Kerry and Kennedy give $1 million to Dems –updated–
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Kennedy, Kerry give $1 million to Democratic campaign committees
The Associated Press
BOSTONSens. Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry tapped their sizable campaign kitties
on Wednesday to donate an additional $1 million to the committees aiming to
elect a Democratic Congress.The Massachusetts Democrats donated $500,000 apiece, half to the Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee and half to the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee. Each works on behalf of the party to elect members to the respective
chambers.Democrats believe they have a chance this fall to regain majority control
in each chamber.“Senator Kennedy believes that November 7th is a critical opportunity
to reverse the damage done by the Bush Administration and put this country
back on track,” said Kennedy spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter.Kerry spokesman David Wade added: “It's crunch time and he's going the
extra mile with Sen. Kennedy to make sure Democrats have the chance to put
America on the right track and reverse the radically wrong course these Republicans
have taken our country.”Kerry had previously donated $1.015 million to the Senate committee and $500,000
to the House committee, while Kennedy had given $1 million to the Senate committee.
Kennedy also has raised over $9 million for his fellow Democrats this cycle,
while Kerry has raised over $11 million.Nonetheless, all Democrats have faced pressure from party leaders and outside
groups such as moveon.org to draw down their campaign accounts to improve
their success of regaining control of the House and Senate.Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, has been accused of hoarding
money in preparation for another White House run in 2008.On Tuesday, Kerry defended his record, saying recent depictions of how much
money he has in the bank are “inaccurate.” The most recent report
filed for the “Friends of John Kerry” committee showed the senator
had $8 million in the bank.Kennedy, meanwhile, is up for re-election this fall but facing a little-known
challenger. He will still have $6.8 million in the bank after the donations.
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