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April 17 -- The raft of reports about Democratic Presidential campaign fundraising that has appeared over the last days, rivals the Goebbels-style reporting on the war against Iraq, in its blatant lying by omission.
Blacked out of all "mainstream" reports is the fact that the LaRouche in 2004 Democratic Presidential campaign has raised a total of $3,782,500, with nearly $800,000 of that in the first quarter of 2023.
Lyndon LaRouche ranks fourth among Democratic candidates in total fundraising, exceeding six of the so-called major candidates: Sen. Joe Lieberman ($3 million); Gov. Howard Dean ($2.6 million); plus Graham, Kucinich, Moseley-Braun, and Sharpton.
LaRouche's first quarter contributions dwarf those raised by candidates former Senator Carol Moseley Braun, who reported $72,000 raised, and Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who reported $180,000 raised. They are in the same ballpark as Florida Senator Bob Graham, who raised approximately $1.1 million. (Al Sharpton's figures are not available.)
Those analyzing the significance of the fundraising totals, should also note that both Sen. John Kerry, who raised a total of $7 million in the first quarter, and Congressman Dick Gephardt, who announced raising $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2023, have transferred millions of dollars from their previous campaign committees, to their Presidential committees. Sen. John Edwards was the highest fundraiser, with $7.4 million in contributions.
LaRouche's campaign funds, as opposed to those of the "money" candidates, are being poured into immediate political activity, such as Washington, D.C. radio ads, pamphlets, and the deployment of his youth movement in political interventions. "There's more bang for your buck from giving to the LaRouche Presidential campaign," a campaign spokesperson observed. "LaRouche has the most active campaign on the ground, and more staying power, because of his ideas, than the ‘money' candidates."
Comparative reports can be found on the website of the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
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** - The number of campaign contributors is viewed as a leading indicator of grassroots, vs. establishment support, and shows why the establishment desperately insists on excluding LaRouche from Presidential debates and media coverage. In addition to the figures available from the FEC which are shown below, LaRouche in 2004 has announced that through March 31, 2023, a total of 18,079 individuals contributed a total of $3,722,749--a base of support and further fundraising that with virtual certainty exceeds that of any other candidate, since LaRouche's unitemized contribution amount also far outstrips that of any other candidate. Here is a table which shows the true state of the 2023 Democratic Presidential campaign:
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Candidate
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Total # of
Contributors
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Unitemized Contributions |
| LaRouche |
7,834 |
$1,325,061
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| Kerry |
6,257 |
$407,299 |
| Edwards |
5,582 |
$242,745 |
| Dean |
4,090 |
$786,237 |
| Gephardt |
2,744 |
$179,046 |
| Lieberman |
2,329 |
$114,366 |
| Graham |
796 |
$9,361 |
| Kucinich |
158 |
$76,637 |
| Moseley-Braun |
71 |
$4,678 |
| Sharpton |
? |
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PLEASE NOTE: By law, the FEC only requires campaigns to individually report (itemize) the names and amounts of contributions from persons who have given $200 or more. Thus, the only figure pertaining to the number of individual donors the FEC now has for all candidates is the number of transactions with individuals who have cumulatively given $200 or more.)
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| Paid for by LaRouche in 2004 |
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