At this moment, there certainly seems to be a vast gap between Kerry's warchest and Bush's, and much has been made of this in the press. Who's pushing these stories?
Think about it: who benefits from these stories?
Kerry. What got Dean all the early attention? Raising dramatically more money than expectations (
how he raised it then became the story).
How did grassroots Dems behave when the unions and lawyers were picking up the tab? yawn, wake me up when it's time to vote. How will they behave when it looks like a tidal wave of Republican money is coming down? My guess is many of them open their wallets.
Pleading poverty is a great strategy for Kerry. A few big quarters and that big mo' keeps rolling....