Obama OKs Donors To Help Clinton With Campaign Debt

By: Ryan Corsaro
Topics: Barack Obama

(CBS)

From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

(NEW YORK) Senator Barack Obama is giving the green light to his financial contributors to help pay off Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign debt from her failed election bid, sources tell CBS News.

CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic, who is traveling with the Obama campaign, confirms the Illinois senator gave the go-ahead on a conference call with his National Finance Committee tonight.

A Democratic source says that on the call, Obama's donors asked to help Clinton pay off her debt. Obama replied that if they have the ability and interest to raise or give money to Clinton, he encourages them to do so.

CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder says that as far as how much Obama's campaign will give Clinton, "It likely figures to the tune of $10 million, which is what Clinton owes in addition to the money she lent herself."

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by mycommentspg June 26, 2008 1:54 PM EDT: This is another example of how money dominates American politics and should be changed! http://mycommentspage.blogspot.com/; Reply to this comment


by toldyouso12 June 26, 2008 1:25 PM EDT: Never again will the DNC get a word, or a dime of support from me.

Posted by RowdyWicca at 07:32 PM : Jun 25, 2008

And a dime would probably be all you gave if that. After all, you once bragged that you made 30K per year. NO doubt to YOU--that must have seemed like a HUGE amount of money. LMAO As for your support? I heard you are a loud, abrasive, vindictive liar---with "friends" like you the DNC would not need enemies. You show your true colors by how much of a turncoat, loser you are.; Reply to this comment


by toldyouso12 June 26, 2008 1:22 PM EDT: Then why is his assss begging for her support while he hunts under rocks for a vote?

And why is he begging her campaign financiers for money?

Posted by RowdyWicca at 08:27 PM : Jun 25, 2008

Obama is not begging HRC for support--he is placating HRC and Bill so that most of the people who voted for her will not feel alienated. That''s a great trait since a President must be able to not only embrace those that supported them, but also bring into the fold those who dislike or oppose them. Potential Great Presidents do that, flawed potentials or realized (like HRC and Bush) end up alienating not only most people who did not support them--but often a lot of those who did.

As for wooing her most lucrative donors--it makes perfect sense..if he has to help her pay for her wasted campaign, the best irony would dictate it would be those who encouraged her in it--pay for it.

That Obama is pretty savvy. LOL; Reply to this comment


by jack3213 June 26, 2008 12:03 PM EDT: Beneath Obama''s flowery rhetoric lies a dangerous economic plan that will wreak havoc on the American economy.
Obama plans to return to the failed policies of high taxation coupled with an expansion of government spending.
Worse, Obama says he is absolutely committed to almost doubling the capital gains rate %u2014 something he will easily accomplish with a Democrat Congress.
In the coming months %u2014 when investors realize that Obama will raise the cap gains rate %u2014 there could be a stampede of asset sales as investors rush to take their profits now to avoid Obama''''s doubling of the tax rates next year!

MCCAIN 2008-2012; Reply to this comment


by rowdywicca June 25, 2008 11:27 PM EDT: Hillary deserves nothing from Obama. He doesn''''t need her, and is up by an average of 12 points over McCain right now. Hillary is the one who needs him. Hopefully he doesn''''t give her much

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Posted by jedi080808 at 02:41 PM : Jun 25, 2008

Then why is his assss begging for her support while he hunts under rocks for a vote?

And why is he begging her campaign financiers for money?; Reply to this comment


by rowdywicca June 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT: Rowdy used to be a liberal who loved Hillary. She has now transformed her views to fit Republican talking points all out of rage that her girl lost.

Girls like you Rowdy are what fuel sexism. You get all emotional and irrational and next thing you know your having a breakdown like Hillary. Get your panties out of a bunch and vote on the issues instead of the people.
Oh and Obama will not be giving his money to pay her debt. He only asked his big contributors to help her.

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Posted by jedi080808 at 02:37 PM : Jun 25, 2008

Yeah, and you''re still a bigoted old goat. But what else is new!

And yes, I used to be a democrat until the DNC started looking like the Chicago mafia!

After their little buy off games with Obama...I became and independent the next day!

Never again will the DNC get a word, or a dime of support from me.; Reply to this comment


by michael0004 June 25, 2008 5:45 PM EDT: Oh and Obama will not be giving his money to pay her debt. He only asked his big contributors to help her.

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Posted by jedi080808 at 02:37 PM

Your mixing up the misleading title that CBS attached to the link ("Obama Helps Clinton with Debt") with the actual facts in the news story: "A Democratic source says that on the call, Obama%u2019s donors asked to help Clinton pay off her debt." But then again, why waste an opportunity to utilize misleading spin by the news media.; Reply to this comment


by jedi080808 June 25, 2008 5:41 PM EDT: I would never support Hillarys debt. Lets help pay the debt of the women who stayed in way too long all to try to damage Obama so she can try to run again in 2012.

Hillary deserves nothing from Obama. He doesn''t need her, and is up by an average of 12 points over McCain right now. Hillary is the one who needs him. Hopefully he doesn''t give her much; Reply to this comment


by jedi080808 June 25, 2008 5:37 PM EDT: Posted by taddles3 at 01:16 PM : Jun 25, 2008

Strange, I didn''''t see Jack say a thing about liberals in his statement...you got a liberal insecurity complex?

Obama doesn''''t even have a clue who the damned terrorists are! Much less be able to formulate a comprehensive plan on how to fight terrorism. The only terrorists he knows are in his own back yard...Rezko, Auchi, Khalidi, Allsamearre, now those he does know about...they funded him!

Obama''''s tax plan is totally goofball! Thoses making $250,000 are such a small percent of the population it''''s ridiculous! And those people are smart enough to put their money where Obama''''s new tax plan will never see it! If he gives all those tax benefits to below $250,000 earners, then where''''s he going to get the money for his stupid gimme projects???

Posted by RowdyWicca

Rowdy used to be a liberal who loved Hillary. She has now transformed her views to fit Republican talking points all out of rage that her girl lost.

Girls like you Rowdy are what fuel sexism. You get all emotional and irrational and next thing you know your having a breakdown like Hillary. Get your panties out of a bunch and vote on the issues instead of the people.
Oh and Obama will not be giving his money to pay her debt. He only asked his big contributors to help her.; Reply to this comment


by rowdywicca June 25, 2008 4:51 PM EDT: So please, explain how the DNC threatened her career?

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Posted by taddles3 at 01:11 PM : Jun 25, 2008

I guess you didn''t see all her FAKE DNC FRIENDS get up IN BLOCK and tell her to back out of the race and start supporting Obama, did ya?; Reply to this comment