(CNN) – Hillary Clinton began one of the most crucial stretches of her presidential campaign in debt, newly disclosed financial reports show.
According to campaign reports filed with the Federal Election Commission over the weekend, the New York senator began the month of April with close to $32 million cash-on hand. But only $9 million of that total are funds that are able to be spent in the primary races. The report also showed Clinton owes more than $10 million, meaning the Democratic presidential candidate was in the red even before she heavily stepped up television advertising in Pennsylvania.
"The numbers are what they are," Clinton adviser Howard Wolfson said on a conference call with reporters. "The money continues to come in strongly. We had a very good month last month of fundraising…we are continuing to have a good month this month."
We will of course be honoring the debt in the coming weeks and months," he also said.
The newly released reports offer the clearest picture to date of just how much of an advantage Barack Obama holds over Clinton heading into the final stretch of the prolonged Democratic race for the White House.
According to the reports, he began the month with over $42 million to spend during the presidential primaries and only carried around $650,000 in debt. Obama has $52 million cash on hand overall.
As has already been disclosed by both campaigns, Obama more than doubled what Clinton raised in the month of March: $41 million to her $20 million. The Illinois senator's stunning haul brings his presidential fundraising total to date to $235 million - $60 million more than what Clinton has raised in the same time period.
John McCain lagged both Democrats in March fundraising - pulling in $15 million in that time period. He began the month with $11.6 million cash-on-hand and, a debt of just over $700,000. He's raised a total of about $75 million.
The report also shows he gave back nearly $3 million from donors for his general election campaign. This move could indicate he is setting the stage to receive public financing for his campaign - an option that will infuse the Arizona senator with $84 million.
(12:45 p.m.: Updates with Wolfson comments)
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Well there you have it...
Ouch. No wonder she can't pay all those vendors in other states to whom her campaign owes money.
PA.. this should tell you. If she can't keep her budget together. What do you think america is going to look like.. Can't run a campaign, Can't run a country.
And to think some of you want this woman to run our country. She can't even run her own campaign...
One of the many reasons I do not feel she will be a good president. Her campaign is messy and unorganized, and she clearly is not able to manage her own money, which is nothing at all like managing the money for this country.
Her cash cows are drying up.
Maybe Paul vs Clinton is why? Dirty backroom politicians are being weeded out.
OBAMA 08
Poor management! She sure cannot run the country if she can't manage her campaign.
And HRC supporters want to trust this woman with running the country?!?! She can't even run her own campaign right!
Obama has 2 fat billionaires behind him using every loophole in the book to send him money, Obama and Romney seem to have the same pattern, they outspend their opponents 3 to one and still loose.
This is why biased CNN is trailing Fox News in ratings.
Ooooooh, PA, I hope she pays her debts to you!
Fight hard and fair. Let's get to work.
Obama 08
How will this make her a better President????
How will this make her the candidate to fix our economy????
It is mind-boggling how much money is involved in these campaigns.
Exxon has a profit of 174.53 BILLION since 2002. American people look stupid an abused.
Bow out
With so many people claiming that they love Billary and want her to win..................where is the support.
Just one of many signs that say the "END" is near for Billary.
Obama 08
nice to know Obama is wasting all that money and still is going to loose PA!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama Richardson 2008
that's what happens when you go on the attack!!!
He's going to buy this thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the flashing light we see may be the "game over" signal.........
Hillary can't win and she knows it.....so she's trying to destroy Obama
with her nasty kitchen sink strategy........it's the Clinton trademark.
Thak God Obama is finally not taking this trash talk anymore !!!!
Not even the best Hilary supporter can honestly say that a campaign going into debt is not a bad sign. Is this how she would run the economy? Its certainly how Bush has ran it.
She can't even manage her campaign and she wants to run this country?
Wondering how is she going to manage the ECONOMY "ISSUE # 1".
People open your eyes...
GOD BLESS AMERICA. God Bless our leaders.
How can Clinton financially run a country when she cannot financially control her own campaign??
Hope the residents of PA see what this reflects before they vote.
The picture that goes with the story is hilarious. Hillary is clapping, and the caption says she is $10M in debt. Priceless.
The Clinton stock is sinking fast.
Recommendation: Cash out or sell (if you can)
Solid buy: Obama stock
Hill, pay your bills! You have 100 million you can give, so girl, pay yo bills!
Hillary does not need money from us... She can use her own money... They are rich enough...
Hillary needs to drop out after PA. She's run a good campaign but she can't win,
and we need to focus on beating Pro-War candidate McCain or more of our sons will be killed in Iraq.
Someone who goes into debt during their campaign, certainly cannot keep America in the black. Just one more nail in the coffin. It's over...
If she cannot manage her campaign, then how can she manage a White House cabinet, staff, etc. This is a true test.
Failure from Day One.
Obama-$650,000 debt
McCain-$700,000 debt
Clinton-$10,000,000 debt!
How can there be this much disparity? Where's all her this experience? To whom does she owe all of this money? Can she really run this country effectively, if she can't even run an efficient campaign?
SHE CAN NOT MANAGE HER CAMPAIGN HOW COULD SHE LEAD THE COUNTRY. IS TIME TO STEP DOWN.
Wow. Do we really want a President who has no idea how to budget?
Wake up America, we need Obama in 2008!
If she can't handle her own campaign funding, how does she plan on saving the economy for the rest of us??
She will also begin May in debt, too. And June. And July. And August.
If she can't balance her own campaign budget... she's gonna pull America out of its largest debt ever how exactly?
WOW all that money...and people in America are struggling to buy food and put gas in their cars. .... What a shame
OMG – it's going to cost half a TRILLION dollars to elect the next president. That is so wrong, what have we done?
Perfect Candidate for POTUS in these tough economic times.
VOTE DEMOCRATIC, DOESN'T MATTER IF ITS HILLARY OR OBAMA, MCCAIN DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ECONOMY!!!!
is that how she is going to manage the country?
maybe THAT will force her to stop the bloodletting . . .
Give up Hillary! I think you're a fine person, but clearly, America would rather give Obama money for his campaign over you.
How in the world can she run this country? She can't even effectively run her campaign!
No problem, Bill has millions from the Middle East, just for this purpose...
And people think she'll be able to balance the budget when she can't even keep her campaign out of debt?
Obama 08!
I really believe that unless Pennsylvania decide who gets the nomination, neither candidate will win in the general election !
This is certainly a good first impression as to how these candidates handle large amounts of money. This is another factor that we all should consider....
Kind of gives you some insight in how she would mismanage the country if given the opportunity.
Sad.....
Well I would like to know how on top of everything else she thinks. She has a chance in _ell! I wonder how much more she has loaded her campaign that we don't know about! that % million was not the only loan!
Go Obama 08 Yes We Can
So Hillary gets an endorsement from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. The same ultra right wing, Richard Scaife-owned publication that lead the charge against the Clintons in the 90's. Gee, that's a surprise isn't it? The fix is in, people.
People don't want to give money to a campaign that is in all essence, over.
Is this what we can expect with Hillary has President.
She cannot even keep herself and her campaign out of dept.
I will stick with Obama he can run a campaign by for and of the American people and not have dept.
Thats the kind of President I want running this country.
Clinton supporters say remember the good old years when Bill was President.
They were not that good.
Obama knows how to spend the money we the people donate to his website Clinton on the other hand mis-speaks and mis-spends the money she has.
She cannot even pay her vendors and her campaign staff.
Obama 08 Yes We Can
Where did it all go? Chippendales? Neiman Marcus? Pappadeaux?
Why is it that the government can be trillions of dollars in debt and nothing is done to them but if anyone else is in debt, you either have to pay the debt or go to jail...
I can send more money Hillary. Hold on lady hopefully help is on the way. I think you will win big in PA.
That's not really good..... There are all kinds of signs for her to drop out but yet again she persists
If Hillary cannot raise enough money, she will have to quit. If she has the money, she will stay until the convention. I am hoping that she'll quit soon (because of financial problems or because of a common sense).
I think she should drop out. She is wasting her time and money
Ouch.
If I lived in PA, this would affect my vote.
Hillary. Drop out. With no chance to be the pledged delegate leader your candidacy has been reduced to bashing the Democratic nominee while McCain looks presidential.
Right Wing Radio and the GOP are laughing at us. PA voters PLEASE. Be strategic. You are costing us the election.
Add SHE is going to manage an economy?
Yes We Can! We will carbon copy George Bush's political machine of 2000. it's all about spending money.
I hope you eat her up Obama...Good For you, Keep up the good work
If she can't run a campaign, she surely can't run the country. This should be a clear indication of her "managerial" abilities. She has none.
What happened to Obama's finance reform that he supported??? LMAO
Orpha keeps handing those blacks the money to send to Obama!!!!
She will soon find out that the election cannot be bought!!
GO HILLARY!!! IF NOT McCAIN!!!
Drip, drip, drip, drip....
Thanks for reporting. I'll send her my 4th contribution .
.......and the walls of Jericho came tumbling down.
This shows where the people stand.
Obama '08
Pay your debts Hillary! And drop out of the race please.
It is amazing that this lady would just spend money she does not have to meet her agenda.Imagine what will happen if she was over the American budget.She spends as if she is bush,Scary!!!
why give money to CLINTON when she cannot win do the MATH no way to win, if they over ride the will on the plople then what has she won ?? if I am one of the volt they over ride i wont volt for her
Is this how Hillary is planning to run the country?
Obama 08
Good Luck vendors getting your money from Hillary...
I would start asking for cash up front when dealing with the Clinton campaign!!
Maybe she should start getting donations from all these Rep, like Limbaugh and Rove, who want her to be the Dem to run against McCain. LOL!!!
Running a campaign is a very difficult task and the way you manage it show how you run the country. The clinton campaign has been reckless when it comes to managing their finances. I don't think this woman is fit to run the country.
Take a bow....the night is over
This masquerade is getting older
Lights are low...the curtains down
There's no one here...
Say your lines but do you feel them
Do you mean what you say when there's no one around....
- Madonna
Negative ads cost mucho dinero.
Well, I really doubt her skills as a leader, if she can´t even manage her own campaign correctly...
I would love to see Clinton lose Pennsylvania and then have to hitch hike back to New York, her 'home', because she cant afford bus fair! ha ha ha
I do not want Hillary to be president in this time of our economy if she can not manage her own funds.
ouch
Of Course...why would anyone give their hard earned money to a lost cause?
She can't even run a campaign without going in the debt...how does she expect to run the country?
If she can't manage her own campaign well enough to keep it from going this far under, how can she be trusted to lead the country out of its economic crisis?
hil if this is any indecation of how u will run the country, do us a favor and drop out now.
OBAMA all the way in 08 & 12!!!!!!!!!!!
Is that how she would run the country? sounds like Bush all over again!
and look whos talking about economy!!
If you can't run a campaign, you can't run a country.
Can't manage her campaign, can't manage our country! Who is she not paying? Ask blue collar companies who are waiting on a check. Don't be fooled, she could care less for working people.
The Clinton campaign debt is starting to look a lot like our national one!!
Hillary Clinton is not the answer.
Hillary Clinton is the question.
The answer is, "No."
Stick a fork in her... she is DONE....
Mena is no longer a Clinton cash cow.
How will she run the government then? Oh... more debt.
And she says she can fix the economy. ROFL
YES, we are willing to pay for change if we have to. This election WILL be bought by the American people.
Go Barack!
If she can't run her own campaign finanically how can she run the White House and the country know that it's in trillion of dollars in debt.
Clinton's spent more than raised–another example of her both her lack of integrity and her desperation to win at all costs. How can we expect her administration to balance the budget and cut overspending plaguing our economy if she can't balance her own campaign budget.
Hillary, come on. Take one for the team–it's time to call it quits.
LOL...She has mismanaged her campaign both in personnel and in funds yet she feels that she is better equipped to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Country than anyone else. PLEASE
HOW CAN YOU MANAGE THE COUNTRY'S ECONONOMY WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN MANAGE YOUR CAMPAIGN? SILLY ARGUMENT
money talks, in a reverse way clinton had a lot of money when her campaign was starting. This says alot of people are moving with the winner, their money is showing Obama,lets get together with a front runner,Barrack Obama.
Managing your campaign finances is a reflection of how u would allocate & spent the American tax payers' money if become president....these are the kind of relevent issues the voters need to really consider...NOT manufactured politically-driven non-sense.....
if she can't run her campaign then please tell me how she can run a state let alone a country............ give me a break Deadbeat Billary
Sure $10 million seems like a lot of money but just imagine what she could do with our national debt. Clearly she knows how to manage money....
How can she put food on my table and gas in my tank when she can't even be fiscally responsible with her own campaign?
Moreover, she's charging her campaign 10million dollars in interest for the $5mil she loaned her campaign
Does that debt include all of the debt from February that she still hasn't paid off? Because I don't think it does...
He takes money from special interest groups in Washington, he is not different at all, what did you expect?
Hillary, we are with you all the way,
Pennsylvania will make the right choice, they will choose you!
Hillary 08!!!
If this is a sign on how she is the answer to fixing our economy... I don't want any part of it! If she can't keep a campaign operating in the black for only 6 months... how is she able to run a country's economy? I've given up on all of them!
still undecided
HMMMMMMMMMMM...
So how can she balance the country's debt problem if she can't handle her own debt problems.............. I Guess that 3 AM call will be from a collection agency....
Hmmm....will she write another check? On the other hand, she may cry on Keith Olberman tonight.
Michael moore is sending out rubbish to dems to donate to Obama. I then donated 20$ to Hillary and McCain, When a campaign keeps getting big bucks, no matter how he's doing, it starts to get a little questionable?
It is not unusual for candidates to be in debt after an election. Hillary keep on fighting and we will take care of the debt.
You undecideds: McDaddy (see above)...think it over and make the right decision...Hillary in 2008/2012>>>>>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No need for me to comment. I'll just echo the other posters who site mismanagement of the Clinton campaign will likely mean mismanagement of the country.
People also vote with their money.
So (if) she were president we would still be in financial ruin, but her personal account would be fine.
"I'll be RED by day one"
HRC
Thats a sure sign that its just time to stop. The people don't think she can win so they aren't funding her campaign. Obama is keeping it up strong-a sign the people are HOPEFUL and feel that YES WE CAN make a CHANGE.
I guess she should ask those lobbyist' for more "donations."
My vote still for her, if Obama wins, I'll vote for McCain.
$235 million wasted dollars for someone who will not get elected. Shameful use of money. Even if students vote in November, contrary to the beliefs of many, they will be offset by the largest voting block in the US–Women. Obama simply is a very poor choice and Pennsylvanians (not part of those polls as we older one don't answer such a call) will show that Tuesday. Those of us who have had to struggle and know just how much the Clinton years did for us will not do what some of the democratic leadership has done. PENNSYLVANIA HAS HILLARY'S BACK! Money can't buy everything even though Obama tries real hard to saturate the earth with monetary green. He can't buy the wonderful, practical people who know how its get done outside of the universities movement. Indiana and North Carolina can learn from us.
YES WE CAN...use our voice to counter a voter base that has yet to realize supporting themselves yet alone know how to pay for health care, or have yet to lose a mortgage, or even understand beyond the tuition check sent by parents.
Actions speak louder than words. Her speeches don't match her actions. She and her supporters say she has this financial plan all layed out. What she was going to spend money on, where she was getting it from. She had a chance to demonstrate this in her campaign but she didn't. Now who's full of speeches.
I find it pretty pathetic that HRC whom cannot balance a presidential campaign budget is talking about straightening out our economy...pls Hillary try and save what is left of you.
I just gave to Hillary, and will again. Hang in there, we will see you through. Remember we are the poorer supporters. Obama should have tripled your donations. He is out spending you 3or4 to 1,and still can't lock this up. You will win all the states except NC, and you will do ok there.
It's just unbelievable to me that people are still hardened supporters of this woman. And that some endecided voters in my state are still 'undecided'! If the management of her campaign is any indication of her management abilites, which I think it is a 100% indication of her management abilities, then a Hillary presidency would be a much more miserable failure than GW Bush. She puts people in charge that are total dolts, but are loyal to her (sound familiar?). She runs her organization in the red (sound familiar?). She use 'surrogates' to do her dirty work so she appears above the nastines (sound familiar?). She is bought and paid for by big industry lobbyists (sound familiar?). So she has a lot in common with GW Bush, and all those Hilla-nazi's HATE GW Bush. It's just unbelievable she still has any support. It's a very sad commentary on the American voting public.
I thought Hillary was the Blue-Collar candidate????
How can someone claim to be blue-collar when they make 100million dollars a year? Obama is steadily pulling in 50 million dollars a month at a rate of 25-100 dollars at a time.
Hillary only pulls in big-ticket donor's (ie: corporate lobbyists) and now her base has left her.
Hillary, please respectfully pull out of the election and start supporting the party that you are a member of!
.... yes, the Clinton campaign is bankrupt - morally, spiritually and lacking in the transparency and elevated level of fair play which disqualifies her for the great office of this land.
Pennsylvania – stake your claim and reputation as the state and good people who closed this race for Mr. Obama.
None of the candidates is perfect... however, we need to look forward to a new vision for this nation, and Obama gives us this chance to regain our footing domestically and on the international scene.
they have so much money $109 million, why cant she lend her campaign more money.... i'll tell you why.... because she was you suckers... she doesn't believe in her own chances.... that would be a bad investment.... follow her lead stop throwing your money away
What's to say she won't run the country like she has been running her campaign; wasteful spending and in debt.
"Obama has 2 fat billionaires behind him using every loophole in the book to send him money, Obama and Romney seem to have the same pattern, they outspend their opponents 3 to one and still loose."
I completely agree with you,
That is not what the Obama supportters refuse to acknowledge
Their candidate lost 3 out of 4 states in spite of outspending Hillary 2-1 or even 3-1.
Do you need more clues?
Hillary- President of the United States of America
If she wins Pa. as big as I think she, is the money will roll in. Hang in there! 18-24 yr olds who are voting for Obama still have Mom and Dad to pay their bills. What do they really know about politics? They know rock stars.
Whatever it takes to keep the inexperienced well wisher out! Go Clinton!
Texans for Experience!
If Hillary can not manage a campaigns finances how is she going to run this country. When this country is struggling financially is she going to loan the economy money from her own pocket book to keep it afloat?
Pure amazement that her campaign is still allowed to continue knowing that she began April with a $2 million deficit. Now with the heavy campaigning in PA, she is sure to have an even higher deficit (George Bush also has no regard to racking up debt). I repeat my statement again and again until someone takes notice....
ONLY BECAUSE HER LAST NAME IS CLINTON IS THIS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE..... A CANDIDATE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT BY THE POWERS AT BE!!!!!!!!!!
Oh Oh ... Billy better go out and make a quick speech somewhere...need some xtra bucks ...
Reports of financial trouble in the Hilary camp have been coming out for a long time now so this is not new. Apparently they were spending lavishly on hotels, dinners, parties and other things so I guess the irony is especially biting.
If she can't manage a campaign that was supposed to inevitably lead to her presidency, I'm not sure I can vote for her anymore.
I seriously have to think about whether I can vote for Obama.
Right now he has apparently managed his campaign very well but can he translate that to a presidency??
It's a good indication of what's really happening below the vocal level of campaign hype – her support has peaked and is waning. It's now or never in Penn.
Her negatives are way too high – a fierce group of supporters, but not enough to be elected. Too many people highly dislike her.
She is smart enough to see though what the DNC is not stating – that Obama is not electible this fall. His negative among certain groups are also way too high. A bad time for the DNC – 2 candidates that are C+'s at best.
As donations go, so goes the nation? (couldn't resist that one)
This is a great example of which candidate is better at raising funds from loyal supporters, spending according to their means, and managing their budget.
The billionaire money that Obama is getting won't sustain him much longer.After tomorrow it will be clear that despite Obama outspending Clinton 3/1 ,it will not buy him a win in PA,nor will it get him in the white house.
tIME FOR THIS TO BE OVER......REALY,...I MEAN NOW.
Monte Brown....FoxNews reported the same thing so how is CNN being biased?
Okay, this is over folks. You simply cannot sustain a national campaign if you don't have any money. Hillary needs to suspend her campaign and pay off those debts (heck I bet Obama will help her out).
The Clinton campaign debt is just one indication of how she will run (mis-run) the country. Look out, America!
I saw a CNN poll asking if the public wants her to quit – did you all see the numbers? 74% want her to stop after the primary tomorrow. She has created some serious damage to our party – folks, my wife and I voted for her in the Texas primary, but are facing facts. She has greatly hurt our chances in November.
FACT:
Billionaire backers aren't doing much. FOR THE FISRTS TIME IN HISTORY 1,366,366 UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL DONORS have donated to a presidential primary campaign. The candidate is Barack Obama.
One million, three hundred sixty six thousand, three hundred sixty six! There is nothing "elitist" about it.
Obama 08
Clinton's campaign spends money like a teenager with a credit card. I don't see her as a president who can reduce our countries trade deficit. She obviously dosn't have enough money to match Obama and what amazes me is that she waste the little money she has on kitchen sink advertising which yields low return on investments(ROE).
Voters are beginning to lose confidence in her campaign. They want to see her win by 15% + in Pennsylvania and other ensuing primaries to prove she can win the nomination. But polls are showing that voters are more likely to be hit by lightening than for her to win by those big margins. So I will advise her to keep her day job as a senator before it is also taken away from her.
