Clinton Continues Her "Money Appeal" in Washington State
SEATTLE -- Hillary Clinton is scheduled to make campaign stops in the state of Washington today where campaign spokesman Jay Carson says she "will continue to make a money appeal" to supporters.
Clinton, who late last month lent her campaign $5 million of her own money has drawn concerns from the press and some voters as to whether or not her support may be fading. In contrast, Clinton's top rival Senator Barack Obama has raised nearly double what Clinton raised last month when Clinton coughed up her cash.
The campaign says it is in fine shape, even denying reports that some top advisors had volunteered to go unpaid to the campaign's financial crunch.
Since February 5th, Clinton has raised over $7 million putting to rest some of those concerns.
Carson tells CBS News that one of the main reasons Clinton was lacking financial support last month was that people didn't know Clinton needed the money. The burst in new donors, he said is because "people are giving us money now who didn't know we needed the money."
As Clinton continues to make a push for voters to dig deep into their pockets today, she will also continue to draw contrasts with Obama on health care, pointing out during her speech that one of the key differences between her plan and his is that she offers a plan that covers every American.
Clinton has only one day to make her case as voters will caucus tomorrow. And while she has the support of the state's two Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, Gov. Chris Gregoire just announced her support for Obama.