Dems have 2x the donors as the rethugs.

[rhino47]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3538.html

From Congress to the presidential campaign, Republican fundraising is lagging while Democratic donations are surging.

Yet beneath the record-breaking million-dollar totals lies another statistic that could be more ominous in 2008 for Republicans: a yawning gap between the presidential primary fields' donor bases. According to campaign figures, the Democrats' top three candidates received donations from about 204,000 individuals. The first-tier Republican trio drew checks from 110,000, roughly half as many. That donor disparity helped give the Democrats a big first-quarter financial advantage.

The Democrats' top three candidates reported having $61 million in cash at the end of the quarter, compared with $29 million posted by the top Republicans. Of the nine presidential hopefuls who raised more than $1 million, six are Democrats, compared with three Republicans. Two of the Democrats' second-tier candidates -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd -- matched or beat the quarter-end cash balance of the Republican front-runner, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

[w4rma]

1. I'd rather have control over big media. (nt)

[SoCalDem]

2. and a paper & pen balloting system

all the donors & all the money in the world are no match for "e-voting" machines that "lose" thousands of critical votes :(

[jpgray]

3. Money and donor courtship is unfortunately a big factor in media loyalties

It's difficult to prove, but it's hard to believe GOP support with defense contractors like GE or what have you that also have a big interest in mass media doesn't give them a boost in editorial and news offices all over the country. I'd rather public financing for campaigns be instituted than have the Democrats win such a crooked, corrupting game, however.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. that means twice the votes, no?

Y E S ! ! ! !