Very cool!

[ProSense]

DCCC keeping score
By Josephine Hearn

Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) is tracking how helpful Democratic presidential hopefuls are to candidates endorsed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), he told his colleagues at a recent political dinner.

The effort is similar to a system he has set up to track how much his fellow House Democrats help the party committee, both financially and in such non-quantifiable items as mentoring and travel.

Topping the list now is Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who donated $500,000 to the DCCC and has helped in numerous individual campaigns. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) described Kerry’s efforts as “phenomenal.”

Other standouts include retired Gen. Wesley Clark and former Vice President Al Gore. Clark held fundraisers with Kentucky Democratic candidate Mike Weaver and California Democrat Steve Filson. He also sent out an e-mail singing the praises of candidate Eric Massa. Gore raised over $200,000 for the DCCC, which Emanuel chairs.

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/051106/dccc.html

[Island Blue]

1. Cool indeed.

Now maybe the next time the DCCC sends out a survey, they'll include Kerry's name as a choice for the question "Who do you consider as a leader of the Democratic Party".

[TayTay]

2. Wow! So Sen. Kerry donated $500K outright

and then raised nearly $500K in contributions to individual campaigns. That is a lot of moolah. The next closest person is former Veep Al Gore.

Way to go for all these people.

[wisteria]

3. I love positve news on Senator Kerry, Thanks for posting. n/t