Posted on 01/08/2008 1:39:32 PM PST by tcrlaf
A panicked and cash-short Clinton campaign is seriously considering giving up on the Nevada caucuses and on the South Carolina primary in order to regroup and to save resources for the massive 19-state mega-primary on February 5.
At the same time, some top independent expenditure groups supporting Clinton have been exploring the creation of an anti-Obama "527 committee" that would take unlimited contributions from a few of Clinton's super-rich backers and from a handful of unions to finance television ads and direct mail designed to tarnish the Illinois Senator's image.
(Excerpt) Read more at hillaryproject.com ...
THE MONEY QUOTE:
"Three groups conducting independent expenditure campaigns in behalf of Clinton - Emily's List, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - have explored the possibility of trying to put together a multi-million dollar effort privately dubbed the Anybody-But-Obama 527 Committee, but they have run into problems finding any Democratic operative willing to become the director of a campaign against the man who now is the odds-on favorite to become the party's nominee.
"You might make some good money in the short term, but your chances of getting any Democratic contracts in the future, especially if Obama wins, would be zilch," said one operative. "I wouldn't go there." The effectiveness of a 527 that goes negative was demonstrated by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which attacked John Kerry's war record in the 2004 campaign."
Instead of Swift Boaters, they’ll be known as Short Bussers.
With the skull and begala - anything goes.
An Un-Civil War in the Donk Party? Wouldn’t that be FANTASTIC! PLEASE self-destruct, you bunch of leftist and uber-leftist scum, PLEASE!!!
Does Hillary expect to get ANY Black votes, if she’s nominated?
Sounds good. I think we should form an anti-Obama 527 as well. This man must be stopped.
Personally, I think this will backfire immensely. The voters are pissed at all politicians right now. I think this sort of negative campaigning is not going to sell well. The Politics of Personal Destruction, Clinton Inc signature tactic, are just not working for her.
“Instead of Swift Boaters, they’ll be known as Short Bussers.”
ROTFLMAO!!!
Damn, that’s funny!!
The best of all possible {politcal} worlds!!
sw
Don’t forget Slimeball Sidney Blumenthal!
That the problem. That is a Leftist Media myth. Swift Boat Vets for truth worked because a bunch of normal every day guys were asking tough questions that a politician would not answer. The Swift Boaters had truth on their side. Clinton Inc doesn't.
LOL. We’ve got money to do an anti-Obama campaign but nobody wants the job. That’s funny because everybody is now scared of OBAMA and not Hillary! Hell’s bells and devil’s tails . . . they’ll find some way to get the negatives out.
The 08 ‘rat convention could make the ‘68 one look like a papal conclave.
Cash-short? What happened to all of her money? Wasn’t she funded up the ying-yang?
This definitely beats Viagra.
The Shadow Party simply isn’t going to go down without a fight.
They will rip the throat out of the Party, rather than give up thier Washington Mansions to the Chicago Machine..
they’ll have to “swiftboat” him to get around him.....
Popcorn! NOW!
Thanks for the new tagline. I changed it a little. You ok with it?
Instead of “Swift Boaters”, 2008 Democrats have “Short Bussers”-Freeper Sax
Looks like Sally Quinn doesn’t want “those people” over for dinner.
No, it will work.
Hillary will be the nominee.
Once the average American finds out that Obama was a coke dealing/using thug for a number of years and see that he is nothing but a media created empty suit...the Clinton’s will pounce and pounce until there is nothing left.
The odds of that happening are becoming slim though...Obama is the media darling.
Dear Black Democrats....please take note that the CLINTONOIDS are trying to keep you on the PLANTATION!!
I hope Chicago has HEAVILY invested in Water Cannons.
They are going to need them....
Have at it!
You've never heard of Warren Buffet?
of course she does. Dems keep blacks on the plantation, and the “house _ _ _ _ _ _ s” like Jesse Jackson are always there to keep them in line.
Wrong. The odds went to 100% yesterday.
That is a major swing. For decades people though politicians were sewage except their own personal congress critter who they thought was ok. The Democrat Congress has managed to flush that completely in the last year.
2008 is going to be a mold breaking election. Lot of the conventional wisdom and election norms are going to be shattered this year.
LOL! But hey, this is actually good for us.
I agree!!! More popcorn for everyone, please!!! :)
Her campaign is spending a lot of money and likely anticipated the funds would keep rolling in. Problem is that backers are not going to keep donating to a campaign that is not going to succeed.
[Oprah’s money]
...and Oprah wants to KEEP all her money, her racist attitude will go just so far.
Obama must be stopped. As a pure strategy Clinton should drop the campaign primaries before super Tuesday. A lot of this Obama-mania is being fueled by the media and the big mo from the primary wins.
It’s fun to watch her get trounced though, the alternative however (Obama) is no less scary or dangerous.
Hillary WILL be the nominee, even if the Shadow Party has to steal it at Convention.
There is just TOO MUCH MONEY at stake to risk the Infrastructure the DLC has built over the years..
Took me a while but the light just went on. lol
Should we say thank you Senator McCain or would this have been possible without campaign financing? I would like to be fair and I don't know the answer.
Funny stuff. Hillary’s true supporters are femi-nazis, govt unions, and teacher’s unions. Three of the most destructive, nasty, anti-democracy groups in the country. This isn’t going to help her “change” mantra one bit. More like “35 years of the same old leftie sh*t”.
It’s becoming VERY clear what the Clinton Strategy will be, going forward:
“WE Win, Or The GOP Wins, Make Your Choice”
They’ll destroy the Democratic Party rather than surrender for the good of all Democrats, and they are making that VERY clear today!
bttt
Well, for one thing they spend like democrats with OTHER peoples money and the illegal funding has caught the eye of the public and the Fed’s so THAT’S dried up also who wants to donate to perceived loser?
The HUGE underlying current here that EVERYONE seems to be missing is that the GAY LEFT now sees Hillary as thier ONLY hope for the “Gay Civil Rights” agenda (whatever that is)...
They make up a HUGE part of the Shadow Party itself...
Obama is seen as HOMOPHOBIC, and for the Establishment Dems, that cannot be toerated...
David Geffen
Heck, I was crying because I didn’t get a pony for Christmas. This is better.
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