So what does this mean for Hillary?
Absolutely nothing.
Her campaign is broke, she is behind in every possible way (total delegates, popular vote, number of states) and major democratic leaders have echoed the sentiment that the "one who is trailing" after this next round of primaries needs to drop out. Hello, none of those people are stupid. Everyone knows that even with a landslide in Pennsylvania there is no way for Hillary to overtake Barack Obama in any of those categories–barring a huge breakdown in his candidacy, which is about as likely as Al Gore putting in an eleventh hour bid.
I am completely convinced that the DNC will have to pry the nomination from Senator Clinton's cold, dead fingers. Even if it bankrupts HER.
Good. She's broke. Now get out.
Obama 08
Ahh Yes, but she has the experience to run the country!!! What a joke...Obama 2008!!!
In an election where the Issue of Ecomony is #1...do you want a candidate who cannot manage the economy of her own campain?
Were she the nomonie, the republicans will use this to crusify her in the general election campaign
Obama, The clear choice.
Yes, yes, yes!!!
If she can't control the money for a campaign how can she balance our budget!! Great work Hillary, I'm glad we have another option. Now we know why she was pumping her web site during the debate. It felt like an infomercial when she was taking.
If Clinton cannot pay her debts, small firms and all those other bills, how can she turn around the US economy! If Clinton cannot manage her campaign resources, how can she organize the national resources! Wake up America!!!
Hillary you can't buy the Whitehouse. No amount of money can overcome your defective dislexic campaign. Will there be a surprise in Pennsylvania? Will all your chickens come home to roost? Obama's mantra is "yes we can" and he calls on us to stand up and become part of the process and part of the solution. Hillary speaks about being the solution candidate while being the shining example of the problem. A Cancer can't cure cancer.
The closest either of these candidates have to executive experience is these campaigns.
If you can't run a campaign, you probably can't handle the whole country's finances!!
Come on..."experience"....???
3,2,1... and here come the comments from obamabots that she can't run a campaign
well here is my message to them: Hillary carries BLUE COLLAR voters because they cannot afford to screw around with idealistic messages of 'hope'...they need REAL solutions and Clinton provides them
Unfortunately, her base (blue collar voters) do not have the big bucks to throw at her campaign...
He may outspend her 4:1 like in Ohio ..but she will still win! People of PA need a CLINTON to turn this economy around!!!!!!!!
HILLARY 08!!!!!!!!
Yes!!
The TRUTH leaks out. And there is more to come, you can bet on that. The media makes her seem like she's doing better than she actually is. And all the spin creates more of a smoke screen. Don't be fooled again in 2008. Obama has been our best choice since the beginning. He is the reason for record voter turnout and WE all know it.
Obama 08
maybe she doesn't have the backing of the lobiest like obama does. Why don't all you obama freaks look into that!!!think about it fools before its too late. instead of listening to him, try reading what he says. It makes a differece. You won't like him so much. You will see what many of us have seen all along. He sounds good, but says nothing.
Experience speaks volumes!!! You have to be kidding. This is the second time within 6 months. First you “loan” your campaign 5 million to prevent going into debt. Now this… This report needs to be shown on all the major news networks. But instead we’ll see more stuff about her Bosnia trip and hunt for “Where in the World is Obama’s lapel pin”. Nonsense and garbage. And here we have an individual that can’t even keep her campaign finances together until Nov.
Men lie… Woman lie….Numbers Don’t
Knowing full well in advance that she could not afford to campaign there.. she went ahead anyhow.. this is how she will run our country..previews certainly shows us as much
I hope this shows all of her followers that have blinders on that she is not the fiscally sound candidate she pretends to be. After all, she voted right along with Bush on all the deficits we face now, so why would she change if she was elected and had a blank check?
Okay you Clintonites…If you haven't jump ship it seems like this is the right time to do so because your money is going down the drain!!! I don't think a candidate who can't manage her own campaign fund is good for President on Day 1. Just realize the inevitable and join the Obama train!!!!
"Resistance is futile"
Oh! No!
She can't manage her own finanaces, or campaign team.
And yet people want her to manage the Country.
Oh Dear!
Please, let Obama spend of his money to help the needy. There are Americans who can't afford life-saving medicine and health care, who are losing their homes, who are hungry. There are still Americans who suffer from Katrina and other disasters. And the list goes on. I think Obama is sick to spend so much money negatively attacking his opponents. Tell him to take a hip-hopping hike.
Cheryl in Annapolis
DAN......Who are the 2 fat billionaires for Obama??????
Spending more than you have...sounds like George Bush!
How can we expect her to turn around our economy and bring us out of debt if she can't even manage the debt of her campaign? A campaign that has accepted a lot of its finances from lobbyists.
Obama '08
How they run their campaign is EXACTLY how they will run this country....one is successful and one is already in debt.
I'll donate for the 5th time today.
everyone keep talking about how much Obama is spending.... News Flash.... HE CAN SPEND TWICE AS MUCH AS HER BECAUSE HE HAS TWICE AS MANY SUPPORTER... duh!... IF SHE HAD THAT KIND OF MONEY COMING IN SHE WOULD SPEND IT TOO
How do you buy an election when you've won more states, more delegates AND are ahead in the popular vote? I voted for Obama in my caucus and nobody paid me. Dumb argument.
It goes to show you that Barack Obama ,are the peoples choice. When it comes to Americans giving there money in a tough economy.They give to those they feel deserve it. So the money speaks for itself.
Dear DAN & Jay,
it's not "loose", it's "lose" you meant. That proves that exit polls are right when they show that uneducated folks vote overwhelmingly for Hillary.
A bunch of elitist snobs in here ridiculing everyone but Obama. He's a politician, just like Clinton and McCain.... which means not trustworthy...
How will she fix our economy when she can't even properly budget for her campaign?
Oh, and to all of those saying "why can't she use her own money?" you're not allowed to use personal finances when you run for president. You're only allowed to use fundraising money and donations. Don't you think she would have dipped into that 109 million by now if she was allowed to?
Get a grip you kids. Obama may have more money that doesnt mean he know how to run a country. He couldnt even run his own church. hahahahahahaha Never in my life have i ever heard such a skeemer ,liar, and a total bull-sh#$er in my life.
It makes me wonder how she can claim to have a great economic plan, but can't even keep her presidential campaign out of the red. Even John McCain, who professed to not knowing much about economic matters, is in better shape financially than her campaign is. If her campaign is any indication of what kind of president she'll make, we're in trouble IF she gets the nomination.
Please Pennsylvania, put a stop to the bickering and division of the Democratic Party tomorrow. It's in your hands.
Dont worry Hillary ...Please call your foreign friends like Elton John to raise money for you. Sorry no more donations from me.
You just manage your finances ..so please do NOT even try to manage the US economy.
Dear DAN & Jay,
it's not "loose", it's "lose" you meant. That proves that exit polls are right when they show that uneducated folks vote overwhelmingly for Hillary
The debt isn't really important when viewing the success of the campaign in going forward through the primary season, only the $9 million she has left to spend. She'll be able to draw it out until June, that's not going to be a problem, but going into the general election she's going to have to spend well over $10 million (more than that actually… she'll be collecting more debt to reduce spending now… I wouldn't be surprised if it's $30 before August) of her public financing allowed during the general election on debts from the primary election leaving her quite horribly crippled to begin the G.E. against McCain.
(Sorry my comment isn't as inflammatory as the others CNN, but post it anyways, please... Number to times deleted so far: 1)
Maybe she hasn't brainwashed her supporters into bankruptcy like her opponent has.
Becky in IN.....Barak knows how to run a campaign from his youger days as a community organizer in Chicago.You are foolish to believe that he is trying to by the campaign.You are just angry because your candidate(Hillary) is not winning.
Are you kidding me? Hillary needs to stepdown, she's in debt how can she run a country and can't even handle her campaign financial woes?
She needs to bow out gracefully and maybe if she's lucky Obama will consider putting her on his ticket as VP.
Is this why Larry King is giving her prime time the night before the Primary.. so she can cry a little, get some more dough??? I have always been a huge Larry King fan but giving her a whole hour of prime time coverage the night before an election well that is NOT fair. NOT FAIR! She has so badly managed her dough that she gets a freebie on King.. makes me ill really...
Let her use her 100 million if she is so in debt.. what a farce really and poor planning King.
i could have sworn that the Arizona Senator dogged Obama for the public financing..is he flip-flopping as well? If he accepts public financing in the General will he be going back on what he says?(maybe i am missing something here.. i dont usually pay much attention to anything he says)
Wow. She's broke. Isn't that clear evidence no one believe she can win? Hopefully, once Barack wins tomm., she will drop out.
Obama '08
First of all, to the person who said Obama has fat billionaires. The majority of Obama's money has come from individual donors. That's a fact you can't twist.
Secondly, Hillary had a huge lead going in and she blew it. She has run a poor campaign not just financially, but overall. Another fact you cannot dispute.
The race for Hill has been over since Texas. she would need to win a combined total of 60% of the delegates and super delegates left over to lock the nomination. Obama only 44%. As for money it's the same issue, the American people are also voting with their money. But the media will not let her campaign die. I supported Hill in my State primary in early February.
The primary race comes down to this;
Vote Hillary, if you want a Democrat in the White House in 2009.
Vote Obama, if you want a Republican in the White House in 2009.
Obama may, and I hope and pray not, win the nomination but HE WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT!!!
Hillary will bring back the peace and prosperity we enjoyed in the 1990's.
I don't think it is wise to put someone in the highest Ofiice in the land, if they are unable to successfully handle financial matters in their campaign.
Our country, especially now, need good financial administration.
No matter what ...I still can't bring myself to vote for Obama.
recession worries.... WHAT?
economic troubled times.... WHAT?
people having a hard time with raising gas prices... WHAT?
low consumer confidence equal low consumer spending.... WHAT?
this is not funny.... WHAT?
Let's see...who would you rather have a beer with–probably Obama. Who would you rather go to a ballgame with...probably Obama. Who would you rather BBQ with-probably Obama......sound like a pattern here??? (Think W)
Been down that road before. No thanks!!!
Go Hillary!!!!
Not very fiscally responsible, eh, Hillary? Just another for you to not be in the White House.
Jay April 21st, 2008 10:23 am ET
nice to know Obama is wasting all that money and still is going to loose PA!
It's called strategy. Outspend your opponent and make them go into debt. Looks like Obama accomplished this goal.
P.S. Learn how to spell 'lose.'
ooops.i donated $25 to obama.i suppose i'll be called an 'elitist',now.
I think it's very irresponsible of her to the people in PA and elsewhere that she now owes money to. What are the campaign finance rules? Will these people get paid? That's a lot of people who are owed a lot of money, and not paying them is a pattern she started early on in this campaign. To me, this is a lack of respect and a sign of a selfish mentality.
Hattie / Chicago April 21st, 2008 10:42 am ET
THIS IS PITIFUL !!!
SHE CAN'T EVEN MANAGE HER CAMPAIGNS FINANCES- HOW'S SHE GONNA MANAGE THE COUNTRY !!! VERY SCARY !!!
. Did all the obama's supporters get the same "MEMO" this morning?
GO HILLARY 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you believe in signs?
Wow and she wants to manage the nation's economy? No thanks. As a nation, we are in debt enough.
Time to kick the DC politician trash (including Bush and Clinton dynasties and Dick Chaney and his minions) to the curb.
Irish for O'bama! Obama-Gore or Gore-Obama or even Obama-Pelosi '08!
This is off topic but I have read alot of comments from Obama supporters who believe Obamas mom died and he was then raised by his grandparents. His father left him,yes but he was then raised by his mom and step-dad until the age of 10? His mother died when he was what? 30, He had a very GOOD upbringing and went to private expensive schools,
She started off with big time contributers who have given their max by law. He has drawn from the little people by the millions. This tells you who wants whom. The big wigs want Clinton and the little guys want Obama. If you trully want a candidate bought by the people instead of the big wigs, you better go for Obama.
Two points:
1. Hillary has shown that she cannot manage a small operation very well, having run low on campaign funds on several occasions. It question’s how can she be trusted with the largest economy in the world?
2. How can the Clintons raise millions for their library and foundation and not generate enough support to sustain a campaign? It question’s that those donations are likely dubious? Why is there not enough support from the rank-and-file of whom Clinton claims to be a part of?
Bottom line: Stick a fork in it Hillary! Obama its time to prepare for the general election!
Management 101, someone are liking it. if you can not run your own debt how can you run the country debt.
Well...there you have it.
Clinton supporters either DON'T HAVE money
or WON'T put their MONEY where their MOUTH is...
and we get a GLIMPSE of the US BUDGET under Clinton
DEFICIT CITY !!! for us, that would be,,
full repayment and fiscal PROSPERITY for HER
This just highlights the real need for these these campaigns to be publicly financed. The amount of money needed to compete is ridiculous!
I saw this huge billboard while driving on the thruway, it said, "WAIT TILL I GET DOWN THERE" signed-"GOD" Made me think, i'll tell ya. All the hatred in here is so uncalled for. Remeber the sign!!!
Wow! Hilbill can't even run an election campaign but wants to run our beloved country? Wake Up Penn! Alabama voters did now the balls is in your court!
G.O.M.A.B. for Barack Obama 2008
Who cares?
Hillary in debt? interesting as she spends other people's money with reckless abandonment while she and her husband rake in 100+ million personally. Clearly not someone you want at the purse strings of the top job in American . People need to wake up and quit listening to the spin ..... a decision over president has so little to do with a mangled phrase of words or something a acquaintance said or a pastor said, it's more appropriately about their actions and lying about Bosnia, negative attack ads, spinning non-essential issues in the public eye, and most importantly an inability to maintain financial balance of other peoples money ARE CHARACTER ISSUES and Hillary fails in all of them.
If she wasn't going all out to make Obama look bad she'd have money. It is no wonder people won't send her money because she is so disliked. If she wants to win people over, except the hardcore supporters who can't support her campaign, she should use her supporters money wisely and talk about why she should be president and stop trying to make Obama look bad.
It seems that Obama is better with money than Hillary. If Hillary can't run her campaign better than this, what would she do running our country?
Paul,
"Their candidate lost 3 out of 4 states in spite of outspending Hillary 2-1 or even 3-1. Do you need more clues?"
Here's a clue...even with the last 3 "wins" Barrack still has one more states! She can't do something as simple as running her campaign and she wants to run our country? No thanks...our country is in enough DEBIT!
OBAMA 08!!!!!
JOSH 10:48 inappropriate
HIllary's new strategy: instead of drinking beers, she is going to try and appeal to common americans by going into debt, like them!!
one more thing they will have in common: she will not be president
Senator Clinton has claimed to be tough but she has just been stubborn. Stubbornness can't withstand such a financial deficit. Money problems spell big trouble for Clinton going forward. Time to pack it in Senator Clinton the Fat lady is singing, loudly!
She will do well with the finances of the country, she does not have Rezco and Rev Wtight backing her. It will cost us more money at the end of his 4 years as President. Not all change is good. I want my social security when I retire. I am thinking with my head and not going to buy in to young one as a President.
how can she claim to be able to fix our economy when she cant even budget the funds in her campaign ?
how can she claim to be ready to lead on day 1 when she cant even manage her campaign?
maybe because Hillary supporters are just regular people who can't afford as much as BO's elete supporters.
This is what PAC and lobbyist money will do for ya!
Some one needs to tell those idiots who are supporting clinton the game is over. For God sake she can not even organize her own compaign how is she going to run this nation. Clinton supproters stop wasting your money on Clinton, joing the Obama group so we can bean Mccain. I want you to think hard we do not want third term Bush in the white house.
Stocks to avoid:
[1] Bear sterns
[2] UPS
[3] Hillary Clinton's campaign
Fiscally NOT responsible, Hillary? I bet your old health care plan would be a REAL winner too....
QUIT NOW
OBAMA '08
What a shame we can't have a FAIR election, which includes the voters of Michigan and Florida ... and where by the winner is not based upon outspending your oponenent by 3 or 4 to one.
Hillary '08
All that money and still going to fail in PA.
How can Hillary preach about a balanced budget when she cant even manage her own campaign?
It seems to be a move of desperation with somewhat selfish motivation to go that much debt before the real battle even starts?
At what point will she realize that she is hurting the democratic party by not fighting this battle so hard?
Funny how the tone of the Obama people have changed, he uses to be perfect, now we hear all campaigns are the same? Just hope when this is over that he isn't able to buy the nomination. Good news is that I think the Obamaians are finally starting to open their eyes. Google more Obama people, come to the light.
If she can't manage her own campaign finances, how the hell is she gonna balance the budget as President? Go crying (literally) to the Federal Reserve? She's toast.
Bleed her money dry, Barack!! Then, as she said, 'the sky will come down, celestial choirs will be singing, and we'll all know it's ok', because she'll be dropping OUT of the race!!
OBAMA '08!!!!!
Mismanage – she is still in the race. She figures out how to make a $1 out of 50 cents. Doesn't this tell you something.
I'm unemployed with debt up to my butt – But I MANAGE to provide for my family, food, clothes, gas, medical. YOU FIND WAYS TO SURVIVE that is what this lady is about!!!!
PA and american people– do you really want Hillary to take responsibility of this country's purse??? HELL NO!!!
she cant even manage her own money let alone the country. She needs to just give up.
re: DAN April 21st, 2008 10:21 am ET
Just where is Obama "loosing"?
Delegate count? Nope.
States won? Nope.
Popular vote? Nope...
When is CNN going to start reporting unbiased news?
Suffolk University Poll HRC +10%
Quinnipiac Poll HRC + 7%
Both real politics Poll Averages and CNN Poll of Poll is Statistical and Mathematical disaster.
Any one that learned Algebra in elementary school would know that when you cannot add unlike terms (in this case unlike data).
when you add:
2 cars + 2 boats + 2 jet ski's you get an average of absolutely nothing not even a zero.
Thought Bill Snyder, Chief CNN analyst knew better, suppose it is matter of trying to prove one's point of view with absurd statistics.
There is an old saying that Statistics lie. I have always believed a lier uses Statistics to validate his/her lies.
This is only half the story come on CNN, tell us who this money is owed to. Is it small businesses?
You wouldn't be trying to influence the election on the day before the primary. Would you, CNN?
And just what will see do for this country? Her campaign may be in debt, but her tax returns say she's doing just fine. She looks more and more like a republican politician everyday.
PAY AS YOU GO has been the philosophy of the Obama campaign.
DON'T PAY & OWE is Hillary's!
OK, Bill...you need to go give some more speeches so you can pay off these bills, especially the small business owners.
I hope that all of you business owners, especially in PA, get paid.
SHAME ON YOU HILLARY CLINTON!!!!!
OBAMA/WEBB '08 & '12
Vote for someone who knows how to manage a multi-millon dollar operation...our future economy needs him!
To use a poker metaphor, he just put her "all in". Think about it. He makes her spemd all her remaining resources in PA, which she's supposed to win anyway, and what's left to use in IA and NC?, nothing!
It's smart politics. She's drawing dead, as the saying goes. Muck your hand Hillary. Game over!
By the way, let's see if she dips into her elitist bank account for another $5 million.
Sorry to hear this Hillary. We gave you $500 several months ago, and I am sad to say that apparently you did a poor job managing all of your earlier contributions. We have decided to become more focused on the Dem nominee best capable of beating McCain in the fall and have recently donated another $200 to the Obama Campaign. We much prefer how he manages his campaign finances too.
Dems take back the White House!
Jay – April 21st, 2008 10:23 am ET
Jay stated "nice to know Obama is wasting all that money and still is going to loose PA"!
--------------------------------
Nice to know Obama will cut Hillary's PA lead to single digits, and go on to win the nomination.
Obama 08.
This is troubling. I am not an Obama or Clinton supporter but this speaks volumes about her campaign. If Senator Obama had incurred such debts during his campaign many Americans would be calling for him to drop his bid for the White House.
This may cause a slight drop in Clinton support in remaining primaries however she will most likely still in Pennsylvania.
Bith Sens. Clinton and Obama have thick obstacles to overcome to unite their party before November.
What? No more money from the Colombian government? Are you paying Bill and Chelsea to campaign for you, Hillary? Hillay represents everything that is wrong about government today. Bad choices and bad people around her. How much did Mark Penn and rooms at the four Seasons cost. How many people around Hillary line their pockets?
STOCKS TO AVOID:
[1] Bear sterns
[2] UPS
[3] Hillary Clinton's campaign.
This ought to tell ya something PA! Please end this nonesense tomorrow and vote Obama
Worst of all, she is in debt of the moral authority to be our President.
The America people don't deserve a lier, a president with no moral ground.
Go Obaba 08
Oh oh, here come the torrent of Hillary supporters! I wonder how they will attempt tell us that Obama is going down now? Burn baby, burn!
Barack the vote!
Why does CNN put Hillary "Rove" Clinton on the Larry King Show night before the Penn primary?
I thought Hillary was financially responsible, so if she is in
debt now what will the country look like when she is president.
Think about it!!
This is starting to feel like a left out scene in the Wizard of Oz. We all see you behind the big green curtain. Pay your employees and get out.
Go Barack! YOU rock!
Let me get this straight...HRC wants our votes so she can improve the economy, install universal health care, etc., etc., etc., Good grief. Her campaign is more than $10 million in the hole. This is the woman who wants to run our country????
If anything Clinton's campaign is better orgainized than Obamas. She has spent so much less than him, yet she is very close to be tied with Obama. That is getting value for money.
