Two amazing sites that show the state of the world:
"opensecrets.org":http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/. Gives a good overview. The basic facts are that in a typical election, Republicans raise 2x what Democrats do. In this one, the numbers are even more stunning
George W. Bush: $185,074,755
John Kerry: $85,586,243
BTW, if you think that was an aberrations, the "2000":http://www.opensecrets.org/2000elect/index/AllCands.htm election was actually more even because Bush was the challenger:
| Candidate | Raised | Fed Matching | Spent | Leftover |
| Bush | $193,088,650 | $67,560,000 | $185,921,855 | $7,201,734 |
| Gore | $132,804,039 | $83,016,084 | $120,031,205 | $12,772,827 |