My God... You Don't Want Headlines Like THIS...

[WillyT]

Hillary Clinton in Dallas Tuesday for fundraiser, scraps public event
Gromer Jeffers - DallasNews
Published: September 15, 2015 6:35 pm

<snip>

Hillary Clinton is set to visit Dallas Tuesday for a fundraiser, but has scrapped a previously announced public event for Big D Democrats.

But Clinton will come to town with hat in hand.

Dallas lawyer Marc Stanley is hosting Clinton for a fundraising breakfast. He expects 150 people to attend.

“The support has been terrific,” Stanley said. “We’re going to raise a significant amount of money.”

I tried to get Stanley to give me his fundraiser goal, but I couldn’t get it out of him.

Clinton’s campaign did not give any details about her schedule. It was my fabulous media partner, KXAS (NBC 5) political reporter Julie Fine, who broke the news today that Clinton’s public event had been cancelled:

<snip>

More: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/09/hillary-clinton-in-dallas-tuesday-for-fundraiser-scraps-public-event.html/

[Logical]

1. And the hits just keep on coming! nt

[hfojvt]

37. some of this reminds me of 1999

I was volunteering at the Discovery Shop. Herd to believe since I learned about the Discovery Shop from Kiwanis, and I never joined Kiwanis. I sort of intended to, but never got around to it.

Anyway, the radio there, for some reason, was playing Rush Limbaugh. One of his big themes was trashing AlGore. (That's how he said it - all one word.) This was during primary season, before any primaries had taken place. But Limbaugh always had a story about some flub or some bad news for AlGore. He was out of money, he was slipping in the polls. Things were looking grim for Algore, he would chortle.

Yet when the dust finally settled, Gore won the nomination pretty easily.

I am not making any kind of prediction, but really just have a sense of deja vu.

Also, that a good portion of the media is eager to tear her down, much like they went after Gore.

[delrem]

42. Nah. This has nothing to do with Rush Limbaugh back in 1999.

It's 2015, Hillary Clinton's campaign deciding not to do a public address in Dallas. But continuing on to do a fundraiser, as if all were normal.

I don't see what that has to do with Rush Limbaugh in 1999.

[hfojvt]

48. the similarity is

Gore and Hillary can both be seen as enormous favorites to win the nomination.

Some people, well before any voting has taken place, were micro-examining that front runner, magnifying all their supposed problems and missteps.

It just reminds me of that time.

[delrem]

50. That has nothing to do with Rush Limbaugh in 1999 either.

Myself, I was around in 1999. But I didn't listen to Rush. Never. I still don't.

I guess it's different tastes - the tastes that you so fondly remember come back to haunt you.

[hfojvt]

51. you may have missed that part

I did NOT listen to Limbaugh either.

The radio was on at a place where I volunteered. I didn't choose to turn it on, and I didn't choose the station. As a new volunteer, I didn't think I should mess with the radio.

[delrem]

53. That's nice. Especially nice that you remember it 16 years later. n/t

[merrily]

63. Rest assured, if Sanders or O'Malley had done something like this, it would have been reported.

[Capn Sunshine]

108. could be a million reasons for this. What is the subtext you are implying?

although the media seems to have a narrative best designed to create a horse race, because that is what sells. Note they have turned the big guns on Bernie now, because he's getting traction.

[delrem]

110. I'm not implying any "subtext".

I'm simply saying that THIS MATTER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSH LIMBAUGH IN 1999.

OK?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

75. I'm waiting to see what happens with the primaries

I'm far from writing Hillary off at this point. Bernie, for all of the attention and support he is receiving, has few endorsements and nobody has actually won a single primary yet. For all of the problems/issues it has caused Hillary, it's probably a good thing we have went through all of this e-mail/server stuff now instead of during the heat of the actual primary season. As a Hillary supporter, I'm not going to worry too much unless Bernie starts racking up a significant number of primary wins once they begin. And, of course, I will still support the Democratic nominee regardless of who wins.

[HerbChestnut]

2. Says it all right there.

This is what she embodies as a candidate.