Obama's campaign is being irresponsible with the money they are spending. 9 million in tv ads? Of course Hillary has to increase spending to stay competitive.
Just think about how quick Obama will be willing to spend your tax dollars as president, the change that people can expect is more pork-barrell projects.
An indication of the kind of president she would make? I hope she drops out soon so that the real candidates can get on with it.
So. I just hope all supporting Obama are prepared to keep dishing out the money to pay for all he is supporting. Of course WE all will have to because our taxes will be through the roof. I think all of us here in PA are getting used to running our homes on small budgets, getting by and not operating in the black most of the time. So we can relate. No, not a Hillary supporter or Obama. I don't want or need all the new taxes that will come with their programs. I think it shows Obama likes to spend money that is given to him and that is how he will be spending our tax money also, and it will continue to raise our taxes.
WE ARE GOING TO THE BITTER END OF THIS RACE–LIKE IT OR NOT. YOU ALL CAN BRAG ALL YOU WANT ABOUT HIS MONEY. HE'S STILL COMES OUT A LOOSER.
No surprise, considering that she is morally bankrupt. This is a good indicator of how she would run the country. Obama in '08! Yes, WE can!
"Men lie… Women lie….Numbers Don’t"
LOL – Whoever said that took the words right out of my mouth. All of this math = Desperation period
Think of donations like tax revenue. You get in a certain amount and you spend a certain amount. Hillary, like GW Bush before her, is spending far more than is coming in.
Obama, like Bill Clinton before him, is able to spend less than he's taking in.
The Obama campaign suggests an Obama presidency would help pull the country out of debt. HRC would drive us deeper into debt.
She is running her campaign in the red..... Imagine how she will run our country??????
Wake up and end this joke!
You can't manage a campaign budget so no way you will be able to fix the economy. It's obvouis!
Go Obama!!!!
And you want to trust her with running a country?
She will increase the US debt if she gets into the whitehouse.
Think people!
Obama or McCain 2008
Clinton is a joke! She is a sore loser ............Go Barack!
I think this piece of news would spur HRC's supporters to donate more to her campaign. But i wonder what kind of supporters these are, considering her support base is among older voters (baby boomers with huge savings and investments)? NC and Indiana should take note, if PA cant bail us all out of this primary contest.
Sell some Wamart stock Hill!
Is she going to loan her campaign another $5 million and collect the interest on that too?
If she can't handle the finances of her campaing, how can we expect her to handle the economic issues that face the country? Time for her and Bill to either loan her failed campaign attempt more of their new found wealth, or for her to get out of the race!
AVOID THE FOLLOWING STOCKS:
[1] Bear sterns>> mortgage crisis
[2] UPS>> high gas prices
[3] Hillary Clinton's campaign>> no strategy, ethical issues, debt.
I think this piece of news would spur HRC's supporters to donate more to her campaign. But i wonder what kind of supporters these are, considering her support base is among older voters (baby boomers with huge savings and investments)? NC and Indiana should take note, if PA cant bail us all out of this primary contest.
Emeka, South Florida
Gee – most people slow down on spending when money is tight. Clinton speeds it up. What arrogance.
Hmmm, if she can't manage her campaign debt, what make the American people think that she can handle the economy of the USA. Oh, I guess Bill will be the expert on this area for her. And to think that the media is reporting that older voters may old the key to a possible win for HRC. Welll young people better come out in droves before their parents have us screwed in another 8-16 years. So the saying that older is wiser, is not always the case. Older could mean higher case of dementia.
Surprise, surprise! Wow, Hillary you are an expert in economics! Your fiscal leadership is amazing. In debt – again. This speaks volumes for you to be "ready on day 1" to figure out a way to repay your campaign debts.
Perhaps Billy will "loan" you some of his millions made from foreign interests?
You have every right to stay in the primary process – as long as your campaign pays it's bills. Not doing so is FRAUD! Cough up the dough or go home!
Senator Obama is just unstoppable!!! Keep up the good work, Senator!
she needs to get out of the race, she cant win anymore
OBAMA 08
How much does Bill charge Hillary for speaking at her events? With the money that she owes, I think Bill probably pockets 400k a pop, at least give your wife a discount Bill. Sheesh!
Hillary, maybe you should start using cheaper cuts of meat, and reusing the aluminum foil. You could also carpool to work, or ride a bicycle built for three – you, Bill and Chelsea.
Maybe Bill should use an electric razor instead of those wasteful disposable razors.
Also, don't forget to keep your tires inflated to 32 psi. That will save as much as 5 mpg. You can save on health care by using the generic Neosporin. It's on sale at Walgreen's.
Also, don't be too quick to throw out that old 19 inch color TV. You can get a converter box, and the Government will give you a $40.00 coupon.
Maybe you should start baking cookies, and have a bake sale for the campaign. Obama pays top dollar for his cookies, so you'd have an advantage!
Bottomline CNN, all 3 are in debt regardless of how much.
Even Obama despite all the big millionaire donors. The media is a joke when it comes to fair and balanced reporting. What happened with the superdelegates that endorsed Hillary. 3 in one day???.
I know you will not post this. I don't even know why I bother.
The democratic party is being split apart by this nonsense!!
Hillary Clinton has her own agenda, and that is to win no matter what the cost, to the party. She should begin the healing now, and start supporting the people's choice>>Obama, and help him to win the election in November. The time is now, if the shoe was on the other foot, I'm sure Obama would concede.
I do really understand that she stays in the race to how she can race some cash and pay off the debts. But it seems like she is getting it wrong! I mean loosing the nomination and fall deeply in debts. May be this is time for her to stop bleeding.
Clintons mismanagement of money and people is legendary. So what's new?
Her ties to LTTE. just read.
Hillary Clinton's involvement with terrorists and terrorist organizations isn't limited to her involvement with her husband Bill, however, as reported by LankaNewspapers.com, a Sri Lankan news outlet.
According to a fundraising web site for the Senator, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) activists are involved in raising funds from 100 Dollars to 2300 Dollars to help elect Senator Clinton as the next United States President.
New Jersey residents have expressed the fear, that LTTE or the Tamil Tigers could flush supporters with millions of dollars, to buy influence over the next possible President of the United States of America by infiltrating into democratic fund raising machine.
An email distributed by a female activist, Pat Pathmakumar for the group under the name `Tamils for Clinton` has appealed to contribute for the Clinton fund by sending checks to her or a man named Ram Ranjan, a man who organized the LTTE Heroes day meeting in New Jersey last year. Ranjan has publicly admitted he raised funds for LTTE front, the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO).
Further information regarding the Tamil Tigers Organization can be found here:Council for Foreign Relations Explanation of Tamil and the LTTE
How is this not a HUGE story? She's broke! She ran the worst, most overly self-indulgent campaign ever. Instead of spending to spread her message, she payed tens of millions to people like MARK PENN. Mark Penn! It's disgusting that the only executive job she's EVER had, she botched. Call my values different, but I find this much more important than what 60s radical Obama did charity with. Disgusting what some people care about in terms of electing presidents.
OBAMA 08
Well I guess the proof is in the pudding. God don't like ugly.
Superdelegates: pay attention!
Follow the money and it will take you straight to an Obama victory!!!
Obama for America! and America for Obama!
Too little money, too few votes.
When will she get a clue?
If she can't manage her campaign finances, what makes you think she can manage U.S. budget. I hope she realizes after tomorrow that it is time to go home.
The even stranger fact is that Obama will have spent close to $15 in Pennsylvannia, three to four times as much as Clinton, and still probably lose. Most of his money is coming from Moveon.org and progressive PACs.
I do hope that the new Penn voters who have registered in the thousands vote for Barack Obama instead of Hil-lie-ary Clinton tommorow!
G.O.M.A.B. for Barack Obama 2008
If she can't manage her own money why would I want her managing the money of our country.....
Thanks Jay for pointing out that with all the money Obama is pouring into PA and still loses tomorrow. What does that mean? She is a fighter. He is just fine when he the advantage, but cannot stand the heat. If he gets the nomination, it will a hot November for him from the Republicans.
Those PA vendors she's using better get cash up front!
Terrible campaign. Terrible management. Terrible candidate.
Obama '08!
The way a candidate manages their campaign is an indicator as to how they'd manage their job of president. Hillary's been underperforming all the way across the board, running a campaign full of scandals, internal strife, and now deficit spending.
She may be "ready on day one" all right... ready to make a mess of our country.
Meanwhile, Obama's been raking in record amounts of funds and managing them well. When scandals pop up he addresses them and gets back to focusing on the issues. His campaign is displaying much greater competence than Hillary's.
Well, this race shouldn't be about money anyway. Let's get real. So is this supposed to mean she is going to lose because of debt? Oh yeah.. we are in America.
Hillary....you need to drop out of the race so Obama can focus on November.
Im impressed with the amount of money being raised, Hillary has not done too bad, it's just Obama is breaking records. Hopefully the investments pay off for the Democrats
It looks like McCain has no chance.
hey bloggers she is a fighter
just watch her throw the whole dam house at barack obama on larry king live tonight.
of course she will prolly make a lot of last minute proposals also.
her money is dried up now so she is using the local news media in pennsylvania to get out her lying messages... thats a cheap way to advertise since her vendors want cash up front.
READY ON DAY ONE-– THIS PENNSYLVANIA VOTER DONT THINK SO.
This really is ridiculous!!! Obama is buying the Democratic nomination!! Where is the leadership of the DNC? Is this what you want America to think – that nominations can be bought? Just think what all that money could do for the poor people and the people who live from paycheck to paycheck in America!!
PA, do you really think the republicans won't use this against her in Nov? Is this the candidate we want to put forward with our economy in the dumps? She versus McCain on the economy equals a loss. If you can't manage a couple million dollars of debt, how on earth can you manage a couple trillion??? I guess we'll start spending the money of our great-great-great-great-great grand children with Hillary in the driver's seat. (GWB has already spent the money of our great-great-great grand kids.) OBTW, I wonder when's the last time HRC cooked and sat down to a "blue collar meal"?? She ain't one of us, folks! But, she will tell you what you want to hear to get our votes. Even her smile is fake....
END IT PA!!! Vote Obama, please?
That is what the Clinton's get she should have paid off that debt with the millions that Bill raises from other countries like China and Columnia for speaking on there behalf
It's pretty sad that money can still buy a nomination even with the country deep in debt. It's time to return to the old days of town hall meetings and hustings where people could grill the candidates directly instead of having to listen to secondhand spin.
Please, please dont make this go on any longer PA. Hillary fought a good fight, but she will inevitably not take a seat as presidential candidate. It is important that we wrap this up to start focusing on obtaining the White House. Keeping HIllary in this race is only going to lead to more angst and slash/burn politics. You need to take a chance and BELIEVE IN CHANGE. America took a chance with the young charming Catholic JFK. Lets take a chance with the young charismatic Obama. He can lead this nation to the next stage in history. Restore this great nation to its rightful place in this world. This is campaign that Hillary can no longer hope to win. Lets end it now and focus on the big picture!
Obama 08
HILLARY CAN BEAT MCCAIN. OBAMA CANNOT.
PA FOR HILLARY!
I'm going to donate again today (my 5th donation).
CNN, please post this.
The Hillary campaign has avoided telling the truth about campaign finances up until April 21st. There was already speculation and accusations about Hillary running low on liquidity and not paying small vendors.
Now I understand why Elkton John did a concert fundraiser for Hillary! Hillary didn't want to have to lend her campaign any more of her own money to pay off debts (remember her and Bill earned over $100 million in 8 years), so she is running a campaign to get Hillary-supporters to pay off her debt prior to dropping out in May.
Obama in 08!
This clearly demonstrates two facts
1) The campaign is having difficulty both raising and managing cash.
2) The Clintons, flush with their White House induced $100MM wealth, have very likely loaned more money to the campaign in order to keep the lights on in PA.
I think this speaks strongly to the superdelegates and the 'down ballot' democrats who are seeking election in November. Barack Obama is just able to command a much greater fundraising potential than Hillary Clinton.
With that fundraising power it gives the democrats a huge advantage over the republicans for the first time in a long time.
guys come on now, our three choices are all horrible. seriously, out of 300 million people these are the only idiots we gan get? They will all screw everything up even worse...
This is what I see, Obama's is supported by the little people and it shows in his bottom line fiugre. The queen's money is from special intrest groups and they are stating to dry up. So the writing is on the wall PA, and I HOPE you do the right thing, and FINISH HER!!!!
WOW... with this kinda debt looming she will be ready on day one alright. Ready to let her hubby sell her presidency to the highest corporate bidders – even the overseas ones – to pay this off. If she isn't already in the hands of the lobbyists, she sure will be after this is done.
Think about it America... she's gonna have to pay this off somehow, or rather WE will if she is elected!!!!
Hillary, you can fool some of the people sometimes, but you can't fool the people all the time. The numbers don't lie. Your lack of managing your campaign funds speaks volume. Give it up, go enjoy the good life with your 100 millions.
lol it just shows that Obama's money comes from big business, as he says it doesn't....oh wait i mean from their empolyees
Obama you liar
This must be the work of a vast right wing conspiracy.
Hey Fred,
You must be part of the in-bred generation. I've donated to Barack, and it did not come from Orpha ( or are you TRYING to spell Oprah?)see what in-breeding does to you....
So my question to the Hillary supporters, why don't you guys put your money where your mouth is? if you guys support Hillary so much, why haven't you guys been donating to her campaign? its obviously because you know that Obama will win this nomination and become the next president of the United States. And your donating to the Obama campaign, because at least he's not in debt. I rest my case
Obama 08
how can you run a country when you can't even run your own campaign? Mis-managing money/budget etc.
One more day and CLINTONS will be history!!! PA, if you want to make a history, support the next president of our country – Barack Obama!! Let's stop the HC's and our AGONY, please... It's all up to you now... Let's crash her and focus on McCain... Take your responsibilities there siriously, dear friends...
Nora, NYC
She is ready to be President on "day one" but she STILL can not figure out how to be ready for a campaign.
I thought Hillary was going to tell us all how to pay our insurance, save our homes and keep our jobs.... yet she can not pay her own bills.
Maybe she was working on her budget and strategy at 11 PM when Bill says she is tired and mis-speaks. Maybe she shout set it aside, take a nap and get back to it at 3 AM when she is ready for that red phone on snipers in Bosnia or economic issues.
Questions should be, "Where is all this money coming from that is in Obama's coffers?"
Corporations? Lobbyist? Welfare Checks? Student loans?
Think before you vote.
If the economy is your #1 issue then this is very important. At the debate when the issue was social security, Obama said he would consider raising the payroll tax. Hillary attacked him on this and said she would not consider this. Obama said he is a firm believer in pay as you go and layed out his plan for generating funds. Hillary was going to implement her plan and figure out a way to pay for it later with a commission.
People manage in the same way regardless of size of the organization. Today the campaign tomorrow the nation. Obama $675000 in debt Hillary $10m.
If you rule well in a few things... Think about it.
Obama butts... Hillary should LOSE BIG with all the supposed supporters and all the money he has. Idiots, her campaign is in debt because she has to stay competitive with Obama's advertising. DUH! Obama should WIN REAL BIG with all the money he has so I concede – he's going to win PA I guess.
But, what if he doesn't? He should. If Hillary is as bad as you say, then he should win and she should lose. Let's bet – if Hillary loses she is out. If Obamas loses (should win REAL BIG though) then he's out. Hillary will have a much better chance to beat McCain than Obama. Hillary's supporters are more responsible and don't throw their every penny for a campaign.
Just because she cannot run her campaign doesn't mean she cannot run the country. As president all she would need to do is raise taxes..and raise them..and raise them again.
Folks are tired of throwing money away for her.
It is understandable. She is facing Obama who is supported financially by almost every African Americans. They dream to have the first AA president from Obama. In fact, Hillary has raised a lot of money, if compared with McCain.
margie,
It is the people who are supporting Obama's campaign. Even if billionaires are supporting him. I bet their monies doesn't out weigh the monies Hillary has gotten. Obama campaign is getting monies from supporters who simply want change.
Pa citizens, Please don't give HRC the opportunity to bankrupt our country fiscally or morally.
Gee, I was wondering when Obama was going to get some positive air time here. I'm not surprised Obama has generated so much in donations while Hillary is endlessly in debt. We Obama supporters may not be rich, but there are a lot of us!! Let's go PA!!! YES WE CAN.!!!
Who has more money to spend in the General Election where it matters? Barack or Hillary? The answer is Hillary. Barack has raised millions to buy the nomination--which if he wins, will be the case. Just like the Tobacco industry polluted the airwaves with false advertising on how cool it was to smoke, Barack has done the same with himself. The voters will find out how bad he will be for the United States much later.........
Obama has over 1.3 million individual donors and people say he has a few billionaire backers??? Come on people. Obama has captured the heart of America and is poised to take the white house. I remember reading an article yesterday how Hillary was doing much better with online fund raising capturing a whopping 6,000 donors.... If someone can't run her campaign and knowingly goes into further debt for a losing cause, where do you think she will take our money... she will run us into the ground just like her campaign. Good Job Hillary, do the party justice for once and drop out.
And I find it funny many of my posts simply disappear after a while.... I guess The Clinton News Network doesn't want that many arguments against their girl.. too bad there are more and more each day.
and cnn or any of the other news broadcasters will put this on the news
if it was mcsame or barack it would be played over and over again
wow - we know who the newscasters and journalists are backing/
its a outrage
I don't want her handling my public monies.
How can we ever elect a President that is in debt. None of these candidates cares about important topics like balancing the budget, and avoiding a recession. If they can't stay in the black with the millions they bring in, how can we ever expect them to understand the people who are stuck with recession fears due to a weak economy fueled by DEBT. As a country we need to just buckle down, and realized that once we are out of debt, we can control our own destiny. Politicians on both sides are just selling us out to the highest bidder and they will take off before the bill is due.
MONITOR AND STOP RACIAL COMMENTS
STOP RACIAL COMMENTS
STOP RACIAL COMMENTS
This is how she will run the country.
This is it.
$109 million for her and ask us...for $5.00 or $10 bucks. Greedy elists.
I will stay home. I will not cast a vote, if she steals this from Barrack. First time in over 35 year. I can't. It would be deceitful going against my everything I am made of.
Maybe her campaign wouldn't be struggling as much if Al Gore would've been elected President...what a joke....Bottom line is she expected Super Tuesday to be her coronation as the Democratic Candidate. She just didn't factor the movement of Barack Obama into the equation
Hillary why aren't your supporters giving you any money? I guess they are jumping ship, like my family did
Her campaign is in debt and she has had two major shake-ups. If her campaign is managed this badly then what will her White House be like. I think its time for her to return to New York. Things have been falling apart there since she left.
Obama '08 and '12
Fred – before you come on here and make stupid, racist comments learn to spell. It's OPRAH! Obama has many white supporters as he does Black, Hispanic, Asians, etc.
If there was an elections for ignorance, you'd definitely get my vote.
Barack means Blessing. Whom God has blessed, no man or woman can curse. I only wish Bill would be the great statesman he is and embrace Obama after the PA primary contest which could ultimately wrap up this nomination. Its all about timing!
YES! So much for her lousy leadership! Imagine if she is elected!
Hey Hillary – if you can't stand the heat – get out of the kitchen!
By the way – we don't need a tough leader – that's why we have troops!
It's great to see the rookie/underdog bring the Clintons down!
Go Obama!
Since Barack is spending 3 to 1 in PA I guess I will send him $300 this time.
PS- Fred- Oprah has not given me 1 penny.
Obama 08
Yes she is operating in the red, because she does not have the NAACP, OPRAH The only thing you Obama supporters have not figured out yet but you will. OBAMA will be the above mentioned people's Boy when if he ever gains office. If that's what you want, then you're on the right track. I will cover the (BOY) thing right now. It is not meant to be a racist remark. I would say the same thing about HILLARY is she had theses go-goods supporting her only i would say, (ThEIR GIRL). But she does not answer to them or anyone else. She will lead this country back on track like the Clintons of the ninties did. HILLARY SUPPORTERS CONTRRIBUTE NOW TO HER CAMPAIGN> HILLARY CLINTON 08
Mrs "I deserve to be Prez" will not quit now because then she would have to dig into her own millions again to payoff this fiasco she is running.
With there being very little difference between Hillary and Barack on issues...
Anyone still clinging to her is doing so because of his/her own personal issues... whether it is race, sex, narrowmindedness or ignorance.
ha ha ha... he he he....LMAO!!
CNN I am confused why you moderate comments when you let post a comment like this
April 21st, 2008 10:48 am ET
obama sux dic morris dic
and you let so many thought provoking comments waste away in moderation land!! CHECK YOURSELVES PLEASE!!
This comment probably won't make it to the board either!
shrimps barnicles that was a good one. !!!!(:::)
The newly released reports offer the clearest picture to date of just how much of an advantage Barack Obama holds over Clinton heading into the final stretch of the prolonged Democratic race for the White House.
Terrible, terrible bias. I hate you more everyday CNN. Another superdel. endorsed Hillary did we get a story on this? Of course not. Did we get a story on Obama's ridiculous spending? Of course not. If Obama has such a huge advantage in PA he should be ahead in the polls. It's great to know how easy it is to buy the white house.
Hillary has set us back , now she needs to get out of the race to save ace.
