George Soros gave $1 million to the MoveOn.org Voter Fund and $300,000 to the campaign for America’s Future. Both are so-called 527 groups that support the presidential campaign of John F Kerry.
An article in The Hill reports that John Kerry and his Democratic allies have raised almost twice as much money as the Bush-Cheney campaign this year. Twenty-one of the largest Democrat allied groups, called 527's, raised $57 million in the first three months of this year as compared with a little over $50 million raised by the Bush-Cheney team.
The 527 groups surveyed include; the Joint Victory Campaign 2004, ACT, the Media Fund, MoveOn.org Voter Fund, the New Democratic Network, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Meanwhile, Republican allied 527's have raised much less, only about a million dollars for the first quarter of 2004.
527's are named after the relevant section of the US Tax Code. Their purpose is described in detail here. A list of the Major 527 Organizations and the amounts they've spent is here.
In light of this news, you might want to consider donating money to the Bush Campaign,
Donate to the Bush-Cheney Campaign
If you're interested in donating to a Republican allied 527, go to one of the links below:
The Club for Growth Donation Page
The College National Republican Committee
This is one John Kerry supporter with whom I could probably agree.
I'm more heartened by the fact that while the Dems get tons of money from a few wealthy backers, the Republicans keep roughly even with them through donations from thousands of individuals across the country. It shows you who has *real* support, doesn't it?
Posted by: Ben at April 20, 2004 10:05 PM