she is married (? assuming she is married and not the heiress) to really big, really old money. Presumably she may be representative of some of the liberal very-rich, who would tend to vote democrat but will not vote for Obama. By coming out and saying so, she will generate publicity for McCain (and against Obama), and also publicly erodes a part of the traditional democrat fundraising base (aside from the PRC).
The Rothschild family is old money. They are to banking what Rockefeller is to Oil. Largely European in origin and operation.
None of the above, but oh! so much more. She's a knife between the Obambi's ribs. She's a prominent Democrat fundraiser, big name in the party inner circles, and supported Hillary. Now, instead of supporting the dems' anointed one, Obambi, she's running to the oppostion party because the Obambi is "elite" and "untrustworthy."
You and I can call the Obambi untrustworthy and elite; when a prominent dem fundraiser does it, it has a lot more weight with other dems, independents and undecideds.
this is what she said:
L.R.: First of all, Hillary will be good for America. And so if we care about our country —which all of my fellow capitalists do —we’ll be very pleased that she’s president. And second of all, if we look at what is best for the economy, remember, she is a Clinton, and our economy under Clinton was strong, dynamic, productive, exciting. And the same kinds of people who advised Bill Clinton will be around Hillary Clinton. And she understands the importance of the business community, and it’s not going to be about raising taxes or doing any one specific thing. It’s going to be, What is in the best interest of all Americans? And I think if history is our guide, we’ve had stronger economies, more wealth creation, under Democratic presidents than we have under Republican presidents. So I don’t understand why all my capitalist friends aren’t Democrats.
L.G.: Really? Are they buying this argument, Lynn?
L.R.: Well, you know, it’s funny. As people are getting a better and better look at Hillary, they’re understanding that Hillary is talking in a way that is so positive for America. We can think we live in elite circles, but we don’t. I mean, America is about Main Street, and Main Street is coming around to Hillary. And Wall Street and the C.E.O.’s can’t buck that tide, and if they think they have some vested interest in their tax rate, those are a very limited number of people who think only about that.
L.G.: By the way, you may also have seen that Hillary reported an eye-popping $27 million raised in the third quarter, which was beyond expectations and far and away the most of anybody. How much of that can we credit you with?
L.R.: [Laughs.] I am—full disclosure—I’m always doing everything I possibly can for Hillary Clinton.