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Posted on 11/21/2006 1:49:42 AM PST by Cincinna
She had only token opposition, but Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton still spent more on her re-election — upward of $30 million — than any other candidate for Senate this year. So where did all the money go?
It helped Mrs. Clinton win a margin of victory of more than 30 points. It helped her build a new set of campaign contributors. And it allowed her to begin assembling the nuts and bolts needed to run a presidential campaign.
But that was not all. Mrs. Clinton also bought more than $13,000 worth of flowers, mostly for fund-raising events and as thank-yous for donors. She laid out $27,000 for valet parking, paid as much as $800 in a single month in credit card interest and — above all — paid tens of thousands of dollars a month to an assortment of consultants and aides.
Throw in $17 million in advertising and fund-raising mailings, and what had been one of the most formidable war chests in politics was depleted to a level that leaves Mrs. Clinton with little financial advantage over her potential rivals for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination — and perhaps even trailing some of them.
The campaign’s financial record has fueled some criticism among Democratic activists and prompted concern among Mrs. Clinton’s supporters, including complaints from some of her fund-raisers that her top aides exercised a lack of discipline.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
$800 in monthly credit card interest! And she, the smartest woman in America wants to manage the country's money? When dealing with the Clintons, keep your hands in your pocket at all times.
Haven't we heard this story before? What the hell...it's always somebody else's money she p***es away.
And she only got 66.6% of the vote.
She spent it all to make a huge showing to bolster her Presidential hopes. She doesn't care, she can get more.
H*****y needs to buy friends.
But......the Dems promised to be fiscally resonsible. Money always burns a hole in their pockets.
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I am nearly giddy that the NYT has decided not to carry Ma Clinton's water through the next election cycle, starting with this article.I have maintained for years now that the user-friendly term "Hilary" has been a decided attempt by the Clinton admirers to reduce the elitist distance between the evil one and her commoners ("we the people"). Protocol, yes, in NYT journalism, but were everyone to stop using the term "Hilary," we would see her ratings fall even more when challengers come to call. In fact, I hope we especially eliminate the term on FR.
Regards . . . Penny
So what? It wasn't her money. She thinks and spends only other peoples dough.--a true dem.
Just a guess !! These new contributors are unaware that her old contributors kicked her to the curb re: Bubba's birthday party aka fundraiser.
According to the oldies, they felt they were being taken for granted and taken advantage of... The birthday bash was a bust.
Run, Hillie, run...
Bwah hah hah hah hah....
The important thing is that our electoral process isn't bought and paid for.
This is simply not believable. The money is stashed with her secret cabal preparing for her run for the presidency.
Maybe. Maybe not.
In either case, inquiring minds want to know just where it went....
:)
Tens of thousands of dollars a month for consultants......
Wouldn't it make a juicy story if some lawyer or newspaper really looked into where the money went and maybe even filed a suit looking into her mishandling of campaign funds
Oh...I'm sorry...she is a Democrat...silly me.
For the Clintons...it's all about spending other people's money
Hillary didn't need to run a single political add to win reelection in NY. I think a lot of palms were greased in return for future favors. It's typical of the sleaze that surrounds the Clintons and for some unknown reason a large number of Americans are eager to see them in the White House again.
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