Obama TV Spending Prompted Hillary Loan

Washington Post:

When Sen. Barack Obama began to bombard Super Tuesday states with television ads late last month, top advisers to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly realized they could not afford to match the effort, and first broached with her the notion of dipping into her personal bank account.

"The campaign faced a strategic decision -- either attempt to match his TV . . . or lose," said a senior Clinton adviser, who spoke about the internal discussions on the condition of anonymity. "I would say given the result of Super Tuesday, it was the right decision."

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Comments

[cambio]

I love that Bill says self-financing of campaigns is against the spirit of campaign finance and was pissed at the Supreme Court for allowing it, yet the very next month the Clintons drop $5 million out of their personal cash and into their campaign. That is sketchy itself, especially given Bill's post-presidential financial dealings, but the hypocrisy is simply hilarious, just another example of saying one thing and doing another! I think they call that the Clinton shuffle.

http://thepersonalispolitical.tumblr.com/post/25868500

[knosiswar]

Hillary Clinton Refuses To Pledge to Restore Constitutional Liberties

http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/politics?type=politicsNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B7tmRCRJt2YFzDsa7MJ1CblL&src=blogBurst_politicsNews&bbPostId=Cz1VeFnrO5fmhCz7sNEgkr6eaqCz3hWJURc5eE5Cz8bp0emPnej3&bbParentWidgetId=B7tmRCRJt2YFzDsa7MJ1CblL

[CannaWupass]

Does America really want 4 years of this? The Clintons and their supporters are clearly in desparation mode now...Clin­ton supporters cover their eyes and ears, and McCain is licking his chops.

I've just made my second donation to Obama today - the clean dollars of a patriot, and there are millions like me.

Why do Clinton supporters overlook such clear and grievous problems with their candidate? Do they really believe that a Democrat couldn't lose this time no matter who it is? What fools! Explains why bald-face bigot republicans have had so much ease dispatching democrats. Obama is a candidate whos honor is impeccable and above the reach of old-school republican dirty tricks (ask Billary - they found that out the hard way)

Go Obama!