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4themind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:12 PM
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An alternate idea for clinton's debt solution
Edited on Fri May-09-08 10:24 PM by 4themind
She has well over 10 million dollars, in money set aside just for just the G.E.. If she doesn't win the nomination or is on the ticket, those checks get sent back to the donors. Why can't hillary and obama appeal to some of these donors, who have already allocated the money from their budgets to simply send the checks back to whatever fundraising operation/drive is set up to help hillary get out of debt. That way those who have allocated the money to her already will just redirect it to another source, and the donor base of obama's/hillary who haven't already contributed to the G.E. fund won't have to make additional allocations from their budgets if they want help fund obama's efforts. Part of the challenge will be in getting them to mail these checks, but I'm thinking that if they supported hillary maybe they are also sympathetic to her plight and want to help. What do you guys think? Would this be legal?
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seriousstan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:17 PM
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1. She doesn't need to pay herself back. It was Bill's payoff for her staying with him.
It may sound cynical but I believe it. Just like Bill giving her total control over the health care proposal. A marriage is give and take in good times. Hillary has had to put up with his wanderings for years, but she kept her eye on the prize. Hr earned 100 million talking in the last 8 years, I am sure she has the bankcard to access at least 50 of it.
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CK_John Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:19 PM
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2. Wrong. Those funds do not go back to donors. They could, but nobody has ever done that.
Usually this money goes into the candidates slush fund or the DNC, DCCC, and Senate funds and office holders that helped the candidate.
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