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Clinton Raises $15 Million in 15 Days
February 19, 2008 1:55 PM
ABC News' Eloise Harper and Teddy Davis Report: The Clinton campaign has raked in $15 million in the first 15 days of February. Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson said on a conference call with reporters Tuesday that the campaign's fundraising spiked after the former first lady told reporters on Feb. 6 that she had loaned her campaign $5 million. The Clinton loan was needed to stay competitive with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the more than 20 states that voted on Feb. 5.
Speaking to reporters on the same day that voters were going to the polls in Wisconsin, the Clinton campaign once again chided Obama for refusing to debate in the Badger State.
“He does not like to debate in a state where he is ahead,” Wolfson said of Obama. Asked if the campaign was bringing this up because the campaign feels more confident about the state, strategist Mark Penn sought to downplay expectations, saying, “Wisconsin has always been difficult for us.”
Since promising victory in Texas, the Clinton campaign has acknowledged that the way Democrats allocate delegates in Texas poses a challenge. One-third of the delegates comes from a caucus which begins as soon as the primary polls close on March 4th. The other two-thirds of delegates are awarded by state senate district. Predominantly African-American state senate districts in Texas have more delegates than the state's Hispanic districts because African-Americans have turned out in higher numbers in the state's last two general elections.
When asked about Texas on Tuesday's conference call, Ace Smith, the campaign's state director, said, "we intend to concede nothing" while adding that Clinton is running "a very aggressive campaign." Smith previously served as Clinton's California state director.
February 19, 2008 in Bush, George W. | Permalink | User Comments (79)
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I'm the only objective person here, so let em give it to you straight. Michelle Obama's comment was idiotic. But Hillary's negative ads only adds to the image that she will do anything to win. She is digging her own grave and i don't get why she is doing this. She should have stayed on her message that Obama is all talk and no action, without the negativity and plagiarism crap. That might have worked. It has clearly hurt her badly. We are Democrats, not idiotic Republicans.
Posted by: Kevin | Feb 19, 2008 2:54:01 PM
Jeff you've got a good point. Hillary needs to stay on message and stop being negative. She should stay on message, period. All this fluff is just what it is, fluff. She should stay on message, and get that fool, Bill, off the campaign trail. It's hurting her. He's hurting her.
Posted by: Kevin | Feb 19, 2008 2:56:45 PM
Couldn't Michelle Obama just come out and clarify the statement? Seems like she will wait until this boils over in the media and then it will be to late. My husband is a Vietnam vet and is just sick over this statement.
Posted by: Pat | Feb 19, 2008 2:58:53 PM
Pat, she already released a statement clarifying her position. It was just a mistake and your husband is being a bit childish being so sick over something so silly. Michelle has constantly talked about how proud she is to be American. Grow up folks. Please let's talk issues, not high school bs.
Posted by: Kevin | Feb 19, 2008 3:01:30 PM
Of course the Conservative media (or any media for that matter) will not put the same enthusiasm towards covering Michelle's clarification of her position that they did trashing her. It's the American way: We seem to relish negativity. The coverage of Hillary too has been harsh and not always factual. The Press are animals.
Posted by: Kevin | Feb 19, 2008 3:04:16 PM
I think that it's time for Obama to be more like John McCain on the temper thing and 'attitude' thing --and just tell everybody to go to hell. Barack needs to keep blinders on and continue running his campaign, meeting the people and getting the vote. If he runs his white house like he's run his campaign so far, bravo, his white house will be magnificent, because neither Hillary nor any candidate past or present has outrun their campaign over Obama. Hillary can do all her phony talks, catfighting, nastiness, steal Obama's ideas and lines, but she hasn't run a good campaign by any stretch, even if she comes out (steals) the nominee, when it was her in the beginning and all the way the media pointed to as having the best political machine the best-run organization. No way. It's Obama. His campaign has been brilliantly run. He's a champion of champions and an American for all people!!
Posted by: RuthieM | Feb 19, 2008 3:05:52 PM
Hillary Clinton has 35 years of experience at doing nothing.
Heath Care Plan. A failure
Relationship with Bill. A failure
Hillery Clinton is throwing out her hand for help and no one is listening.
Obmaa wins today with 60% of the votes.
Obama, Obama, Obama
Posted by: Lookup | Feb 19, 2008 3:06:46 PM
The Clinton's machines are known for its arrogant advocacy. When Clinton caught repeatedly for his infidelity, the machines had been advocating, it is not Infidelity. They can manipulate anything and they want and get away with it.
