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Clinton campaign struggling to cut debt
Here's another reason for Hillary Clinton backers to be bitter: Despite Barack Obama encouraging his supporters to help her retire her campaign debt, there's little sign that's happening.
Clinton raised less than $2.5 million last month and at month's end still owed nearly $24 million, according to the report filed Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission. She cut her debt by only about $1.2 million.
About $13.2 million of Clinton's debt is in loans she made herself, and she has said that any contributions will be used to pay vendors, not herself.
Obama, by comparison, raised $51 million during July.
About Political Intelligence
Glen Johnson is Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for "Political Intelligence." He moved to Massachusetts in the fourth grade, and has covered local, state, and national politics for over 25 years. E-mail him at johnson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @globeglen. |
