Dean expects $10 million quarter

http://www.msnbc.com/news/957472.asp?0cv=CB20

Howard Dean’s insurgent campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday raised the bar for third-quarter fund-raising to $10.3 million and announced it would run television ads in six states starting this week.

MOMENTUM AND A surprise windfall of $7.6 million in April, May and June, has forced the former Vermont governor’s one-time small-budget operation to move into higher gear. Recent polls show Dean leading in Iowa and New Hampshire, sites of the 2004 election’s first caucus and primary votes in January.

“Based on what’s coming in at events and online, we now believe we’re on pace to set a goal of $10.3 million,” campaign manager Joe Trippi told reporters at the second-to-last stop on a four-day, 10-city tour.

He said the last Democrat to raise that much in a single quarter in an off year was Bill Clinton in 1995, when he was president.

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Trippi said the campaign would begin running a television spot later this week in selected markets in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington State and Wisconsin. He expected the cost to be around $1 million.

Ahhhhh, I needed that.

10 mil? They MUST know it'll go over. Feels good knowing I helped, win or lose.

I hope they make it. They are talking $10 million raised, not in the bank, right? Because they seem to be spending the money almost as fast as it is coming in.

Let's see somebody besides MoneyBush beat his quarterly net.

Up until this promo tour, they'd send one point person in before regular scheduled trips and just Dean and his asst Kate travel on commercial airlines- then volunteers kick in.

They rented a smallish RV to travel Iowa. I know the TX ads were paid for with the extra 200 grand that was over the goal of the last funds drive. I've liked what I've seen.

NT

Let's get the "BAT" on www.deanforamerica.com to top one million by midnight. If you haven't contributed lately, now is the time. Hit up your rich relatives if you have to.

Receipts

George W. Bush (R)  $35,109,600
John Kerry (D)  $16,028,266
John Edwards (D)  $11,936,277
Howard Dean (D) $10,547,980
Dick Gephardt (D)  $9,750,802
Joe Lieberman (D)  $8,151,575
Lyndon H. Larouche Jr (D) $4,755,882
Bob Graham (D)  $3,136,326
Dennis Kucinich (D)  $1,718,354
Carol Moseley Braun (D)  $217,109
Al Sharpton (D)  $184,415

Expenditures

John Kerry (D)  $5,100,458
Lyndon H. Larouche Jr (D) $4,715,001
Howard Dean (D)  $4,144,109
Joe Lieberman (D) $4,106,709
John Edwards (D) $3,817,278
Dick Gephardt (D)  $3,498,231
George W. Bush (R)  $2,436,802
Bob Graham (D) $1,348,475
Dennis Kucinich (D)  $654,845
Carol Moseley Braun (D)  $194,982
Al Sharpton (D) $153,167

Cash On Hand

George W. Bush (R)  $32,679,798
John Kerry (D)  $10,927,807
John Edwards (D)  $8,118,998
Howard Dean (D)  $6,403,871
Dick Gephardt (D)  $6,252,571
Joe Lieberman (D)  $4,044,865
Bob Graham (D)  $1,787,850
Dennis Kucinich (D) $1,063,508
Lyndon H. Larouche Jr (D)  $94,373
Carol Moseley Braun (D)  $22,127
Al Sharpton (D)  $12,061

http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/index.asp?sort=C

Number of $2000 or More Donors (as of June 30th, 2003)

Edwards - 3,825
Kerry - 3,479
Lieberman - 2,117
Gephardt - 1,991
Dean - 798

Amount Actually Raised in Presidential Campaign through individual contributions:

Kerry - $13,314,800
Edwards - $11,900,300
Dean - $10,525,800
Lieberman - $8,012,500
Gephardt - $7,045,800

Amount Actually Spent on Campaign:

Kerry - $5,100,500
Dean - $4,144,100
Lieberman - $4,106,700
Edwards - $3,817,300
Gephardt - $3,498,200

Amount Raised During Campaign in Individual Contributions Minus Amount Spent on Campaign as of June 30th:

Kerry - $8,214,300
Edwards - $8,083,000
Dean - $6,381,700
Lieberman - $3,905,800
Gephardt - $3,547,600


Anyone want to bet me that Dean won't pass both Kerry and Edwards at the end of next quarter in net money raised minus net money spent on this campaign?