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Clinton Faces Erosion Of Support Among Tapped Out Donors

huffingtonpost.com — After nearly two decades building relationships with a generation of Democrats, Mrs. Clinton has recently suffered a steady erosion of support for her presidential campaign from the party stalwarts that once formed the basis of her perceived juggernaut of "inevitability."

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  • ouaterre, on 04/20/2008, -9/+65"Hallelujah, the end is finally nigh"
    Don't celebrate too soon. She is like a vampire. A stake should be driven in her heart and her head cut off, the remains burned and the ashes dispersed.
  • jeffinfremont, on 04/20/2008, -6/+57Hallelujah, the end is finally nigh.
  • sarahAAA, on 04/20/2008, -5/+54We used to like Bill and Hillary Clinton, but now we almost feel like the Republicans.

    We can't wait for them to disappear out of the spotlight, and can't stomach the thought of Bill being on the loose in a White House without any job. Then there is also this sense of entitlement by Hillary, no one is entitled to the highest office of our country. It is the people, who ought to decide. Oh, and that kitchen sink strategy is also yesterday's politic, and we are done with that as well. Let's stop voting for those recycled politicians, and bring younger people in with fresh and inspiring vision for future generations.
  • wonderlandpr, on 04/20/2008, -5/+30Maybe the Clintons underestimated the American electorate, making them the elitists...out of touch. Maybe Americans are sick and tired of Clintonian kind of degrading another to win at all costs. Maybe the spector of the Bobsey twins, Clinton & Clinton, back double speaking to their own advantage, is too much for a country in tatters. YES WE ARE BITTER, Mrs. Clinton. We DO need our religion, our traditions in times like these cause people like you think only about YOUR needs not OURS.

    The idea that Mrs. Clinton would ignore the place religion and tradition are NOT things we cling onto when politicians like her are blindsided by their own legacy.

    It may be that Americans, finally, are clinging onto the transcendent opportunity we all have to have a leader who rises above the political polarization aka BARACK OBAMA.

    It is time to let Obama rest and get his national campaign together so that we are not in Iraq for 100 years and that this recession does not turn to a depression.
    LET THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHINE AGAIN..not only at home but in the minds and hearts of an international community that has lost faith in our country due to the lack of leadership of the last 7 years.

    OBAMA IS A NEW BRAND OF LEADER. JUST IN TIME!

  • aussiejan, on 04/20/2008, -3/+24It's like in the horror movies. Never turn your back on the dying monster. They always rise to attack again.
  • DiggLive, on 04/20/2008, -2/+16Tuesday is getting closer and most polls have Obama down by 5% or less. I can't wait!
  • SpikeLee, on 04/20/2008, -2/+14Speak for yourself. I am an Obama supporter, but I will say that Bill Clinton was a heck of a president. I'm not gonna let my disatisfaction with Hillary to change that. And Bill loose in the White House without a job? What the hell does that mean? That sounds a lot like a bunch of right wing talk that I've been hearing for years.
  • ligyron, on 04/20/2008, -0/+9There's a reply button, you know
  • mochaman, on 04/20/2008, -1/+9They expect one way loyalty and honestly they have shown to be pretty negative, I think that party insiders have started to feel burnt out by this type of politics. This why many of them are jumping the ship and reversing the support they gave to Hillary she has to many personal negatives.
  • pintomp3, on 04/20/2008, -1/+9careful with polling and expectations. the clinton campaign is managing expectations so that no matter what happens, they come off like the comeback kid. a few weeks ago the expectation was a 10+ victory. now they are saying 5-6 points would be a huge victory. the fact is she needs 20+ in every remaining state. they keep moving the goal posts.
  • catachip, on 04/20/2008, -2/+10One of the major differences between Obama and Clinton's campaign is how they get their money. 90% of Obama's donations come from people who donate less than $100, 40% give less than $25. So he relies on a huge coalition of people who give a little each, versus Clinton who has much fewer donors, who often given $1000+ each.

