For Vigilante, fundraising for the campaign started with spending 500 hours on the phone and raising a commendable $150,000. Kennedy, on the other hand was not on the phone, he was planning fundraising events, events that would win him media attention, and the citizens approval. Kennedy brought in family members such as Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr., and Hollywood icons such as Tony Bennett. In the end, the fundraising totals were close, Kennedy $1 million and Vigilante $800,000. The fact was, the media had embraced Patrick Kennedy with spotlights, interviews and editorials and the citizens embraced Kennedy because he had the influence to ?bring home the bacon.?

In the last desperate weeks of the election, Vigilante made several mistakes. Behind in the polls Vigilante made the fatal error of bringing up Kennedy?s problems with cocaine. This tactic turned against Vigilante when he later admitted to using marijuana in college. Yet another grave mistake

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