If The Kerry Campaign Can No Longer Accept Donations

[arwalden]

after accepting federal money... are they limited to spending ONLY the federal money? What happens to the donations that they already raised?

Is it added together with the federal funds and spent from the same account? Or is it turned over to the DNC? Or are their other restrictions that require money from one source to be spent in one manner... while money from other sources can be spent in another manner?

-- Allen

[mermaid]

1. Good Question!

I think they get to spend it. But not really sure about this.

This is part of WHY, I think, the RNC made their own convention so late this year...to give Bush*t more time to raise more money...

[Mr_Spock]

2. Yes, I need to know the answer to this too.

n/m

[LittleApple81]

3. The last money I donated I got this explanation: all this money

will be committed by the deadline. If it is committed, it is considered spent. That is why it was so important to collect the money on time to commit it on time.

[Rowdyboy]

4. Thanks for that information. I'd wondered myself and thats all

I needed to know. There goes my last excuse.

And thanks for askng the question, Allen!

[arwalden]

5. I've Been Looking For The "Idiot's Guide To Campaign Finance Reform"

or at LEAST a little laminated cheat-card that would explain everything in 12 easy-to-follow charts.

Is it just me, or does it seem that the campaign finance reforms tend to benefit Republicans?

-- Allen

(If this has been discussed before, I missed it.)

[Rowdyboy]

6. No matter what they do on Campaign Finance Reform, the system

just seems to get sleazier and sleazier. Its definitely slanted toward Republicans and incumbents in general. Its too damned complicated for anyone but lawyers to understand, and there are evidently loopholes you could drive a truck through.

[TrueAmerican]

7. They need not accept it

They can pick up more than 75 million from donors in the next 3 months.