[Susannah]

"According to the Center for Responsive Politics, liberal 527s have collected about $131 million, while conservative groups have collected a mere $16 million during the 2004 election cycle."

One of these groups could use this info as an ad to dispel the myth that Republican is the party of the rich.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Kerry Visits the Hamptons, and Rain and Money Pour ***At a tent party for 800 guests (minimum entry fee: $1,000) at the home of the venture capitalist Alan Patricof, women lost their high heels to the mud while a trumpet player resembling Ernest Borgnine led the band in "When You're Smiling." Dozens of people with dirty feet left early.

"I had $200 designer shoes that stayed in the car," said Grace Williams, a New Jersey resident who spent the weekend in Montauk. "I'm not ruining them."

A spokeswoman for Mr. Kerry's campaign said he raised at least $2.5 million in the campaign's daylong, four-party tour of the Hamptons. ***