Huffpo: Clinton Allies May Dump Millions Into Anti-Obama Group

A panicked and cash-short Clinton campaign is seriously considering giving up on the Nevada caucuses and on the South Carolina primary in order to regroup and to save resources for the massive 19-state mega-primary on February 5.

At the same time, some top independent expenditure groups supporting Clinton have been exploring the creation of an anti-Obama "527 committee" that would take unlimited contributions from a few of Clinton's super-rich backers and from a handful of unions to finance television ads and direct mail designed to tarnish the Illinois Senator's image.
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Three groups conducting independent expenditure campaigns in behalf of Clinton - Emily's List, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - have explored the possibility of trying to put together a multi-million dollar effort privately dubbed the Anybody-But-Obama 527 Committee, but they have run into problems finding any Democratic operative willing to become the director of a campaign against the man who now is the odds-on favorite to become the party's nominee.

Edit: My bad about the link - Here it is.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/08/clinton-allies-may-dump-m_n_80460.html

I musta missed that

They're looking for some real winners.

I've seen your posts. You're "special."

The Clintons are really starting to cheese me off..."if she can't win it, NO ONE can!!"

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with them...
Anyone who doesn't see this is not in reality.

but I don't see the Clinton campaign in this article..
I see supporters..and none quoted.
Are you others vouching for every supporter of your candidate?
or do you seriously not know the difference?

NO SALE!

The Clintons control everything in their campaign and who are there henchmen

Did you miss the memo.

It's not the supporters, it's the contributors.
Although, outside technicality, they're the same people.

"but they have run into problems finding any Democratic operative willing to become the director of a campaign against the man who now is the odds-on favorite to become the party's nominee."

She had New York State locked up so tight nobody dared breathe a word in opposition on anything.

n/t

in spite of sickening clinton desperation then the gopervs have more ammo donated to them by the clintons. Which..sounds familiar.

Hillary said that she wanted a democrat to win more than anything.
If so, why is she doing this?

And aren't some of these tactics - the OLD, not the NEW?
How can she be about change?

Now that she may just lose this thing, all bets are off.

personal..she's setting herself up for a lot of Dems to want to see her just go away.

terrible things about Hillary come out of Edwards and Obama's mouths. Don't think the neocons won't pick up on all this in the GE. The average American doesn't like negative campaigns and Obama and Ewards have done plenty. If all this crap doesn't stop we may wind up with a Repb or Indy. Pres. if Bloomberg throws his had in.

on edit, OMG, I haven't read Huffpo for months, but I went to find the story and it's basically turned into "HuffpoObama.com"

Just the friggin headlines alone show their bias:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

I don't know whether this story is true or not but Arianna go co to hell.

Huffpo is no longer a reliable source for me, not after reading their sensationalized bias. If it's true, it'll be picked up by someone like Marc Ambinder.

We ain't seen nothing yet!:wow:

The Clinton for America Party.

They can ask Lieberman to be the head of it.

Yep, that group of assholes that not once in the past 7-years ever complained about the shredding of the Constitution and dismantling of the Republic by most radical government in the nation's history .

Uh, excuse me, I believe the word was mentor.

And even if someone in her campaign is seriously considering this or that it doesn't mean this or that has been decided on and/or signed off on by the candidate.

Having said that I still deplore that negative campaigning over the last decade or two has proved to be generally more effective than positive campaigning. I still deplore the power of money, and a system riddled with financial loop holes inviting exploitation.

My bottom line for negative campaigning is that people get their facts straight, that the people employing negative campaigns be clearly identifiable, that the source of funds used in negative campaigns be traceable well before an actual vote takes place, and that the organizations that form such 527 committees not be will 'o the wisps that spring up a few weeks before and then evaporate after the votes are held. They must be real groups with real members capable of becoming outraged and holding their leaders accountable if something deplorable is done in their name. Groups like Emily's List and Unions qualify as real by that definition.

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I was trying to type hearsay, got it wrong, and hit the wrong correction, hence heresy. I didn't notice until your comment.

How low can she possibly go :(

Pretty low-class of Hillary. It's pretty clear that if she doesn't win the Nomination, she has plans of bringing down the party with her. This type of swiftboating should be reserved for the Repukes, they need a taste of their own medicine.

Obama's campaign planted this. And why would they? They have all the momentum in the world. They don't need to do things like this, they just need to keep winning states. Hillary is hurting her campaign all by herself.. she doesn't need Obama's help.

Oh my god if it's the Huffpost, IT MUST BE TRUE!!!!!

I'm shocked at just how stupid the Clinton campaign is.

After looking at how idiotic these campaigns are run, I just might consider getting into politics when I'm out of law school.

What a disaster.

I guess if all that matters is Hillary then it is ok but this is bad news for the entire Democratic Party.

2004; james carville was sabataging John Kerry..I wonder why?

If Obama doesn't win the nomination or the GE if nominated, it will be Hillary's fault.

Seriously, Emily's List, AFT, and AFSCME can all go to hell.

that the story's true?

1. Wealthy donors are already capped out for contributions to the Hillary campaign.
2. New donors and smaller donors are drying up.
3. Need a way to stay competitive and stem the momentum heading into Feb 5.


Doesn’t mean it’s true… but it makes sense.

At least you are not claiming that everything that appears to "make sense" literally must be true because it appears to "make sense". I gave a broader reaction to the OP in post #16.

fuck true. Why have the clintons actions made this story believable?.. is the money question.

I read it on the internet so it MUST be true!!!!!!!!!!!

:crazy:

I want the party to ban these goddamned 527s from the primaries. Use them against Republicans in the GE.

Democrats would come to his defense.

sickening tripe I've come to expect from it's promoter.

Remember when Hillary joined the GOP in sliming Kerry with the false charge that he had called US troops stupid with that failed joke of his?

Quick did Rush say the same thing too?

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and don't roll your eyes like that! They might stick that way!

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ruh roh

YOU ARE FUCKED HILLARY. YOU WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT. ACCEPT IT AND QUIT!