European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Phoenix on tucs a a forc 8nno�?�nc Fin Shn Kerrey quits Florida to reassess his schedule Washington up sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska cancelled his Florida Campaign stops wednesday and was returning to Washington to a reassess his schedule a a Campaign worker in Miami said. Kerrey a decision to return to Washington came after he failed to place among the top three finishers in any of tuesdays seven primaries and caucuses. In Miami Paul Pezzella working with the Kerrey Campaign said Kerrey was returning to Washington a to reassess his Pezzella refused to elaborate. Kerrey had been scheduled to address displaced air line workers in Miami at the Florida dislocated workers assistance Center on wednesday afternoon. . Rakow director of the assistance Center said Kerrey a appearance had been cancelled. A i just heard that from the representative who had set up the meeting in the first place but i done to have any reason. They just indicated he does no to plan to be Here Kerrey a Campaign has never really caught fire after his almost Spur of the moment Entrance into the presidential race last fall. He won the South Dakota democratic primary a week ago and the senator hoped the Victory in a state neighbouring his native Nebraska would result in momentum in tuesdays Western primaries and caucuses. But Kerrey barely broke into double percentage figures in the Colorado and Utah primaries and finished no higher than fourth in any of the Days voting. Tsongas funds soar but Clinton has More Jerry Brown former governor of California talks at Arizona state University in Tempe on tuesday As Colorado voters were going to the polls to give Brown an upset Victory. By the Washington Post Washington a Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton continues to Lead his rivals for the democratic presidential nomination in fund raising collecting $2.3 million last month while former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas gained the support he was seeking after winning the new Hampshire primary. Tsongas raised More than $1.2 million in donations in february a four times what he raised in january according to Nicholas a. Rizzo his finance chairman. President Bush maintained his massive fund raising advantage Over gop rival Patrick Buchanan raising $3.9 million for the month according to spokeswoman Torie Clarke. Scott Mackenzie Buchanan a treasurer said his candidate raised $1.65 million in february. February was a your Best month Ever a said Clinton a finance directors Rahm Emanuel and Amy Zisook. A a we la concede governor Clinton is the front runner in fund raising a Rizzo said. A but this Isnit a race Between his fund raisers and Paul a. And so far he a Clinton got the Bucks but we be got the the Federal election commission reported that Clinton and Buchanan each filed Matching fund requests monday for $1.1 million. Bush asked for $672,000, and Tsongas requested $370,000. Rizzo said Tsongas Matching fund request could have been More than twice what it was but that Money came in so fast after the new Hampshire Victory a $876,000 in 11 Days a that the Campaign did not have enough staff members to process the checks in time for mondays submission. The Fec had certified $12.6 million in Matching fund payments to presidential candidates through last week. Donations of As much As $250 Are matched Dollar for Dollar out of a fund financed by individuals who agree on their tax returns that $1 be placed in the fund. Sen. Bob Kerrey d-neb., who won the a we ii concede governor Clinton is the front runner in fund raising a Nicholas a Rizzo Tsongas finance chairman South Dakota primary last week collected nearly $750,000 in contributions last month his finance director Ron Fried said. The Campaign submitted $361,000 for Federal Matching funds. Sen. Tom Harkin a Iowa asked for $200,000 in new Matching funds monday spokeswoman Lorraine Voles said. She said the Campaign has a policy of not releasing monthly fund raising totals until the required filings Are made at the Fec later this month. A spokesman for former California gov. Jerry Brown said the Campaign did not have a figure for february fund raising. But Brown who is limiting donations to $100, requested $323,000 in Matching funds
