Joe Trippi starts "Hillary campaign is broke" rumor

[featherman]

Interview on TPM Election central

Howard Wolfson denies Trippi's speculation

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2008/01/edwards_adviser_trippi_hillary_is_broke.php

[Colobo]

1. LOL! So Joe Trippi is the one behind this?

It's hillarious! :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Here's the link to the actual article:

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2008/01/edwards_adviser_trippi_hillary_is_broke.php

[Clark2008]

3. Figures.

But, I have to say that I hope Trippi ruins Edwards' campaign.

[KennedyGuy]

4. So Trippi has a theory..wow

Trippi was giving voice to a theory that's been moving around in political circles of late -- that the Hillary campaign's massive spending over the past couple months, combined with the fundraising slowdown that will inevitably attend Obama's victory over her in Iowa and possibly in New Hampshire, will ultimately leave the Hillary camp without the resources it needs to keep up its spending levels through the later primaries, as it needs to do.

[Nederland]

5. Trippi didn't start the rumor

According to the article, he merely spoke on record what others have been saying ever since Iowa.

[K Gardner]

24. This was a topic of discussion on MSNBC this morning.. and it wasn't a rumor that Trippi

started. It was speculation about how much she spent and how much she has left, and that is all. It was also said that some of her "big donors" (i.e. corporations) were pulling some of their funds and wondering if they'd "backed the wrong horse". None of this was attributed to Trippi. Its political speculation, fueled by the MSM.

[madrchsod]

6. no ---i gave trippi his talking points because i`m a hillary hater

....hey it just as valid as that "rumor"

i`m sure hillary has enough money and friends to see her to the end of the primary...

[Rageneau]

7. "Whispering Campaigns" are a GOP trick.

Anyone looking at all the "Hillary is toast" stories around the web today should be impressed with how well organized the right-wing media is.

As they did to Howard Dean, the MSM wants to get the electable Democrats out of the way. In 2004, Dean was politially assassinated so that Kerry could emerge triumphant. Had the press not turned on Dean (as they currently are turning on Hillary), we might have had a fighter -- instead of a lover -- in the GE.

This year, it is Hillary the press is printing obituaries for. Anyone delighting in that should remember that the MSM is NOT on our side. Anybody they are FOR, we should be suspicious of.

And these days, even FOX News and Rush Limbaugh seem captivated wit Obama.

[BobRossi]

8. Up untill last week.....

The MSM had Hillarious in the WH.

[Rageneau]

12. Nope. Up until last week the MSM...

was UNDERMINING her candidacy by spreading the 'word' that Hillary considered HERSELF inevitable. They wanted to create resentment against her -- a backlash -- and apparently generated some. Their NEW meme you'll notice, is that Hillary has now proven to be unelectable, which is also nonsense.

You will find zero instances of where Hillary's campaign claimed any kind of 'inevitability.'

Mark these words: The MSM hates HRC just as they hated Bill -- and for the same good reasons, which are none.

[OzarkDem]

21. "Hillarious"?

pardon me but that sounds "freepish". Surely real Dems are above that kind of childish name calling.

[karynnj]

9. Could this be Rovian? Accusing your opponent of your own problem?

It really seems hard to believe from the 4th quarter numbers just out that this could be true. Not to mention - she could at least for awhile self finance.

[robbedvoter]

14. YUp. FEC can't even disburse Edwards' matching funds coming to him (they

lack quorum to function as the recess appointments expired) - so, project it on another...
I noticed how much more I liked dean once Trippi was out of THAT campaign.

[KennedyGuy]

10. Even better..Trippi has a THEORY about RUMORS..

and this is a valid source to start a thread..
I wasn't aware this was a parody site..

[featherman]

11. Agree that is seems unlikely

[Occam Bandage]

13. Thank you for your "contributions," Trippi.

Now please go away.

[Cameron27]

15. Trippi

:argh:

[Adelante]

16. Amazing

I must have read a half dozen stories recently about Trippi's rumor mongering.

[flpoljunkie]

17. Hard to believe they blew through the $100 million Clinton camp said they raised in '07.

[indimuse]

18. part of me feels...

Obama is being "PUNKED!" We are kidding ourselves to think it is any thing other than the RW does not want to relinquish their power...they have to allow Obama to ride free...they will inflate him just enough to get the nomination (think about it...this is very conspicuously uncharacteristic of the RW... OBAMA ESCAPES THE ENTIRE MSM RIP??) helloooooooo... As soon as that happens I'm afraid I'TS SHOW TIME FOLKS! And a lot of people's mouth will drop in horror as they tear this man and his family apart...they did it to McCain...the did it to MAX Clealand..Tammy Duckworth...Hillary Clinton on etc etc etc..

[Adelante]

22. No kidding?

Gee, nobody's ever thought of that.

FEAR FEAR FEAR :scared:

[flordehinojos]

19. who is trippi working for?

[cali]

23. John Edwards

He's a piece of work, but than they all are.

[OzarkDem]

20. Maybe Edwards should rein him in a bit

This kind of bs isn't helpful to either campaign. Talk about issues, Joe.