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| Clinton Allies May Dump Millions Into Anti-Obama Group |
| 2008-01-08 |
| Thomas B. Edsall, Huffasnuffaluffagus Post Jim Geraghty of National Review describes Edsall as "a solid, veteran reporter," so this seems to be worth taking seriously despite the source. A panicked and cash-short Clinton campaign is seriously considering giving up on the Nevada caucuses and on the South Carolina primary in order to regroup and to save resources for the massive 19-state mega-primary on February 5. At the same time, some top independent expenditure groups supporting Clinton have been exploring the creation of an anti-Obama "527 committee" that would take unlimited contributions from a few of Clinton's super-rich backers and from a handful of unions to finance television ads and direct mail designed to tarnish the Illinois Senator's image. Comments Geraghty: "Wow. You think Hillary's likeability numbers are low now? How about when her allies declare all-out war to tarnish the guy being called the second coming of Martin Luther King?" (Remember, kids, nobody smears like the Clinton smear machine. This could be ugly.) It also sounds like a strategy aimed at producing deadlock at the convention, so that Hillary can win by playing inside baseball--or at least insure that if she's not the nominee, Obama won't be, either. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #6 2x4) Ya, dump 'em. Good entertainment is not free. Mike) (Remember, kids, nobody smears like the Clinton smear machine. This could be ugly.) oOh God thank you! And thank you Barbara for all that extra finger lickin Gud Buttered Pop Corn!! Cockle's is a Warmin Up! ~:) |
| Posted by: RD 2008-01-08 21:24 |
| #5 Ya, dump 'em. Good entertainment is not free. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-01-08 21:05 |
| #4 Hmmm ... |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-01-08 20:45 |
| #3 Barbara, if you ever figure out a way to turn virtual popcorn into real cash, you're going to retire off Rantburg alone. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2008-01-08 20:24 |
| #2 I'll order a couple of extra boxcars of popcorn. Good thing I had the Industrial-Strength Poppers™ overhauled during the holidays.... :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-01-08 18:05 |
| #1 Of course if any of this is 'true' enough and with the usual ability of the net to distribute the info before the election, it would pretty much insure the absence of a major support group in November if Hillary does get the ticket. That'll take the foundation out of the Congressional and state elections for the Donks. The lust of power has never stopped people from destroying everything in that last addictive pursuit. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-08 16:34 |