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Obama personally donated $2,300 to the Clinton campaign as a way to encourage other donors to help minimize the overall campaign debt incurred by Hillary’s presidential run.
Report from Yahoo News:
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama told Hillary Rodham Clinton’s top financial backers Thursday that he personally has donated $2,300 to her campaign and more significantly has asked his biggest donors to help pay off her more than $20 million debt.
Obama made the announcement at a meeting with Clinton donors who have been frustrated that the Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting had not done more to help her pay the bills even as they are expected to help fund his campaign.
The size of Obama’s donation is the most he can contribute under federal law.
He received a standing ovation from the crowd of more than 200 when he said he would enlist his supporters to help pay off her debt, said Tom McMillen, a retired NBA player and former Democratic congressman from Maryland who attended. The meeting was closed to the media.
“It was really about unifying the party,” McMillen said.
Clinton adviser Terry McAuliffe said Obama himself wrote a check to Clinton.
“When the two of them walked into the room, the room erupted,” he said. “This campaign has ended. Hillary Clinton has said we’ve all got to get together.”
McAuliffe said after speaking, Clinton and Obama took questions ranging from helping with the debt to promoting a joint ticket.
The meeting was part of a two-day effort to show unity between the former rivals who competed fiercely for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Report on the Clinton/Obama relationship from CBS News:
She has quite a hefty tab run up and I think I’d be begging as well to have some of that debt neutralized by donors.
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I read an article about how much money Clinton spent on her campaign and daft stuff like really expensive hotels, expensive parties etc etc and how much money on pointless negative ads did she waste?
What I’d like to know is, if this debt isn’t paid off then what will happen?
It seems to me the personal Clinton wealth could easily remedy this debt.
Robert, I agree with you. And I think if I were Hillary I would quietly settle my own debt before I’d accept a check from Obama. His “donation” seemed a bit like dropping quarters in the beggar’s hat on the corner.
If I were a Democratic voter, I’d be offended that after Hillary’s bank-busting, unsuccessful desperation run, she expects her opponents to pay the bill.
Yes, what’s up with that? I’ve been confused about that since the subject came up, why would one candidate owe it to another to pay off their campaign debt? It comes off looking like blackmail to me - an endorsement for cash. So it’s completely useless to have her endorsement, it was bought. How can anyone look at it any other way?
I must say I agree with you on that, Babs. It’s funny to me that Clinton supporters just EXPECT that Obama will, of course, help to pay off her debt, as though that will make up for the heinous act of taking the nomination away from her. I didn’t see Romney, Huckabee, or Giuliani asking for handouts from McCain just because he beat them.
Guys? This has been happening many elections before this one, and will continue to happen. It just seems to be a little more out in the open this time. No new news here.
Robert i agree with you on that Hilary had a unsecusful an d expect her opponets to pay the bill!She is a rich millionaire!Why can’t she pay for it her self?Where upset at Obama she tried to end his campain and he lends her a hand?And I am a democratic voter
Hillary’s debts will be paid by the RNC in return for her and Bill’s wholhearted endorsement of the McCain/Palin ‘08 ticket.
GAME OVER.