Clinton Bundlers Dispute Donors' Defections, Predict Banner February
One of the Clinton campaign's finance chairs, Hassan Nemazee, called in to dispute Clinton fund-raiser John Catsimatidis' assertion that the number of Clinton donors moving to Obama were "too numerous to mention."
"We have seen no evidence whatsoever" of a defection, Nemazee said. "If anything we are delighted to still see so much enthusiasm."
Instead of an exodus, Nemazee said, his donors had actually rallied around their candidate this month. As evidence that the big money people are sticking with Hillary, Nemazee points out that Obama's massive haul in January came from small donations and Internet contributions. His major donor money, Nemazee said, was around $4 million, and only about $1 million of that probably came from New York donors. (I should also add that in calls I've have made to Obama supporters around the country in the last couple of days, none were able to cite any major donors who have defected to their column since Wisconsin.)
"There is no way that there has there been major money movement towards Obama," said Nemazee. "Now I'm not saying that won't happen in the event that Obama becomes the presumptive nominee, just as it happened with John Kerry. But we are nowhere near that point and for him to make the kind of statement that he made is factually incorrect.
"I have said that we will definitely have our best month ever in dollars raised," he continued, predicting a $25 million month. "I publicly put that number out and got called by a major Obama supporter from California asking me to take a bet that we wouldn't hit $25 million and I took the bet."
Another Clinton finance chair, Alan Patricof, also called in to take issue with Catsimatidis' characterization of donor defections. He said that there has definiteively not been any defection of Hillary supporters and said that two events held at apartments in the Dakota this week raised nearly $250,000. "February," he said "will be the largest fund-raising month for Hillary."
He anticipated more than $20 million in contributions.
I really believe that Obama was superior to Hillary on all points: emotionally and mentally. At the very end, however, Hillary (a consumate actress from years in the White House and Scandal) put on another Staged Performance, borrowing lines from Edwards and her Husband -
Hillary Clinton, last night: "You know, the hits I’ve taken in life are nothing compared to what goes on every single day in the lives of people across our country."
Bill Clinton, 92: "The hits that I took in this election are nothing compared to the hits the people of this state and this country have been taking for a long time."
to emotionally sway the people to think that, that is the real Hillary coming through. The real Hillary is the one who, time after time, after Obama wins a primary or caucus, comes out on stage and does not have the decency to Congratulate him at all. THAT IS THE REAL HILLARY!
And Yes, the Lady Doth Plagerizes, but is smart enough not to use All of the Words, Just most of them!
Don't blame John for telling the obvious truth.
It was painful to read the plea for money on Hillary's website post Wisconsin. She said 'we lost because we were outspent 4 to 1. We can't afford to let that happen again.' I think of those struggling women who will respond and give up an evening at McDonald's so the Clinton group can dine on fine wine and caviar. The woman who wants to help them. "There oughta be a law."