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Dems Work to Fuse Fundraising Machines

Posted Jun 7, 08 6:10 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – The Obama and Clinton campaigns have been working to merge their fundraising machines as Clinton prepares her swan song today, the Wall Street Journal reports. Clinton made a call to her top 50 fundraisers, urging them to get behind Obama and promising a private meeting with the presumed nominee. The combined operation could create a juggernaut capable of dwarfing the contents of John McCain's offers.

The Clinton camp's strength in organizing gigantic fundraisers could blend nicely with the Obama operation's skill in attracting small donors in huge numbers. Obama's rejection of contributions from lobbyists could throw a spanner in the works, as could lingering enmity among Clinton supporters after the long, brutal nomination battle, but the two sides have been slowly drawing together this week. Through April, the two Dems together raised $471 million to McCain's $96.6 million.

Source Wall Street Journal

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett takes part in a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama greets a crowd made up of mostly younger supporters after speaking at a campaign fundraiser in St Louis.   (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A volunteer, sells merchandise for Barack Obama outside a rally at Everett Middle School in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb 2, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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