Here we go again. If you can't keep your own house in order, how in the heck do you think she will successfully run the country. Oh I forgot, she will misspeak or fire someone–she's not responsible. Hilliary can also tap the $109 million dollars her and Bill made to bail her out and destroy the democratic party. Some people just don't know when the writing is on the wall.
Here come 10 mil from the sky and everything is going to be alright...lol
It's better to have an inexperienced well-wisher than an 'experienced' ill-wisher to mismanage our nations finances.
So let me get this straight, Hillary is starting April $1,000,000 in debt ($10 million in bills minus the $9 million she has on hand) while Barack Obama is in debt for $650,000.
He has raised $60 million dollars more than her, but their debt is only separated by $350,000 dollars.
Forgive me for stating the obvious, but isn't that proof that Obama is the one who can't handle money? He has taken a $60,000,000 advantage in starting funds and reduced it to a $350,000 advantage in debt level compared to Hillary.
For our next president, we need someone who knows how to handle money when budgets are tight.
But you guys want her for President. I mean Hillary supporters why aren't you funding her if you back her so hard. At least Obama supporters are showing up at the polls, registering to vote, and financially backing him. See you guys are just like your candidate you guys are all talk and no action. That's why Obama should be President he talk the talk and walk the walk. Hillary make promises just like Bill and don't keep them. PA where are your jobs are they there yet? Remember Bill promised you this too. Try something different you just might get blessed.
Wow a Novice running such a great compaign just think what he can do in the white house. Obviously he has great managment skills and wisdom to run a campaign the way he has. And I must say he has tried to run a clean campaing but Hillary doesn't like clean she likes dirt. Now I see why Bill acted the way he did in the white house; they are truly compatible. AMERICA PUT THIS MAN IN OFFICE SO WE CAN BECOME A STABLE COUNTRY AGAIN. GET BEYOND YOUR FEARS AND PREJUDICE FEELINGS. IT'S TIME AMERICA GROW UP AND BECOME MORE CIVILIZED ADULTS. HOW CAN WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN IF WE ARE ACTING LIKE CHIDREN.
Gee, what is she capable of doing, other than attacks? Duck Hunting? Its not budgeting.
Margie,
Why is Hillary bothering? Can she win? Will the Super delegates overrule the voters? Can Hillary supporters do simple math? Can Hiilary manage her own finances? Lets see, NO, NO, NO, and NO! Wake up Democrats before her ego and sense of entitlement drag the entire party down and we get a 7-2 Consevative Supreme Court for the next generation.
time to contribute.
Balance in read? Unpaid bills? 2 million deficit?
This is the sign of a very low CREDIT SCORE for Hillary.
Pennsylvania people, please do not give a LOAN (the nomination) to a such person.
She can not win in 2008. She is destroing Obama, cleaning the road for McCain. Is the only way for her to be able to candidate in 2012 again.
Obama 2008!
Now we know why she took that big gulp of whiskey!!!!!!!!!
I just can't imagine why people still support this woman. She has no management skills. If Barack was a white man (i.e. John Edwards), Clinton supporters would've left her long time ago. The only way people can support Hillary is by subconsciously discriminating against Obama for his African American identity. This shows the true color of the democratic party. Even if Jesus himself appear in front of Hillary supports and say she has no chance of winning the nomination, they will still vote for her out of racial discrimination.
Thanks for the update, I just contributed again!!!
Hillary 08 for real change!!!!
Give to Hillary as much as you can today, once we get her in the investment will pay off many times over, HillaryClinton.com
WE LOVE YOU HILLARY 2008 !!!
The one thing that the media always forgets to mention about Obama is that his fundraising is mostly funded by MoveOn.org, which is bankrolled by a billionare who is well known to be a Socialist. That, of course, is the reason why Obama has access to so much money as opposed to those reports that he is getting so much money from small donors on the internet. Yea, right.
I wonder how much of Obama's campaign donations come from
Republicans who have no intention of voting for him but would rather set him up as the Democratic candidate? How much of his campaign donations are coming from Mid-east interests? Just wondering-big money tends to come from big money.
Fred, Fred, Hillary's campaign is dead. Yet like in any typical horror movie the ghost either don't know they're dead or they're mad as hell about it!
Oh! By the way – this is the 2nd time she has come up short or in the red! Her donors have given the max by law. So now – they want to use the 527 – to continue to give Hillary life support! Go Obama! Considering Hillary says it's tough to be in the white house every day-
she was in there for 8-years – did she not get lessons from Bill?
so when do you need to pay people to win an election. She is the better candidate by far.... Her and McCain would be the best match up with her on top in Novemeber......biased.....
The posters pretending that Obama is funded by "two billionaires" are simply living in some other reality.
Over 1.3 million people donating to Obama at an average of around $100 tells the whole story.
Stick a pitchfork in Bill-ary, Hell-ary, Lie-ary, – DONE!!!
Nothing like winning the nomination by fat cat support/bundlers. Yeah, Obama sure does represent a new kind of Democrat, the Republican kind. Hillary supporters we've got to contribute more to get her through this primary.
It will all end in pennsylvania for hillary period. Not only is she not fit to lead, she can't manage money either, but what woman can. This too is a man thing....play your position stay in your lane.
It is a shame that the PA voters have not been informed early enough to realize that they are voting for an insolvent campaign that has been woefully mismanaged. This is just as much about honesty as it is about management skills.
Shouldn't have wasted that money on the "bitter ad", apparently she needed it!
Don't you fear mongering bigots get it? You can post a thousand times using Obama's middle name, it doesn't affect educated rational voters. A name is a name, nothing more. Grow up!
JCL can't get the facts straight. Obama has 52 million in the bank with 42 million for the primary. Clinton is the only one in the red. She just will have to spend some of her hundred million I guess. I sure am not going to give any to her. She has plenty of her own money. She doesn't need mine.
Whine on Hillary supporters. She is not capable to handle the heat in the kitchen. The lady can't manage the little change in her campaign, why would you trust her with the billions of U.S. dollars. Get real, if you support her now, you are either racist, a feminist or plan out Illiterate. Read,research and accept the facts as it is. America take down the blinders .
Does this mean she could lead our country into more debt because she wasn't able to manage her campaign finances?
How on earth can she fix our economy that is already in debt if she can't even run her campaign when it starts in the black??
McCain: Too old, more of the same Bush policies.
Clinton: Master politician, cannot be trusted.
Obama: Leader, charismatic, uniter, sound in judgement abilities,
Young, energetic and a motivator.
Need I go any further?
Is the choice as clear as water? OBAMA 08
Hillary still has money coming in to her campaign so you can't base everything on what's going on now. Next week her campaign may be 30,000,000 in the black. This is irrelevant, this primary is still going strong for her.
The debt isn't really important when viewing the success of the campaign in going forward through the primary season, only the $9 million she has left to spend. She'll be able to draw it out until June, that's not going to be a problem, but going into the general election she's going to have to spend well over $10 million (more than that actually… she'll be collecting more debt to reduce spending now… I wouldn't be surprised if it's $30 before August) of her public financing allowed during the general election on debts from the primary election leaving her quite horribly crippled to begin the G.E. against McCain.
(Sorry my comment isn't as inflammatory as the others CNN, but post it anyways, please… Number to times deleted so far: 1, Number of times ignored so far: 1)
It is long overdue for all of us to finally stop playing the American Idol game and acknowledge the hypocracy of Obama. He is an empty suit – a nice gift box with nothing inside. He does not offer this country leadership in any tangible sense – he offers words. He offers hope. We don't have time to "hope" for "change." For someone who touts not being a part of the Washington system, his "change" platform is one of the oldest politcal dog-n-pony shows known. This man has no vested interests in the needs of Americans and the betterment of our country, domestically and internationally. He is in this for one thing only – Obama. For the country's sake, please get real and vote for Hillary.
And his funds are from the millions of donators that support him $25,50,100 these people know this country need change ASAP! Well let me go donate another $100, cant afford it however, its crucial to the restoration of my country........... even though we have already won!! lets keep it coming for the general the DNC know what we can do
YES WE CAN!!!!! dont forget we are the winners here it doesnt matter if we loose PA which we expected Clinton only get 9 delegates, she cant catch us
BARACK THE VOTE 08
You have plenty of your own money---- use it !!!!!!!!
I just hope the IN & NC voters are paying attention. I am sure the superdelegates are watching this very closely. This thing is over, continuing only hurts the Dems as a whole, particularly down ballot gains.
She can not help it if you osama people are giving all of your drug and welfare money to your god osama. The people that support her are all hard working and trying to feed our families, we just don't have the kind of money you lazy welfare drugheads do. We are keeping our families together and therefore cannot keep up with all of you who are not paying for your families.
GOOOOOO HILLARY 2008, SAVE THIS COUNTRY FROM THE GHETTO !!!!
Donate @ HillaryClinton.com
With the Bill Clinton's Political Machine and the hundred of millions spent, she seems to have very few of her special interest groups ready and willing to invest in her campaign, I wonder WHY? Let it go Hillary, you admit to lying (Bosnia) you and your daughter are covering up important moral and ethical issued of the Oval Office, one saying it was a Right Wing Conspiracy, the other said it is No Bodies Business. Will the Democrats of PA recommend to their adult children to do an Internship with the likes of Hillary, Bill or any one of the Clinton's Clan? Issues not discussed or addressed by Hillary, Why?
Sincerely, Lake Hart, a Native American Writer.
I thought Bill was the expert at handling finances...I guess it was only in time of surplus when he inherited a strong economy that was in or on the brink of a boom or maybe he and his ideas are obsolete. Why aren't Hillary supporters being bullish if she is the 'SMART CHOICE', aren't there enough 'SAVVY' people to support her push? I mean 10 Million it's amazing
Hey JCL, do the math, Clinton's boy! Your favorith – HRC the liar – IS IN RED!!!! She has NO MONEY, understand? Obama has $36 mill. LEFT!!! That's the difference... but you have to complete at least 4 grade to know that, a?
ITS OVER BILLARY SUPPORTERS.
Finally the monopoly of families is coming to an end.
For real change vote Obama or McCain.
This is mighty strange. Billary can make $109,000,000.00 for themselves, but can't properly handle the funds in her campaign. She has already taken $5,000,000.00 from her own pocket earlier in the race.I guess she have been spending too much of her money on shots of liquer and mugs of beer. Saying, " drinks on the house," is one of her favorite speeches. Don't worry Billary I'm sure that you'll be drinking in depression soon.
Obama-$650,000 debt
McCain-$700,000 debt
Clinton-$10,000,000 debt!
Enough said. And you dare to bash Obama for saying that McCain would be a better president than Bush when you actually made a similar statement earlier in race putting McCain above Obama. The reason the Hillary is in debt is because she is a liar and people trust both Obama and McCain more.
People of PA. Do not make the same mistake OHIO made. How can she fix the nation's economy, when she can't fix her own campaign problems. We never know who is working on her campaign from one day to the next, they come and they go. How in the world, will she run our country. Please, people of PA. end this tomorrow. Vote OBAMA. Remember after the people of Ohio voted for her, she left the state with thousands of dollars of unpaid bills.
Geee...and she wants to run the country...HELP!!!!
Over $4 million is owed to Mark Penn who was in Columbia working to get that trade deal through.
She still has debts from Iowa...small business folks while she has partied with donor funds.
Will be so glad when she finally concedes the race.
HILLARY : KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND BE CONFIDENT.
THE DEFINING MOMENT HAS COME AND YOU WILL BE VICTORIOUS. DIFFICLUTIES AND AND OBSTACLES ARE JUST PLAIN STEPS THAT CAN BE SURMOUNTED WITH THE COURAGE AND DETERMINATION THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN .
THE LORD IS ON YOUR SIDE. READ MY E-MAIL.
DO NOT WORRY ABOUT FINANCES , YOUR SUPPORTERS
(INCLUDING ME) WILL CONTRIBUTE AND CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE FOR YOUR WINNING THE PRESIDENCY.
READ MY E-MAIL.
I just don't understand the people that say why can Obama lock this up. He has locked it up. She can't catch up. She just won't admit he has it locked up. She is holding out for the superdelegates to overturn the will of the people. If the shoe was on the other foot everyone would be saying she has it locked up and he should get out. Actually if he had lost 11 primaries in a row he would have been forced out long ago.
JCL, Kentucky..............You are not making any sense! How does that prove Obama can't handle money?????
CNN please post my comment....I am tired of 'Your comment is awaiting moderation'!
omghhaaa! CNN you are now just reporting this!! HRC has been in a whirl of debt for sometime! I guess she doesnt feel obligated to pay vendors because she was an former first lady! I really do believe PETER PAUL CASE WICH WILL BE SET FOR A STATUS CONFERENCE ON 4/25/2008! the moderators in the last debate shouldve ask hillary: How are you going to manage the economy when you cant manage your campaign finances? that would have been a wonderful question to ask and a legitment question to ask!
Obama is ahead in the race.
denial is the first step Dan
Wow!!!!!!
and to know that she will continue to attack Obama since she doesn't want him to win the general election...
mmm, experience in running up debts. Now that's the type of leadership we need!
Let's not allow her to have control of our tax dollars please.
Hillary,
Maybe you could apply for food stamps.
The reason Obama has more money is because of the American people who donate because we believe in his message. Clinton only has big donors and special interest groups. Go Obama
JCL from Kentucky (11:36 am):
Please re-read the article. She owes $10 million and she started April with only $9 million that is usable for primaries. That means she was $1 million in the red on April 1.
By comparison, Obama owed $650,000, but had $42 million with which to cover that debt. Which means he is not at all in the red.
Still want to argue she is handling funds better?
If Mrs Clinton cannot run her own campaign in a fiscally responsible manner, how can we expect her to run the United States in a fiscally responsible manner.
JCL your wrong and your reading the numbers wrong.
Debt in this case means, which you havent paid for.
like i can have 10millions but 650,000 in debt because i just didnt pay my debt yet, but nevertheless i have the money too still.
Obama has the money to pay his debt. Clinton does not
See America, is this the kind of experience we want?
HRC is playing blue collar folks for suckers and fools. Do you really think she cares about anything other than your vote? You know better. You know, you know better. Seems to me, if all (or more) blue collar folks supported HRC, she'd be the one receiving millions of $25 to $100 donations from...blue collar workers! You know, the folks who struggle to pay for gas to get to work ...to pay for gas to get to work. Vicious cycle. Looks like the kids are going to get fruit for Christmas this year. =: ) (been there; got the T-shirt) I wonder what Chelsea's going to get? (That's right HRC.
Us blue collar folks are planning for Christmas spending now.) Someone said insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different outcome. Vote for change folks. Break the cycle of insanity and being taken for fools. Vote Obama and give your grand kids a chance to save a few dollars to retire while they're young enough to enjoy it. It ain't the American Dream to work until you drop dead. That's what HRC and McCain are offering. I'm willing to take the chance on Obama to give my kids/grand kids a chance at a better life. If he screws it up, we'll kick him out in four years!
HOW can you possibly be expected to be our Commander-In-Chief when YOU can't seem to manage your marriage, your campaign staff, PAY your bills, NAFTA SUPPORT, BOSNIA LIES, CAFTA $800, 000 pocket deal AND tell something so simple in principal as telling the 'TRUTH" on anything?
I mean really....do WE REALLY WANT ANOTHER BUSH IN THE WHITE HOUSE? DO YOU??
Americans better wake UP and start taking ownership for their own stupidity when they voted Bush/Cheney into office. I mean Jesus have we NOT learned anything YET????
AND when is it ENOUGH when it comes to the Clinton era and soap opera dramas?
HOW long are we going to continue to live in the PAST and keep rehashing the 1990s...
Wow...can we PLEASE move on...many people DON'T CARE about the 90s. Those years are OVER and GONE, let's move on to more important issue and start dealing with the FUTURE rather than keep holding on to the PAST.
hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Does anyone think her dept still includes the 5 million she load herself.
If I were the vendors (TV,Radio, printers, etc) I would require the money up front.
If yu can't raise money, you can't beat John McCain. Get out of the way, Hillary . . . NOW!
And this is who wants to run our economy? You Hillary supporters gotta to be kidding me right? The economy boom had nothing to do with Bill in the 1990s thanks to the internet boom before the burst, and you guys haven't figured it out yet.
Get a life people and vote in Obama.
For posting FACTS about how each candidate's debt, instead of the usual verbal attacks for no reason other than pure ignorance from most bloggers here.
I'll admit that I've done that as well, but these facts are important and should be read by everyone, regardless of "which candidate you back."
finally, a female Bush, dear God, where did we go wrong?
Spend more money. It keeps the economy afloat. Plus as an added bonus, the more money the Democrats spend now, the less they will have in the Fall to try to influence the election with their propaganda.
We don't want a Socialist in the Whitehouse. Simple as that.
McCain is the Man. A Patriot that puts country above self.
Hell No we will not surrender to the Radical Extremists at home or abroad.
Keep her away from the American Budget!!! This is horrific. How can we trust her to run this country? Honestly. Could this somehow be Obama fault too??? Maybe it's John McCain's fault??? Or it could be Bill's fault??? Who can Hillary blame for this type of debt? Will she gamble with our tax dollars the same way she gambled her donor’s money? Hillary’s supports should be very upset, but not at Obama or anyone else. She did this.
That's funny ! Why she doesn't use a little bit of her fortune (109,000,000)to fund her ambition ? People are now realizing who she really is: a "Queen" that doesn't want to lose her crown !!! We are the strongest DEMOCRACY on this planet and we'll prove that fact !!!
OBAMA 2008-2012 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JCL Kentucky
Do you really think she is going to pay her bills?? LOL!! She is going to spend that 9 million on hand for more negative ads against Barack...therefore PROVING she does NOT have the judgement of a president that is ready on DAY ONE!
We will SHOCK the world tomorrow...and put Hillary in the Gone Fishin Boat with the ousted NBA Teams! LOL!!
Becky in IN-Were you talking about her buying the race when she started with WAY
JCL, Kentucky she has to pay those bills still. LMAO. Talk about voodoo economics. bills=debt, what don't you get?
He has 10s of million more than her for IN & NC. And many of her donor can't give any more by law.
Nothing to panic she know how to came back
We will be there for her
Hillary 08
TO: Midge from Ohio April 21st, 2008 10:49 am ET
"If she wins Pa. as big as I think she, is the money will roll in. Hang in there! 18-24 yr olds who are voting for Obama still have Mom and Dad to pay their bills. What do they really know about politics? They know rock stars."
You are doing a grave disservice to the young voters! They have at least done their research and know who will be the better candidate!
You sound "bitter" about the surge of young adults who have been energized by Barack Obama. Those same young adults are the future of our country–this election is about their future that you would try to deny to them.
They have just as much right to vote as you!
Remember the "Pay as you Go" rhetoric that both Obama and Clinton have preached over and over. Clinton is borrowing more money than she has, just like Washington, which has put both in a deficit. Obama on the other hand is following the "pay as you go" pledge. Don't spend what you don't have. Obama has raised more money than Clinton and Clinton is trying to keep up. Clinton cannot keep up, though, because her supporters obviously don't put their money where there mouths are. Where are all of Clinton's supporters? They need to dig her out of the hole if they are true to their word.
Well folks, if Clinton made it to the White House, this would be a good indication of how she would run the country's economy.
Hillary Rotten Clinton is done. Pennsylvania Voters please please put an end to this mess.
Send Hitlary Rotten Clinton HOME!
Ha ha, Leslie @ 11:36. That was funny!
So. This is the er, EXPERIENCE .... that comes down from the Hills?
Good grief.
Her cash flow is down because her support base are MIDDLE INCOME AMERICANS THAT ARE STRUGGLING IN THIS ECONOMY AND CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND HER CASH.
Obama has so much cash his way by PRIVATE DONORS. Yea, he's for the people alright. Those same people who he called bitter gun, bible-toting, anti pathetic Americans.
But guess what folks – MONEY CAN'T BUY THE BALLOT BOXES!!!!
He's "not buying this thing." We're (over a million small donors) are buying this thing–
because we don't want more of the same!
Well, her camp has been in debt for a while. She's having trouble managing her presidential campaign. How in hell does she think she can run the country? we will just be in more debt. Obama supporters are behind him 100% that’s why he keeps rolling in the dough. Hillary Clinton would be wise to take notes from her so called less experience running mate. Also, how does first lady count as experience? Its like being a water boy on a sports team, doesn't mean the water boy can be the head coach just because she was in the room when a play was being drawn up.
Becky in IN- Were you talking about Clinton buying the race when she started this race WAY ahead of Obama in money? What about when she outspent him early on, thinking it would be a short race? No, you probably just got concerned about who has too much money when YOUR candidate ran out.
Hillary wrote a fat check her ??? can't cash. Hillary you should be ashame of yourself, always telling everyone Obama is bad, NO H-to-the-No. I don't want you runing this country. You can't even manage your money, campaign and even Bill. That is why is he running around looking like he is lost, lost for words and needs money. Hillary I can't believe a women running for President is not paying her bills, that is what we call sore loser without a pocketbook.
Any other person and they WOULD be out. Just goes to show you who she is really in this for, HER, not you nor me. She is a joke to me. Her experience is a joke, her lies are a joke, and on and on I could go! But there are people who refuse to see her for who she really is, a washington insider who will do NOTING for America. Expect destroy what's left after bush.
I think it's telling that the Clinton campaign began the month of April already in debt. Just what we need – another deficit-spender to further run up the national debt. If a person can't manage their own affairs, how can they be trusted to run this country? Everything about the way the Obama campaign has conducted itself is superior to the supposedly experienced Clintons.
