You can't be the candidate and the campaign manager.
It is one thing to talk about fundraising and another to do it as a candidate, and I have learned so much about how much money it costs to run a campaign and what it means to raise money.
I think it is wrong to spend $4 or $5 million in a campaign.
The key to running a campaign on the cheap is to avoid spending money on anything other than projecting a message.
I do not know what the Democratic Party spent, in toto, on the 2004 election, but what they seem to have gotten for it is Barack Obama. Let us savor.
What we want to do is raise the bare minimum amount that will give us a large enough microphone to effectively convey our message. Unfortunately, $20 million is critical mass in terms of running an effective campaign in New York.
When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.
I don't think I would have to run a campaign that's financed like General Motors.
In order to be a top-tier candidate, I need 7.5 million dollars, and I currently have 0.0 million dollars.
Not only the candidate should not be required, he should not be permitted, to incur any but a limited and trifling expense for his election.
