In Private Pep-Talk To Top Donors, Hillary Predicts

[katty]

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In Private Pep-Talk To Top Donors, Hillary Predicts: "We're Gonna Win This"
By Greg Sargent - March 12, 2008, 6:18PM

In a private meeting in D.C. with her top fundraisers from all over the country today, Hillary gave a rousing pep-talk in which she flatly predicted, "we're gonna win this," according to a fundraiser who was present.

In a series of closed-door meetings in Washington today, fundraisers were given extensive presentations from top Hillary advisers and surrogates about strategy and about what needs to be done to win over super-delegates should she fail to close the pledged delegate gap, the fundraiser says.

The fundraiser adds that there were expressions of frustration with DNC chair Howard Dean for not doing enough to resolve the Florida and Michigan situations.

I reported below that the Hillary campaign summoned its top fundraisers for an all-day affair in D.C. today. The fundraiser who was present gave me a rough run-down on some of what transpired.


Fundraisers were given a presentation on Florida by Senator Bill Nelson, and one on Michigan by Senator Debbie Stabenow, and senior Hillary adviser Harold Ickes walked listeners through the challenges ahead.

[cali]

1. What else is she going to say to nervous fund raisers?

Love how the hillcrew dumps on Dean. Fuck them. All Hilly and her minions have tried to do is undermine Dean over the last few years, dislodge him and install their own toady as DNC chair. Tough shit for Hilly.

[Arugula Latte]

3. That is reason # 37 that I can't stand her.

She just wants to continue on with the old school politics --> screw the grassroots; she thinks the party establishment should just anoint her Queen.

[Orsino]

6. Please consider cutting her some slack on this point, at least.

Until she is ready to concede, she has to say she can win this.

[Yurovsky]

4. Ain't that the damned truth...

Billary can't stand not having complete fucking control over every single last lever of power in the Democratic Party. They have a very tight inner circle, and if you ain't in it, they want you DEAD (well, politically). They are megalomaniacal control freaks who only care about themselves and could give 2 shits about any other Democrat.

They need to be defeated and moved an arms length from control of the party. Make that several arms lengths.

[eissa]

5. Their treatment of Dean

really angers me. They've shown him no respect because (unlike his predecessor McCaullife) he won't capitulate to them.

[LakeSamish706]

2. More appropriately put, "Were going to do our best to steal this". n/t