The Boston Globe offers this report. The Kerry campaign floated this trial balloon on Friday afternoon. Given how the reaction is decidedly mixed (does it make Kerry look like someone who is out to bend the rules even if there is no “controlling legal authority” on the question? will it affect network coverage of what is in essence a four-day-long infomercial for the Democratic Party?), would it not be in Kerry’s interest to instead borrow from the George Bush playbook for “super rangers?” Kerry need not borrow Bush’s bundling strategy, but can simply allow the Democratic Party to push donors (especially those donors with somewhat larger incomes) to give to the Democratic Party (in larger amounts than they may give to Kerry directly by the way). Though Kerry would not have the same direct control over the money for the five week period after his primary season ends but Bush’s does, the Democrats can (like the unconnected 527s) follow Kerry’s lead in advertising. Surely the Democrats can figure out how to spend their money in ways that help Kerry.