From:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1727120,00.html
Though the official would not provide an exact number, he did say, "The number starts with a three and we are still counting. It's in the 30s."
As of Tuesday night, the Clinton campaign had not released its March totals. But one Clinton campaign adviser hinted that the New York senator's total for the month will come close to $20 million. That estimate could not be independently confirmed.
Word of Obama's latest financial benchmark comes amid continued reports that the Clinton campaign is struggling with a persistent debt that at times has reached nearly $9 million, according to published reports and Democratic party officials. The size of Clinton's debt, in turn, has given rise to questions about whether she will have the cash to compete head to head with Obama in various primaries in the final eight weeks of the nomination campaign.
Sen. Clinton loaned herself $5 million earlier this year when her campaign stumbled, fundraising slowed and her cash on hand dwindled. There have been scattered reports in recent weeks that various campaign vendors have not been paid for work or services that have already been rendered, with some taking to the airwaves to complain.
Please pass this onto everyone.
This is going to be a good break from Obama.
Pelosi: Dream Ticket "Impossible" After Clinton's Commander In Chief Statements
Nancy Pelosi tells Boston TV that a Clinton-Obama or Obama-Clinton ticket is "impossible."
"I think that the Clinton administration has fairly ruled that out by proclaiming that Senator McCain would be a better Commander in Chief than Obama. I think that either way is impossible," she said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/11/pelosi-dream-ticket-imp_n_90981.html
or here
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Pelosi_No_ticket.html
The Dallas Morning News gets hold of Clinton caucus "training materials," in which supporters are instructed to fight for procedural control of caucuses.
The materials say in part, "DO NOT allow the supporter of another candidate to serve in leadership roles." It goes on to say, "If our supporters are outnumbered, ask the Temporary Chair if one of our supporters can serve as the Secretary, in the interest of fairness. "The control of the sign-in sheets and the announcement of the delegates allotted to each candidate are the critical functions of the Chair and Secretary. This is why it is so important that Hillary supporters hold these positions." This was forwarded to me. Please pass this around to all your Texas Groups and anyone you know in the media! I was wondering today why Hillary was telling her supporters to be at the caucus at 6:30! In addition to the comments below, be aware that the potential impact of this is that a full parking lot at 6:30 PM could dissuade late Obama voters from casting their Primary ballot because they cannot find a parking space. This could be considered impeding voting.For Obama Precinct Captains who are monitoring their voting location on March 4 (100 feet from the polling location until 7:00 pm or until the last voter is done) stay alert and report any questionable activities to the election judge and call the Obama Precinct Captain Hotline for election day questions and concerns at 1-877-48-OBAMA (62262) or the Texas Democratic Precinct Convention at 1-800-336-3254."Clinton has been telling her supporters to show up at 6:30 [Dallas/Mesquite speech on Saturday, March 1], while Obama keeps stressing 7:00. I’m afraid there’s going to be some shenanigans involving closing the doors at caucus sites when at capacity or at 7:15 PM whichever comes first. There was a similar gambit run in Nevada where the Clinton camp shut out a good number of caucus goers by barring the doors.Anybody who has got a line on Obama folks or Texas caucus goers please pass along the heads up to show up early and not to get muscled. Know your rights!Compounding this issue is the possibility there may not be enough caucus chairs to go around for the 8,000 sights leading to the 1st person in the door being the caucus arbiter (TDP’s apparent policy).Again let’s try to get the word out about this possibility as there is no doubt the Clinton camp is going to try to game this one."
The materials say in part, "DO NOT allow the supporter of another candidate to serve in leadership roles."
It goes on to say, "If our supporters are outnumbered, ask the Temporary Chair if one of our supporters can serve as the Secretary, in the interest of fairness.
"The control of the sign-in sheets and the announcement of the delegates allotted to each candidate are the critical functions of the Chair and Secretary. This is why it is so important that Hillary supporters hold these positions."
This was forwarded to me. Please pass this around to all your Texas Groups and anyone you know in the media! I was wondering today why Hillary was telling her supporters to be at the caucus at 6:30!
In addition to the comments below, be aware that the potential impact of this is that a full parking lot at 6:30 PM could dissuade late Obama voters from casting their Primary ballot because they cannot find a parking space. This could be considered impeding voting.
For Obama Precinct Captains who are monitoring their voting location on March 4 (100 feet from the polling location until 7:00 pm or until the last voter is done) stay alert and report any questionable activities to the election judge and call the Obama Precinct Captain Hotline for election day questions and concerns at 1-877-48-OBAMA (62262) or the Texas Democratic Precinct Convention at 1-800-336-3254.