Unfortunately, we have a lot of racists in the state of Pennsylvania who would rather send their kids to die in Iraq and pay $5 bucks a gallon for gas than elect an African-American president. So I'm bracing myself for an Obama loss tomorrow but counting on the people of Indiana and North Carolina to do the right thing. With the exception of Philadelphia and some of the surrounding suburbs, we have a lot of backwards-thinking folks who are not only bitter but stupid as well and insist on dragging everyone else down to wallow with them, rather than taking bold steps to effect the kind of change that will lift everyone up, not just some people.
One good thing – Sen Obama has forced Clinton to spend money she doesn't have to keep up with his advertising. If for no other reason, perhaps this race will finally end and allow the Democratics to have a chance against McCain because Clinton will not be able to afford to drag out her futile efforts any longer. How can anyone with such destructive personal ambition possibly claim to love their country and their party?
Lets see, she is behind in # of states won, # of pledged delegates, # of popular votes but wait people she is ahead for the first time – IN DEBT!!!
While we are on the subject of who is more qualified and experienced to lead the nation, why didn't Biden win the nomination? I guess her excuse for staying in this race, is, for the lack of a better word, LAME. She is toast.
SI SE PUEDE!!!!
OBAMA '08 '12
I can't tell you how sick I am of that stupid CLAP-CLAP-POINT-POINT-
CLAP-CLAP-POINT-POINT of hers!
And that pathological head-bobbing! It NEVER stops!
The fingernails-on-the-blackboard cackle...
That grating, monotone speaking voice...
That phony, pasted-on rictus grin..
If she's elected, I'm staying drunk for the next four years!
Being able to raise more money doesn't make you a better manager.
Obama is a liar, hypocrite and a little wussy crying foul because he was being attack negatively when he was the first to go negative calling Hillary dishonest, divisive, polarizing etc., hopefully the people of Pennsylvania will set things right and make Hillary our front runner again.
Hillary is recklessly spending her campaign money just like Bush spent on this war.(Remember she was a Republican first)
Wake up people, we cannot take another train wreck waiting to happen. Food prices, gas prices and home foreclosures. When you have liquid resources it is easy to over spend. Where is her checks and balances. You cannot continue to spend when you are in red. We are expected to spend responsibly or suffer the consequents. Yet she can continues to spend with no money and expect her loyal supporters to cover it.
We will do what we think is the right thing to do and you will pay for it.!
This is the same old Washington politics waiting to happen.
OBAMA 08
I am amazed of how little Clinton's supporters know about the facts in the democratic race. I have heard people saying that Obama's campaign is based on millionaire donors, that he is an elitist, that his campaign is based only on the black vote, even though he has won in 96-98% white states. Most incredibly is the fact that the people that say these inaccurate, distorted facts are usually white women. In fact if you look at Hillary’s rallies, white women is almost all you’ll see. I know that white women are proud about having a woman candidate, and for some of them this is enough to be their choice for president; however, stop coming up with false excuses and just say the truth. This is America and you are free to do so. Stop coming up with silly statements, it makes all of you look ignorant and manipulative.
LOOKS LIKE BYE BYE CLINTON.
according to other news sources, she's also starting to lose the support of some prime donors, in addition to other known democratic fund raising organizations. Yep, she can definitely win in November
she can't even manage her campaign or her man and she wants to be president. give me a break, if barack loses and she wins i't will show the world what an idiot nation we are. and whatever we have coming to us with her we deserve.
Pleeeze, end this misery in PA. Vote Obama '08
And let's get on with the business of ridding the White House of Bush/McSame.
JCL, your math is a little fuzzy... similar to your obvious choice of candidate. Are you one of her spin masters?
So, it is gauranteed if we elect Hillary as president the deficit is going to increase further.
This again confirms, Hillary cannnot ride on the success of Bill Clinton where we had a budget surplus.
JCL...not sure Obama supporters can understand the basics of Econ101......you are sure right there – they love the hype though! Glad CNN posted your comments. They are 'spot on' just like Senator Clinton is!
For the 'well educated' as the media puts it – Obama supporters are just void of common sense!
You guys are sucj idiots. 5 million of the 10 is what she owes herself.
News for dems.
Many GOPers are registering as dems to vote for Hillary. They want her in Novemeber. Do not be surprised if she wins by 10%.
Gee, I thought it was only me who was also so sick of those
things. I wonder how many more are?
I guess her 35 years of experience didn't inlcude running a campaign. How can I expect someone who can't keep a campiagn in the green to keep the American budget which will be in the trillions of dollars in the red, green. You know the American deficit will be one of those "stacks of papers" waiting for the next President and I can tell you that I don't care what time of day it is I don't want a fiscally irresponsible insomniac anywhere near that problem.
I thought its tax time, why can't hillary bail her own campaign,109 big ones, its enough for the final stretch,or its had to part with your own money, if she want to win, raise the stakes and put her money to her rhetoric, Obama has managed his money well, sounds familiar,good management, good president.
HILLARY IS PA'S CHOICE. THIS STORY IS MUCK RAKING.
This is scary! This country is already in debt up to its ears. We surely do not need a President that will continue on that path. Citizens of PA, please make your vote count (unlike ours in Michigan) and vote for CHANGE. Vote Obama on April 22nd.
Goes to show there are more of us with a little bit of money pulling together for change our voices are now being heard. Not the big money Corp CEO's, lobbist, and Wall street who cry if my horse does not win I'll just switch teams and put my money somewhere else if i can keep things the same.
FUNNY how just before Hybrid and Fuel Cell technology has become more advanced that Our Energy and fuel suppliers have reported the largest PROFIT MARGINS in the past 5 years. Think people when you tell someone support me for OFFICE and they ask what is in it for me? WE THE AMERICAN PEOLPE PAY FOR THIER PROMISES!!! and WATCH OUR JOBS LEAVE OUR COUNTRY!!!!
WE as largest group (those that work for someone else) Need to use the Power we have VOTE everytime on everything. We do control Washington we just need to use our Authority or their Power! Power without the authority to use it is POWERLESS!
Obama has 2 fat billionaires behind him using every loophole in the book to send him money, Obama and Romney seem to have the same pattern, they outspend their opponents 3 to one and still loose.
Hey Dan – check your "facts" – Obama has raised money from 1.3 million individual contributors – the average contribution is $96. What planet have you been livin' on?
Where're you gonna be drinking?
I'll come join you!
JCL you missed the point, BHO has over 50 mil. to use in this election and credit debt of 650k. The Obama campaign can pay his debts and HRC's too. If she did not have to pay M. Penn while he was working in Colombia for CAFTA, she could have saved 12 mil.
....and she wants to be given rein over our national economy?
If gas prices aren't hight enough yet for you, and if the economy isn't shaky enough for you; if you're not paying enough for food and groceries yet, and your investments haven't quite dipped low enough to satisfy you; if your retirement investments haven't quite evaporated yet, and you want to see the social security fund tank before you retire, then Hilliary Clinton is your candidate. She can do for everyone what she has just done to her campaign economically. Let alone her ability to polarize us like even George W. Bush couldn't do. She's the "perfect storm" that you've been waiting for IF you haven't quite had enough yet.
HILLARY'S CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN IN INTELLECTUAL DEFICIT FROM THE START. THE FINANCIAL IS A SECONDARY RESULT.
I would just like to say that like most American Democrats.. we do not like to see the two of them go at it such... but in the GENERAL?...no holds barred!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fight Fight Fight! Barak can and will smash McCain..the very reason he seems weak to you all now is because he against his own PARTY!!! duh!.. people are commenting on all him not being able to withstand Hillay's kitchen sink/boiler/hot-water tank tactics.. but thats because he HAS to limit what he throws back... they need each other and this party needs them united later.. She should be ashamed of her self for giving talking points to McCain.. they sound like dueting parrots!!!
So I cater, most days it's great, other days it sucks. Most times I bid out my work well but last month, not so much. I wanted to do this one particular gig, because I thought the event was meaningful, the theme was in line with something that would stretch me creatively and I had a menu that would be right in line with what they were looking to do, (that and I truly thought I was the best person for the job
). Well I did it and it was awesome! But I lost money. Alot. But the financial hit was worth it to me. Does that make me any less capable? Heck no. I bust my tail and am profitable year in and year out and work referral business only. So will I applaud a candidate who believes enough in this country that says "you know what? it's just that important to fight for" heck yeah. Who is campaigning against an opponent that is outspending 2-1 (and he still can't close the deal?) heck yeah.
So for everyone pitching a fit and complaining about managing money, how are your finances looking? I feel pretty darn good about mine and the donation that I sent to the Clinton campaign this weekend. In fact just to make sure we don't forget why we're in this race, I feel pretty darn good about paying into a Universal Healtcare System so my neighbors don't have to worry about paying the light bill or taking their kids to the doctor.
From: Clinton
To: My donors.
Campaign broke, bankrupt and in debt.
I am glad to announce to you that I am finally broke, in debt and ran my campaign into the ground. How smart am I? Well, remember I told you earlier, 'I may be a lot of things, but I am not dumb'...go figure!
So, in order not to waste any of your money since I have mine from China and the Middle-East, please send any donations you might like to my opponent, better manager of campaign, people, money and all resources hitherto. Hopefully, he will win the presidency and have some cash left to bail me out! Besides, I am hoping and praying he doesn't tax my 109Million dollars as I am already bankrupt.
Not so much thanks to you people who supported me as you should have supported Senator Obama. He will crush McCain in the GE and I am endorsing him right away! My bad for not being smart enough to have done this much earlier!
Little thanks.
Clinton, the bankrupt and poor manager!
Its not just the cash. Her whole campaign is a joke. This is the biggest thing she's ever had management responsibility for and its failing miserably (given the lead she had at the outset). Its amazing so many still want to put her in charge of the Federal Government.
Let's just worry about dealing with McCain now! We've got our candidate, Barack Obama, who has already been able to handle severe attacks from his fellow Democratic opponent– he's ready for whatever the Republican party will try to throw at him. Rush Limbaugh's tactics of having Republicans vote for Hillary isn't going to work. People act like the country is part of some game, but people are getting more and more informed and realize illegitimate strategies like those used by McCain (Hamas supporting Obama as if it means something?), Clinton (Obama is elitist when she thinks she deserves the presidency just because?), and super right-wingers (vote for the better candidate's opponent so John McCain can win?) are nonsense and this country deserves better.
Not to worry, Senator Clinton. Your supporters, including myself, will provide some financial help very soon.
It might not be Hillary that is running the campaign but the choice of who she chose to put in that position. This tells a lot about her that her choices are not that wise. Many of the people helping her have either left or been fired by her. She definitely has problems running her campaign and choosing the right people. What will she choose for her cabinet to run he country? Think people!! Choose Obama instead.
Wake up America! Are we going to give the US presidency to a rookie? All Senator Obama has going for him is his rhetoric. America owes him or his wife, for that matter, absolutely nothing. On the contrary!
Senator Obama, his supporters as well as the media, must be jumping for joy. However, they are making another stupid mistake if they are counting her out.
Stay tuned!
Gosh, I wonder how she got so broke? First I think she ran out of ideas, then I know I saw her use the politics of yesterday to slam Obama personally, and now she's tired, old, and broke. Out of ideas, out of money, out of supporters, and out of time. She should stop trying to steal the election away from someone who so obviously identifies with and gains support from the vast majority of the American People.
I'm just disgusted that this much money is thrown at these candidates and they freaking blow it like it's the money they found in their couch cushions. It's just sick.
Pay your bills..... use your 109 Million that you scammed.
Then drop out you old washed up hag.
JCL, Kentucky?!? Wanna check your math again? Clinton is 10 Million in debt and has 9 million on hand...
Obama has 650,000 in debt but over 52 MILLION cash in hand..
This means Obama can pay his bills and still have millions left in his pocket while clinton cannot even cover the cost of her bills.
If you are going to make a point, don't you think you should think before you speak?
HILLARYCLINTON.com
give what you can, because we can't afford the bad budgeting of Obama is more of what I'm reading....
I can't wait to vote for Hillary Tomorrow!!!!!!!!
This could happen to JM in the GE so wait for it ... McCain supporter will cry about "matching funds agreement" for the GE.
I can see it now if Hillary becomes President the debt collectors will come and take away the Washinton Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. And the repo man will take Air Force One then what will she do fly coach on Jet Blue?????
Come on Pennsylvainia !!!! ALL EYES ARE ON YOU !!!!
OBAMA 08
Pennsylvania,
You can end this miserable race & help put our Country in focus & on track. YES WE CAN!!!
Another reason to donate to the OBAMA compaign.
YES WE CAN!
As with the Watergate scandal in the Nixon years, if you follow the money, you find the answer: The former first lady is broke. There is no money, there is no campaign.
I'm a grunt in the US Army, with 15 years in, and more deployments then I care to remember. I've said it before; most of the Soldiers and Marines I know support Barrack Obama. We highly respect SEN McCain, but he is out of touch with us and our families. I can tell you with a little authority that military people come from a similar background as SEN Obama. Many come from single parent families, blue collar, some college, and a desire to do better things for their community and nation, much like SEN Obama. It is a rarity to meet someone from a privileged, wealthy family such as the Clintons and the McCain’s, unless they are serving to pad their resume. I know that McCain’s sons are in the military, and I applaud them for it, but they went through the Naval Academy, and officers in the military have a much more comfortable life than the enlisted and the NCOs.
Not all of us come from a military background; some of us have family members that are in the same situations that SEN Obama speak of. Now the elitists on the right and in the Clinton camp attack him for speaking the truth. I have Soldiers that have 3 to 5 deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan that was going to get out after serving so greatly for their nation, only to stay in because the job market and economy are scarier than another tour to Iraq.
There is no way that I, and many like me, will vote for Clinton. I am not a misogynist, I support and have voted for women in office, but this woman is a liar. She is no more in touch with the American citizen than the insurgent that took my buddies life. Look at her eyes, they are the windows to the soul, you will see a difference in the glow when she talks to supporters and when SEN Obama does. I know this first hand as I have met her twice; once in South Korea in '92 or '93, and then again recently in NC. On top of that this woman has never made the hard-right choice in her life. She didn't leave her husband when he betrayed her, not that she forgave him, but because it would have been too hard to win a Senate seat going through a divorce. She made the wrong choice on the most unnecessary war in the history of this country (and won't apologize for it), because it was the popular reason to do it at the time.
I wish the candidates and the media would get off this petty crap and give us their differences on the issues.
If you want to support the men and women serving for you in the military, vote to change all of this, vote Obama.
It's only shows that it is time for her go home now. Get the message.
One other thing to consider with these polls, most of the university students have cell phones, not land lines, therefore are not counted in the poll numbers. =-) Wanna guess who's carrying the bulk of the young vote??
Ms. Clinton, how will you pay your debt by lending yourself $10 million out of the $109 that you possess? Now, one more question who will be running the White House you or Bill Clinton? From all of your speeches that you have done it was as if you were in office and gave this country a surplus, you went into war zones under sniper fire, your experience in diplomatic terms with other countries, and oh how that all is a barrel of laughs. You may win PA but it only because I think there is more racists among them than in the deep south ever dared to be. So Good Luck!
JCL, Kentucky – You need to go back to school and learn math. You either can't do simple math or you're trying to have the numbers say what you want them to. Obama has $52 Mill on hand and carrying a $650,000 debt. If he pays the whole debt off he will have $51,350,000 left fro his campaign.
OBAMA 08' – 12'
Yeah but she's good with a gun (so she says...all those fond memories).
Please PA, be smart...
All you Hillary haters are going to get the shock of your lives tomorrow!!!!!!!
What a BIG LOOSER she is. Penn please open your eyes. Lets not send this fat cat who can not even manage her campaign to the white house.
To: JCL, Kentucky
No, that does not say Sen. Obama cant manage his Campaign. He has the Money to pay his dept. Sen. Clinton doesn't , which is why she is in the red. He has 52 million, compared to her 9 million, and CNN is going off of the dept to income ratio.
JCL: I think you're reading it wrong. She is $10 million in debt, and has $9 million in cash, meaning a $1 million deficit. Obama is $650,000 in debt with $52 million, meaning over $51 in the black. Don't confuse the numbers. Hillary is in trouble.
too many lattes and croissoints
He handles money better. That is what they country wants right?
And it's $10 millinon not 1
JLC, your facts are a little off the mark. Here's what I think the article says:
Obama: $52M on hand; $42M to spend; $650K in debt (he can afford to pay this from the money available to spend; i.e not in the red)
Clinton: $32M on hand; $9M to spend; $10M in debt (she can't afford to pay this from the money available to spend; i.e. in the red)
This is a serious question form an uncomitted voter ...
I see a rookie who has manged his campaign well- able to pull new people
I see an experienced candidate who cannot even manage her own campaign...
I am confused..
She's a FIGHTER, isn't she! That's good to see!
And, THAT'S exactly what we need in a leader, one who can and WILL stand up to the likes of Bush, and other hard-headed leaders.
She sets her GOAL, and goes after it.
No she can't be having problems with money.....not the problem solver! Do us all a favor and quit!
You can't even handle your campaingn budget why would we trust you with the Nation's budget. (has anyone notice gas price?)
Maybe a sniper shot her finance person......Maybe someone on her campaign team embezzled some money. I sure there will be some reasonable explanation...hahahahahaha
PA take a good look at history of this campaign...Major staff turnover, financial woes, and typical Hillary double talk. Is she really fit to run this country?
WHO CARES ABOUT THEIR MONEY,STAY WITH ISSUES AND WHO HAS THE BEST QUALITIES TO LEAD AND RESOLVE THE MESS!!!!!!!!!!
@JCL, Kentucky
You mis-read that facts
Over all Obama has raised 60 million more than Clinton, since last year. Not last month!
Go back and read the article, and you will see where you mis-read!
Thank you, America, for waking up!
I can believe that Obama and McCain wnat to serve this country......Hillary wants power
Hillary is a hideous, phony, law-breaking, dilussional liar!
Do these figures include that $5 million loan Bill and Hillary gave themselves? Either way, managing her campaign is her only real executive experience, and voters will not turn over their trillion dollar economy to someone who cannot manage the finances of their own campaign budget. This, along with Billary's kitchen sink strategy, the reversal on NAFTA and Columbia trade deals, Bonsia Sniper Fire and campaign promises like the 60-day troop pullout and a blanket of security in the middle east (foriegn military and diplomatic policy that makes George Bush look tame) makes it difficult for me to trust and support Billary
A Democrat that is in debt? Who woulda thunk? Maybe she can increase taxes .....eeerrr fundraising efforts. Maybe its George Bush's fault.
Mr. Obama will not win the general election no matter how much he spends. With all of his baggage he will probably wind up losing his Senate seat next time also. There is no way citizens of the United States of America will elect someone with 20 years experience in a racist, USA hating organization as our President. He should have been asked to step down months ago. He is ruining the Democrats chance at having a Democratic President for the next four years. Mr. OBama please step down and go away.....far far away!!!!!
Oh my goodness, CNN. Where can I send my check to the "HELP HILLARY GET OUT OF DEBT FUND? Did she already blow through her 109 million dollars? The economy must be worst than I thought.
READ THIS PEOPLE!!! A PERSON WHO IS THINKING!!!! Obama supporters feel stupid now right!!! HA!
JCL, Kentucky April 21st, 2008 11:36 am ET
So let me get this straight, Hillary is starting April $1,000,000 in debt ($10 million in bills minus the $9 million she has on hand) while Barack Obama is in debt for $650,000.
He has raised $60 million dollars more than her, but their debt is only separated by $350,000 dollars.
Forgive me for stating the obvious, but isn't that proof that Obama is the one who can't handle money? He has taken a $60,000,000 advantage in starting funds and reduced it to a $350,000 advantage in debt level compared to Hillary.
For our next president, we need someone who knows how to handle money when budgets are tight.
Susan April 21st, 2008 11:22 am ET
This really is ridiculous!!! Obama is buying the Democratic nomination!! Where is the leadership of the DNC? Is this what you want America to think – that nominations can be bought? Just think what all that money could do for the poor people and the people who live from paycheck to paycheck in America!!
Susan,
Obama's campaign money is coming from those people that live paycheck to paycheck. He isn't buying the nomination, the people are. Go to his website and you'll see how many people are giving in small amounts. You might be amazed.
WoW this is the Third time she's had money problems her whole campaign is a cluster F???? and you want her to run our country. But I guess she doesn't want to loan the campaign any of her money anymore. Organization people that's waht we need and Obama has that look at the Campaign he is running they have yet to report any vendors being stiffed by the Obama camps. That's because he knows how to run a business and the USA Economy is a Business.
Come on PA Think about it OBAMA 08
Such a waste of resources!! ALL the political campaign funds could do so much good in this country. Why is so much wasted on stuff most people don't really care about? "None Dare Call It A Conspiracy" but . . .need I say more?
If she cannot budget her campaign spending how on earth will she be able to budget the economy? This is something the voters in PA need to look at very closely. If she cannot handle her campaign debt how can she handle the debt of this country? Usually when a person wins any office they will appoint those individuals who worked on their campaign to key positions in their administration. Could you imagine the same buffoons that ran her campaign having a hand in running this country?