[ibegurpard]

3. That's super!

[cantbeserious]

4. The House Of Cards May Be A Tumbling

eom

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. Which explains Biden's tentative plans to run again.

He has said most recently that he will make decision in late fall.
He and a bunch of other folks are closely watching Hillary.

Sheesh, you would think she had learned something from her last campaign.

[delrem]

44. "he will make decision in late fall" is bullshit politics.

If he can't get into it now, if he has to wait until/if one candidate fails, then that doesn't speak highly of him.

[merrily]

64. Late Fall is the latest possible date he can make his decision. Filing deadlines.

However, I think his decision has been made. He has been running what they've been calling a "shadow campaign."

At first, I thought he was unlikely to run without an ironclad guaranty of winning the nom. My "reasoning" was, he'd rather go out as a two-term Vice President of a liked administration than as a three time Presidential primary race loser.

But then, someone much smarter than I reminded me of the difference between political junkies and normal folk. He said five or ten years from now, no one will remember loss of a primary race: In the minds of most Americans, Biden will out either as Vice President or as the guy who got the Democratic Presidential nom after having served two terms as Vice President. And that's assuming they'll even remember he served as VP. Many Americans today cannot name the VP.

I'm starting to think inside the bubble myself. Curses, DU!

[dixiegrrrrl]

70. Interesting point....

Thinking outside the bubble...or the box...is certainly a needed skill for these times, it seems.

[merrily]

98. .

No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.

Lily Tomlin

to the late, great Jackpine Radical

[IdaBriggs]

73. I believe he is still grieving for his son/trying to decide if campaigning

Which requires smiling, being positive and continually happy/cheerful is something he is interested in doing right now. Everyone has to choose their priorities, and his world is still pretty rocked at the moment.

[hedda_foil]

36. It sure as all heck feels like it's circling the proverbial drain.

[dorkzilla]

5. Holy Shit on a shingle

This looks really really really bad for Hillary.

[Autumn]

6. Anyone know why she scrapped the public event?

[Luminous Animal]

9. Likely, she got 3 RVPS

[Autumn]

11. I just read the comments. Brutal.

[dorkzilla]

10. because no one shows up?

Bernie's crowds make her turnouts look really sad and anemic. I think she gets that she's not the people's choice.

[daleanime]

7. Scheduling conflict?

Are you joking me? She's spending how much money on her campaign?

[99th_Monkey]

20. It's hard to buy enthusiastic crowds.

Unless you go to these guys, which is probably where Trump gets most of his.

Meet "Crowds on Demand"
http://theantimedia.org/rent-a-crowd-company-admits-politicians-are-using-their-service/

[merrily]

61. It's not really hard. I would bet the deed to my home that politicial crowds have been

at least seeded with shills for a long time. They start the cheering, the applause, etc. and, once it starts, the rest join in. Plus, what the hell is the deal with about 20 people standing behind the politician? Used to be the speaker was alone on the podium and everyone else faces him or her. Weird.

If you have enough money, you can buy almost anything. Right now, I'm worried about voting machines. Stories are already circulating about how old they are and how they might break down. Those stories make me leery.

[99th_Monkey]

100. ugh. voting machines.

I agree with you 100%.
Why Dems have avoided fixing this for so long now, is beyond me.

Paper ballots, hand-counts, verifiable by re-count as needed.
It's not rocket science.

[merrily]

102. .

Why Dems have avoided fixing this for so long now, is beyond me.

Paper ballots, hand-counts, verifiable by re-count as needed.
It's not rocket science.

Think.

[merrily]

62. So far, a scheduling conflict has been cited for

1. why she did not show up at Netroots. Netroots schedules a full year in advance. Her schedule conflict was attending a fundraiser for the ARKANSAS Democratic Party. Even if they schedule over a year in advance, had she given them a full year's notice, they would have changed the date of their fundraiser.

2. why she was not at Greg Palast's talk in 2004

3. The subject of this thread.



I'm starting to see a pattern.

[dorkzilla]

78. she sucks as a candidate

She cannot speak extemporaneously, she isn't warm, she's way too stage-managed and every time she opens her mouth and does the ummmmm filler you can just hear the internal dialogue going "wait, what's my angle now? Am I supposed to be progressive or moderate now?".

