WSJ: “Obama Faces Resistance From Top Supporters of Clinton”
By SusanUnPC on July 7, 2008 at 9:50 AM in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain
Here’s the first part of a subscription-only article in today’s Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, faces dissent from dozens of top fund-raisers and other supporters of former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, who are angry over how she was treated during their bruising primary battle and are hesitating to back Sen. Obama.
Some leading Clinton supporters are starting new Web sites or political action committees aimed at prodding Sen. Obama on issues or pressuring him to give Sen. Clinton a big role in the general-election campaign. People familiar with the matter say the effort involves dozens of the roughly 300 Clinton “Hillraisers,” individuals who raised at least $100,000 …
Mark Halperin’s blog notes, in his red font signaling that “this is important”:
Adds the McCain camp is trying to capitalize on disaffected Clinton supporters, roughly two dozen big Clinton backers are looking to meet soon with McCain adviser Fiorina.
No wonder CNN’s latest poll is showing a drop in the number of Hillary supporters who are willing to vote for Barack Obama.
If we weren’t convinced during the primary that we couldn’t vote for Obama, his flip-flops and abandonment of his core supporters should give any REAL Democrat pause.
The other title used for this same article:
“Obama Faces ‘Hillraiser’ Backlash”
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