The Hillary Endgame

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June 2008
- Pre-Unity, Some Clinton Donors Just Not Into Obama
  
  Huffington Post | Jun 27, 08 10:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - On the eve of today’s Democratic Unity rally, top Clinton donors intimated that they weren't quite ready to break out their party hats (or pocketbooks) for Obama. Said one of the 200 top Hillary backers corralled by the senators last night in DC, “This felt like when your mom forces you to go visit your Aunt Ida and she has to pinch your cheeks and…you can't wait to leave.” More »
- Barack Writes Campaign Check to Hillary
  
  Associated Press | Jun 27, 08 3:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama made a personal $4,600 donation to Hillary Clinton's campaign—a gesture to win over her supporters as the Democratic party tries to unify following the divisive campaign for the nomination. Obama told a meeting of 200 top Clinton fundraisers he's encouraging his donors to help pay off Clinton's $20 million campaign debt. "I'm going to need Hillary by my side campaigning during his election, and I'm going to need you," Obama said. More »
- Delicately, Team Clinton Gets Behind Obama
  
  New York Times | Jun 26, 08 8:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Under the eye of one of Washington's most powerful lawyers, Barack Obama is negotiating with Hillary Clinton over a tangle of issues, from how to retire her campaign debt to what role she will play in this summer's convention. The Democratic party is slowly recovering from its bruising primary fight with the aid of Robert Barnett, who brokered book deals for Obama and both Clintons, the New York Times reports. More »
- As Clinton Returns, Obama Asks His Donors to Help Her
  
  Reuters | Jun 24, 08 10:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton received a hero's welcome today with two standing ovations when she returned to Capitol Hill, Reuters reports. "There was a tear or two and a lot of high-fives," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland. Clinton may be getting more than moral support, however. Barack Obama asked his top donors in a conference call to help Clinton retire her $10 million campaign debt, ABC News reports. Also today, Bill Clinton publicly backed Obama and said he'd help him get elected. More »
- NH Town in a Tizzy as Obama, Clinton Seek Unity
  
  Concord (NH) Monitor | Jun 24, 08 3:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A no-traffic-light, one-store New Hampshire town is scrambling to prepare for Friday's joint appearance by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the first since she bowed out of the presidential race and endorsed him, reports the Concord Monitor. They're the biggest names to hit town since Arlo Guthrie in 1979, but maybe civic leaders shouldn't be too surprised—the town's name is Unity. More »
- Elian Spotlight Shows Obama Weak Spot
  
  Politico | Jun 24, 08 11:58 AM CDT

Stories

Pre-Unity, Some Clinton Donors Just Not Into Obama

Barack Writes Campaign Check to Hillary

Delicately, Team Clinton Gets Behind Obama

As Clinton Returns, Obama Asks His Donors to Help Her

NH Town in a Tizzy as Obama, Clinton Seek Unity

Elian Spotlight Shows Obama Weak Spot