Good news from the Kerry trenches...

Much ado has been made about fundraising troubles for the Kerry campaign, but there seems to be a pretty dramatic swing in his favor lately. Last week the campaign pulled down a quick quarter million in an online blitz, and the Miami Herald reports that a quick swing through Florida was similarly successful.

"Kerry fundraising officials said Thursday that the pulled in about $200,000 after just two days of events in Miami and Tallahassee -- a surprisingly high total, they said, equal to more than one-fourth the amount he raised in the state as of the end of the third quarter, Sept. 30.

''I sense a real sea change in our ability to raise money,'' said Kirk Wagar, a Miami trial lawyer and leading Kerry fundraiser. ``We're going to be the last ones standing with Dean.''

That's the kind of good news you can, as they say, 'take to the bank.'