Rendell Explains Why Clinton Needs Obama to Help Her With Campaign Debt

All you Hillary haters so afraid she is going to get some of your money. It is my understanding that the campaigns can not give to the other directly. They have to ask their donors to contribute directly to the other. If you don't want to give to help her out, just say no and move on. You're going to have ulcers before the convention. Hillary supporters, give a few dollars and help her keep from suffering through this.

I think the DNC... Not Obama's backers should retire Hillary's loan... just as it retired her!

I would happily make a donation to Hillary if I were guaranteed that not a penny would be deducted to feed that broken down political heapmobile,

Let me know; I think others would be interested, too.

WestCoast, Rendell doesn't strike me as someone who wants to be second. I don't think he wants to be VP. And at this point it has nothing to do with Hillary and everything to do with the dems winning.

I saw recount the other day. Rendell did not help the situation in 2000 with Gore. Purportedly he's an advocate for Clinton but he sure did abandon her quickly, well before the other people in her camp. He's gaming for VP and is prepared to step on any other Democrat to get there. I have no use for him at this point. He's trying to broker a deal where Hillary gets harmed and he comes out smelling like a rose.

How hard would it be to send an email to his donors to ask for donations to help her with her bills or to add a checkbox for a donation to retire her debts? Guess it's too much for his staff to do. He needs to honor his DNC pledge to keep the campaign fair and equitable and not be influenced by money, which in many cases he outspent his opponents by 400%. This would be one small step to unify the DNC party.

Clinton choose to spend that money. Nobody twisted her arm to run for president. If you ask me Clinton should repay back all the wages she recieved while senator and not doing her job for almost 2 years. Obama it will be over 2 years he did not do his job. To boot Clinton is a multi millionaire.

Jake, why do you have to make an issue out of a non-issue. I'm one of those small donors and Obama is right. I CANNOT afford to give any money to Clinton. I want Obama to win and I will be donating what I can afford to make sure he wins in November. Maybe you find this bizarre but the majority of Americans are counting their pennies these days.

I'd say Obama is dealing with it very equitably. Without your 2 cents Jake.

tim,

I agree with you when you said: "first off, maybe now she'll actually feel what its like to be one of the millions of americans who are in debt(whether voluntary or involuntary)."

Experience is a good teacher, yes? Clinton tried, but her experience is from the elite side. Obama's experience is from the ordinary person's side. Some call it street smarts. I call it wisdom.

Obama 08!

I don't think Obama needs Bill at all. In my opinion Bill lost a lot of respect campaigning for Hillary. I couldn't believe some of the things he said. He seemed to be acting out of desperation and it was unbecoming of a former pres.

susan2,
i don't think your comments are balanced, that is why i commented,
you started off making one point and fell short of completing it.

if there is hard feeling on both sides, and it is not good for either,
you said you thought bill clinton was a bigger man than that,
but obama gets a pass, although hard feelings from his side is not good either.

and even if the obama people don't like him. bill clinton IS the only dem president who has served two terms since HARRY TRUMAN!
and it is NOT his place to go cap in hand (especially after the way they have been treated) asking obama if he can be a part of his campaign.

even if obama had to say it gritting his teeth (because he hated to say it so much) bill clinton is an excellent politician, and the obama people do need him.
deny it all you want, they need him.

The best thing I know about Obama is this: he LISTENS to the people. He's in OUR camp at all costs. I'm so glad he acknowledge that us little guys can't afford to help millionaires raise money while she's got a back door to sinking our ship. No Okey-dokey's!

Let those that can afford Clinton pay off her debt. We can't and we're saving our money to make sure we CAN help when the money is guaranteed to go to the good cause -- the GE.

Obama 08!

js:

So, what makes you think my comments are balanced? Or is that an offhanded sexist remark?

susan2,
it is interesting you mentioned there is hard feeling on both sides not good for either, but you went on to harp about how bad the clintons' are.

so where is the balance in your comments about hard feelings on both sides,not good for either, and obama is?

Its common practice for the winning candidate to help in this way.

That said, I don't think Hillary is going to be much help to Obama, and Bill Clinton will almost certainly scuttle Obama's campaign. Obama would be wisely advised to steer clear of the Clintons. There is a lot of hard feelings on both sides - not good for either.

Bill is making it obvious he feels Obama stole the nomination from the Clintons, and apparently is having trouble dealing with someone else becoming an important President from the Democratic Party. His ego seems bruised.

I always thought Bill Clinton was a bigger man than that.

Hey El Pajaro, with the ornithology background.

Yes, us Hillary supporters know exactly where the candidates stand...except for Obama. Does anybody know what he stands for? Not even his supporters interviewed on TV could say anything other than: change, yes we can. And if you had any polisci under your belt you would know exactly why one of us would contribute/support McCain or contribute to Nader instead and never to your man who is on Earth through (dwarf) divine intervention and flaunts own presidential seal.

And for all the ad nauseam repeat of "you are not a true democrat if you vote for McCain"....right.....it is much better to be truly democratic than to be a true Democrat.

citizen voter

I would say even with any selfishness or whatever you may view in Hillary's campaign going so long...

many issues were being helped by her campaign...whatever you think of her and why she was running...

whether it was a bad decision or not...the issues and all the country that would be helped by those issues... and the people with her that actually did want her for issue basis...

It is still a good cause to help anyone who fights for the same issues...and the peoples that those issues help.

so if you wonder why...I am the biggest supporter of Obama and one of the biggest haters of Hillary (at times) on here...

but she has fought for things and her campaign was fought on the platform of the same beliefs...and will continue to do so.

so in essence...assistance with her debt is assisting a member of the team who is fighting for what most of us believein.

this is about issues and the people's it affects.

The problem with a democracy or the semblence thereof that we're functioning in is that we have to suffer fools. Any so-called Democrat who intends to vote for McCain because poor liddle princess Hilliary lost is definitely a FOOL!!

And actually so is the poor liddle princess Hilliary . . . she dug her hole by continuing to run up debt when there was no hope of her winning the nomination so let her pay it off . . .

Obama to make this public is for a Gimmack. Political Ploy.

PR working over time.

Obama is getting all her top dollar backers. He needs the people who voted for her.

Making it public he is the nice guy going all out to help her out. Is to toot his horn only. Saying "look at me"

A Real Christian and fellow democrat would of just done it, with out making a spectical out of it. Not Obama anything for a vote, and to toot his own horn.