1. And so President Clinton arrives Friday to scoop up campaign cash at a Democratic National Committee fund-raiser. 2. And, are they treating California as anything more than a political ATM to dispense campaign cash? 3. At this point, the only Republican whose campaign cash would even approach that of Bush would be magazine publisher Steve Forbes. 4. Backers say the group hopes to parlay the influence the industry has gained as a significant source of campaign cash and policy advice for elected officials. 5. A great deal of his power rested on his ability to raise huge amounts of campaign cash and oversee its distribution among Democratic candidates. 6. Alaska GOP Sen. Ted Stevens has collected over seven times as much campaign cash as his Republican primary challenger David Cuddy in what has become a contentious primary race. 7. But he conceded that under the current system, there is almost no other way to raise campaign cash. 8. But ideology remains a prime motivator in generating campaign cash. 9. Campaign cash is high for Murray, who recently made personnel changes to upgrade her fundraising effort. 10. Certainly a lame-duck congressman has no need of stockpiling more campaign cash, particularly since a new state law prohibits using federal campaign funds in state elections. |