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Clinton rolled over debt, report says

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor June 9, 2008 04:29 PM

Hillary Clinton's cash-strapped campaign stayed afloat to the very end of the primaries thanks to the patience of creditors as well as her own deep pockets.

The Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan campaign watchdog group, reported today that she owed $9.5 million to vendors at the end of April -- but that employees of some of those companies sent in money to help her.

For instance, the center said, Clinton owed $216,000 to Dewey Square Group, an advertising firm, and workers there donated $41,000 of their own money to the New York senator's campaign.

Clinton also put $10 million of her own into her campaign to compete with Barack Obama. That hasn't been repaid either.

By suspending her campaign on Saturday -- and not entirely pulling the plug -- she can continue to raise money to pay off the debts. There are also reports that Obama's campaign might help.

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5 comments so far...

  1. EVERY PENNY OR HER DEBT SHOULD BE PAID OFF BY OBAMA AND THEN SOME- OR WE ALL VOTE FOR MCCAIN AND HE HIT THE ROAD-

    Posted by DFDF June 9, 08 04:49 PM

  1. This is what you do when you can’t compete on issues, judgment, integrity, authenticity, real solutions.

    Conservative's Trinity Obsession Crosses Border Into Nonsensical - http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/212295c8-c76f-433f-b79e-8b37247e69c9

    …and don’t forget about that “terrorist fist bump” http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/9/154339/1114/28/532898.

    Posted by SMS June 9, 08 05:11 PM

  1. Most candidates drop out of the race when they run out of money. Why should Obama supporters pay off the debt of someone who should have dropped out months ago? I feel sorry for the vendors to whom she owes money, but I don't feel sorry for Hillary. She chose to sink her own money into the campaign, and if she's unable to repay herself, it won't hurt her financially. She and Bill will still have millions to play with.

    Posted by Judy June 11, 08 11:00 AM

  1. Let her 8 million fuzzy math supporters pay her debt, since they love her so much.

    Posted by G Texas June 12, 08 12:45 AM

  1. i jump to this.
    Obama credited Clinton for her race and for breaking down barriers for women.
    Obama help some one who out of the race.
    gloster
    Well, I think that if you're in serious debt, you should get in touch with a company which provides expert debt advice on various solutions to become debt free, and which doesn't take any money for it, like a not for profit organization.

    http://www.debtadvicetrust.org/debt/debt-advice.html

    Posted by gloster June 19, 08 11:03 PM
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