First of all – sad this money is being used for politics. If only we could use it to bolster our economy
Second – I find it sad that Hillary Clinton is willing to continue to smear Obama's reputation by going into debt. Is the Presidency really that important to her? What's really happening is Clinton is going into debt with vendors, etc., and the end result could be that she has fractured the Democrat party to the point that it can't be repaired.
Good job Clinton campaign! How sad.
Wow her whole campaign has been a catastrophe...they can't budget at all....
How can we trust Hillary with the US economy when she can't even manage the economy of her campaign!
Its inspiring to me how many people have donated to Obama – normal, ordinary people,. Its amazing that the average contribution to Obama's campain is $100. That is a lot of people, making a lot of "small" donations.
As much as I respect Hillary for the things she has done for NY, I simply do see her as Commander in Cheif. I'm sure its no surprise that campaigns go into debt from time to time, but it certainly shows that Obama is reaching people in ways that Hillary simply cannot. She funded $5 million into her campaign from her own pockets early this year...and here she is in debt after all the $$ she's been given over the last few months?
PA voters – you obviously need to vote with your heart....but, do we really want another Clinton in the White House? Do we really want someone who cannot handle their campaign donations and spending? Do we want someone who blantantly stated in our last debate that she would go to war with any middle eastern country if one of our allies decided so?
She has tapped her big donors, and her little donors are drying up. Obama has continued to raise big dollars from regular people because his supporters not only vote for him, they will work and give money to bring about the change this country needs. That is something to think about when we are facing a battle to hold onto the Senate and win the Presidency.
Obama played a big roll in campaigning for dem senators in the midwest in '06. The guys has $$ and coat-tails. Two important things for November.
stinkboma 2014!
If she can't run the finances of her campaign, she certainly can't run the finances of our country.
Time for the Clintons to write some more self-aggrandizing and lying books! Send Bubba out on more paying speech tours... say...how about that $109 million income...pay your bills Hillary/Billary and go home....you're done.
Sen. Clinton had once spent all her money up to Super Tuesday expecting she would have the nomination locked up and probably did not have a strong plan past then for running this long. Very risky gamble.
I believe this has gone on too long and too much money is being spent. I don't need to hear what Sen. Obama will do wrong. I want to know what you will do right to help the country.
We , Clinton supporters are trying our hardest to keep up. Why make fun of us. You Obamabots has belittle us Clinton suppoters so much. What me you think we will forget come Nov?
Well McCain had no money and he won the nominee. If Clinton wins PA. then contributions will start pouring in again and will new endorsers.
OBAMA WILL NOVER BUY MY VOTE
GO HILLARY
HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT
VOTING FOR HILLARY OR MCWAR WOULD CONFIRM ALL THE
NEGATIVE IMAGES OTHER NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE
DEVELOPED OF US.HER FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMES MOSTLY FROM
LOBBYISTS THAT BY NOW KNOW SHE IS NOT GOING TO WIN.
New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's anticipated run for the presidency in 2008 got a major boost yesterday when she received the first major endorsement of the political season: from the Devil. News of the endorsement became known last night when the Devil phoned into the late-night radio program of the Fox News' Alan Colmes to announce his decision.
My lord, and she wants to run our country????????
also why is not she lending h erself more money she makes millions
by GOD
she is nuts
liar liar liar
What is wrong with you people?? She can't even manage her campaign! how is she going to manage the White House??
"The newly released reports offer the clearest picture to date "
lmao NO, it doesn't. This report is already over 3 weeks old. And she has had numerous fundraisers and had beeing scorring millions in days repeatedly.
...and in contrast, Obama has been overspending like anything.
So, even though you're still trying to push this for Obama, the facts are not represented here at all.
President Hillary!
JCL, Kentucky: This is what the article said.. Key word here... only carried around... those mean it was paid.
According to the reports, he began the month with over $42 million to spend during the presidential primaries and only carried around $650,000 in debt. Obama has $52 million cash on hand overall.
"Susan April 21st, 2008 11:22 am ET"
This really is ridiculous!!! Obama is buying the Democratic nomination!! Where is the leadership of the DNC? Is this what you want America to think – that nominations can be bought? Just think what all that money could do for the poor people and the people who live from paycheck to paycheck in America!!
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Dear Susan
how can he be buying the campaign when we the people are funding it. Stop hating and do the right thing. She can not manage her own campaign can't you see that vote for real change or live in the past that's your choose. But now this your job maybe the next job on the NAFTA,CAFTA hit list.say goodbye to it if the Clintons get back in office. Mark Penn did not leave his post becasue he said something bad about Obama he was dismissed for trying to broker a trade deal with Columbia yu knw the one Hillary said she was opposed to hhhmmm????????
Stick a fork in Hillary's campaign b/c it is DONE! Now we can focus on betting Obama elected and help America achieve its potential.
This is a sign that she is not the candidate that she is touted to be. Hillary has offended alot of people who want to see a clean campaign.
We need a new PA ad camapign on this...NOW!!!!!!!!!
A candidate for Change? What change? Big money is still running America. Obama is now violating his own promises. Big money – Big government? He is very much a part of the corruption he says he wants to chage. Humbug – Shame on him
agree with JLC, Kentucky.
Obama claimed such a large money, and he is in debt/ He had more – much more than Hillary, and he is in debt? She obviously handles money wiser way.......
And they will continue to vote for her tomorrow where she is still leading by double digits. Every country gets the leader it deserves and PA will get what they deserve tomorrow, a candidate who can't balance her own budget and manage her campaign!
And she says she can balance the budget???? she can't even keep her campaign finances in the black.
Stop now while you can still save face; Barack will offer you Supreme Court Justice- while it is boring..its more powerfull than being a preseident
JCL lol
Do your math again
9millions(in hands)-10millions (debts)=1million in debts FOR HRC
42 millions (in hands)-650k (debts)=41350000 millions on hands For BO
You are having the same problem as the Clintons Campaign, can't do the math lol
A vote for Hillary is a wasted vote. She outsources precious US jobs overseas, cannot manage her own campaign, and is too dense to drop out of the race.
A vote for Hillary is a wasted vote.
so, who is the stronger candidate??
Will Hillary supporters finally smarten up, the numbers speak for themselves. Hillary will not be able to raise money for the general if she gets the nomination.
Is it funny Obama cannot win swing states and Bill Richardson cannot manage to get even 4% of Latino vote. How is Obama ever going to win the election? You can spend all the money you want along with total media support,
That just proves people are a lot smarter and understand all this.
JCL, Kentucky: This is what the article said.. Key words here… only carried around… that means it was paid.
According to the reports, he began the month with over $42 million to spend during the presidential primaries and only carried around $650,000 in debt. Obama has $52 million cash on hand overall.
that should show that no matter how much you spend you can't buy the american peoples votes.... we look at the experience.
And what if PA chooses her? They are still pulling a cart with a dead horse.
Thank goodness this is almost over.
Yet another reason to support OBAMA! Hills, it's time to pull out.
YES WE CAN!!
OBAMA 2008!
How is Clinton supposed to handle the economy when she can't even keep her campaign in the black. Rule #1: Don't spend more than you have.
What's new. Women have always, as a group, made and had less money than men. Also, Obama is lying to us. A large part of that kind of money IS coming from big donors who ARE anticipating a return on their investment. Lastly, to all you Obama girls out there who are experiencing almost unlimited opportunities: Hillary and the women our age went through hell to fight for you. Take care. You do not remember what it was like to live as we did before the women's movement. Some understanding of your hard won rights would be appreciated.
GO HILLARY – YES WE WILL!!!!!
This clearly indicates that Clinton would not be able to raise enough money to win McCain in November.
This news will be "spun" by the Clintonistas thus –
"See how hard she is fighting for you? She is going into debt to SAVE you!! Help her now!!!"
If it were not so funny, it would be sad.
It is well past time to end this nightmare, unfortunately, I think she will need to be ejected from the convention by armed guards in a few months. This nut job is going nowhere..........
She will do anything to win, even destroy the democratic party in the process. So she can't manage her own budget, but she can handle the American budget... right .
Obama 08
Who cares how much money Obama has...its where it came from that matters. He tries to tell us its from regular people, who is he trying to kid. Most regular people are having enough trouble paying for gas and groceries let alone donating to this elitist. God will really need to bless America if Obama gets in.
I just wonder how bad off her campaign finance problems would be if she had not loaned herself money. Is she going to loan the US money if she gets into office and gets jammed up with bad political policies? I can't see giving a person who can't manage a campaign control over the countries finances with our current political situation.
There's only 1 logical choice, Obama. Just do the math yourself, don't trust the Clinton "New Math".
3. am phone call........Hillary Picks up..."Hello...Hillary here...Ready on Day one to be Commander-in-Chief, who is this??.. " On the other side... " I am the Money Lender and you owe me 1 million dollars, pay up soon or I take over the Whitehouse as you had mortgaged it...."
Think about this people. Obama has out earned Hillary 5 to 1 and has out spent her 4 to 1, yet the race is this close? Just think what would have happened if people gave to Hillary like they did Obama? Would it even be this close or would she have wiped the floor with him?
JCL - check your math. Obama started the month with 41 million cash-in -hand to spend on the primary. Clinton started the month with 9 million cash in hand to spend on the primary.
Obama: 41,000,000 – 650,000 (debt) = 40 million+ GOOD TO GO
Clinton: 9,000,000 – 10,200,000 (debt) = 1.2 million IN THE HOLE
Who said money can buy everything or everybody!!
Thank God there are still some smart people out there with dignity.
Nice try, Obama!
We don't need your fake change and we don't need your fake hope.
What exactly you are going to change, how long and how?
We can not afford another 8 years of your experiments.
It's going to take years and years to change politics in Washington if you ever could.
Obama, you are a hypocrite and your supporters are not wise.
Stop playing with our minds.
I hope you will never become a president.
Hillary 2008
FINALLY (some of) the truth on the Clintons….I get impatient with sensational rhetorical issues while questions with more sweeping implications go under/unreported – or are reported incorrectly. I’m disenchanted with mainstream media these days….
As for the Clinton’s, – I’m frankly more than just concerned – I could never vote for them/her…I’m also puzzled by the seeming media blackout on the more controversial issues – their fraud trial in Los Angeles County – which is slowly working its way through the court system; the 10+ million that they owe Penn, the unpaid campaign bills and convoluted record keeping, their campaign “spin” reporting on fundraising totals – without explaining that high percentages of that money can’t be spent on the primary campaign because it comes from folks who have already contributed their legal limit, incidents like David Brooks reported in one of his opinion pieces “The Cooper Concerns” and… well… everything in “The Clinton Chronicles”….. etc etc….
I’m concerned about favors and/or special consideration they might owe for contributions to Bill’s library, and his exorbitant speaking and lobbying/consulting fees; unresolved conflicts (scandals and vendettas) from the past which might rear their ugly heads during a general election or new presidency; – all potential major distractions and drama we are (I am) THIS MUCH weary of…
Change? Yes We Can! Obama 08!
A little proof as to how weak and ineffective her economic policies and leadership prowess really are. The state of Pennsylvania has the opportunity to ensure she can only go back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as a visitor.
Agree with all the comments pointing out the very, very clear fact that if Hillary cannot manage her campaign funds – how is the world can she expect US to believe she can run the country any better than George!!
Come on people – look at facts –
HIllary is a goner. She needs to get off her high horse and back off.
Obama in 08!!!!
If Hillary were to get elected (which I don't believe she will), she & Bill would likely try to find a way to use taxpayer dollars to pay off the debt they've racked up in the campaign. Liars & cheaters.
When you are being out spent what choice do you have? Quit – I sure hope not. Hillary is clearly the best qualified to be our next President. I will send another contribution her way. I hope other Hillary supporters will do the same.
All eyes are on us in PA – and we will not support the deceit that is the Obama campaign. The Robert Kennedy style Democratic candidate and the John Heinz style Republican candidate can be summed up in one of todays – Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She is and always has been the underdog. Obama is outspending in PA by THREE to ONE! And he will still lose!!! What a waste Obama is!
She ran out of money before she started?? Is this how she'll handle our economy? No, thank you.
Hillary to Obama: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
And words for Hillary: "If you can't pay your bills, get out of the race."
So it's okay to be in debt as long as you don't have the worst debt? I feel sorry for anyone who votes for any of these three clowns. Debt is debt.
I'm still voting for the only candidate who actually returns a portion of the money alloted to his office each year. The one candidate without ANY debt. The one candidate who cares enough about civil rights to actually volunteer to help pay for Rosa Parks' medal out of his own pocket. The one candidate who promises to bring our troops home to defend our own borders, not our "allies".
It's a sad day when such a great gift is offered to us and we laugh it off.
Ron Paul '08
JCL Kentucky: "So let me get this straight, Hillary is starting April $1,000,000 in debt ($10 million in bills minus the $9 million she has on hand) while Barack Obama is in debt for $650,000.
He has raised $60 million dollars more than her, but their debt is only separated by $350,000 dollars."
Nice try. You subtracted Clinton's debt from the $9 mil she has on hand, but neglected to subtract Obama's debt from the $52 mil he has on hand. Which, by my calculations, leaves him with a $51,350,000 surplus.
Think harder. America needs Obama.
I'm not surprised that there is a money issue. Maybe she can borrow more money from Peter F. Paul.
I hope people start to look into this upcoming case
Peter F. Paul vs Clinton
Reading these posts that say all are in debt and that Clinton is only a little more in debt than Obama makes me realize why our country is in so much trouble – if our citizens can't read or do simple math – like subtracting 10 million from 9 million (a neg number) or 650,000 from 42 MILLION – and come up with the idea that these numbers are the same – well that shows why our education system is one of the worst in the developed world – get real!!!
Obama 08
Perhaps if we all agree to chip in to pay off her debt, she'll agree to go away.
Obama 08
I think this speaks volumes. The economy is the important issue this election. If Clinton can't manage her own finances, why in the world would any one trust her to manage the economy of the country. It's really time she bowed out – while she still has some dignity.
If Senator Clinton cannot manage the finances of her campaign, how does she expect to manage those of our country?
Where did all of that Elton John concert money go????!!!!!!!!! Did she and bill pay a hit man to take Obama out because that's the only way she will win this race. You know they use filthy measures when it comes to getting what they want.
OBAMA 08!!!!!!!!!!!
And you people want Shillary to run the country? She can't even run a campaign.
It’s not an issue of managing the money. Hillary relied on major contributors with deep pockets to fund her campaign. Obama raised his money via small contributions from millions of Americans. The bottom line is Obama raised more money than Hillary and was therefore able to out spend her on costly TV ads. Hillary had little choice but to go into debt, hoping that if she won she could sell reservations to the Lincoln Bedroom to pay off her debt.
Obama appears to have a well organized, effectively managed campaign that is raising record contributions. Hillary has fired workers and restructured her campaign a few times. So who is really ready to manage the country?
Don't be surprised if Hillary comes up with some economic reason her budget is showing a deficit and target Obama for causing her problem. Vote Obama.
Hillary will win by a 15% lead...
Did she pay herself back the $5 million she loaned the campaign?
If so, this is a terrible ROI for her faithful donors who contributed AFTER she revealed the loan!
She doesn't seem to have much right to complain with the debt the country is in when she can't even keep a balanced budgit. I wonder if this is how she would run the country – rigth into the ground like Bush has.
Such hypocracy makes me sick.
"I am offering leadership [liarship] you can count on. You know where I stand [on falsehoods], you have known what I have done [lied], and you know what I will do [lie more]," the senator from New York said.
There is much more than this:
Hillary Clinton – Sir Edmund Hillary, “So when I was born, she called me Hillary, and she always told me it’s because of Sir Edmund Hillary.” Everest climb did not take place until 1953n.
She said that Chelsea was jogging around the towers of the World Trade Center on 9/11 ... Chelsea wrote an article four months later that said she was home in bed asleep [on 9/11]
She took $1,000 – parlayed it in a matter of weeks on the futures market and then wouldn't release her tax returns, so nobody knew about it until after the statute of limitations was lifted.
She told a federal grand jury that she didn't work on a certain project in the Whitewater scandal, when she did, and she claimed she didn't know it by that name but another name. ...
Her brother was paid $300,000 by a drug and crack cocaine dealer, who was serving a 20 year sentence in prison and her husband pardoned him, and she claimed she had no idea her brother was representing the guy.
She arranged a party for the head of the Orthodox Jewish community in one area, and that district voted for her by 1,400 to three, whereas previously it had been Republican and the leaders of the community walked out of jail shortly after the election.
She was fined $35,000 by the Federal Elections Commission for one of the largest campaign violations on record, claiming that she didn't know that a fundraiser cost $1.2 million instead of $300,000, that enabled her to spend that extra money on her Senate campaign.
It may be a lack of money more than anything else that brings this primary campaign to an end.
Clinton can't even keep her own campaign from running into debt. How is she going to be able to improve this country's economy? How is she going to fund all of those programs for which she's campaigning? It's not going to happen; and even if it does, she'll increase the country's debt substantially to do so. Either that or she'll raise taxes to such a height that no working American will be free from the squeeze. She may claim she's good with a gun, but Clinton's definitely shot herself in the foot with this campaign.
with that kind of money, still Obama can't overtake Hillary? That is truly weak. If winning on tuesday, Hillary is clearly a stronger candidate and a better president.
Open note to George Stephanoplous and Charlie Gibson.
Why no questions about Paul vs. Clinton?????
It will be fascinating to see whether the [largely unpolled] younger registrants in PA manage to hand HRC a defeat tomorrow. Perhaps that's wishful thinking - but ... hmmm ... wouldn't that be something.
Note to HRC. It's time to sing.
In my most humble opinion, any person running for the Office of the President of the United States should exhibit the abilities to exercise stewardship over her or her campaign funds and resources. It appears as though Hillary is running in the red. If her campaign is running in the red, then how can she effectively exercise good stewardship over our country's resources? For the record, my choice of a good candidate is not running in this year’s election, but ran in the 1992 election.
Michael Moore endorses Obama.
It is crucial that Barack does well tomorrow. Let's all continue to pray and support him.
Obama '08 and '12!
C-COMPROMISE
H-HEALTHCARE
A-AMERICA
N-NO BUSH
G-GOD
E-ENVIRONMENT
C.H.A.N.G.E
SOMETHING WE ALL CAN BELIEVE IN
OBAMA IN 08&12
"UNITED WE STAND, OBAMA IN DEMAND"
In the last debate Hillary Clinton on two occasions Hillary Clinton was soliciting donations, telling people to go to Hillary Clinton.com. Why would someone who make less than 109 million give a donation to her campaign. She should use some of her own money. Hey, if she don't think her attempted nomination is worth it, neither do I.
I'll bet she pays herself back before she pays anyone else back. Typical Clinton move.
If this is the way that Hillary runs her campaign, I'd hate to see what further damage she'd do to our economy.
And just imagine what Obama would do!
Obama '08
Time to get out.
Hilary cannot really manage money.
PA, please choose smart.....
No More DEBT IN THE WIHTE HOUSE..................
NO NO NO HILLARY CLINTON.................
OBAMA '08 & '12
Thanks CNN for the information. I going to make my 7th contribution to the Clinton campaign. Keep us informed!
I ALWAYS GET PUT INTO MODERATION. Y?
C-COMPROMISE
H-HEALTHCARE
A-AMERICA
N-NO BUSH
G-GOD
E-ENVIRONMENT
C.H.A.N.G.E
SOMETHING WE ALL CAN BELIEVE IN
OBAMA IN 08&12
"UNITED WE STAND, OBAMA IN DEMAND"
Dear Dan,
Please tell me who these billionaires are so I can get some money also. What a silly, uninformed thing to say. Apparently, you have not been to Senator Obama's website. How about an open mind and find out the true facts.
I support Obama for President. He can manage a campaign and has made history with its viability , he can manage the country. Bush managed the largest state in the union and has failed at managing the US. Hillary is in debt and keeps spending,–sound like Bush?
Obama 08
Since when did this campaign become about money? Oh yeah I remember........when Obama asked for her tax records!!
Maybe she can lend herself some of her own 120 million she made with Bill, cheapskate.
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I hope Hillary has a hell of an education plan...her supporters need spelling, reading comprehension and math help.
The word is "lose" not "loose;" Obama has $650K of debt, total...he has $52 million cash on hand WITH the $650K of debt accounted for...
I am cringing as I hold my degree from a Pennsylvania university...
Not to worry. Bill only needs a few more speaking engagements in Columbia and they'll have money again.
democrats let us unite for the love of the country, let us unite for divided we fall,wedge issues are used to divide us but for change we can unite. republicans are out of options to win but this is a dream come true for them. lets not be divided again ,as democracts this is ours to lose.pa Obama,clinton vp and white house is won
Hey Hillary, how can you take my mortgage crisis call at 3AM when you are in a financial crisis of your own?
This is just a harbinger of things to come if HRC is elected.
HRC has used her own money, that's how important this election is to her. A real sacrafice on her part.
No way BHO will use his money..these folks know how to live of of the money of others.
Well it's make it or break it for Hillary now. Obama had oodles of cash and she can't let him runaway with Pennsylvania with a billion TV attack ads. Sometimes there must be sacrifices.
I can hardly wait for the primary to be over. The democrats are acting like little kids and our politians are affraid to make needed comments. How about; we live in america best nation on the globe so we are going to have a flat tax of 5% no write offs except maybe prove $1000 to a non-profit like church or american cancer soc. Gas prices well open up reserves easy fix. Global warming? what a bunch of well you know. Lets not make government and politics so hard.
