Clinton staffers will NOT be going without pay during the month of February

[bigtree]

Staff Had Offered to Go Without Pay to Save Campaign Money

Feb. 7, 2008

After offering on Wednesday to go without paychecks to help save precious campaign resources, senior staff members on Hillary Clinton's campaign are in fact not going without pay during the month of February, ABC News has learned.

"It's not happening," said a source familiar with the situation.

The campaign announced today that it raised more than four million dollars online in the 24 hours after polls closed on Tuesday — the biggest single haul in one day ever for the campaign.

"We are gratified for this tremendous outpouring of support," said Clinton Campaign Internet Director Peter Daou.

That outpouring is the reason that a handful of senior staff who had offered to go without pay on Wednesday have been told today that they will not need to skip paychecks.

The source familiar with the situation also believes Senator Clinton will not need to loan herself any more cash. On Wednesday it was revealed that Hillary Clinton had given her campaign an infusion of $5 million back in January.

The Clinton campaign has enough money on hand now to launch television advertising in multiple states.


http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4257358&page=1

[woolldog]

1. Like

everything else in the Clinton campaign, this whole thing seems staged.

[bigtree]

2. wouldn't that be a hoot?

after all of the advantage some folks thought they were getting in criticizing her for the reported shortfall.

[woolldog]

5. LOL, yeah it would be

They are excellent politicians, masters of spin and manipulation, and very politically savvy. I don't deny that.

[Tennessee Gal]

3. Well, nothing about Obama is staged.

:sarcasm:

[KittyWampus]

15. He hasn't made a habit of lying about his campaigns finances.

[bigtree]

21. does he have a habit of making unsubstantiated charges?

[onenote]

31. what lie would that be?

[ursi]

...but will they be given healthcare benefits while working?

[bigtree]

10. sure, and margaritas for everyone

for their excellent service

(you must be lonely . . .)

[woolldog]

27. Yes, llike her healthcare plan

she mandates that they buy insurance for themselves, even if they don't have the $$ since she's not paying them a salary. :rofl:

[ursi]

9. in Nevada, that was an issue --- healthcare benefits

[DUyellow]

4. i knew it was BS

[bigtree]

6. you think it's bullshit

nothing has been proven on that score

[workinclasszero]

7. The tricks just keep on coming...

Good scam to shake more money from her gullible followers pockets, eh?:eyes:

[bigtree]

8. Your opinion is noted, for what it's worth. Nothing along those lines resembles the facts though

The flush of new donations refilled the campaign coffers. That's much more understandable than your conspiracy theory.

[samdogmom]

11. Well, for me the "apparent" lack of funds made a big difference.

Something "failed". You can spin it anyway you want, but if a campaign has to stop paying workers--even for just a day--then, there's a problem. If recent fund-raising efforts closed this gaffe--it's still a gaffe. To admit you're out of money is HUGE!

[bigtree]

12. I'm not spinning. I'm supporting her. Weird how our discourse goes these days.

[bigtree]

13. :kick:

[UALRBSofL]

19. With all the money she raised the last 24 hours I am happy

Her staff will get a paycheck. :)

[Debi]

22. Yes, me too.

We should not hold responsible the people who spent her campaign into the groud, we should reward them with more money and no changes in the structure of the campaign. Because for Clintons and crew it grows on trees!

[Occam Bandage]

14. You know, I think I already predicted this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4450100&mesg_id=4450100

[bigtree]

17. Why would she run her funds down to the ground? I imagine money was tight

in the time frame that she put her own money in LAST MONTH.

It was the idiotic speculation from the press and her detractors which was used in an attempt to demoralize the Clinton supporters, here and elsewhere. Didn't work, because their attacks on Clinton because of her money shortfall were uninformed, and, therefore, baseless.

[Occam Bandage]

18. Not what I suggested.

[bigtree]

24. well, what you 'suggested' hasn't been proven at all.

However, I see, from your handle, that the simplest explanation is an anathema to your opportunistic, destructive parsing.

[Occam Bandage]

25. In politics, the "simplest explanation" is the spin.

[bunnies]

16. Why not?

Yesterday I read they *wanted* to work for free per DU's camp hell errr, I mean Hill.

[Debi]

20. ? then why isn't she running in LA or HI? and only running 'a little' in NE?

If her campaign is so flush with cash why isn't she going all out?

[Occam Bandage]

26. Because she's fucked in those states anyway; she's pulling a Rudy.

When she loses big, she'll shrug it off because "she didn't contest those states."

[Debi]

28. Ohhh is this like the good old 17 state strategy that Terry Mc endorsed

in 2004 x(

[Occam Bandage]

29. And it's the same strategy she'll run in the general election.

[Debi]

30. Geez, guaranteed to lose. But at least Mark Penn will get paid. n/t

[book_worm]

23. good because they deserve to be paid for the work they do.