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Small donors beef up political coffers
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Contributor | Ralphie |
Last Edited | Ralphie Oct 22, 2004 10:45am |
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Media | Newspaper - Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
News Date | Friday, October 22, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | WASHINGTON -- Amid the gusher of money flowing into political campaigns in Washington state and across the nation, it's easy to miss Melinda Andrews and Peter Brooks.
They're the people who contribute the equivalent of loose change to campaigns collecting tens of millions of dollars, with large chunks coming from interest groups, businesses and political action committees. Brooks and Andrews are on the other extreme, contributing $100 here, $250 there, perhaps a couple thousand dollars at most.
But in an election season in which spending records are likely to be broken at all levels, it is folks like Andrews and Brooks who are fueling the surge, not large special interests.
"I do what I can and live within my means," said Brooks, 87, a Navy veteran and retired surgeon who has lived in Walla Walla since 1949. He's a faithful Republican and "a political junkie" who's given money this year to Dino Rossi in the governor's race and George Nethercutt for Senate and to re-elect George Bush.
Melinda Andrews, 64, of Bellevue made a more substantial donation of $200 to Murray. She also sent a maximum contribution of $2,000 to John Kerry's presidential campaign and $5,000 to Moveon.org, an independent advocacy group that supports Democratic causes but isn't subject to contribution limits. |
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