Wow. This may be the only way to get rid of Hillary...she runs out of money.
Thank you, CNN, for bringing Rick Sanchez back. He is fabulous. Keep up the good work!!! I am keeping CNN on all day and night now.
I do not want to miss a single segment with him!!!!!
Thanks cnn once again for biased news.
I'll be sending my 5th contribution today.
Hillary is the best candidate for President- and if NObama wins- I will be voting for Mccain.
Hillary/Edwards 08'
Obama- state senate 08- he's really good voting "maybe" thats where he should remain.
JCL,
Your logic is completely flawed. Obama can cover all of his $650,000 with the cash he has on hand and have over $41 million in cash to spend. If Hillary used all her available cash to pay her debt, she still has another $1 million in debt. How does that show that Obama is worse?
I am continuously amazed how people's biases affect the way they interpret news such as this and how people try to twist it to make anything look good for their candidate. I am convinced that Clinton supporters would be saying the same thing Obama supporters are saying about her if he was in this situation.
And she has the economic solutions??? I think not – GO OBAMA!
Doesn't look like 35 years of experience can help her run her own campaign. Why? Thats because it doesn't take experience, it takes smarts. Hillary has the experience but not the smarts. Barack has less experience but far more smarts. PA 4 BHO.
Please PA, be smart. Put an end to this. She has millions of dollars and she is not putting any of her personal millions into her own campaign. She will have the country pay for all her deficit and then get more for herself. PA, watch the documentary, "Sicko", take a look at her health care. It was the Clinton Administration that didn't do anything to avoid the 9/11 results.
PA, the country is counting on you to bring Change Vote OBama 08. Unite the Country. You can do it PA. Enough with Clinton Tyranny.
money is the king. It will kick her out not nancy pelosi or Howard dean.
I am personally going to donate $1 to her campaign today – just to help her stay in the race and run her campaign so deep underground that she bankrupt herself and loose all chances of ever running for anything ever again, even senator in NY.
I am sick and tired of the clintons and if this is what it takes to send them packing then lets help keep the campaign going with a $1. It's worth it and they deserve it.
OBAMA '08 & '12
Hillary beat old fashioined corrupted Illinois politician Obama in PA!!!
So Clinton is the one who will turn the economy around? If she were to run the country like she's running her campaign; in a few years, we could all be looking back and saying "remember the good old days under Bush?"
I can't wait until the Swift Boat begins their emails on Obama. This should be good news for Hillary. This organization destroyed Kerry's chances and they are about to begin trying to destroy Obama's. We don't know who they have ties to. They may have ties to the superdelegates and Howard Dean is not aware of it. It will make news when it happens just like news of Obama and Ayers did. Now that news is all over the states. If he wins the nomination goodby general election.
There's good debt and bad debt. Unfortunately Hillary going into debt to trash Obama for the General Election which is bad. Get out Hillary.
Obama 08!!
Obama never!
What happen to Clinton's 33% lead in PA? BYE BYE Ms Clinton
LIAR!, CHEATER!!, THIEF!!!
WHAT????!!!! She had more money that the lord upstairs, and now she's broke? Is that why she's not paying her bills?
If she cannot manage the finances of her campaign, how can she manage the finances as President. She has called for all these big spending bills; health care, economic stimulus, etc, and now I totally fear she wouldl mismanage the economy thru her inexperience.
No way can she become president, no way. I'm not even sure how she made it as Senator!
Geez... And people still support her? Oh wait, people still support Bush. Go figure...
How does she expect to get this country back on track as far as the economy when she can't even budget her own campaign, she's right this race is like a long job interview, I don't think in my opinion she is going to make the cut, Fiscal responsibility starts at home, and her home ( campaign) is in debt.
HRC has 32 million and BHO has 52 million. BHO has collected 60 million more than HRC. Do the math BHO has spent 40 million more than HRC and it is neck and neck and HRC will win PA although BHO out spent HRC 4 to 1. Seems HRC budgeted better no matter how you slice it. Republicans can not use this against HRC as all you have to do is look at how bad off the McCain camp has been at times during this campaign.
Can not wait to see the facts over just how and where the money for BHO really came from. Kool-aid drinkers may be dismayed.
Contribute now to Hillary – she is the ONLY choice for us to get out of this mess.
"Susan April 21st, 2008 11:22 am ET"
This really is ridiculous!!! Obama is buying the Democratic nomination!! Where is the leadership of the DNC? Is this what you want America to think – that nominations can be bought? Just think what all that money could do for the poor people and the people who live from paycheck to paycheck in America!!
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So if Hillary and all the other spinless Senators had not voted for the war then the trillion dolars a month we are spending could have been used for thepoor people across Amercia. don't try and blame this on Obama if they would have listen to Obama & Colin Powell in the begining then we would nto be in this mess.
has she released her taxes yet??
I'm not saying that Hillary is the better candidate, but I think that this primary is a joke and the Government should reform the system. This is the problem with America!!! I think that this should shine light on the fact that MONEY CAN"T and shouldn't BYE A NOMINATION!!! All OBAMA's supporters are people who have the money to donate to his campaign... What about those people who are not able to give $100 a week much less $5?... Hillary has to compete against someone who's spending 4-5 times the amount of money she is... and that's CHANGing politics?... This has NOTHING to do with running the white house!! It has to do with the people hating a person and putting money into the machine that they favor! This is not democracy!! SORRY!
Obama all the way. I must give it to her, she has more balls than EDWARDS. No guts No glory. Who does he stand with? I guess he will let us know after tomorrow. How sad. A coward is what EDWARDS is to me.
WE WILL! WE WILL
Vote for Hillary. She is the best qualified candidate to lead this nation. .
It is funny for the Obama people to say what a winner he is yet they call on the competition to quit.
SAD –
You just know it is a matter of time before he implodes so you want to end this while you are ahead. Also funny how all these "little people" have money to send to a politician while complaining that the economy is hurting.
Don't have money for food and gas but enough to send to Obama? Sounds like the people who send money to a televangalist.
So Obama Supporter = ?
Things that make you go "hmmmm"
Man I can't stand you Obama supporters. You are so evil and love to see other people suffer. Wait and see what happens when Obama loses the nomination or loses to McCain if he gets it.
MAKE SURE THERE ARE ENOUGH BALLOTS FOR ALL
TOO MANY DONUTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OBAMA 08
Just like a Democrat. Spend, spend, spend, other peoples money until you simply run out.
Bush must have taken pointers from them the last 7 years.
It's time for fiscal responsibility in this country. It's time to end earmarks, cut back on entitlements to those who didn't earn them, give breaks to the people who will spend and invest the money. It's time for the people of this country to be once again be proud to say that we are Americans.
I'm confused this election because I don't think any of the three presumptive next presidents are really going to make this country whole again. This country has lost respect (yes, even pre-dating Bush. Clinton did his share to make this country a laughing stock don't forget that) and the admiration of countries around the world.
Where is a good honest politician when you need one? Oh I'm sorry was that an oxy moron?
signed,
Disgruntled in America
JCL, Kentucky
Obama had 42 million on hand to spend in the primary and $650,000 in debt leaving Obama $41,350,000 in the black vs Clintons ~$1,000,000 in the red.
The difference was not $350,000 as you stated, it is $42,350,000.
If she believes in her campaign cause so much, why doesn't she give the money her self. $109,000,000.00 in the bank? Why loan the money? If we the people give it to her why can't she give also. I think it is because she wants to keep her money and take ours.
Look at the bright side she doesn't have to go much further in debt.
NOBODY WANTS TO DONATE TO A LOSER PERIOD
JCL, Kentucky April 21st, 2008 11:36 am ET
So let me get this straight, Hillary is starting April $1,000,000 in debt ($10 million in bills minus the $9 million she has on hand) while Barack Obama is in debt for $650,000.
He has raised $60 million dollars more than her, but their debt is only separated by $350,000 dollars.
Forgive me for stating the obvious, but isn't that proof that Obama is the one who can't handle money? He has taken a $60,000,000 advantage in starting funds and reduced it to a $350,000 advantage in debt level compared to Hillary.
For our next president, we need someone who knows how to handle money when budgets are tight.
JCL, you're way off...do the math...He's only got 650,000 in debt but 42 million in the bank which means he's positive 41 mill.
Hillary can still pull this off. '
Go Hillary all the way. There is NO other candidate qualified for this job.
Obama Girl: Obama can't use his own funds. Where would he get the money. When Hillary wrote out a check for five million she could afford to do that. Obama couldn't write out a check for one million because he is a pauper's millionaire. He has the least money of all the senators. If you remember, Rezko is not around to give cash money to Obama now. His crooked businessman is under house arrest. I just love reading about those friends of Obama's like Wright, Farrakhan, Ayers and Ayres. He really knew how to pick them right out of the garbage.
OBAMA-NATION, FIRST NATIONS IN CANADA, PART OF THE PLAINS CREE 'Y' DIALECT, IN SASKATCHEWAN, SUPPORTING AND SPREADING THE WORK AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THIS MIRACLE MAN. IF ANYONE CAN GET THIS MANY INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IT IS "JESUS"
THANK YOU
OBAMA 08
HORSE IN SPIRIT,
IN CANADA
REAL MEN VOTE FOR HILLARY!
The numbers are what they are and this is who we want to lead our country. So much for fiscal responsibility.
If the clinton followers dont see this the superdelegets will. This is a prime example of how she will run the country and she is failing big time.
HILLIARY, BILLARY, BUSHARY,
LIAR!, CHEATER!!, THIEF!!!
Talk about buying an election, if Obama get's the nonination this
is a perfect example how he did it, he raise 41 million in MarchHe outspent her 31 to 22 million in Pennsylvainia.
Dictator's win election by force, here we just sucker the little people
people into giving you there hard earned money, buy the election
and then once your in, sorry folk's, I have my own agenda.
Jimmy Hoffa senior would have been rolling over in his grave
about his son not backing the better candidate Hillery Clinton, a
real democrat.
Instead of slandering Hillary more than you have already done CNN, be fair and report on the major lead she now has in Pensylvannia.
Well Josh are you jealous?
It should not be the candidate with the most money (Obama) who wins, it should be the one who is the best person to lead this country, which is Hillary. That shows that all Obama has is money, but he is totally deficient in all the other qualities that a person needs to be the best leader of this country.
Only power-hungry people would spend tens of millions to become President. To think, George Washington didn't even want the job!!!
Here we go again, the Clintons in debt with a lot of vendors in the United States plus the health care of her employees.. ??? and do you think she can be a good President, I do not think so.
No More Clintons in the White House
PA is your Call take this woman out of the race, end with this bunch of negative campaign, Fear Factor and Lies tot he American People.. PLEASE!!!
Yes You Can! PA
JCL: Your argument that spending your campaign into debt makes you better qualified to handle the national economy is, well, bankrupt.
Every company has SOME debt. Most companies only pay invoices on the last day before interest starts to accrue on the balance owed. This allows them to maximize the interest they earn on their money before it goes out to pay the bills.
Obama has had NO complaints of slow-pay or no-pay from creditors. His campaign pays its bills – and has plenty of cash to do so. Of course, he built a superior fund-raising machine that is largely fueled by small donors. Average amount of an Obama donation: $109.
Clinton's campaign, on the other hand, didn't think it would need such an apparatus. They were out of money by Super Tuesday, and are now out of money again. That's not the kind of financial "wizardry" I want anywhere near our national budget.
Stick a fork in her... she's DONE!!!
Please keep attacking Hillary, all you Obama supporters, this will seal the deal for a McCain win, if Obama goes up against him. It's going to be hard enough for Obama to beat John McCain... with a HUGE percentage of Hillary Clinton's supporter's crossing over to John McCain (should Obama win the DEM nomination) it will that much easier for McCain. So yes, Obama supporters, keep beating Hillary into the ground.... you bunch of morons. Once again, Democrats shooting themselves in the foot. Pick the empty suit black guy to be politically correct instead of the one who truly knows what she's talking about and can actually accomplish something. What a joke the Obama supporters are. Can't wait to hear you all crying when John McCain wins by a landslide.
I'm tired of all these negative remarks between the candidates. Hilary most of all, she claims to have all this experience of which she has no more experience than being the 1st lady.
Now she is in debt, should be interesting. She is going to make it worse on the democrats by staying in the race and continuing these types of negative attacks. She is doing such a good job that the republicans don't even attack her because she is winning the campaign for them.
She needs to go and now.
I have been undecided up until now on who to vote for... I always vote for who I think is the best person for the job and usually don't decide until late, but this is getting ugly. Out of the three I have no choice but to support Obama he is the only one who gives us a chance of making the changes that need to be done. McCain will continue the Bush policies and Clinton she just wants the fame, I don't trust the clintons they are shady.
If she can't manage her campaign budget why should we allow her to manage the nations budget? She started the primary process with more money and an enviable fund raising structure in place. Why has she mismanaged the advantages she had at the onset? This nomination process was hers to hold on to and she has squandered her advantage!
Obama all the way!!
you people are idiots.
UC Davis in California is about to send the Clinton Campaign to collection for unpaid bills from Super Tuesday.
Hmmmm...so when DOES she plan on paying these bills?
Doesn't look like she is going to have the money to do so.
Wonder why she hasn't paid those debts if she is continuing to take in good amounts of money. It really may be time for her to read the writing on the wall. Her quote, instead of "If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen", OUGHT TO BE, "If you can't afford it, don't buy it".
Obama is double faced. He keeps attacking Hillary jsut to win Pennsylvannians. Obama is bitter and desperate.
Sen. Obama's money comes from small donors like me. I started donating in January with $100.00 and will donate $25.00 or more every month from now on. That's how he's raising the money, ordinary people giving small amounts. There are millions of us.
Yes We Can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The reason she has run out of money, and her campaign always seem to be in a state of confusion, is because she never had a plan beyond "Super Tuesday". When her campaign was planned last summer, she was expected to blow the Democrat field away. No plans were made beyond "Super Tuesday". Strategy OR money. That is why here campsign has been operating on a wing-and-a-prayer since.
Is this on in addition to being morally bankrupt?
Why should the republicans have to spend any money at all, to defeat the democrats in November?
Clinton is doing the job for them – first she divided democrats, from republicans and independents. Now, this "power-crazed" person is doing a wonderful job of dividing the democrats themselves.
Maybe she could swipe some of the HALF-BILLION dollars, bound for her husband's library.
Did anyone find this a surprise? I wish she would sit her childish behind down. This party is so divided I don't know how we will come together after this mess she has created.
If you can't manage the finances of your own campaign, how are you supposed to manage the budget for the US?
Are you serious? This is just a campaign and she's in the red??? What makes this ever worse is that the Clinton campaign probably tried to use small businesses to provide many services in order to create the "we are for small business....." atmosphere. However, now the Clinton campaign is probably putting some small business out of business by not paying their bills.
JCL- You might want to re-read the article, it says that to start April Obama had $650,000 in bills to pay with $52,000,000 cash on hand overall. He's far from being in debt and he's clearly run the better campaign!
I'd glad trust his judgement with my tax dollars, I can't say the same thing for Clinton!
margie, you are right... all have a deficit on April 1st, that is normal. Those are outstanding accounts, usually advertising accounts, waiting for a bill to be delivered. But look at the money each has on-hand. Hillary is the only one in the red because she is not paying the bills. You've heard of "Pay it Forward? She is "Spending if Forward". Like floating a check hoping it doesn't hit before payday. Problem is there is no payday. Campaigns are run on contributions. So, given the money sshe has overspent in the month of April, if she quits right now, she would owe vendors, advertising firms, etc an estimated 20=25 million dollars. Since she would be out of the race, who would pay those bills? Answer, nobody. A campaign is like a company. If there is no money to be had, then sueing the campaign would be fruitless. I haven't decided who to support yet. But I do think she has shown that she thinks she is an Elitist with this situation and above the law. The average american would be arrested for fraud for intentionally placing orders and not paying for them. We're not talking about the electric or gas bill here. She will walk away untouched as she has in past financial brushes with the law.
This does not surprise me. America has made it loud and clear, through our time, energy and money, that we want Barack Obama to be the Democratic candidate for President. It is just taking the Clinton campaign a little extra time to tune in and hear.
A Great Candidate, a Great Campaign and a Great President of the United States...Obama 08'
Tyrone Brown
Seattle, WA
Hillary for four years? How can she be an effective president when she can't find people to manage her finances or campaign? We will never know how much debt this country is really in if she and Bill have the opportunity to spin, spin, spin their lies for four years. Give me HOPE any day. OBAMA 08'
PH, Maryland
Hilary used maxed out credit card to have campaign event
where the hell is the news on this
Rena: I think you don't know what your talking about. You say whatever comes into your head and it doesn't make sense. Obama talks to hear himself talk. He sells himself to the public because he use to be a salesman. The public is like you. No sense nonsense. This generation of fools are eating up the garbage he shoots and they don't even understand what he's talking about themselves. Isn't this generation on drugs and booze just like he was? Is that why they can't think right. Obama is a good speaker with RFK's speeches from a book someone gave him to study. He is as dumb and they come that's why he needs copywork.
To Ricardo Phillips in Washington, is this going to help DC
become a state, NO
They don't deserve is and never will deserve it,
savor this because your Obama if he get's in will totally
take you DC and my STATE of Marylnd right down the
tubes.
in hillary clinton debates there has always been a form of exagarations what ever topic she has discussed. She talks about values but hey bill clinton wasnt really thinking about values when he was knocking of monica. GO OBAMA
Maybe she shouldn't have left her tab open at that bar a couple weeks ago. Her campaign staff has expensive taste in liquor.
ANYBODY BUT MCCAIN '08!
Why donate to Obama- when he has been taking care of by ( O ).
if she's in debt or supposedly and is spending more than she has, how can she RUN A COUNTRY with that kind of attitude, running us into more DEBT?
i'd think twice, i wouldn't even think about voting for her if that's how she handles her money, what about the country's money?!?!!
Ewwww sounds like she needs to give it up!! The handwriting is on the wall... Bye Bye Are we over the Hill yet??????
Did she already give herself the five million that she loaned the campaign and if so, did she pay herself interest on it from supporters donations?
That's why you judge a candidate based on their handling of their own campaign, or their lies and spins, or look at their tax returns to see where the money comes from, what the husband does while the wife says the opposite, what are their own records, not someone else's,...
If you believe people who have acting talent such as the Clintons, you will get years of chaos, fightings just like the Clintons ' years in the WH. Remember the stock market crash in 2000? They didn't tell you that.
Daer Americans if you are upset about gas priceses then vote for Hillary. Obama he voted for the oil pompanies very unexpireance.
People are savvy with money. They don't put their hard earned money into a sinking ship. Nothing can speak clearer than this. She will win PA, no doubt but will go out of steam soon after.
If the majority of American people really believe that she is such a brilliant presidential material, why don't they line up behind her campain and donate their money?
I think this about says it all.......
This is very shocking news. You've got to wonder out loud, "how can this be?" She is doomed!
broke i hope not for tax return records talks, but who got the edge understood the irag war or did not, accepted republicans are better at talking to americans or knows can take on reps as per say,democrats will win no fear we got strength of character, relgion,economics,and love of the country. Go Obama
OBAMA IS A HUUUCH GIMMMICK!!!
LET DONATE TO HILLARY CLINTON!
If Hillary "were" to become President, our Country would be in the "RED" another 4 years. This women can't manage her campaign which is small.... how in the world she think she's qualified to manage the country debt. She doesn't have a clue about money managing. Come on Hillary support get a grip. A vote for Hillary is another 4 years of Bush.
Obama for President!
George Sorros ans his buddies can pour in all the cash they have in hand but they won't be able to put Obama into the White House. It is John McCain who will WIN. So, Obama supporters spend all you your money campaiging for a loser in November. At the end of the election, ask yourself – "where did my money go?"
Bill Clinton will say to Hillary next week. Give me a break hillary we are out of cash, we are not going to dip in to our 109M if the stupid supporters stop contributing.
JCL Kentucky....i wish they would have intelligence tests before people could post on here. Just because he has debt doesn't mean he isn't able to pay it. Most people have debt and they pay it off. But when you have 10 million in debt and 9 million in cash....you're short. he has 650,000 in debt and 52 million in cash. the unfortunate thing is that its people like you who have no clue who are keeping her in the race.
Obama 08' &12!!!!!!!!!!!
After the 109 million I think she can afford it. Dreams are expensive, especially when you have very heavy baggage.
What can Hillary do without the under-educated, white rural population ? Sad.
Americans, you are so lucky! You have the opportunity to be the leaders for real change and to make an impact, this time for the better, on our world.
We Canadians have to continue with old war mongering, cold fish government!
Save our world! Please, no more Bush or Clinton! Obama for our world!
Hopeful Canadian!
Hillary Clinton: Ready on day one to blow all your money.
If Hillary can't manage the money, how she can manage the country?
TIme for Bill to go on a big speaking tour.... gotta raise some big cash fast!
Elect Obama! Oprah will singlehandedly will bail us out of our national debt!!!!
More CNN slant for Obama...LOL. He is still going to lose PA after spending all that money. BTW...you Obama supporters...Obama can't win either...it's going to be up the Super Delegates to decide. In the general election he will LOSE!
Anyone but Obama in 08!
NO CASH CLINTON....
i guess bill wishes he could rent the lincoln bedroom again to help you....
the math after tomorrow will show with no doubt that Hillary cannot win unless she cheats....
drop out!
