Clinton Campaign Finds New Ways To Draw Contributions

By: Fernando Suarez
Topics: Hillary Clinton

(CBS)

From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

MEMPHIS -- Although Hillary Clinton has said on multiple occasions that she has the financial backing to compete against Barack Obama, she has been out raised and outspent in every major contest since Super Tuesday. Today, the Clinton campaign adopted a new strategy to help raise funds from supporters who are weary about how the money will be spent.

In an e-mail entitled "MyPA" Hillary Clinton tells supporters that her campaign needs money to win Pennsylvania. "We need yard signs to show our campaign's strength. We need vans to get Pennsylvania voters to the polls on April 22. We need ads on the air and online to compete against the Obama campaign. And starting today, you can decide just how your contributions will help us win Pennsylvania. MyPA, our new online effort dedicated to winning the Pennsylvania primary on April 22, allows you to designate exactly where you want your money to go."

The new strategy comes just one day after the Obama campaign announced raising $40 million-plus in the month of March to Clinton's $20 million. Clinton leaves little to the imagination in her e-mail saying bluntly, "We face an opponent who is outspending us by as much as 4 to 1 -- I need your help now."

In a press release today, the campaign's internet director touted the $15 million raised online last month saying "Our grassroots supporters have come through once again, with over $15 million in contributions in the month of March," Internet Director Peter Daou said. "We are gratified to see such a continued show of strength."

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by lordmi April 5, 2008 3:42 PM EDT: Do not give her a penny. She has enough to fool all the country.
Anmd it is Bill, who is Paid Xerox.
So he better spend his earning , not begging people to give the last they have.
Not a penny.; Reply to this comment


by deq54 April 5, 2008 5:26 AM EDT: This article speaks to me of who has run the most efficient and effective campaign. The candidate should not be worrying about vans to transport people, etc. This is not leadership it is micro management. Shouldn''t the campaign staff be doing that? Oh yea, I forgot he was in Columbia. I watch this dog and pony show and I truly wonder how Bill ever got elected.; Reply to this comment


by refinedlady April 4, 2008 6:46 PM EDT: Farrakan is old news. He was around when I first was political. Hillary needs to give the young citizens a chance. I would think she had enough political clout when Bill was president. I think that is what she tells us about all of her experience.; Reply to this comment


by susan10001-2009 April 4, 2008 5:38 PM EDT: Mark Penn needs to be FIRED! WHO do YOU work for, Mrs. Clinton? Columbia and the HIGHEST BIDDER. Sad.; Reply to this comment


by vote4thebest April 4, 2008 5:38 PM EDT: Clinton continues to show her leadership and creativity and reinforces that Obama is the Xeroxer.

She is the first to denounce Farrakan, to make the statement that she would have left Wright''s churt, to make the first ad attacking McCain on Economics, the first to roll out an comprehensive economic plan....and now an innovate way to collaborate with her supporters.; Reply to this comment


by greenfun April 4, 2008 4:27 PM EDT: Works for me. I''m going to make a donation right now. I''m sick of biased ABC,CNN and MSNBC trying to decide who our next President will be.; Reply to this comment


by DCropp April 4, 2008 4:05 PM EDT: Hillary, you should start by not spending money on Mark Penn.

If Hillary wants fair trade, why is her top adviser talking with the Columbian government about getting an unfair trade deal through Washington?

Hillary said her campaign would never do anything like this, but Penn was caught.

The Canadian government said Hillary''s campaign called them about NAFTA. Now, it seems likely that it was Mark Penn who called them.; Reply to this comment