Report: Obama Far Outpaced Hillary In Contributions To Super-Delegates

[ccpup]

Here's some interesting context to the behind-the-scenes battle that's underway between Hillary and Obama for the support of super-delegates. It turns out that the super-delegates have received campaign contributions from both sides, though its unclear whether this money has had any impact on any decisions they've made.

The Center for Responsive Politics has a new study out which finds that the two have donated a total of more than $890,000 to those super-delegates who are elected officials in the past three years. Who's donated more? Obama has, by far.

According to the study, Obama's PAC and campaign committe have given out $694,000 to such superdelegates. Some 40% of the supers who support Obama received cash from him, the study finds.

Hillary's PAC and campaign committee, meanwhile, have donated only $195,000 to supers, less than a third of what Obama has, and only 12% of supers supporting her have received her money.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/report_obama_far_outpacing_hil.php

[Kittycat]

1. HRC is broke

I'm sure she'd find a way to do her dealing. I wonder how many of her maxed out donors are now donating to supers?

[ccpup]

2. the donations were actually made over the past year

[UALRBSofL]

9. ccpup if the donations were the past year

then I don't see the donations being used for re-election.

[miceelf]

11. LOL

Why donate money when threats work so much better?

[mckeown1128]

3. Ohh.. how interesting....

We get reports that Hillary is going to try to win through super delegates... and low and behold all over the internet (including several posts on DU) Hillary supporters start pushing the "Obama is trying to buy the delegates BS."

Well, I would be concerned but he is currently behind Hillary in the delegate count. Besides his PAC gives out a lot of money to Democratic politicions... many of which are probably super-delegates.

[Renew Deal]

4. Obama outflanks Hillary again!

This proves once again that Hillary would be a disaster as president.

[Alhena]

5. Every Democrat in Congress is a superdelegate, therefore ...

if Obama was a good Democrat and used his fund-raising ability to help the party win elections, there is no way he could avoid giving money to superdelegates.

[K Gardner]

6. Folks, I believe we're seeing an emergence of the HRC Talking Point of the Day !

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

7. How much has Bill given to superdelegates?

That's the number I would like to see.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

8. sources say same as

Michelle.

[Sadie5]

10. Not the HRC thread of the day

It's the 'Obama can do no wrong'thread. Open your eyes Obamites. BTW:I think Obama is hen pecked by Michelle.