BUSH TOPS $90 MILLION MARK -- Gov. George W. Bush's presidential campaign continues to shatter fund-raising records, topping the $90 million mark when receipts for May are included.
Mr. Obama, who at one point promised to participate in it as well, is expected to announce in the next few days that he raised more than $100 million in September, a figure that would shatter fund-raising records.
Mr. Obama, who has shattered fund-raising records for candidates of either party, is sending fresh signals that he may bypass public financing for the general election.
Eager to restore a Republican Congress, Mr. Bush himself has jumped aggressively into the contests, shattering fund-raising records and helping recruit the G.O.P. Senate field.
After spending nearly $70 million to secure the Republican presidential nomination, Gov. George W. Bush has continued his record-shattering fund-raising pace by exceeding $80 million.
Over three terms, he had shattered fund-raising records and had racked up double-digit victory margins in an overwhelmingly Democratic state, becoming a national political figure in the process.
Privately, several fund-raisers said they were sure the party would far surpass that goal, especially if the presidential nominee is Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, who has refused to accept federal matching funds, which come with spending limits, because his campaign has shattered fund-raising records.
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Both parties have shattered quarterly fund-raising levels for this stage in a presidential campaign.
Both parties shattered quarterly fund-raising levels for this stage in a presidential campaign.
In the 2000 election, the two political parties shattered all fund-raising records, pulling in nearly $500 million in unlimited donations.
