Burnt Orange Report

Kerry will accept nomination in Boston

By Byron LaMasters

I would have liked to have seen Kerry accept the nomination when Bush does, but at least this won't create any controversy. Kerry still has a lot of options to stay even with Bush in campaign spending. First, I think that Kerry could proabably buy television ads to run after the convention before the convention (I'm not sure what the rules on this are, but I'd be surprised if it were illegal). Second, Kerry can raise money for the DNC and state parties to spend on his behalf, and on generic Democratic GOTV. Third, Kerry can decline matching funding and spending limits if he thinks that it's realistic that he can raise over $75 million after the convention. Considering that Kerry has proven that he can consistently raise over $1 million per day on the internet, this option is not totally out of the question.

Anyway, CNN reports on Kerry's decision. The Kerry campaign has a statement here.