    What this means is that there is still a lot of money to spare for the rest of the primary and the general election. Someone can still donate a lot more money if they only get $15, $50 the first time.
  • s14sh3r, on 04/20/2008, -1/+8Dugg for the picture, that's her best side.
  • sKiLLa182, on 04/20/2008, -2/+8Well, we'll have to wait for her to win Pennsylvania in two days and have a net gain of probably 5 or so delegates to boost life into her campaign. She's going to be trumpeting such an "incredible victory" in her victory speech. Then she'll only be behind about another 125 delegates or so.
    *****, she's a tool.
  • sulthernao, on 04/20/2008, -0/+5So only men are able to legitimately donate in your mind?
  • junkwheel, on 04/20/2008, -0/+5Obama has managed to put together a campaign, which now more accurately represents a movement, where the people can actually win over corporations.

    One huge achievement and he hasn't even got into office yet.
  • brion182, on 04/20/2008, -0/+5I live in the Philly market and all this Sunday morning there has been nothing but an onslaught of Obama TV adds one after another, the first thing that came to my mind is Hillary is out of money.
  • ligyron, on 04/20/2008, -0/+4Is there a place where you can cash in your diggs for money that I'm not aware of?
  • insomniac8400, on 04/20/2008, -0/+4But then an army of Hillaries will sprout from the ashes. It will be Earth vs. Hillaries in 2012.
  • inactive, on 04/20/2008, -2/+6We're not talking about McCain right now.
  • inactive, on 04/20/2008, -0/+4Even with a 20% lead in every state she would still be down by several delegates
  • inactive, on 04/20/2008, -2/+6You've been stinking up this thread for two hours. You must be pretty desperate. Hope you're getting paid.
  • Pake, on 04/20/2008, -2/+5You would be saying that if the roles were reversed and that's exactly why Michigan and Florida aren't going to be counted. It was decided that neither would count before Obama even took the lead and Hillary had no problem with it then.
  • inactive, on 04/20/2008, -1/+4It's impossible to underestimate the people that re-elected Bush. Complete failure is complete.
  • meatmcguffin, on 04/20/2008, -0/+3Why haven't you been blocked yet?
  • inactive, on 04/20/2008, -0/+3Chances are this is a rick roll. Hasn't that gotten old yet?
  • Pherdnut, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3We're not necessarily expecting to win in PA nor have we. Denying her the huge margin that she needed was the priority. That said, this thing is going to be a lot closer than Clinton wanted or Obama expected it to be and given the unreliable poll predictions of this campaign, a win wouldn't shock me given Obama supporter enthusiasm.
  • forgiste, on 04/20/2008, -0/+3well he already admitted he used drugs and nobody seemed to care. You see, we're realists, and we all know that College is a time of experimentation. Hell, Bush was a coke head in College and I'm pretty sure he still abuses alcohol.
  • inactive, on 04/20/2008, -3/+6She won't be the next POTUS, or the one after that either. She'll likely lose her seat as a Senator when she goes up for re-election, and you are a clown now, just like all of her current supporters.
  • zephyr42, on 04/20/2008, -1/+4ouaterre is a whore for diggs apparently.... because replies don't get near the diggs as regular comments.
  • Pherdnut, on 04/21/2008, -1/+3Clearly CNN didn't take Cheney's Halliburton stock options into consideration. And let's not forget that the Clintons crossed the 10 figure line AFTER Bill was president.
  • saibatsu, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2So that's what the Mayans were talking about! Their foresight was truly impressive.
  • inactive, on 04/20/2008, -2/+4No, she will run as VP for McCain. She realizes there is no way she is going to win the nomination, which is why she's in it to the end at the DNC. No matter who tells her or what supporters she has lost, she knows she is going to be the VP for McCain. It's the only explanation for her insanity at her attempt to rip apart the Democratic Party.
  • verevi, on 04/20/2008, -1/+3That is exactly what is going to happen. I predict she will win with double digits. The media will boost her into the come-back kid and this thing will go on. Virtually ensuring McCain the victory in November. America had a chance at a game-changing president, and we are going to blow it. (Don't forget, this is the same country that voted in Bush Jr. twice!)
  • brion182, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2If true that would be one way to buck the system, kinda like buying a house and having a "friend" buy the parcel of land next to it with the intention of never developing it.
  • somespecial, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2Ah... Just replace the 2008 Election section with whatever huffingtonpost. there is 5 stories out of 10 on it. I think we know who they are supporting.
  • mnky9800n, on 04/20/2008, -1/+3You can't just write credible sources next to statements you make, you have to say exactly where that source comes from, otherwise you might as well not source what you are saying at all.
  • stretch611, on 04/20/2008, -1/+3She will win by 5 delegates and claim victory and momentum. Meanwhile another 8 superdelegates will come out in support of Obama and no news outlet will report that she is in a deeper hole.
  • inactive, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2Cite your source.
  • smacksaw, on 04/20/2008, -7/+9Man, those donors are going to be pissed when the candidate they didn't buy makes it into office.
  • kiubo, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2How original.
  • Pherdnut, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2And you would accept that as proof that McCain's a better candidate?
  • Brad324, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2really? where?
  • div2n, on 04/20/2008, -1/+3McCain has already violated the necessity of his promise since McCain has already surpassed and, as a result, violated public campaign financing limits.

