Not content with ceding the title of grassroots fundraising champion to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton's campaign is harvesting for thousands of new smaller donors.
This week, the campaign's direct mail team will ask tens of thousands of Clinton contributors across the country to find ten of their friends who can contribute $10 each to the campaign.
In a letter accompanying the fundraising appeal, Clinton campaign chair Terry McAuliffe says the "10 for 10 Program will showcase just how much support Hillary has across the country[.]
McAullife continues:
During the next stage of the campaign we need to not only continue to build our resources, but also engage and energize the broad base of supporters Hillary has across the country – and we need your help to do it.
The tiny sums involved suggest that the campaign wants to boost the numbers of contributors it can brag about. When Obama's campaign said it had recieved money from 258,000 donors through the end of June, Clinton's campaign was quick to point out that Obama occasionally charged entrance fees for large events, like a thousand person crowd in Minneapolis, and counted the proceeds of the sale of campaign paraphernalia as donations. But they were envious, too: advisers conceded that the breadth of Obama's support made it harder for Clinton to argue that her presidential bid was worth the investment of the party's grassroots.
Through the end of March, Clinton received money from approximately 60,000 contributors. Her tally through the end of June is not known.
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DONT U GET IT?.. Hillary and her team of jackals are a bunch of dirty power hungry mongrels willing to tear apart anyone who stands in their way or do not agree with them. Politicians just dont change. I still remember the time when she declared "If you are for others, then we will remember that". Just another version of scare tactics. Does any change come from these types. I hate to imagine that democrats want someone like this to be nominated. Infact I want to know who are the ones who tout her as best. If they are true to themselves, they know BIDEN or DODD has spent more years than Hillary. After all Hillary has just 1.5 terms as an elected official. BARCK has 2 terms as astate official and 0.5 term as a senator. Thats even more than her. WE all know about the dirty deals HRC made during her time in public service. I wish people can go and dig it out and compare it with Barack. Please thnk twice about her experience. SHE DID NOT EVEN READ THE DARN NIE before she voted. HOW RECKLESS CAN THAT BE. AND WE TRUST HER FOR HER "EXPEARIENCEA".
Lookat the debate:
OBAMA was fabulous. He gave a very presidential answer and also demonstarted the core of US philosophy in the answer regarding the IRAQ seperation. Even Biden, the expert had his jaw drop. Obama said, we should split but that decision has to be taken by the IRAQI's (reflecting on the value of freedom of expression which is a constitutional value). Nothing works out if we act as BIG BROTHER and breathe down others neck. He has the vision to see that. It was fantastic that no one even was aware of such things. I GOT TO GIVE IT TO HIM.
I think its time to take out Gravel and DODD. Dennis can stay becos we need voices to question the big dogs. The deabte appeared like a pack of hyenas attacking a lion. It appeared like an orchestrated effort from Hillary, Dodd, Biden to tear Obama but he stood his ground. I can see they shake when he brings up IRAQ.
I can understand their frustration. they must be thinking..Man..."who is this dude who comes from nowwhere.. while WE GREY HAIRED TRIED POLITICIANS HAVE PAID OUR DUES IN POLITICS" Thats what irkes them the most. They forget that JFK, Billy Clinton were all 45+/- 2 yrs when they became president. HRC canot stand Obama given his popularity and charisma. SHE HAS A MEDICAL PROBLEM. PATHOLOGICAL LIAR WITH AMNESIA. She can never accept defeat and thats why she will dance along biting her teeth to every scathing attack. Go OBAMA .. Shoot straight for the Oval office. The people are with you and prove to the DC "pundits" that you are smarter than they are.
Posted by Paul | August 20, 2007 11:32 AM