I'm honestly embarrassed for her.

[merrily]

80. She kept glancing at notes when speaking about

Trump.

Not the details of the 2000 page ACA or the details of the TPP.

Trump.

[dorkzilla]

87. oy

Yeah that's the kinda person I want running the country. Not.

[merrily]

92. Just what I would expect

a Volvo owner to say!

[dorkzilla]

95. merrily I'm going to buy me a Volvo now because I love you THAT much!

The Lexus is getting a little long in the tooth anyway

[merrily]

96. Sorry. I forgot which utterly unacceptable vehicle you drove.

But I love you, too, anyway.

[dorkzilla]

101. Lexus, Volvo, its all the same out-of-touch latte drinking car

[RufusTFirefly]

111. Only someone who's been "dead broke" can truly understand the plight of Volvo owners. n/t

[dorkzilla]

114. Well I’ve been broke more times than I had money. I’m definitely in the middle now...

I was just lucky enough to buy me a great car when I had some!

[RufusTFirefly]

119. I'm glad you have a great car. I was mainly being cheeky

I was alluding to one of those awkward times when President-elect Hillary deviated from her script and got herself in trouble, claiming that when she and Bill left the White House, they were "not only dead broke, but in debt."

Politifact determined that Hillary's claim was "mostly false."

RufusTFirefly concluded that like many such statements, although it may have had a grain of truth to it, from the standpoint of people who truly struggle economically, it was utterly tone deaf.

[dorkzilla]

121. I knew you were kidding me!

Somebody I know well had something to do with their legal defense (re White Water) and when Hilz was running for Senator of our fair state I asked him for an honest assessment of her. “She’s smart, she’s tough, she’d be a good Senator...however I would advise the use of caution if she ever asks you to borrow money”.

The Dead Broke cannot afford a house in Chappaqua, and I hate to break it to the Clintons but EVERYONE is in debt. Cry me a fucking river.

[RufusTFirefly]

125. Sorry! Wasn't sure!

I've actually been alerted on for things that I thought were so ridiculously over the top that I didn't think a sarcasm smiley was remotely necessary. So I'm a little skittish these days!



By the way, living in Chappaqua is no bed of roses, lemme tell ya! One day the chauffeur called in sick and they were completely on their own!

[LiberalArkie]

127. Was that when she was caught not knowing how to put gas in the vehicle?

[RufusTFirefly]

128. Haha. I bet they have a blast when they get together with the Poppy Bushes

Hill (pedantically): And that's called a checkout scanner.
Poppy (startled): Omigosh! You don't say! That gizmo's amazing! Bar, come over here! Quick!
Bar: Enjoy it yourself, George. I'm not going to worry my beautiful mind over some new-fangled cash register.
Hill (suddenly concerned): Barbara, where's Bill?
Bar: I think he's in one of the changing rooms.
Hill: (exasperated) But this is a women's clothing store.
Bar: (chuckling slightly) This place seems to be working very well for him.

[daleanime]

82. Some high price talent....

doesn't seem too talented. Showing up is the basics.

[merrily]

85. "80% of life is showing up." Woody Allen

Hillary has suffered from the phenomenon that the more people watch and listen to her, the more her numbers go down.

Happened in the 2008 primary, happened during the book tour for Hard Choices and it's happening now.

And no, it's not about Republican lies. Everyone on the left has to endure those.

Besides, some of things that bother me most are objectively provable facts, like dodging a subpoena for two years and an FOIA request for about the same period of time, then wiping her server before beginning compliance.

I can't think of a great reason for any of those things and, even if I could, that kind of delay is thumbing your nose at relevant laws. And Susan McDougal did do time in jail for refusing to answer questions about Bubba.

Bubba and his lawyers fought the Paula Jones lawsuit tooth and nail for years, but settled for more than she had originally sued for as soon as (a) the law on sex in the workplace changed; and (b) her side announced they were bringing in a new witness. And settlement agreements, esp. on something scandalous, typically include a secrecy clause.

