Politico 2007. Hillary aide accuses Obama of "trying to "manipulate the Iowa caucuses"

[madfloridian]

Clinton aide: Obama trying to "manipulate the Iowa caucuses"

A Clinton spokesman, Mo Elleithee, this afternoon drew a distinction between her campaign's approach to college campuses and Obama's, amplifying Yepsen's criticism of the Obama campaign.

"There’s a big difference here. We are not systematically trying to manipulate the Iowa caucuses with out of state people. We don’t have literature recruiting out of state college students. We didn’t bus in folks from out of state to the JJ. We didn’t bring in out of state activists to the Heartland Forum."

Obama's campaign responded:

UPDATE: Obama spokesman Bill Burton responds:

"Rather than denigrating the caucus rights of students who go to school in Iowa, we would suggest the Clinton campaign organize them. Their attack here is borne out of pure political frustration. Iowans are determined to launch a winning candidate for the Democratic Party to bring real change for our country. They will not be deterred by efforts to dampen participation and 11th-hour attacks."

An Obama aide also pointed out that there's no evidence his campaign was busing in students from out of state, while my colleague Ben Adler reported that Clinton volunteers from out of state were planning to come back to caucus (it's unclear to him how organized this effort is) and the Clinton campaign did email out a call for volunteers to come from other midwestern states prior to the Jefferson Jackson dinner.

Same old same old.

[2pooped2pop]

1. Yep. Once a Hillary, always a Hillary

I think they may have learned republican tactics when hanging out with the Bushes?

[Uncle Joe]

2. Same old same old.

Thanks for the thread, madfloridian.

[madfloridian]

12. Most welcome, Uncle Joe.

They are pretty obvious.

[merrily]

3. LOL! One day, he's endorsed her; a few days later, he is undermining her primary.

We are beyond comedy gold and comedy platinum. We have reached comedy diamond?

[madfloridian]

4. Just as ugly now as her campaign was to Obama.

It's really so obvious.

[Fumesucker]

5. K&R

[madfloridian]

6. Kick cause she's doing it again.

[Punkingal]

7. Kick

Disgusting. She would do anything to win. I don't know how Obama can stand her.

[madfloridian]

8. So much is similar to 2008...very weird.

[Punkingal]

9. let's hope she loses Iowa like 2008.

[madfloridian]

10. In 08 the attacks on Obama got worse after Iowa.

[madfloridian]

11. Deja vu

Trying the same old tactics that didn't work then.