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| Why Isn't Kerry Using $50M Unspent Campaign Money to Fund Recounts? Third-party candidates are requesting recounts in swing states as reports of widespread voting problems and malfunctions in electronic voting machines continue to emerge. Meanwhile, Democratic candidate John Kerry is sitting on over $50 million in unspent campaign funds, which could be used to fund recount efforts. We speak with Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb. But, controversy continues to rage over the fairness of the November 2 presidential election. Stories are still emerging from states like Ohio, Florida, North Carolina and New Mexico of widespread problems with vote counting, voter suppression and malfunctions of electronic voting machines. Now three candidates in the 2004 presidential race are demanding recounts. And not one of them is John Kerry. In New Hampshire, independent candidate Ralph Nader is asking for a recount to test the accuracy of optical scan vote-counting machines. The request covers 11 of the state's 126 precincts that use Diebold's Accuvote optical scanning machines to count paper ballots. Backers urged Nader to request a recount after a statistical analysis posted on the Internet appeared to show that some New Hampshire precincts using the machines gave President Bush up to 15 percent more votes than had been expected on the basis of exit polls and the 2000 presidential vote. Meanwhile, the Green and Libertarian Parties announced they raised $150,000 over the past week, enough to file the required fee for a statewide recount of the vote in Ohio. While they scrambled to raise the required $150,000 in time to file the recount request, Democratic candidate John Kerry has been sitting on over $50 million in unspent campaign funds. According to the Center for Public Integrity, Kerry could use that money to fund recount efforts. David Cobb, a lawyer from Texas. He now lives in California. He is seeking the Green Party nomination for president. |
Many are very very very angry with John Kerry for not spending this to defeat bush, put out ads that were damning to the administration, use it to fund other dem candidates in their race. I am in included in the many...
and the DNC is calling on Kerry for accountability for this money....answers to the above questions.
Discussing this with my brother last night... he heard some of the money is Kerry's personally.. haven't found that article yet... and fine if part of it is yours... take it... but why did you not spend it...
Why did you not donate to the green parties efforts to get the recount established.
What really pisses me off... this money came from people who are the working class... dollars at a time, from kids that were raising money to change america... from unemployed workers hoping for a change, from factory workers, IT workers whose jobs are being sent oversea's... from college kids, welfare mom's, elderly living on social security... people without healthcare...
And He sat on the money?
i know, RJ,
it infuriates me to infinity.
i'm so pissed i could die.
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it infuriates me to infinity.
i'm so pissed i could die.
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I'm still waiting for his explanation. And it had better be a good one...
'Bina.
'Bina.
It could have made a difference for Democrats in the composition of the House and Senate. The Repugs are ALWAYS better funded than the Dems, and when we achieve a degree of parity we don't use it!? 
| QUOTE (Count Jeronimo @ Friday, 19 November 2004, 11:15 am) |
| It could have made a difference for Democrats in the composition of the House and Senate. The Repugs are ALWAYS better funded than the Dems, and when we achieve a degree of parity we don't use it!? |
Agreed... the news that I heard yesterday... was that Kerry is pledging to use this for 2005 and 2006 democratic seats... however he is legally obliged to do this.
Haven't found an article on this though!
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