Kerry/Edwards raise $8.9 million in two days over the Internet. Read on...
On Wednesday, the campaign shattered its previous online fundraising record, raising over $3.3 million dollars in one day, only to crush it on Thursday with a total of $5.6 million raised - bringing its two-day total to $8.9 million. At times during Kerry's speech, johnkerry.com received over 5,000 hits per second. The campaign also succeeded in energizing people in states across the map. On Thursday night, more than 200,000 Americans gathered with friends and fellow supporters at over 5,000 house parties to watch Kerry accept the nomination.
It's very cool to see that not only are people energized to support Kerry with money, but also Americans are coming together on a local level through technology to take part in the political process.
