Let's face reality. The only way a candidate gets elected to
public office today, particularly the presidency is through
campaign contributions. That doesn't imply that the candidate
likes the system. In fact, Kerry has been vocal against it and
has says that the contributors can't make up his mind on how to vote.
Bush has never said that.

I take Kerry at his word.

This thread is misleading because it implies that the two candidates have the same attitude toward campaign finance. They don't.

The system is wrong but no one has been able to beat it yet.
Maybe Kerry will. Lobbying is a fact of life in politics.
How a president responds is another matter.

Frank