EvilMonkey

I know this won't be too popular around here but personally, I am for it. We are all working toward the same goal here and he's not asking it of his typical base, just the donors.

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guest1234567

He is a graceful winner. This is an unheard of gesture of sportsmanship.

The_Heretic

You don't reward the snake with a rat after it's bitten you.

I saw she gets out of the party, never runs for president again, doesn't run for reection in the senate and gets the fuck out of government completely [including no lobbying work].

The bitch stabs him in the back then demands that he sharpen and polish the knife.

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itsmeeeeeee

yes, it's great sportsmanship, but actually, it's also nothing new. it's just that normally you don't hear about it because the debts normally aren't so astronomical.

obama can't give clinton a dime of his money - that's all tightly regulated.

what he CAN do is what he's doing - and it benefits him just as much as it benefits her. they campaign together, and have fundraisers - she tells her supporters to get behind him (the dead-enders who haven't already gotten on the bandwagon) which helps him a lot and his appearances with her encourages people to help her pay off her debt. this is standard operating procedure in all major races.

what's different is MOST losing opponents don't go this far in debt. and according to the articles i've read, she isn't asking for help to pay back any of her own personal loans to her campaign (evidently they are just willing to write that off) but rather the rest of the debt, which is still quite considerable - an unprecedented amount.

it was the height of stupidity of her to go THAT far in debt considering it was so obvious she couldn't win for SO long.

and there's the rub.

i get that.

but i also get that the party MUST unify and heal all the division her refusal to concede has caused - so i'm sure obama considers encouraging people to help her as precisely what it is - a VERY unfortunate and otherwise unnecessary part of the operating cost of winning this unusual primary.

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bornright

He is trying to buy Hillary's support and people. It is nothing more than being a politician.

HarperLee

She is charging her campaign interest on the personal loans, which
means she plans to write it off.

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julia

Is that all you got?

bornright

Actually I have a lot more but was trying to stay on topic. I personally want Obama to give his campaign funds (war chest) to Hillary. She is such an honorable person I am sure he will get a lot for his money.

HarperLee

Do you read anything but rightie blogs? Have you seen the polls?
Obama does not need Hillary Clinton's support, and her supporters whose agenda was not racism are already supporting him.

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julia

I know many republicans supporting Obama vs the old man.
yup.