And what was up with documents from the Clinton administration that had no counterparts or copies being messed with? http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/20/berger.probe/

Then, Clinton supporters point to the absence of evidence. :shrug"

[Autumn]

103. Then she should fire whoever does her scheduling, This just makes her look

bad.

[HooptieWagon]

8. Wow. No wonder she's plummeting.

This campaign is a train wreck for the ages. No wonder the DNC is already trial ballooning their Plan B establishment candidate.

[hifiguy]

112. She brought her own matches,

and now the Hindenburg of her campaign in blazing merrily away.

How the fuck can supposed "professionals" be this blitheringly incompetent?

[HooptieWagon]

117. OK, 2008 was a blunder.

But she's had 8 years to think it over. Not only did she not recognize and correct her mistakes...she doubled down on them.
its not stupidity....I'm guessing just a huge dose of arrogance/narcissism. Not what we need for a President.

[hifiguy]

118. Agreed 100%

Her sense of entitlement is positively Bushian. But then again Little Boots does think of her as "a sister-in-law." As if that alone shouldn't disqualify her from the WH.

[SheilaT]

12. Wow. I am not a fan of Hillary,

but this sort of behavior is pathetic.

I'm beginning to think she'll be out of the race a lot sooner than later. Unlike 2008, I'm beginning to think that if she loses Iowa and New Hampshire, and the polling for whatever states come up next, she'll be gone. No PUMAs this time.

[restorefreedom]

15. i think so too

she is tanking faster than almost anyone anticipated

[MissDeeds]

31. Death by a thousand self inflicted wounds

If she can't run a campaign, how could she possibly run a country?

[Divernan]

47. Four friggn' years of 3rd Way/corporate run focus groups -

[merrily]

65. Maybe 8. I heard something about her asking Kanye to hold off his 2016 run to 2020, so she can

run for a second term. Hahahaha. Very funny joke---unless she means it.

[LondonReign2]

88. I don't know, it is hard to imagine someone with her ambitions ever giving up

Even after Obama had the nomination sewn up she was campaigning to try to win in '08. Hopefully she'll plummet so badly she has no choice this time.

[daleanime]

105. There's no way she concedes until some one else.....

has ready won the nomination. Not close, not likely to, they will have to have enough votes on hand or else she continues to run.

[frylock]

124. She's going to lean heavily on those Super Delegates..

no way she goes quietly into the night.

[jeff47]

13. No! She canceled it because it was going to be too awesome!!

It was going to be yuuge!

Oh wait...wrong candidate.

[restorefreedom]

17. lol. nt

[Kilgore]

79. Very Good!

[progressoid]

14. “We’re going to raise a significant amount of money.”

Well, that's the important thing.

[merrily]

66. Now, if we could only teach a check how to pull a voting machine lever.

Oh, wait....

[restorefreedom]

16. i see the money grab is still scheduled

and there are her priorities, on full display

[Binkie The Clown]

18. "Forget the little people, take me to your filthy rich folks." n/t

[JackInGreen]

19. They DID say she was planning on more spontaneous

I guess this is that?

[merrily]

67. Last minute cancellations are indeed spontaneous. The plan is working! Kudos to the campaign team!

[Old Crow]

21. Well-heeled donors? Yes, please!

Everyday Americans? Not so much.

[reformist2]

22. I get the sense that Hillary is getting worn out, is not up to the task.

Running for president is hard work, it's exhausting. And it should be. It most definitely is not a coronation in return for years of public service.

[CoffeeCat]

35. I don't think she wants a 2008 repeat.

Hillary expected to win in 2008. She was inevitable until Obama and his amazing ground game gobsnacked her. That process, and ultimately losing, had to be taxing on the ego as well as physically and emotionally draining.

Again, she thought she had it in the bag for 2016. The Dem establishment made sure that she had no competition. They never, in their wildest dreams, predicted the Sanders surge.

She's doing worse now (against Sanders) than she was in 2007 against Obama. She's staring down the barrel of a hard-fought, tight battle. Most likely she will lose. The base and the heart of our party is with Sanders.

I imagine it's worse than we know. These campaigns conduct extensive polling. Sanders has all ready moved on to SC. He knows that Iowa and NH are in the bag.

