Bush Raised $260 Million for Campaign
President Bush raised a record $260 million for his reelection bid through last month and spent roughly one-third of it trying to reach voters over the airwaves.
Bush spent nearly $224 million from the official start of his reelection effort in May 2003 through last month, according to a monthly campaign finance report he filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission.
Advertising consumed roughly $87 million of Bush’s money, according to an analysis by the Political Money Line campaign finance tracking service.
Sen. John F. Kerry, his Democratic opponent, raised $233 million and spent at least $185 million from the start of his campaign in January 2003 through July 2004, according to the most recent figures available for his campaign.
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