    Irony that McCain is violating campaign finance regulations aside, Obama said very specifically he would pledge to it if and only if the Republican candidate did so as well.

    Since McCain did but has since essentially ignored the restrictions, Obama is off the hook.
  • Pake, on 04/20/2008, -1/+3*You wouldn't
  • rottencod, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2If she ran as VP for McCain, it would further alienate the more conservative half of the Republican Party who have already said they'll sit out the election unless McCain picks a running mate who is more conservative than he is, and turn all but her most loyal, die-hard supporters against her, while providing an historic rallying cry for the rest of the Democratic Party. And it will have little effect or a negative effect on independents for McCain, who are drawn to him but despise Hillary. They'll be more likely to vote for Obama. I don't think Hillary on the GOP ticket for VP would necessarily end up having much effect on the election in November, which is already going to be a nail-biter.
  • DEIx15x8, on 04/20/2008, -2/+4Yeah, he really is outspending her by like 10 to 1 in PA. I think it's working against him though. It's like Digg, the more annoying articles the more I dislike him. His TV ads are doing the same, they have passed the point of being informative and have become annoying.
  • sponeil, on 04/20/2008, -1/+2Yeah, but only the Republicans actually kill people, and it is far less amusing. Since Reagan, they also seem to spend a hell of a lot more than the Democrats (something they accuse the Democrats of) while cutting taxes at the same time. When neither party seems like a good choice, I'll go for the one less likely to start unnecessary wars we can't afford.
  • runCMD, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1What is divisive ? Someone who splits the party ? or someone who brings them together ? ... I'm wondering. Hillary Clinton has nearly half the vote. Not enough to win, but not enough to ignore those voter voices and quit. Barack Obama has a little over half the vote. Not enough to win and not enough to ignore those voter voices and quit. No real mandate for either. So - a month or so ago - Hillary Clinton floated the idea of the super ticket. Where both candidates - no matter who came out on top - would unite to bring both halves of the party back together. Barack immediately rejected the idea saying that HE was running for PRESIDENT. ... just another telling episode in where the real division lies. or lies.
  • stretch611, on 04/20/2008, -0/+1"You're the kind of guy that makes himself feel good by putting someone else down "

    Talk about the pot calling the kettle black...
  • brion182, on 04/20/2008, -1/+2They keep making the point (in Obama's ads) that he never took money for Oil lobbies, but I thought by law members of the Senate were not allowed to take money from oil lobbyist? I could be wrong.
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