Hillary hasn't done any large events/speeches in Iowa lately. Last I heard, she was meeting a small group of supporters behind closed doors. It's bizarre. In 2008, things were quite different with non-stop campaign events.

[dorkzilla]

89. I'm beginning to think she sees the writing on the wall and wants to bail out

But all her highly paid consultants are trying to keep their high paying gigs going as long as possible and they don't care what it's going to do to this woman's emotional well-being in the short-term and long-term.

I think she's on autopilot at this point.

[CoffeeCat]

130. I've noticed that...

…I've watched her appearances in our state. You described her perfectly, "on autopilot."

She seems resigned.

I think they're continuing to slowly bring Biden into the race. He's the Plan B. Each day, he does something that has him inching closer to a run. He's getting in to take her place, not to run along side her.

[LWolf]

131. Your post reminds me of this:

[fbc]

23. Will she ever have enough money?

[frylock]

24. Optics!

[Schmice2]

25. I remember Eugene McCarthy when I think of Bernie.

We ended up with Humphrey who narrowly lost to Nixon. Look what happened. I am really worried.

[McCamy Taylor]

28. How old were you in 1968? McCarthy would have lost to Nixon by a landslide.

Humphrey did not lose. Kissinger cut a deal with Nixon to derail the Vietnam peace talks---throwing the election to Nixon by the slimmest margin, snagging himself a job as SOS and dooming us to 4 more years and two illegal incursions. McCarthy never had a chance of stopping any of that.

As for "ended up with Humphrey" read up on the Civil Rights Act the Voting Rights Act etc. We got those laws because Humphrey and LBJ worked like dogs rounding up Congressional support. Hubert Humphrey was a great man.

[WillyT]

33. "Kissinger cut a deal with Nixon to derail the Vietnam peace talks...."

That wasn't before '72 ???

I'm too tired to argue, but I think it was later.

G'Night !!!

[hifiguy]

116. Kissinger monkeywrenched LBJ's peace offer to the North Vietnamese.

By telling South Vietnam's Thieu he'd get a better deal from Nixon. At Nixon's order.

Historical Fact.

And the terms Nixon announced before the 1972 election were EXACTLY THE SAME as LBJ's original offer back in 1968.

[hedda_foil]

38. Humphrey was a great man, but if they hadn't murdered Bobby, Nixon would have lost to him.

[99Forever]

84. I WAS there.

If Bobby hadn't been murdered, he would have been President and we would be living in a different world today.

And it sure as fuck isn't 1968 and Senator Sanders sure as fuck isn't Eugene McCarthy.

Save your scare tactics for Camp Weathervane, informed people know better.

[Le Taz Hot]

68. Yeah, I do too,

and the dynamics were much more complex than what you're making it out to be. I will give your simplistic "analysis" one similarity. In 1968, the Establishment Dems were in charge too and locked everyone else out of the process. The difference this time is that THE PEOPLE'S candidate is still conveniently alive. The reason the Democrats lost in '68 was that they were already bought and sold by the MIC, much like today's "Democrats" who are bought and sold by Wall Street. But we didn't have social media back then so, "it's a new dawn."

[demwing]

69. Sure you are

I'd be worried too, if I was a Hillary supporter.

[McCamy Taylor]

26. JFK was killed in Dallas. For all we know, the Secret Sevice pulled the plug on the appearance.

This thread makes a mountain out of supposition and innuendo. Since lots of Texas women support her, I doubt that it was lack of interest that caused her to cancel her plans.

[WillyT]

27. Yet, Why Did She ??? - She Still Had The Time To Collect The Money !!!

[Divernan]

43. She'd have canceled sooner but tried to arrange some face-saving "conflict"

of interest. Evidently, she's still scrambling to come up with something, since all the news reports have to tell us is that the conflict is "unspecified."

Exactly where and when was this canceled public appearance? Can anyone find that info for us? Bernie drew around 8,000 to his Dallas rally. https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-draws-thousands-to-texas-rallies/

How publicly humiliating, not to mention damaging to her campaign, should HRC only draw a fraction of that number. Plus, she'd have to pay for whatever venue was announced when the public rally was announced.