Posted by: John Elias | Feb 19, 2008 3:07:05 PM
Oh come on, the Obama camp boasted about the 32 million they raised last month and now Hillary with her 15 million in 15 days. This is as disgusting as the 150 million dollar contracts for the steroid plastic athletes that play X amount of games per season. Here in New York we are building two new stadiums for the Mets and Yankees, to the amount of almost 2 billion. The same is being given to these power hungry, petty, back stabbing, rich politicians, while there are 30 million Americans going hungry on any given day. America continues to sink while we follow as sheeple.
Posted by: Evie | Feb 19, 2008 3:11:25 PM
Did reporters ask Hillary's campaign what the split was between primary money and general election money? I can imagine they squeezed more big checks for the general out of their major donors who had already maxed out for the primary. It wouldn't help them in spending this month, but does give them a talking point today in order to maintain the illusion of popular support and momentum.
Posted by: Eric | Feb 19, 2008 3:12:37 PM
Lookup, why do you say Hillary's relationship with Bill is a failure? They are still married and I bet you are not close friends with them. As for her Health Care plan I think that she is putting a lot of effort into it. That being said I hope that Obama gets the nod because he absolutely beats McCain in the Fall.
Posted by: pt | Feb 19, 2008 3:16:43 PM
Rob: Let me go on record to advise you that Obama could never write out a check for 5 million of his own money because he is a pauper's millionaire with only 1.5 million to his name as compared to the 40 or 50 million the Clinton's have. Oh yes, how about the hundred thousand dollars that Rezko gave to Obama for his services. A crooked attorney for a crooked businessman. And don't tell me Obama didn't know he was a crook. That's why he is in jail now. Why don't Obama get his good friend released from jail? There's a lot about Obama that we don't know yet but it will soon come out little by little.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Feb 19, 2008 3:20:36 PM
Pat, you're right. I could have made my point without resorting to insults. My apologies. By the way, i'm not an Obama supporter. I want the Dems to win the White House and i'm waiting to get behind the winner. The only thing that annoys me is the negative tactics being used by Hillary. It's tearing the party apart. They should both campaign on principles and let the winner be determined by the voters.
Posted by: Kevin | Feb 19, 2008 3:21:51 PM
The American people at this moment in time, at this time in history,need a change. I say to the American people, at this time in our history, at this moment in time, elect a 'tape recorder' full of well spoken rhetorical borrowed speeches and install it in the White House. Oprah will run the tape and all Americans will be sent free gifts from the Oval office Oprah shows.
Posted by: J.Preston | Feb 19, 2008 3:22:25 PM
Look up: Smell the coffee brewing, drink a cup to wake yourself up. How many married people cheat today. Husbands and wives both. Haven't you ever heard of it or are you just a dummie. Lincoln had two wives, Eisenhower had a lover overseas, Johnson had another woman. Get real. It has nothing to do with the way Bill Clinton ran the country. I don't care who cheats on who Bill Clinton was one of the best president's we had. Now we have a big mess and it will take Hillary not Obama to clean it up. He couldn't clean the streets of Chicago without finding out how to do it.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Feb 19, 2008 3:28:14 PM
Maybe Obama will ask Oprah to be his running partner and then they can just buy the presidency and forget the revival sermons and the campaigning and everybody get's .....a new car.
O & O. the new reality show from Washington. It'll make millions.
Posted by: JJ | Feb 19, 2008 3:34:16 PM
Mariann, you need to get a grip. Hillary and Barack are very, very close politically. I think that both would do an excellent job running this country. However, I do think that Hillary would incite the Republicans and the last thing I want to see is a continuation of the Bush-years with McCain in office. Obama has the best chance in the Fall. Obama 2008!
Posted by: pt | Feb 19, 2008 3:34:53 PM
Look, Democrats need to understand that we have two very good candidates running for office. They are both very capable and very good people. We need to stop this fighting because it will end up handing the White House to the Republicans again. That's why i seriously hope that Hillary learns from this impending Wisconsin defeat and return to policy advocacy, not dirty politics. We are all one people, one party.
Posted by: Kevin | Feb 19, 2008 3:41:35 PM
Hillery Clinton will lose again bigtime.
Obama, Obama, Obama
Posted by: Lookup | Feb 19, 2008 3:51:05 PM
Her $5 million okie-doke really hit home with the suckers.
Posted by: Jack | Feb 19, 2008 3:53:09 PM
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