Stopping Hillary from the left

[Roon]

A newly formed political action committee is aiming to stop Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary by calling into question her progressive credentials.

"We think there are other Democratic presidential candidates who are both more progressive and have a better chance of beating the Republicans than she does," said the president of Democratic Courage, Glenn Hurowitz.

He declined to tip his hand on the group's case against Clinton, but said the PAC plans a paid media campaign in the early primary states to make its position clear.

"We’ll definitely have sufficient resources to make a significant media buy," he said, adding that their campaign against Clinton would be "edgy" enough to get attention. "We don’t need to raise an immense amount of money to make a big difference."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1007/Stopping_Hillary_from_the_Left.html

[Gman]

1. They can join up with Hannity's "Stop Hillary Express"

it's a match made in heaven

[Dr Fate]

4. Is that the same as when FOX News & Hillary both campaigned for Joe Lieberman?

Was that a match made in heaven as well?

[desi]

11. Woo Hoo...

We're gonna have our very own SBVFBS...now isn't that just what we DEMOCRATS needed. I wonder what band-aids they're gonna pass around.

[Dr Fate]

14. Is that the same as when FOX News & Hillary both campaigned for Joe Lieberman?

I dont get it- so Hillary & the DLC were allowed to support "Bush's favorite Democrat"- Joe Lieberman (I-3rd Party), but other alleged groups w/i the party cant oppose Hillary?

Sounds like they can dish it out but they cant take it to me.

[Tesha]

31. All the Democrats need to do to avoid this sort of problem is to not nominate Ms. Clinton. (NT)

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

13. So it's back to this crap again, eh Hillbots?

Unable to differentiate between criticism from the left and right, you try to paint everyone with the same label with your "with us or against us" nonsense. Hillary has far more in common with Hannity than we do.
Go ahead, trivialize the left. Don't be surprised when the carville. penn strategy loses you the house, senate, governorships and legislatures - and make the presidency easy to steal. that's the real clinton/DLC legacy.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Good for them

[cali]

3. they certainly have every right to do so

but i'd like to know who's funding them. repuke money? another candidate? it reminds me of 2004 and attacks on Dean.

[Dr Fate]

5. I agree with you. I'd like to be clear on who is funding this as well. n/t

n/t

[Whisp]

6. I'd like to know more about who is funding Hillary. nt

[TwilightZone]

7. ....

http://www.opensecrets.org/

[Whisp]

9. thanks for the link

but it's a bit slow loading and stuffed with info.
I can't find specifically who has donated to the Hillary campaign and how much in a list form.

[TwilightZone]

10. I'm having no issues with the performance.

The pages are loading about as quickly as I'm clicking on them.

As far as a donor list, try this page: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/search_donor.asp

[Whisp]

15. hey hey, thanks again.

I did get that page, but sorry (I have formitis and a slower than I like connection). I see individual names as donors which means not much to me - I was looking for corporate donors. help?

[TwilightZone]

22. More...

There's a summary here: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00000019&cycle=2008

Some of the industry info is here: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?Ind=N07

Some of the corporate donors are here: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00000019&cycle=2008

This info is available for all of the candidates, of course. Start here: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp?cycle=2008

[Whisp]

28. I have bookmarked.

appreciate your help.

[Dr Fate]

8. I dont disagree. Full disclosure on all fronts would be great.

If you think I'm defending Hillary at all, you are barking up the wrong tree- I'm just saying that I'd like to be more educated concerning this PAC.

Feel free to research Hillary's campaign funds and post away.

[RaleighNCDUer]

33. Yeah, I remember that one.

Spearheaded by the DLC...

[MethuenProgressive]

12. "He declined to tip his hand on the group's case against Clinton"

He's waiting for tips from the Right? :eyes:

[Dr Fate]

17. Conservative spoliers are nothing new- (See the DLC's Joe Lieberman)

Assuming that this org. is indeed conservative, that is. Using that logic, I guess we have to imagine that the Biden & Richardson campaigns are also funded by the GOP.

Joe's DLC endorsed 3rd party run got most of their arguments against Lamont (D) from the right as well. This is nothing new.

[desi]

25. Shoot why wait for the radical right...

DU has reams of anti-Clinton "ammo" on a daily basis.

[papau]

35. he seems a real progressive - but Arianna is most likely using him to try to stop Hillary -

Those Greek Huffington's can be unforgiving.

[mondo joe]

16. Well that will give the Reubs who funded Nader in 2000 a new beneficiary.

[Dr Fate]

18. I wonder if those same Repubs also helped the DLC boost Lieberman (I-3rd party)

I suppose we also have to ask if Repubs are also funding the Edwards, Obama & Biden campaigns too. LOL!!!

But seriously- this is the PRIMARY- it's possible, I guess, but why do we automatically assume that anyone who opposes Hillary's nomination is funded by the GOP?

[mondo joe]

20. Most likely!

And to some degree they might be funding primary candidates.

[Dr Fate]

26. We are through the looking glass, people!!!

Pssst- I also heard that Republicans like Rupert Murdoch were funding Hillary- but dont tell anyone!!!

[mondo joe]

30. Is that really "through the looking glass"?

I don't mean to suggest there is a conspiracy on the part of the GOP to select our nominee.

But it's not inconceivable to me that some repub $ might be used to jostle things a bit.

[Dr Fate]

32. So long as we include Arch Republican Murdoch's $$$$ to Hillary in this conspiracy theory...

...then I'll consider your point as somewhat valid.

If it's fair to imagine that the GOP is shaking things up by supporting this PAC (something that has not been proven, BTW)...

...then it is fair to imagine that Republicans like FOX news were doing the same by supporting Hillary & Joe Lieberman (Something that has been proven, BTW)

[RaleighNCDUer]

34. "We" don't.

Hillbots do.

[desi]

21. Three threads on this "new anti-Hillary PAC" already...

looks like they hit the ground running. This one appears to be the first.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3641951

[mondo joe]

24. I don't have a problem with it. It's part of a lively primary season.

I also know they're full of shit. :-)

[desi]

29. A reasoned response...

and I wholeheartedly agree especially on the FOS part. :evilgrin:

[saracat]

19. Good for them.Someone has to take a stand!

[Harper_is_Bush]

23. "people involved in our PAC will be happy to support her if she does become the nominee."

And of course this, which differentiates him from..ahem...shall we say a few people here:

"I'm definitely not a Hillary hater".

I applaud their efforts, as long as they're done in a spirit of respect without personal attacks.

[Dr Fate]

27. If only all the DLCers had made that promise concerning Joe Lieberman (I-3rd Party)

Oh well.