NEWS FLASH! Is She or Isn't She? (Hillary electronic filing with FEC done by DraftHillary)

Insight Magazine ^ | 10/7/03

[areafiftyone]

She's said it more than 140 times - and counting - despite hints, wants, wishes and hopes that she's not running for the White House in 2004.

Then what to make of ID # P00003392, an electronic filing to be found at the Federal Election Commission (FEC) database?

"Clinton, Hillary Rodham - Office Sought: President; Election year 2004; State: Presidential Candidate; District 03; Party: DEM (Democratic Party)."

A call to Sen. Clinton's Washington office elicited a surprised reaction from a spokesman who said: "I don't know anything about it."

The FEC, when contacted by Insight, explained the "odd" entry in its database as having been filed on Sept. 17, 2003, by an outfit called "DraftHillaryforPresident2004."

This group, which the FEC calls "an unauthorized" draft committee, lists Eric Leondard as its treasurer and he and/or it are located at 504-17th Road South, #201, Arlington, VA 22204.

An FEC spokesman explained that under the agency's procedures, once a filing is made - by anyone, on behalf of anyone - then the filing gets an ID and automatically enters the name of the "candidate," in this case the junior senator from New York state.

The FEC further notes that no other supporting documentation is available on this item found at www.fec.gov. And, yes, the FEC confirms that it has started receiving a number of calls from inquiring minds.

So rather than rely on gossip, your intrepid editors have gone to the sources and asked what's up. End of story. Right?

[Editor's Note: Following up with Clinton's office, a spokesman said they were relieved by the news. "I knew we had nothing to do with it. Thanks for clearing that up."]

[ConservativeMan55]

She is running!

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[Flyer]

A call to Sen. Clinton's Washington office elicited a surprised reaction from a spokesman who said: "I don't know anything about it."

Yeah, right. It has been discussed here for days but her office doesn't know?

[areafiftyone]

Apparently they are starved for attention as much as she is.

[mewzilla]

Just tried googling this Leondard character. Came up with bupkis. That's interesting.

[kinghorse]

I read the same thing on R_nse just now and was going to post but was politely declined by the filter gods.

Is this just some sort of formality so she can't get shut out should circumstances render her in favor of running at a later date? That's my guess.

[mewzilla]

Well, if that's the case, isn't it interesting that she doesn't have the guts to do it out in the open.

[Mo1]

OK .. so who actually is Eric Leondard ??

[StriperSniper]

Hillary's Running - Papers Filed

[areafiftyone]

Trying to find out.

[r9etb]

Just tried googling this Leondard character. Came up with bupkis. That's interesting.

OTOH, there is an Eric Leonard in Arlington, VA.

I'm guessing it's this guy.

[mewzilla]

Hmmm, might be. I did go to the link up above, however, and this is how the guy's name was spelled in the article (with the extra d). Course it might not even be the guy's real name. Who knows.

[Mo1]

Another name to look into

http://www.votehillary.org/

Adam Parkhomenko
Contact Adam Parkhomenko 5041 7th Road South #201 Arlington, VA 22204-2522 Mailing
Address (for contributions):

[Mo1]

There is a picture of this Adam dude on the website and he looks about 16 years old

A college student I am guessing

[areafiftyone]

I was thinking that Insight Magazine either got the name wrong or they were told the wrong name on purpose so I searched Eric Leonard and I found a professor from Shenandoah University CLICK who teaches Political Science. He has a very interesting website. I don't know if its him but it could be if they spelled it wrong. Just a wild guess on my part.

[OXENinFLA]

That all depends on what the definition of "IS" is.

[areafiftyone]

OMG we both came up with the same guy!!

[Mo1]

Here is the name on that site I linked ..

Mailing Address (for contributions):
Draft Hillary 2004 for President Committee
c/o Erik Leonard - Treasurer
5041 7th Road South #201
Arlington, VA 22204-2522

[capitan_refugio]

Hideous website isn't it? That blue on red gave me a headache. Not to mention the content.