http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/02/clinton_weighs_a_selfloan_to_f.phpClinton Weighs A Self-Loan To Finance Campaign06 Feb 2008 01:30 pm
As first floated by The Page, I can confirm that, according to advisers to the campaign, Sen. Hillary Clinton is weighing a self-loan in order to finance a competitive race against Barack Obama over the next few weeks.
Clinton raised less than $20M in January and has spent most of its store of money on ads leading up to Tuesday's multi-state primary.
Campaign advisers would not say how much money she has left. Officials did not respond to e-mails seek comment.
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In December, according to the Politico, Bill Clinton strongly implied that the couple had no plans to part with its money.
"They say you couldn’t stop me from spending all the money I’ve saved over the last five years on Hillary’s campaign if I wanted to, even though it would clearly violate the spirit of campaign finance reform," the former president said.
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Truth be told, Clinton cannot afford to allow Obama to rack up delegates by blowing her away in the next set of caucuses and primaries. Clinton needs to find a way to take 42% of the vote of or so in these states in order to limit Obama's delegate acquisition.
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