in the 2000 recount effort al gore raised 6.5 million dollars,bush raised 13.5 million.bush put a cap on his donations to 2000$,gore did not.of the 6.5 million dollars gore raised 5 million was raised at 2 parties.and get this,one was a MALIBU BEACH PARTY,the other was a fundraiser in manhatten?and the republicans are the party of the rich?hahah