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Posted on 04/25/2008 5:23:16 PM PDT by The_Republican
One of the things that both Dem campaigns are always nervous about is defectors. In particular, Clinton is more vulnerable to this problem since she's the candidate that is trailing. Well, NBC News has learned that a major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, former Amb. to Chile Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon is leaving the campaign to join up Barack Obama's campaign. Officially dubbed a "Hillraiser," Guerra-Mondragon raised nearly $500,000 for Clinton's campaign, according to some estimates.
He has been informing people inside Clintonworld this week in what's been described as some tough conversations. A formal announcement of a role for Guerra-Mondragon on Obama's national finance committee will be made next week. Guerra-Mondragon was appointed Amb. to Chile by Pres. Clinton in '94 and served until '98.
Among the reasons for Guerra-Mondragon to defect, according to one informed source, was he was uneasy with the tone of the Clinton campaign and was beginning to worry about what this would mean for the general election.
It's unclear if this defection will lead to others; the Clinton camp has been particularly effective at getting folks to keep their powder dry. For Obama, this comes at a time when his campaign is trying to re-convince insiders that the math indicates he has the nomination virtually wrapped up.
In addition, Guerra-Mondragon's defection could serve as a tipping point with some key Hispanic Democratic leaders that Obama is ready to start making a bigger effort to court Hispanics.
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Poor timing, with Dean starting to turn against Obama.
Stench of Klintonism - he couldn’t take it anymore I guess.
If he made the switch now, he must feel fairly certain that Obama will get the nomination. This guy does not seem the type to commit political suicide which he would be doing if Clinton gets the nomination. I suspect he believes the chances that Clinton gets the nomination are slim to none.
Hmmm. . .that's strange, my math comes out a little different:
Obama 1719 delegates
Clinton 1586 delegates
+2500 FBI files
+1 Ft. Marcy Park
= HILLY WINS!
ROFL!
Excellent timing unless you’re rooting for Hillary to become POTUS.
OMFG, beseech the Lord and pass the ammunition, GGM has defected!!!!!.
What are you hearing?
Hey, Carville — here’s another Judas for you!! Good luck stopping the flow of Clintonistas abandoning ship..... Bill Richardson, Robert Reich, now this guy...... there’s gratitude for ya!!
I thought this guy is suspicious. He is part of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund. They’ve shown up at Hazelton, etc. pushing anti-enforcement open borders issues.
Of course Puerto Ricans are American citizens already. Go to their web site, its nothing to do with helping Puerto Ricans. The NGO is probably a wage-depression industry front group.
He was Hillraiser - good guy he can’t be. Klinton fundraisers either end up lying face down in a park, or move out of the Country. Rest have nice comfortable bunk beds in Prison!
While on the subject of clinton and fund-raising, someone in the media should investigate clinton’s record intake of $10 Million dollars on wednesday.
It requires the “willing suspension of disbelief” to think that all of a sudden after a tepid victory in a primary she was originally slated to win by a much larger margin, that 50,000 new donors would suddenly appear to fill her coffers.
I ain’t buying it. I think this was a money laundering scam set up ahead of time to dump the money into her campaign under the smokescreen of a primary victory.
“I ain’t buying it. I think this was a money laundering scam set up ahead of time to dump the money into her campaign under the smokescreen of a primary victory.”
Sounds plausible.
Hillary could also be lying about it, say they collected it really over a month, but wanted to create “momentum”
I was thinking something similar. Use it now and return it if caught after it no longer matters. The Riady's did something similar in '92.
Absolutely. They already had the money with them and were waiting for laundering it through internet AFTER the EXPECTED PA win.
It will all come out couple of years from now. Just like this guy, someone won’t be able to carry the burden on their conscience. They would be Linda-Tripped - Demonized to no end. They would also immediately become HEROS of the right [later on they would be abandoned by both sides and may or may not have to participate in Celebrity Boxing Matches to make few bucks]
Then Rush will be screaming for special counsel to be appointed to investigate how the Chinese Dishwasher Funds were laundered through internet. She would say she can’t talk about it until the legal matters are resolved. Some of the people would commit suicide. Others would have their small planes crash. Those who are still alive would plead the 5th and sit in prision refusing to testify. Report would be incolusive. President Hillary would say that now the matter is closed, so she doesn’t want to talk about it anymore.
Can’t say we don’t deserve it. Right/Conservatives SAVED Hillary. You deserve the leaders you get.
That’s what I’ve been saying — and I am highly suspicious of the volumes of web-based donations claimed by both of the Demagogues over the past few months. Maybe that’s why the ‘Rats have crippled the FEC by blocking new appointments, so that no one can look at this!
What controls are there on sources of web-donations to candidate campaigns? How do we know there aren’t Soros-fronts or similar entities pumping money in via proxy servers all over the place? The ‘Rats claim to be concerned about electronic voting machines..... well who protects the political process from foreign and/or wealthy backers from manipulating the donation system?
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Pardon my ignorance - who dat?
It’s Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon.
ROTFLMAO! Goodone!!!!!
Hillary wins there are going to be alot of turncoats sweating bullets
Unfortunately for us Republicans, we still only have McCain.
If a damnocrat is going to be the next president, I would prefer it to be Clinton.
McCain is probably more liberal than her...
Thanks. Think I’m going to be sick!
Phew! For a moment I was worried that it was going to be one of her ChiCom sponsors that double-crossed her. Luckily it appears that she is still on their leash, and the Peoples Liberation Army cash will continue to flow in...
I don't really need a sarcasm tag, do I?
I think you’ll get your wish. McCain is publicly spiting conservatives as part of his game plan. He’s going after the liberal vote.
I hope that includes that fool Limbaugh.
Well she told him “Be careful what you wish for “
Wow! That’s something!
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