Obama to Supers: Give Me the Nomination or Else
by Michael Begala, Mon May 12, 2008 at 02:07:29 PM EST
Though he's actually trying his level best to stay in step with the
media herd riding Hillary Clinton into the ground, Jonathan Alter
unwittingly dropped this interesting tidbit in the May 19 issue of
Newsweek.
"For all the talk of numbers, there's one that will be most im****tant
for superdelegates: 1.5 million. That reflects the 1.5 million names
of donors that the Obama campaign has on file. Because no contribution
below $200 is publicly re****ted, the vast majority of those names are
in Obama's exclusive possession, to be shared as he wishes. As Graham
Richard, the longtime mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind., explained it to me
last week, it's all about the Benjamins. Local officials (that's who
most superdelegates are) need the tens of thousands of Democratic
donors on that list who come from their states. Their re-election
depends on successful fund-raising. No Obama at the top of the ticket,
no list. No list, and you may be back selling insurance after
November."
You read it right. This, in effect, is threatening to cripple the
fundraising ability of the Democratic party if Obama is not given the
nomination. He is telling superdelegates, "give me the nomination or
risk losing your office for lack of campaign funds."
The unmitigated gall of this man. Threatening to weaken the party and
cost the Democrats offices, all if he doesn't get the nomination he
feels so entitled to. Clinton sup****ters are lectured about
unquestioning sup****t of the party, yet Obama threatens to cripple
Democratic fundraising efforts if he doesn't get his way. It's this
type of arrogance, greed, and entitlement that are turning so many
people off. Some party man.
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