Museum teas have become quite the rage as well as proven fund-raising events.
Compounding that problem is that many of the party's most proven fund-raisers are unable to help raise money for the Forrester campaign.
In his announcement about Ms. Dennison, he said, "She has a rare combination of curatorial expertise, managerial skills and proven fund-raising ability".
Raising money will be perhaps the biggest issue for challengers, as Ms. Gillibrand is a proven fund-raiser with a wide network of contributors.
They would want someone who is a proven fund-raiser; political analysts estimate that the special election may require $1 million, which would have to be raised quickly.
Mr. Järvi brings a reputation as an orchestra builder and proven fund-raiser who is widely credited with revitalizing the Detroit orchestra, which he has led since 1989, and where he will remain through the 2004-05 season.
Both Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Frost are veteran campaigners and proven fund-raisers, but several Democrats said they believed the telegenic and personable Ms. Pelosi represents a chance to develop a new image of the party.
Just a few months ago, Mr. Perry entered the race as a potential front-runner, a proven fund-raiser and three-term governor of the country's second-largest state.
His postwar popularity and proven fund-raising prowess have led some Republicans to predict that he and Vice President Cheney could raise as much as $200 million for their campaign, twice the record-setting $100 million Mr. Bush raised for his race in 2000.
WASHINGTON - IN a year when Democrats in Washington need as much campaign cash as they can scrape together to try take back control of the House of Representatives, the little-publicized primary race in New Jersey's 13th Congressional District threatens to dry up the tens of millions of dollars collected by two Democratic candidates with proven fund-raising abilities.
The Home Office is proving funding to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime for the operation, with the total standing at £7.9 million to date, according to figures released following a freedom of information request.