They Call Obama, elitist. in my lifetime I hve never known a poor man beene elitist. This term is strictly reserved for those with money power. This been said, I cannot imagine how can 4 mill. earnings conjunctly against, $100+,mills.,$109+mill., and the super $$$$$$mills of Mitt Romney, the true elitists, can call Obama, that?
I imagine the saying, "the best defense, is an overwhelming attack", that hols even trueer, coming from those who have the most money,plus the fact of been white, can't stand to loose over a gray (born to mixracial parents) candidate. Shame on all of them, period.
It was once said......
To know a candidate, is to know how they run their campaign.
Running a 10,000,000$ debt..is a telling toll
Hillary go home...and home isnt Scranton either!!!!
vote OBAMA 08
Don't try to spin this as poor management because that's just stupid. She's trying to beat someone spending 4x as much as she is. Of course she's going to go in the red to gain enough influence to win. Obama has a really established constituency across the country. It's going to take a lot of spending to be able to reach those voters and get them to change their minds.
its funny how Hillary is winning in states that Obama spent 2 to 1 on TV ads and in pa spent 4 to 1 and i wonder if he ever fed the homeless probably not because Oprah and Ted Kennedy would not approve of that kinda helpfulness since thats were Hussain is getting all of his blood money......that he is so easily spending to try to get a upset with TV ads over Hillary Clinton.......word of advice Hussain this is Clinton Country not Barack Hussain Obama land.......
Jay: You are right. Obama uses all that money because he is desperate to win in PA. His campaign manager distinctly advised him that he has to win a battleground state to show the DNC he can win the general election but its not going to happen. He is not going to win PA. Battleground states do not like him and never voted for him. And I don't have to tell you why. Those New Yorker's and voter's in NJ are smarter than the voter's in WI and MN or SC. They know what would happen if Obama was president. I believe she will also win Puerto Rico. Not NC or IN maybe KY. However, Michigan is selecting their delegates and they are going to seat them. Hillary has the most in MI.
How can she balance the national budget, if she can't control her campaign budget spending....this is ridiculous???!!!
Hillary, Good night and good luck.
Obama 08
To all of you who are complaining about Obama buying the Democratic nomination.....get a clue!
His supporters are funding his campaign ten dollars at a time and it's in unprecedented numbers from all over the country.
It should tell you a lot about who is supporting him....the people....like you and me. Not only did Hillary have to loan her own campaign with personal money, she has the largest amounts from lobbyists.
I urge all PA folks like me to come out in full force and put an end to this tragedy. Democrats can not afford to continue this battle and think its going to be ok. We need to ask ourselves do we wnat to continue having Geroge Bush in office or do we want a new democratic derection. I urge all Democrats in PA to come out and vote for Barack Obama thus putting this race to an end. Lets be realistic here the republicans want to continue this race so that they have a better chance in November. All polls are showing Baracck is the only one that can beat McCain in November. Thats reality folks dont let Republicans tell you no diffrent. The more we drag this on the more the republicans have a chance!!! This must end on Tuesday or we will be doomed. Look as a Hillary supporter I know that she has no chance in getting the nomination unless she drags this fight into the convention that is what we must stop!!! This will harm our party.
So I will vote for Barack to end this circus. I will vote for Barack just because I belive that this nation will continue to suffer financially if we continue this non sense war. We just dont have the money to continue to fight two wars, one being the Iraq war and second the economic war here in American. Hillary is broke and she has become too negative in the last two weeks. I hope all PA folks come out in droves to put this race to an end Tuesday. Im a gun owner and yes Im a beer drinker and I will vote for Barack Obama.
And she thinks she can run a country – can't even manage her own campaign. GIVE IT UP ALREADY!!
This is pretty indicative of how she would run the country, I mean she can't even run her own campaign; how in the hell is she going to run the country? I guess the health care initiative she is pushing is one sign, she is going to place a MANDATE on ALL Americans to purchase her plan or face penalties, no one wants a MANDATE to purchase insurance I have good insurance and I do not pay one dime, my company pays for everything. So, this would be a new BILL for me. Look at her dirty tricks and her say anything do anything attitude, i don't trust the woman and I will not vote for her if she gets the nod to be the Democratic nominee, I'm tired of all of the dirty politics, all the lies and she voted for the IRAQ war! I wish she would bow out and allow Obama to focus on Grandpa!
Hillary once said " America needs a president who can run the country in Day 1". America is in debt. Hillary has a 10 million debt. I hope she didn't mean she is the most qualified person to run America....... IN DEBT.
Lol, Lol,
WHat a joke....
Cant even manage a budget .....
Obama's money comes in in small amounts – less than $100 at a time. This means he has a much braoder base of support....so more voters that support him with what they can afford with no strings attached. Hillary needs big donors that reach there limits quickly and are now tapped out. The people want Obama.
Obama 08'
Wow...I guess the credit crunch is a myth since all of you talking about Hillary's debt have none of your own.
Obama is empty messages and whining that the republicans will eat up and spit out. No way I will vote for him. He is like the sneaky kid in school that listens to the answers of the smart child and says he agrees. What a loser.
I see that Obama is trying to "buy" a win in PA by spending three times as much on TV and radio commercials in that state. If he succeeds, he will be the "best candidate that money can buy."
It just ain't right! I'd like to see ALL candidates limited to equal amounts of spending, just so they can campaign on equal ground and on WHO they are and where they stand on issues....and not on how much advertising they can buy.
Hillary or McCain – 2008
Attached to Hillary is debt, scandal, division and confusion. Attached to Barack is prosperity, honesty, unity and order. If Hillary cannot manage her campaign, how can she manage the country? The only reason the 90's were prosperous was because of Bill Gates and the technology boom. The Clintons cannot take the credit. Hillary had 8 years to bring health care reform and she could not do. She makes promises and does not keep them, because shes comfortable telling a lie.
We love the Clintons in Canada!
Go Hillary...we lok forward to another 4 years of entertaining evening news!
DEAR PA, I WANT MY COUNTRY RUN LIKE OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN! THKS, EVA
I just made a 200 donation to Clinton and will likely make more in the coming weeks. God bless you Hillary.
Take notice fellow democrats! Clinton's campaign is finished. Let's rally around Obama so he can win this nomination and focus on the general election!!!
Wow, well, first of all, I'm absolutely an Obama supporter.
Having said that though, I find it disgusting how much money all three of them have been spending on this race.. Kids are dying on the streets, war vets are treated like crap on their joke of social security and people are losing their homes left right and centre, and these three candidates feel the need to spend this much money on campaigning!
Disgusting!
Open your eyes!!!
She calls Obama an eliteist while she and her campain wasted a fortune at the Bellagio in Vegas.
Hillary can't seem to manage her campaign dollars. How is she going to manage the United States.
Her money problems is another reason why the superdelegates should leave her alone. Her campaign has mismanaged money since the beginning. He has no right to think or make anyone believe she can be president, when she has problems managing a campaign. The way Senator Obama has managed his campaign is a direct coralation as to how he will manage the United States.
all Obama supporter should watch Saturday night live.
Obama as a president calling Hillary at 3 am. with no clue what to-do with crisis in oval office.
Funny but true Obama has no experience compare to Hillary in world affair, and cannot stand against Putin, Jintao Hu,chavez and ahemedinijad.
How will she run he country if this is the way she runs a campaign?
Ok, you guys know if Obama was this much in debt he would have been ran off the campaign trail a long time ago. Why is she still in the race.....broke as a joke?
One MORE nice thing about this being over soon - we won't have to continually hear how the next stretch is "the most crucial" stretch.
POST THIS MESSAGE UNLESS IT IS TOO TRUTHFUL FOR CNN
It is so obvious that Obama is already receiving public financing to some degree.It is no secret that the average contribution to his campaign is so low and that is due to the fact that a majority of his donors are welfare recipients.
If a graph were made available by the Obama camp it would no doubt show that the bulk of his donations come in at the first of each month when welfare recipients get their monthly checks.So there is no doubt that the public is already financing the Obama campaign to the tune of around 78% of his overall haul of contributions.
So if fleecing the American taxpayer in the form of welfare to in part fund his campaign can be called stunning then I guess it is STUNNING.
She's really staying in the race to get you to pay her debt! STOP sending her money. She's got her own.
Obama is not buying the election....THE PEOPLE ARE BUYING THE ELECTION!!!
If anything, Clinton loaning her campaign 10 million dollars is buying an election.
So Hillary gets an endorsement from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. The same ultra right wing, Richard Scaife-owned publication that lead the charge against the Clintons in the 90's. Gee, that's a surprise isn't it? NO SHAME
Everyone please vote for Clinton. Maybe if we give her enough votes she and her morally bankrupt husband will have to claim bankruptcy. After all this time there is a God.
If Obama gets nomination watch out all these media who is supporting him is going to dump him for John McCain.
as I see it they want weaker candidate Obama and not Clinton on democrat side so that they can keep all that Tax break they got from Bush.
Don't you know they are all millionaire and works for big corporation who owns all media.
All Obama supporter should watch Saturday night live.
Obama as a president calling Hillary at 3 am. with no clue what to-do with crisis in oval office.
Funny but true Obama has no experience compare to Hillary in world affair, and cannot stand against Putin, Jintao Hu,chavez and ahemedinijad.
JCL and Margie,
You are not reading the numbers right. Obama has well over $40 million in the bank *after* you take into account the campaign "debt" (which is like bills that have not yet been paid). Clinton is underwater by about $1 million after factoring in her debt. The net difference between their financial positions is not a couple of hundred thousand, but more than $40 million.
When the article speaks of "debt" it means outstanding bills to be paid – that's $10,000,000 for HRC and only $650,000 for Obama.
Clinton has $9,000,000 in funds to pay her $10,000,000 in outstanding debt, while Obama has $42,000,000 to pay off his $650,000 in outstanding debt. So is that really proof that Obama is the one who can't handle a budget? I'd say not
Oh my God, this is unbelievable. It is s sign that the CLINTONS are not meant to go back to the White House. Maybe they should save whatever money they have to get Chelsea ready cause the way I see it Hill will never give up and her daughter is the only one left that can MAKE HER DREAM COME TRUE. Sorry HILL IT'S OVER, and the way you showed us your true colors I don't think NY WILL EVER ELECT YOU AGAIN. So please start looking for a new distraction.
JCL of Kentucky – you actually don't have it straight. The "debts" in this case mean "bills yet to be paid". For Obama, that's $650,000; for Clinton, $10 million.
Now look at the cash they have available to spend: Obama – $42 million; Clinton: ~$9 million.
Now it's just math: Obama has $42 million and owes $650,000 which means he still has $41.35 million. So he's very well off.
Clinton has $9 million and owes $10 million so right now she cannot pay off $1 million dollars that she currently owes to businesses.
So, Obama is not up $350,000, as you said; he is up by more than $42 million.
JCL in Kentucky, do your math skills suffer or is this a Clinton type spin?
CLINTON 9 million she can spend
10 million debt
OBAMA 42 million he can spend
650,000 debt
THEREFORE NET Clinton ( -1,000,000)
Obama 41,350,000
That looks more like a difference of 42,350,000 , why did you say only 350,000 separates them?????
Just curious
Doesn't pay her bills!
Multiple campaign managers
Travelgate
Accused Obama of running breaking his word and running a negative campaign and "/throwing the kitchen sink at her." Ha!!
Reams Obama for sticking with his church – "we don't choose our families, but we choose our churches", yet last time I checked she chose to stay with her "sleazy"man that she "chose" to marry!
Bosniagate
Took every possibe chance to sling during th PA debate - note Obama chose not to...
Need I go on....
FEDUP: You are so right. With all the millions Obama is spending in PA he still can't lock up the win. He is a loser there. He needs to win that battleground state because his campaign manager already advised him of that. Obama can spend trillions in PA and will still lose. He's good talker with the speeches of RFK whose book of speeches he was given to study. He is as dumb as they come for a college graduate. Maybe its the drugs and booze that damaged his mind. He has the worst reputation of any candidate that ran for office of this country and if he wins the nomination 40% of Hillary's voter's are foting for McCain to give McCain a landslide victory. I will do the same to keep him out of the white house. Can't you imagine who would be coming to dinner? Ayers, Ayres, Wright,Farrakhan and Rezko. All the big time anti-american white people hater's.
To JLC in Kentucky....it appears all the candidates have money yet to be paid out. The difference between Clinton and Obama is that he actually has the money to pay it back. Clinton does not, that's why she's in the red.
It's very simple to understand. Most people owe money, i.e. utilities. Your bill comes in, it's due the following week. you have more than enough money in the bank to pay it. You pay it by the due date. In Hillary's case, she has people/vendors or whomever she owes, but does not have the money to cover it. Obama DOES have the money to cover what he owes.
So to all the Hillary supporters, please explain how someone can run a country economically when they cannot economically run their own campaign? Hillary's been the one saying "people, this is a job I'm applying for". She's already lent her campaign money. So if she were to take office, would she then borrow more from another country in order to help decrease the American deficit? and if so, isn't that what she's been accusing Bush of doing?
CLINTON GO HOME! (and take your wife with you......)
Let me get this straight. She has borrowed her own campaign 5 million (common man) dollars of her own (non elitest) money. She is now in debt and running her campaign on expected future contributions. Sounds a lot like the way our government has done things and the value of our dollar is a joke and is why we are going to be paying $4 dollars for a gallon of gas soon. I have never seen anyone mismanage a campaign so badly as she has going from an overwhelming favorite to an overwhelming loser with the political clout of a circus clown from now on. All the while saying she was the only vetted candidate and her opponent is not even close to being able to win. AHEM, he beat the crap out of you and you still have the tasteless ability to say these things. If you had any makings of a Commander in Chief you would have recognized long ago you were not going to win this no matter how much you lied, cheated and stole. Instead you have run your campaign budget into the ground and left people in many states holding the bag. The incessant lies should have been enough for people providing services to say thanks but no thanks and while i feel bad for them they also should have known better than to make a deal with someone who is worse than any used car salesman I have ever met. To the people of Pennsylvania, dont be the butt of the rest of the country's jokes like Ohio was when they fell for her last minute lies on NAFTA. It comes out days later that it was Hillary that did the double talk in Canada telling them not to listen to what she said publicly. This time she is going to try to make the people of Pennsylvania look stupid by making up stories about Obama taking lobbyist money when she is the Queen of pact and lobby money and Obama has run on funds given by the people.
It is time for a change!
Time for HRC to get out.
I see somewhat of an analogy here with what's going in Iraq (a long stretch but ...). Go into debt for a cause that has a minute chance of winning. Can' face the reality and meanwhile, beat up everyone in it. Very irrational.
VOTE OBAMA !!!
PENNSYLVANIA, PLEASE VOTE OBAMA ON TUESDAY!!
One stubborn woman – The writing has been on the wall for a while now. With her negative campaign and Bill's comments against her, you've got to wonder what kind of motivation the Clintons have to reach for the White House again in such a strange way.
No more Obama.
Go Hillary.
Since her campaign is already in debt, I'm not so sure she can manage the economy. Let's end the bush-clinton dynasty and get someone in office who can run this country the right way. Obama 08!
I am beginning to wonder if people are senile! How in heaven's name can you trust our country to someone who has made such of mess of their campaign. It is no wonder that the educated are breaking heavily in Obama's favor, because only the uneducated would vote for HRC given these campaign finance numbers. Sorry to call you guys out, but if the educated are voting for someone and the uneducated are voting for another person then you should get a clue. Please stop allowing the dumb among us to continue to ruin this country.
Guess she doesnt't have supporters standing in front of churches with brochures and collection plates asking for donations. She doesn't go into churches and makes speeches about her qualifications or do pastors do the same.
Obama's campaign has taken funds from every tom, dick and harry that thinks he will give out more freebies if elected. And yes, that means special interests and lobbyists. Check out the reports.
Hope her campaign can come up with more cash. If Senator Obama wins, it just means that money buys votes, one way or another.
Hey all you mean boys! Stop piling on poor little Hillary!
You know she'll start crying agian!
Aww, it's okay Hill- no desert for them!
Dear Americans Obama gets upset with Hillary when she expocess his carector.We must also take this underconsideration whe a person is runnig for a president.
Ding dong the witch is broke the with is broke the wicked witch is broke !
PA voters..........if she can't manage her own campaign how is she possibly going to manage the country???????
JCL from Kentucky – Please re-read the article and then we will give you the opportunity to recind your remarks. You oviously haven't a clue what the article said. You are so far off the mark!
Okay, something sounds fishy. First she tells lies and now she is in debt! WOW!!! One would have to be deaf, dumb and blind to continue voting for this person!!
We need change and as she has shown, she can't provide that! The Clinton days are over!!!!!
OBAMA-08
Check out youtube videos on HILLARY that she doesn't want anyone to see. If all PA voters saw them her vote would be well under 20%.
Governor Rendell praising Farraqhan.
HILLARY being sued by Peter Paul and her corruption and campaign fraud related to Cher and Peter Paul.
hillary_the_movie.avi tells all.
Hillary encouraging outsourcing of jobs to India.
Many others. Do your homework people.
JCL, Kentucky, The funny thing about your post is you forgot to mention that Senator Obama has 42 MILLION on hand for the primaries. Take away the 650K in "debt" and you will see he has 41+ MILLION on hand for the primary.
I can tell why you like Clinton so much, with your "mis-statements" in your post, honesty is clearly not in your vocabulary.
This is not good !
How can you run a country when you cannot manage your debt.
Not to worry Hillary? All you have to do is convince Barack "Bundler" Obama, who "DOES NOT ACCEPT PAC MONEY," to share his endless haul from MOVEON.ORG, the largest PAC organization in the country! Yet another whopper to add to all the others he's told throughout the campaign.
A woman just won a big NASCAR race in Japan–It's time for a woman to win BIG in Pennsylvania to stay in the Presidential race.
Its a wonderful day for voting for a new day! Good luck to both candidates. I trust Hillary will show her obvious intellect and grasp of the issues from here on out and leave the kitchen sink at home
Obama's money is coming in from Saudi Arabia via the network set up precisly for this election.
Those that would have us go up in smoke are funding Obama's election under the guise that it's coming from small donations nation wide...NOT TRUE!
If this unpatriotic upstart gets the democratic nomination you might as well start getting used to being called the United States of Saudi Arabia!
VOTE CLINTON OR MCCAIN 2008!
C'mon, Penn. Give this fiscal nincompoop the boot before she drags the economy even farther down the hole...vote Obama.
Yes, I've already said some things which have not yet been posted. Are you prejudiced against anyone defending Rev. Wright?
Hillary cannot mange her campaign; how in the world is she going to manage the economy? Much is given, much is required. I hope there is an upset in PA and Obama wins all!!!
Well, is alright. Once Hillary wins the nomination, I'm sure my boy will hook her up with some dough.........actually, technically, is not him, is his peeps, LOL!!!
=====How a true American would vote for another liar in the W.H?===
obama 2008
Great choice for the Presidency! Looks like she needs to fix the deficit in her campaign before she can work on the U.S. Economy.
This is probably one of the biggest reasons to vote for Obama. Here is why:
1. The general election will be determined, in part, by campaign funds. Clinton can't argue that she is more electable when she can't raise and ration her funds and he can.
2. The president will take over the country in a time of great economic peril. If Clinton can't even keep her own campaign in the black, she can't possibly fix our economy. On the other hand, Obama knows who to surround himself with to keep things where they should be.
What happened in america? Did they clone one dork and that idiot was an Obama groupie?
I sure don't want Obama in the White House, and you want to know one reason why, other than I think he is a phoney, and incapable of leading a Diary Queen, much less the country?
It is also because I despise the arrogance, stupidity of the lemming call of the Obama supporters. Almost every message on the board here from an Obama supporter says the same thing;
"If Clinton can't manage her money in her campaign then how can she manage the country?"
I'll tell you how; Obama has made a greater amount of money and Clinton is forced to attempt to match the ads on radio and t.v. and everything that is involved in his 3 to 1 money spent in every state that they have campaigned in. This does not mean she can't manage a campaign, this means that there are a whole lot of lemmings who are giving to the Obama campaign, and if you remember Obama people (who read and reflect little about reality) Bush was elected two times by people just like you. This campaign finance means nothing about the credibility of Hillary's ability to be the President of the United States.
I'll continue supporting her if she has to wear a burlap dress to the nomination.
Hillary 08
This is just further proof that you can't trust her economically.
She has exaggerated her experience in every other facet of potential Presidential leadership.
As a person, she's been a manipulator and a conniver since her early political days. She doesn't even possess individual merit!
Come on, wake up!
Anyone but Hillary in 2008!
I can understand clinton and mccain maybe being in debt, but it blew my mind to see obama is jees
"Win at all costs" suddenly has a whole new meaning, doesn't it?
OBAMA 08
Paul you are a fool and need to stop listening to Rush and Savage because as you will some day figure out they lie to you just like Hillary. Some day, if you have enough intelligence you will figure this out and feel very dumb. The states that Obama lost that you speak of were for a good reason. People fell for the lies put forth by the Clinton campaign and voted based on a knee jerk reaction. If you held those primaries after the news of the lies about NAFTA came out the results would have been very different. This is just another round of last minute lies to the people of Pennsylvania and we will see if they too fall for it. Either way, those states you talk about would vote overwhelmingly for McCain if Hillary was the nominee because her words come back to bite her after the lies hit the ground.