This has gone beyond pathetic - when (not if) she bails on the campaign, the least she can do is provide/fund grief counseling for her ardent supporters.

[hifiguy]

113. There's ALWAYS time to collect

the bribes, err, campaign contributions, yeah, that's it, from the 1%. Always.

[Scootaloo]

60. That's some very impressive stretching you'r doing there.

Really, you're going with attempting to use the Kennedy assassination to explain why Clinton canceled her public event? That's your go-to?

And yeah, there ARE lots of people who were likely interested in going to see her. And now, evidently, that's not going to happen. Unless they're big donors too, I suppose.

Kind of a big "fuck you" to those people, I think.

[LWolf]

72. "JFK was killed in Dallas" and the Secret Service

are not supposition and innuendo?

[in_cog_ni_to]

83. Whew!

That's one serious stretch of the imagination! Can't stop shaking my head over that one. Good lord have mercy!

[Autumn]

104. Because JFK was killed there?

It really defines her that she canceled the event with the little people but the big donor breakfast is a go... in Dallas of all places.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. Dallas, you say?

[merrily]

93. .

[denbot]

30. Bernie N/T

[lobodons]

34. YAWN!!

Hillary will be the next President!! Bernie and ALL of the GOP Clown Car candidates are un-electable.

[Divernan]

49. YAWNS & sleepiness may be signs of depression

Fatigue and somnolence are common symptoms of depression,

http://web4health.info/en/answers/soma-cfs-other.htm

Seriously, many of us have experienced the depression of being let down by politicians we've supported. My worst experience with that was Bill Clinton's presidency.

Hillary Clinton supporters have been taking one hit after another this week. It's gotta be tough.

[Scootaloo]

58. Goddammit you made me gigglesnort

[Divernan]

39. She's scrambling to raise every damn penny before dropping out.

Now that it's increasingly apparent she'll be dropping out of the primary, all her emphasis is on grabbing all the bucks she can. Because once there is no possibility of her sitting in the Oval Office, all the foreign government, one percent, and corporate "donations" to the Clinton Family Foundation, not to mention the $250,000 per 40 minute speech fees, will come to a screeching halt. And with no influence to peddle, both Clintons' social standing/A List invitations will come to a similar halt.

So why spend her precious funds on public meeting venues? No return on investment there.

According to a report in Politico last June, the plan was for HRC and her supportive super PAC to raise "well over $1 billion over the next 17 months." (by end of 2015)

"The campaign alone (minus the SuperPac) says it is aiming to gather $100 million before the end of 2015.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/exclusive-hillary-clintons-jam-packed-fundraising-schedule-118562#ixzz3lsN8j91w

I have no doubt slick Bill is burning the midnight oil preparing for legal actions to grab control of the tens of millions raised by the SuperPAC. What happens to SuperPAC funds when the candidate drops out? Already a big legal issue for Rick Perry - coming soon to Camp Clinton.

[Aerows]

40. Her Ready For Hillary campaign

seems to be "Ready For Hill" ... doh.

Marge, help me, she's about to go off a cliff and take all of her PAC money with her!!

[Divernan]

46. Campaign slogan: Take the PAC money but don't run

[Aerows]

109. That's great!

[delrem]

41. Big deal. So she downsized her Dallas event schedule?

This shows that she's frugal.
Thinking ahead, like a President of not only the USA but of the WORLD, ought to be. A conservationist.
And, you know, her campaign has all kinds of money so mark my words for sure you'll be hearing something very positive that comes out of this!

[frylock]

107. This shows that she's frugal.

[HooptieWagon]

120. Well, she evidently cut budget of her spinmeisters.

The lame excuses are Hillarious.

