Incredible!

[ProSense]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2907084&mesg_id=2907084

[wisteria]

1. OMG !!! Woo hoo!!!!! n/t

[saltpoint]

2. $900,000 bucks raised real rapid-like. I don't hear those heyjohn.com

weasels crowin' much now.

Awful quiet from that quarter.

[ProSense]

4. I like this comment

from TMP Cafe:

In any case, Kerry has apparently silenced HeyJohn.org. Go ahead, try to type it into your browser.

[whometense]

5. :-D

Gonzo.

[saltpoint]

6. Ah hah, said the magician. Another fly-by-night hit group against

John Kerry bites the dust.

Money as garlic. Ok, if it works.

Go, John Kerry.

[whometense]

3. that is really

just amazing. I'm in awe.

[ginnyinWI]

12. as I said in the other thread,

JK's a wizard. ;)

[beachmom]

7. I just sent Markos an e-mail

I called it "startling" news that someone could raise nearly a cool $1 million from an e-mail list in 48 hours.

I never thought of actually contacting the guy before. Why not? He's got to know that there are thousands who visit his site who think highly of John Kerry, and believe me -- that site of his is the most important thing to him, and he's figured out that being an ass creates traffic. But an occasional kudos post to one of the top Democratic fundraisers wouldn't hurt either.

Okay, I'm not holding my breath. Still, I'm all kos'd out for the week, even though this news does deserve a diary. Maybe dipshit will surprise us and do the right thing.

[TayTay]

8. OMG, that man is a fundraising machine!!!!!!!!

Okay, there are a lot of people I want to watch eat some sh*t sandwiches right now. Sigh!

OMFG! A fundraising machine!!!!!!!!!!! (I wonder if he's back on Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer's Christmas/Hannukah card list?)

[karynnj]

10. I think he may permanently be OFF their lists

Schumer's JOB was to be the official fundraiser for the Senate. Could he raise $900,000 in 48 hours while battling a smear generated by small minded people. Reid has pushed Kerry aside on everything for 2 years - in spite of the fact that Kerry was the people's choice. People far less senior and far less effective have been given point positions and when Kerry continued leading - Reid and all whined to the beltway press.

This should scare the other 2008 wannabees - there are plenty of ways to donate money to the 4 Senators, obviously a lot of people chose to do so through Kerry. That has to say something.

The other good thing is that this information, the information on what he already did and his and Kennedy's donations all got more play because of the smearers. He also hit back fast - which shows he isn't ignoring cheap or blatantly false complaints.

[ProSense]

11. There are also those things

people forget:

August 2004 (September Monthly Report):
On August 16 the Kerry-Edwards campaign announced it had donated $3 million each from the primary campaign to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). The FEC report showed these transfers effective August 31. In addition the campaign transferred a total of $2 million to eight Democratic state committees (August 26): DE ($150,000), IN ($300,000), MO ($400,000), MT ($200,000), NH ($150,000), NC ($300,000), WA ($400,000) and WV ($100,000).

July 2004 (August Monthly Report): According to an August 20 press release, in July the Kerry-Edwards campaign raised more than triple what Bush raised in that month. Campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill stated, “On the last two days of the campaign, when John Kerry and John Edwards accepted the party’s nomination, we raised $9 million online alone.”

June 2004 (July Monthly Report): June marked the fourth consecutive month the campaign has brought in more than $30 million and the fourth straight month it has dramatically outraised the Bush campaign. Direct mail and phones led the way bringing in $13.8 million from 195,000 contributions, with an average contribution of $71. JohnKerry.com raised $12.1 million online, with an average contribution of $99. Traditional fundraising rounded out the month with over $9.6 million raised. All told the campaign received over 325,000 contributions in June. June 30 set a Kerry online fundraising record with $3 million in one day, and June 29 was nearly as successful bringing in $2 million for a $5 million two-day total. The $99.2 million raised in the second quarter set "a record for any presidential campaign ever."

Kerry reported to the Federal Election Commission late Tuesday that he raised a Democratic record of more than $186 million from January 2003 through last month, including roughly $37 million in June. Internet fundraising played a big role, accounting for about one-third of his donations last month.

The Massachusetts senator started July with about $37 million on hand after spending roughly $28 million in June. Kerry spent about $110 million from his sweep of the Super Tuesday primaries on March 2 through June as he and Bush hit the airwaves with ads; overall, Kerry has spent at least $149 million on his White House bid.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-07-21-kerry-fundraising_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

[Inuca]

9. I am trying to do the math...

...what do you think the average contribution is? Let's assume $45 for the easy math. This would be 20000 people contributing in two days. Anybody knows or knows how to find out how this compares with say the $ requests sent by DSCC or DCCC or DNC, in one form or another?