1,361
4/23/2003
Catering

Perik Michael J., Jamestown, RI
$1,305
2/20/2003
Catering

Olives, Charlestown, MA
$1,275
6/16/2003
Catering

Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA
$1,248
6/16/2003
Catering

The Summit Club, Birmingham, AL
$1,200
4/23/2003
Catering

Regency Club, Los Angeles, CA
$1,078
3/7/2003
Catering

The Palm Restaurant, Washington, DC
$1,078
6/16/2003
Catering

The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY
$1,060
4/9/2003
Catering

Hotel Allegro, Chicago, IL
$1,037
6/16/2003
Catering

Charleston Place, Charleston, SC
$954
2/28/2003
Catering

Aramark Food Services, Lowell, MA
$950
6/4/2003
Catering

Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
$935
4/28/2003
Catering

The Chicago Firehouse, Chicago, IL
$928
4/4/2003
Catering

The Summit Club, Birmingham, AL
$921
5/9/2003
Catering

Thomas John Gibbons, San Francisco, CA
$919
4/3/2003
Catering

Lyn's Cafe, New York, NY
$910
6/16/2003
Catering

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY
$907
2/20/2003
Catering

Daniel P. Barbiero, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
$895
6/25/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$884
5/21/2003
Catering

Pizza King, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA
$859
5/22/2003
Catering

John and Pete's, West Hollywood, CA
$857
3/5/2003
Catering

Cohen Mouli, San Francisco, CA
$845
6/2/2003
Catering

Barber Robert, Charleston, SC
$832
2/26/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$825
4/23/2003
Catering

House of Tricks Restaurant, Tempe, AZ
$806
4/23/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$790
4/23/2003
Catering

Holiday Inn Dubuque, Dubuque, IA
$788
3/2/2003
Catering

The River Club, Jacksonville, FL
$759
6/5/2003
Catering

Doris Italian Market, Boca Raton, FL
$731
6/16/2003
Catering

Daniel P. Barbiero, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
$715
6/25/2003
Catering

Boston Park Plaza, Boston, MA
$707
2/28/2003
Catering

Crepes de France/Marianne Nariusiewicz, Lomita, CA
$700
2/27/2003
Catering

The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY
$677
5/5/2003
Catering

Bankers Club, Miami, FL
$670
6/16/2003
Catering

Acker Merrall & Condit Co, New York, NY
$651
6/16/2003
Catering

Solomont Alan D., Weston, MA
$620
3/7/2003
Catering

Teresa E. Wolff, Sioux City, IA
$610
6/10/2003
Catering

Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA
$594
4/4/2003
Catering

John and Pete's, West Hollywood, CA
$551
4/4/2003
Catering

Jackmont Hospitality, Washington, DC
$550
4/3/2003
Catering

The Premiere Event, Brentwood, TN
$532
5/8/2003
Catering

Minneapolis Club, Minneapolis, MN
$524
5/22/2003
Catering

Bell In Hand Tavern, Boston, MA
$500
4/18/2003
Catering

Spago, Palo Alto, CA
$500
6/16/2003
Catering

The River Club, Jacksonville, FL
$500
4/23/2003
Catering

PMC, Nashville, TN
$486
6/2/2003
Catering

National Catering Network, Sound Bend, IN
$463
2/19/2003
Catering

The Summit Club, Birmingham, AL
$461
5/21/2003
Catering

Flores Mantilla, Marblehead, MA
$455
5/16/2003
Catering

Wolf's Lane Wine, Pelham, NY
$440
5/21/2003
Catering

Charleston Place
$426
3/13/2003
Catering

La Gastronomie, Dubuque, IA
$424
2/19/2003
Catering

Nolan's Inc., Memphis, TN
$416
4/15/2003
Catering

Subway, Washington, DC
$384
4/1/2003
Catering

Millefleur, Santa Monica, CA
$369
4/4/2003
Catering

Blanchard's of Allston, Allston, MA
$365
6/10/2003
Catering

Sue Merriman, Somerville, MA
$345
5/16/2003
Catering

Dubliner Restaurant, Washington, DC
$340
3/14/2003
Catering

Opus One, Oakville, CA
$331
5/5/2003
Catering

Acadia Restaurant, Little Rock, AR
$324
5/29/2003
Catering

Becks Pub and Grille, Cedar Falls, IA
$323
4/22/2003
Catering

Goldwin David, Phoenix, AZ
$321
6/27/2003
Catering

Festive Occasions, Woburn, MA
$304
3/13/2003
Catering

Charleston Place
$301
3/13/2003
Catering

Merengue Restaurant, Boston, MA
$290
6/16/2003
Catering

Who's Cookin'? Catering, Washington, DC
$277
5/9/2003
Catering

Oceanaire Seafood Room, Washington, DC
$261
4/30/2003
Catering

Le Parker Meridien, New York, NY
$256
3/2/2003
Catering

Takeout Taxi, Waltham, MA
$246
4/30/2003
Catering

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC
$244
4/18/2003
Catering

Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC
$243
3/16/2003
Catering

Hi-Vee, Burlington, IA
$228
5/23/2003
Catering

Hi-Vee, Burlington, IA
$221
5/23/2003
Catering

Nantucket Inn, Nantucket, MA
$217
4/18/2003
Catering

Four Seasons Hotels, Washington, DC
$210
3/17/2003
Catering

Souper Salad, Boston, MA
$192
4/4/2003
Catering

The Palm Restaurant, Washington, DC
$187
5/29/2003
Catering

Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
$172
6/10/2003
Catering

Design Cuisine, Arlington, VA
$155
3/27/2003
Catering

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY
$94
3/20/2003
Catering

Clark Emmett, Washington, DC
$90
6/16/2003
Catering

Charleston Place
$41
3/13/2003
Catering

Proof of the Pudding, Atlanta, GA
$35
4/22/2003
Catering

Charleston Place
$7
3/13/2003
Catering

http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/expend.asp?id=N00000245&cycle=2004&sort=X