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Big Clinton Fund-Raisers May Run Their Own Ads
NY Times ^ | 2-13-08 | BRODY MULLINS, JOHN EMSHWILLER and IANTHE JEANNE DUGAN

Posted on 02/13/2008 10:01:53 AM PST by tcrlaf

WASHINGTON -- As Sen. Hillary Clinton faces a money crunch, several of her top fund-raisers are considering using independent organizations to wage their own campaigns on her behalf.

At least two sets of Clinton fund-raisers are speaking with lawyers to figure out how to create independent entities to support Mrs. Clinton in Ohio, Texas and other primary contests. Susie Tompkins Buell, the founder of the Esprit clothing company, says she is deciding whether to start her own entity to fund commercials for Mrs. Clinton, or whether to donate to existing groups, such as abortion-rights group Emily's List, that are already spending money on Mrs. Clinton.

It's not certain that any of the efforts by the Clinton fund-raisers will get off the ground. Campaign-finance law makes it difficult for campaign insiders to fund independent efforts to elect candidates.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; campaignfinance; cfr; clinton; clintonmachine; democratparty; election; elections; fundedbysoros; hillary; hillaryclinton; mccainfeingold; netneutrality; shadowparty; susietompkinsbuell
Laws be damned, the Shadow Party is not going to let Hillary go down without a fight.
1 posted on 02/13/2008 10:02:00 AM PST by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

till their boycotted


2 posted on 02/13/2008 10:03:00 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: tcrlaf

There are loopholes built into McCain-Feingold exactly for this purpose.


3 posted on 02/13/2008 10:09:00 AM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
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To: tcrlaf
Michigan and Florida,
Super delegates,
Breaking Campaign Finance Laws,

Watching the Clinton's destroy their party...

Priceless

4 posted on 02/13/2008 10:11:26 AM PST by Sleeping Freeper
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To: tcrlaf
Laws be damned, the Shadow Party is not going to let Hillary go down without a fight.

They may be able to do this legally, similar to how Ron Paul supporters were able to finance their blimp.
5 posted on 02/13/2008 10:13:10 AM PST by Happy Valley Dude
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To: tcrlaf

Campaign finance laws are unconstitutional. Political Parties are extra-Constitutional.


6 posted on 02/13/2008 10:16:23 AM PST by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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To: Sleeping Freeper

Why has Hillary still not addressed her big losses yesterday? She went to Texas and didn’t even mention that it was election day in 2 states and DC yesterday.

Why did she make a point to go to Florida to claim victory in that state’s non-binding primary, because she won, but ignores states that she loses?

Why do her flunkies come out and say that all the states she loses don’t count for some reason? i.e. caucuses aren’t democratic, “red” states that Obama won won’t go Democrat in November anyway, states with big black populations going for Obama is just a black pride thing, which they totally honor and support, yadda, yadda, yadda.


7 posted on 02/13/2008 10:16:40 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Sleeping Freeper

Isn’t it?

Other than a COMPLETE Obama table run, which proportional assingment prevents, there is NO WAY that the Democrat nominee gets selected without the SUPER-DELEGATES being bought now.

PENNSYLVANNIA becomes the biggest prize of all now.

This is devolving into a nightmare with the Progressive hero’s pimping themselves out for the highest dollar at convention, for ALL to see, live on Ntaional TV...


8 posted on 02/13/2008 10:16:58 AM PST by tcrlaf (VOTE DEMOCRAT-You'll look great in a Burka!)
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To: tcrlaf

Maybe they should revive “The Hillary I Know” campaign. After all, once we get to know the real Hillary, we will like her and appreciate all that she wants to do.

Why not revive the “turn up the heat on Republicans” campaign?

We know the Clintons won’t go negative because she said she wasn’t interested in attacking her opponents.

And Bill Clinton made factuallly correct statements about Obama, didn’t he?

where is Bill anyway? I thought he was her secret weapon, her ace in the hold in the campaign.


9 posted on 02/13/2008 10:28:48 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Doogle
You got that right. My three daughters and I will no longer be supporting Ms.Susie Tompkins Buella's inane follies into politic manipulations of the system, by buying another article of her Espri brand.
10 posted on 02/13/2008 10:33:48 AM PST by top 2 toe red (Politics are about compromise, not about getting everything you want.... Truthsearcher)
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To: tcrlaf

Best case scenario for a democrat defeat:
Obama continues to roll, picking up 90-95% of the Black vote, but not quite enough delegates to lock up the nomination. The Clinton’s then do their arm-twisting, bribing, “I’ve got your FBI files” tricks on the super-delegates, and she ekes out the nomination. Black voters, who have, in the past, falsely claimed incidents of disenfranchisement due to republican chicanery, now experience the real thing, causing them to stay home in droves. Voter turnout in some inner city precincts in St. Louis, Detroit, and Philadelphia will be the lowest in a half-century, in some cases as low as 110% of the number of registered voters.


11 posted on 02/13/2008 10:46:39 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

You’ve got it. That’s exactly why I want to see the Witch win in Texas and Ohio.


12 posted on 02/13/2008 1:16:06 PM PST by libstripper
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To: tcrlaf

THROWN AWAY MONEY!!! Yes!! Liberals....spend it all!


13 posted on 02/13/2008 1:20:05 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: tcrlaf

You haven’t seen a fight yet. I’m telling you the Clintons are ruthless and they are surrounded by scum bags like Wolfson and Ickes. Those guys would cut their mothers’ throat for another vote.


14 posted on 02/13/2008 1:29:18 PM PST by no dems (Political Correctness is Fascism.)
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To: top 2 toe red
Libs all dance with glee and throw money and support around like it was confetti........till it comes down to how much it will cost them when reading the bottom line...(beserkley is a good example)
15 posted on 02/13/2008 3:21:45 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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