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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Instead of shilling for more money, why doesn’t she just answer the questions?
He he--Made my day. Hillary is now the victim of the "Vast Left Wing MSM"! She's going to run out of people to victimize her!
Good Grief....he asked her a little QUESTION!! He didn’t AMBUSH her at her home with cameras rolling. Timmy the Toad will be a DOCILE LITTLE Puppy from now on.
Clinton could try something new, something that will help her avoid stumbles and awkard inconsistant flip-flops, she could try telling the TRUTH.
Her website had a new ad on it... showed all the mean men ganging up on her. Had the caption “Politics of Piling On”. Basically saying, they’re picking on the girl. If she can’t handle this how can she handle Imanutjob in Iran and the Norks....???????
This is a great statement. So Hillary is going to run for President, won’t answer questions, won’t go on Fox News, can’t release any records, probably won’t appear on MSNBC anymore, what the hell why doesn’t she have a mannequin stand in. Do women voters not realize that we’re looking for a President who can be a leader of the whole country in very bad times.
Further this story reminds me of the high school girl who wanted to play football with the boys and when she finally got in the game a male from the opposing side cracked her ribs on the first play. As a result the family tried to sue the school. What do women expect, a free ride.
Tim Russert, if you’re reading this you did an outstanding job. Keep up the good work. It is your job to ferret out all of the dirty little secrets of all the candidates, male and female alike.
Right on!!!!!!!!
You are right that Timmy will be “nicer” from now on...I wouldn’t be surprised if his cat is missing....
...and surely he has gotten some heat from his buddies in the media and in the Dem Party.
Geesh, she thought RICK LAZIO was a Threat to her by coming close!! WOW a WUSS BULLY!
Hillary’s first response to criticism has always been to play the victim. Poor me, being ganged up on by boys. Poor me, my hubby cheated again. sigh.
Wonder if this will play during a run for the presidency.
Agreed,Go Tim Go!!!!!!!!
Bert, did you mean ignorance or arrogance?
What do you think a Hillary Clinton Presidency would do for the morale and respect of our military?
Hillary is government.
Bite your tongue!
Is he referring to Bill Clinton, or is he just hopeful of Hillary?
Let's see, in the liberal caste system, a black man has greater value and status than a white woman. Therefore, the backlash is an insidious, racist, and a well coordinated conspiracy to oppress minority rights.
I love it when the former First Lady who very well may be the nastiest political infighter ever to hold that position, and maybe period, from the administration that pretty much introduced the 24/7 rapid-response war-room to modern politics, starts going “They HIT me!”
What a piece of work that woman is.
The most far left liberal friend I have said that Hillary is disgusting and he wouldn’t vote for her if she was the ONLY candidate.
No kidding, lol.
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