could afford to ease up a little bit, right? and they might have done that if the fund-raiser were just for them but they're not just running clinton for president and kaine for vice president. they don't want to just win the white house. they want democrats to win governorships and control of congress or to get as close as they can. they obviously want democrats to get control of the senate. for the clinton/kaine campaign, it is pedal to the metal from now till the end. 41 fund-raisers from now until november 3rd. he had five today alone. he squeezed me in between them. that's on the democratic side. on the republican side, it's nothing like that at all. mateo gold at "the washington post" reports tonight that the comparable fund-raiser effort on the republican side is already over. in fact, it ended last wednesday. "the washington post" reports