McClatchy: Out of money, Clinton's only options risk her party's unity

[babylonsister]

Out of money, Clinton's only options risk her party's unity
By Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers

* Posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2008



WASHINGTON — Broke and politically battered, Hillary Clinton has few options left as she vows to fight on for a Democratic presidential nomination that appears to be slipping rapidly from her grasp.

Tuesday's disappointing results left her falling farther behind in delegates and the popular vote, her campaign on financial life support and time running out to find a way to stop rival Barack Obama from taking the nomination.

Clinton revealed that she lent her struggling campaign $6.4 million in recent weeks — $5 million on April 11, $1 million on May 1 and $400,000 on May 5.

"The loans are a sign of Senator Clinton's commitment to the race," campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said, adding that she might lend more if necessary.

It might become necessary — as there were no signs of money pouring into the campaign as it did after she won the Pennsylvania primary two weeks ago. Then, the campaign issued bulletins boasting of $10 million in contributions coming in overnight; Wednesday, aides said they didn't even check.

She's now reduced to pursuing two potentially divisive options that could hurt the party: Magnify the racial fault line in the party by stressing Obama's inability to win white working-class voters and press the party to change its rules and seat unsanctioned delegations from Florida and Michigan at the national convention in August.

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[msongs]

1. how is it clinton's fault that the obama supporters are so nasty * divisive sometimes? nt

[JackORoses]

3. why won't hillarites financially support her campaign?

[babylonsister]

4. Truth hurts? I didn't write this; go cry on someone else's shoulder. nt

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. It's good she's showing up Obama for the "elitist" he is

She lends her campaign 6, 400,000 dollars and then calls Obama "elite"?

Oh, spare me.

[AlinPA]

5. Best post that I've read for awhile! nt