"Clinton has been telling her supporters to show up at 6:30 [Dallas/Mesquite speech on Saturday, March 1], while Obama keeps stressing 7:00. I’m afraid there’s going to be some shenanigans involving closing the doors at caucus sites when at capacity or at 7:15 PM whichever comes first.
There was a similar gambit run in Nevada where the Clinton camp shut out a good number of caucus goers by barring the doors.
Anybody who has got a line on Obama folks or Texas caucus goers please pass along the heads up to show up early and not to get muscled. Know your rights!
Compounding this issue is the possibility there may not be enough caucus chairs to go around for the 8,000 sights leading to the 1st person in the door being the caucus arbiter (TDP’s apparent policy).
Again let’s try to get the word out about this possibility as there is no doubt the Clinton camp is going to try to game this one."
Hillary Plagiarized "3 AM" Commercial from McCain
http://dailykos.com/story/2008/2/29/155558/168/352/466445
Newspaper endorsements are important and I don't think people know why.
Editorial boards of real newspapers sit down for hours with the candidates. They ask real questions. There is no way Obama could be fooling all these people about his abilities
I wonder if the people of Texas know that almost every newspaper in Texas has endorsed Obama? The same pattern of newspaper endorsements has been happening in Ohio. And across the country.
For those phonebanking and canvasing in Texas and Ohio should pass that info along.
Newspaper ask real questions and don't just give their endorsements easily.
I am not sure about endorsements in Rhode Island and Vermot. I appoligize to folks who live there. I guess the news has been placing too much time on TX and OH and hardly anytime on RI and VT.
Those in RH and VT should mention endorsements as well.
So much rejecting and denouncing to be done, so little time.
From Mike McAuliff's pool report on an interview with KTVT in Dallas about an 80-something supporter She was asked by KTVT in Dallas about a Clinton backer, Adelfa Callejo, who was quoted saying "Obama's problem is that he happens to be black."
Hi Folks,
Those who are phone banking and canvasing should use this information about the meaning of the "Present" vote in the Illinois State Legislature.
One of the biggest attacks and distortions of the Clinton campaign is the 'present' vote of Barack's time in the Illinois legislature.
Please pass this info along so people understand.
To insinuate the ‘present’ vote means you’re indecisive, that you don’t have the courage to hold public office, is a stretch. llinois legislators get attacked for their 'present” votes nearly every campaign season. It’s always been a campaign gimmick.
The “present” vote in Illinois is sometimes cast by state lawmakers with a conflict of interest who would rather not weigh in on an issue. Other times, members use the option to object to certain parts of a bill, even though they may agree with its overall purpose.
The ‘present’ vote is used, especially by more thoughtful legislators, not as a means of avoiding taking a position on an issue, but as a means of signaling concerns about an issue.
The Land of Lincoln isn’t the only state where lawmakers can register their displeasure without actually voting against a bill. Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, Missouri and Texas also allow “present” votes.
They are deliberately distorting his record.
Hillary Clinton is criticizing the media?
Hillary Clinton bashes the media because the American people see her for what she is..... old news, old divisive politics, yesterday NAFTA of the Clinton years, and just the same ol' same ol'
Hillary Clinton, who supports wars. Be it the Iraq war she voted for , or the future Iran war she voted for with her vote for the Kyle-Lieberman bill is old news and old business, is critical of the media? The American people want and deserve positive real change. Change moving the country forward is about,unity, peace, justice, love, and one people. And yes, on occasion, the heavens open up and sends down rain, and that makes for change too. And sometimes if you listen closely you can hear a choir singing in the background.
Because... for everything there is a season......and this is the season for real change, for all Americans with Barack Obama as our President.
The "Politics of Desperation" campaign continues. Hillary, I think the final stage is acceptance.
I'm afraid all these Clintons maneuvres are just to
(1) manipulate the press to address this garbage in the debate and
(2) hope that Obama lashes out when people are watching and Hillary will have another (phony) "sympathetic" moment. I hope Obama stays strong and cool. I guarantee that there will be traps galore set for him tomorrow night by both media and Rove...I mean, Hillary/Wolfson
Hillary's campaign just proves how cynical we have gotten in America.
People in the Hillary and McCain camps are so cynical that they cannot run on a platform of hope and unity. America was not created by cynics who said we could not "create a more perfect union". It was created by optimists that wanted to create a country that was tolerant and free.
Thanks to the conservative elements in America this true promise has not been even close to reality until the relatively near future in the 60's. But now one cannot argue that the country has progressed very slowly since then. Why? Because too many people think a message of hope is some kind of cult tactic to fool the naive.
Well millions of Obama supporters want to prove that hope is not a bad thing and that we can progress as a nation. We are tired of the likes of Hillary and McCain.
I actually feel sorry for people who have such a negative attitude towards the ideas of hope, unity and inspiration. Perhaps it's time to up the anti depressant medication.
