Democrats consider the senate seat a safe bet, but Kennedy is taking the campaign seriously.
He faced a strong challenge in 1994 from businessman Mitt Romney, who waged a $7 million campaign. Romney spent $3 million of his own money.
To prevent a repeat of the near-disastrous campaign, Kennedy has built a $3.6 million campaign fund--the largest he has had going into a campaign.
Robinson, if he decides to run, will receive the maximum amount from the Republican National Senatorial Committee: $650,000.
Coupled with the million dollars Robinson has pledged to spend, he would have half of Kennedy's war chest--without working to raise a dollar.
Robinson earned his fortune by helping to design a cellular telephone network in the Caribbean. He has not lived or worked in Massachusetts for years, but has voted here recently. Alumni directories list his address as New York City. He claims a residence in Greenwich, Conn.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party seized on the issue.
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