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Clinton Machine Is Alive...But Can She Afford to Stay?

Published 23 April 08 07:27 PM | admin 
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By: Nitza Soledad Pérez

 

Hillary ClintonWith a ten percent lead in Pennsylvania who can seriously ask Senator Clinton  to abandon the race! Mrs. Clinton got the badly needed victory that will buy her more time in this competition, but  many would argue that she will not surpass Obama in popular vote nor in the number of delegates after the end of the primary season... and to her disadvantage,  super delegates started abandoning her ship a few months ago.

 

Can this victory actually give her back some of the momentum and change the trend? Well, her campaign is saying that after her big  Pennsylvania  triumph she has managed to raise 2.5 million dollars  overnight. And why do I talk about money???? Because for her to continue fighting, she needs to pay  for advertising.

 

Obama raised 42 million dollars in the month of April, while she only raised 9.3 million.   But the cloud within this silver lining is that she owes more than ten million dollars to her consultants...Is this the moment when Bill comes to the rescue with his innate ability to fundraise?

 

I guess John McCain could also use a little bit of Bill´s help, since he is not doing that well in the fundraising area either. He only managed to gather 15 million dollars last month and so far he has 11.6 million in the bank for the month of April. Terrible, considering he is already the Republican candidate. Excuse me Ron Paul, but I don´t think there is a slim chance for you here...

 

Whatever Obama´s secret is, he´s really getting the money from his supporters. And in the meantime we have to wait for the next chapter of the  Democratic saga on May 3, the Indiana and South Carolina primaries.

 

Nitza PerezNitza Soledad Pérez is the Washington DC Correspondent for TeleSUR TV, a 24 hrs Spanish TV News Network that broadcasts to Latin America and the Caribbean. Nitza has a master´s degree in International Relations from American University in Washington and is a former ABC News employee.

 

 

 

 

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# texasn said on May 11, 2008 5:18 PM:

Nitza, would you take on a new assignment?

It would be to compile an independent thorough PowerPoint list of the Hispanics working in the Clinton/Obama/McCain campaigns? Further, could you stratify them in some way, so it is readily apparent who is contributing in a major strategic sense for each campaign versus those serving as important, but more humble positions?

Don’t try to get it perfect or complete the first time….allow for input and comments so that others could contribute suggestions…

You might also segment it by paid versus volunteer, and by State.  If possible, you might try to interview the major volunteers and obtain their input on who should be on the lists, and where….

The information will be particularly useful in the months and years to come.  For example, when  and if time comes for obtaining positions with the new administration, your list may be the de-facto “official” list.  I would love to see follow-up stories and interviews over the next few years with those who win and lose (out on the plum jobs).  

I have been around during these transition times, and inwardly smiled at the numerous phone calls that would shortly after the votes are in that start “….send me your resume so that we can put it into circulation for xyz…”

Would you accept this assignment?  Please do…it should be done, and you may be in the best position to do it.  If it would help, I would contribute to Hispanic.com who would then pay you.  I am good for $25 for a “C” effort, $50 for a “B” effort, and $100 for an “A” effort…..and we would let the audience decide which category your story falls into.  Perhaps Hispanic.com would match it, along with other readers...Hispanic.com could establish a Paypal account into which contributions could be made?

Thank you for your articles…

TexasN

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