[Divernan]

45. In Dallas for breakfast on 9/22; when was public event scheduled?

Tuesday, September 22:

A Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton in support of Hillary for America -- Contribution levels: $1,000, $2,700 (includes picture with Hillary). To contribute or RSVP go to (blah, blah, blah): (Time [morning] to be determined, at the home of Marc and Wendy Stanley, Dallas, Address provided upon RSVP)

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs106/1100458853375/archive/1122251170393.html


https://www.hillaryclinton.com/ticketed-events/conversation-hillary-sep-22-1/?raiser=112322%20%28Time%20[morning]%20to%20be%20determined,%20at%20the%20home%20of%20Marc%20and%20Wendy%20Stanley,%20Dallas,%20Address%20provided%20upon%20RSVP%29

[delrem]

54. If you can't pay to listen to Hillary,

how can you be part of the new progressive left that she leads?

[Divernan]

55. #1 Clinton Fight Club Rule: You gotta pay to play!

[delrem]

52. All this negative bullshit. There's no sign whatever that Hillary has "plateaued".

However you want to extend the graphs, there's no way she's nearing a plateau.

So eat your hearts out!

[Divernan]

56. How's that river in Egypt?

[delrem]

57. I'll explain after I figure out the purpose of the humerus bone.

[Trajan]

86. Your right .. She has not plateaued

She is still headed steadily downhill ....

[LondonReign2]

94. She has momentum!

[dorkzilla]

122. Damn it you just made me choke on my tea!!!!!

You’re really MEAN to your subjects, aren’t you?

[AgingAmerican]

59. She lives in a hermetically sealed world

nt

[Vinca]

71. That's exactly what the problem is. She's a "bubble girl."

[KoKo]

123. The Truth...Sad as it is......she's long gone..n/t

[Buns_of_Fire]

74. Well, 150 Rich People here, 200 Rich People there, 75 Rich People there...

and before you know it, you'll have several hundred Rich People on your side! It's a groundswell, I tell ya! A superabundance of riches!

Dallas lawyer Marc Stanley is hosting Clinton for a fundraising breakfast. He expects 150 people to attend.

“The support has been terrific,” Stanley said. “We’re going to raise a significant amount of money.”

With all this money, I can't wait to see the upcoming commercials. I expect them to have production values at least on par with the best of Orson Welles and Steven Spielberg (given similar budgets), and to win three Academy Awards, minimum. (Meryl Streep as Hillary, Harrison Ford as Bill, Jar Jar Binks as Louie Gohmert, produced by George Lucas (of course).)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

76. You seem to be assuming that:

a.)Lots of people (outside of DU) take notice of this
b.)Lots of people (outside of DU) will be upset about this- everybody knows that politicians have to fundraise to get elected.

[frylock]

126. Everybody knows that politicians have to actually appeal to voters to get elected..

and that doesn't appear to be happening in this case.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

132. Nobody has cast any votes for anybody as of yet

So, we will wait and see. Acting as though HRC's campaign is doomed/over seems really premature at the moment.

[frylock]

133. Happy to see that people are finally realizing that a vote has yet to be cast

[peacebird]

77. Ouch. Guess we know where "We, the People" fit in her grand scheme.

[randome]

81. So what does "Big D Democrats" mean?

She was going to meet, perhaps, with some notable Democratic Party members and now she's meeting with a fundraising group instead? Sounds like both meetings were pretty much the same if that's what "Big D" means.
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[Buns_of_Fire]

90. Traditionally, "Big D" = Dallas.

It's got a nicer ring to it than "the Metroplex" (which would include Ft. Worth).

[randome]

97. Thanks. Still, meeting with 'Democrats' sounds less populist than meeting with voters.

Too bad the article doesn't mention what event she canceled. That was the first question I asked myself. Seems a lot of assumptions are being made here.
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[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

91. Well, I do. But I can see that her supporters wouldn't. nt

[YabaDabaNoDinoNo]

99. Why not it is the truth about what is going down

If the Clinton campaign does not want to be exposed for doing things like this then she need to stop doing the things that tend to make her not look so good

Her choice

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

106. Will she turn down the money and lecture the fatcats about how bad money in politics is?

[hifiguy]

115. "Turn down the money"

is not a phrase that exists anywhere in her mind.

[xfundy]

129. She's a lousy public speaker.

When she was in the South she tried to sound southern. Awful.

Still, if she gets the nom, I will vote for her. Lesser of evils, as usual.