Posted on 11/01/2007 4:44:23 AM PDT by vietvet67
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clintons (D-N.Y.) top advisers, doing damage control after the candidates debate performance Tuesday, told supporters on a conference call Wednesday that the campaign needed more money to fight back.
Mark Penn, Clintons senior strategist and pollster, and Jonathan Mantz, the campaigns finance director, told the supporters on the call, which The Hill listened to in its entirety, that they expect attacks from Clintons rivals to continue, and she will need the financial resources to deflect their attacks.
Clinton came under withering assault in the Philadelphia debate, and some supporters on the call agreed with analysts that she stumbled.
I wouldnt say she lost her cool, one caller said. But I would say she lost her footing.
The caller addded that Clintons response to questions about records from her time in the White House that have been sealed by the National Archives made me roll my eyes.
The criticisms followed Penns assertion that Clinton was unflappable. He also said criticisms from Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) would backfire and that he was already detecting some backlash, particularly among female voters.
Those female voters are saying, Sen. Clinton needs our support now more than ever if were going to see this six-on-one to try to bring her down, Penn told those on the campaign call.
He, Mantz and several supporters hinted repeatedly on the call that Clinton was unfairly targeted by Tim Russert, debate moderator and host of NBCs Meet the Press.
Russert made it appear that President Clinton had done something new or unusual, Penn said, before adding that it is, in fact, an extremely confusing situation
I think there will be further clarification.
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They'd get along fine - what's for them to argue about?
The stage is already being set for Democrat Voter Fraud on a MASSIVE,MASSIVE scale. The New York Driver’s license thing is just a part of it...
But you're not a liberal female voter. Quite a different thing.
“Seriously, to me, its rather incredible that Clinton, Spitzer and the Dems are so brazen in their mob-like mentality and criminality. This crap has got to stop.”
Yeah, but who is going to stop them? This is ending up in the courts, but in NY courts. Probably all Dem judges. Of course, then it gets appealed. This could make it all the way to the Supreme Court, and I don’t know how they could refuse to hear it if it makes it that far. Will be interesting to follow the progression of this.
I love the talk of liberals moaning and groaning and ringing their hands in despair. It makes my day.
Ah yes! When in doubt, go into full blown victim mode like a good little liberal.
“The criticisms followed Penns assertion that Clinton was unflappable. He also said criticisms from Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) would backfire and that he was already detecting some backlash, particularly among female voters.”
I’m still laughing at this pathetic attempt at spin control. The Clinton camp is panicking so badly right now that they have probably decided to resport to the politics of personal destruction that she and her husband have praticed so well over the years. Look for all out warfare among Hillary, Obama and Edwards. Repubs should enjoy this immensely.
She's a fighter with a few...anger management issues.
Obama has the racist trump and she has the sexist trump.
Maybe they’ll just trump each other out!
Ping to more Shrillery shenanigans!
Bill Richardson clearly was. It was pathetic.
Sandy the Burglar.....
No, you’re right. I’m really sick of that whine of hers. Like fingernails on a chalkboard.
VV: Thank you for your service and our freedom! (((hugs)))
The accusations against Tim Russert are just laughable. All he did was to just get Hillary to reiterate and clarify her comments regarding a very controversial issue (ie., drivers licenses for illegal immigrants) as most of the debate moderators do for all candidates. If she can’t handle this, she’s definitely not POTUS material.
She can’t debate...thats obvious. It’ll come as a shock to the media next August....as folks suddenly realize that she can’t measure up to Thompson or Rudy G....even if they had the flu and were standing there with 104 temperature.
I’m also wondering if this is a veiled threat against Russert. “Back off or you’ll be Vince-Fostered!”
Thanks.
I know that was absurd, but you really do have to wonder what some of the conversations are like that set up these under the table deals.
You take care.
Aw, don’t tell me the ‘King of the Big Fat Wet One’ is in trouble. Say it isn’t so...
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