Filed under: Hillary Clinton , Democrats , Breaking News , 2008 President The UK Telegraph reports that Hillary Clinton's campaign is in talks with the well-funded Obama camp to try to recoup some of Clinton's massive campaign debt. In a conference call with major donors this afternoon, contributors were told by Harold Ickes, a senior Clinton adviser, that she was unlikely to pull out of the race until the issue of her massive debts was resolved. The New York senator has lent her own campaign at least $11.5 million. One source close to a major donor said: "It's not about the vice-presidency or any other position she might get. It's about the money - in particular the Clinton family money." The Obama campaign might have to reach deeply into its well-stocked coffers in order to secure the full support of Mrs Clinton and her husband Bill in the November general election. Realistically speaking, it's hard to fault her for this. The practice is quite common, and with so much of her own money tied up in her campaign, the incentive is that much greater. On the other hand, when I see the raw emotion of her fervent supporters as she tells them they'll fight to the finish, it seems a little cynical to think that she'd be feeding into that just to get out of a financial pickle. This is not a new idea, by any stretch. The Obama campaign floated the idea early last month, to a less-than-enthusiastic Clinton campaign. From The Huffington Post: ...
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Filed under: Hillary Clinton , Democrats , Breaking News , 2008 President The UK Telegraph reports that Hillary Clinton's campaign is in talks with the well-funded Obama camp to try to recoup some of Clinton's massive campaign debt. In a conference call with major donors this afternoon, contributors were told by Harold Ickes, a senior Clinton adviser, that she was unlikely to pull out of the race until the issue of her massive debts was resolved. The New York senator has lent her own campaign at least $11.5 million. One source close to a major donor said: "It's not about the vice-presidency or any other position she might get. It's about the money - in particular the Clinton family money." The Obama campaign might have to reach deeply into its well-stocked coffers in order to secure the full support of Mrs Clinton and her husband Bill in the November general election. Realistically speaking, it's hard to fault her for this. The practice is quite common, and with so much of her own money tied up in her campaign, the incentive is that much greater. On the other hand, when I see the raw emotion of her fervent supporters as she tells them they'll fight to the finish, it seems a little cynical to think that she'd be feeding into that just to get out of a financial pickle. This is not a new idea, by any stretch. The Obama campaign floated the idea early last month, to a less-than-enthusiastic Clinton campaign. From The Huffington Post: ...