So what about Bush's warchest? Via Counterspin Central, the Washington Post has this piece about Kerry's fundraising. Apparently it's not going to be as bad as we feared.
Sen. John F. Kerry is setting the stage to raise as much as $100 million for his presidential campaign by seizing control of his party's fundraising machinery, winning the support of top money people for vanquished rivals, and attracting thousands of new small donors via the Internet, according to officials inside and outside his campaign.
I really thought he might get $65-$75 million, tops. The more we keep giving, the better chance Kerry has to re-frame his image and keep it that way.
Although Bush is virtually certain to raise more money than Kerry -- and perhaps double -- Democrats are no longer concerned that the president will spend the Democratic nominee into the ground even before most voters tune into the race months from now. Some Republicans privately express concern that Bush's money advantage will not prove invincible, as they had once believed.
I always think a level playing field is the best way to get a fair election. If Kerry couldn't raise enough money, Bush was going to nail him to the cross and parade him around town. But now it looks as if things might be even-steven after all.