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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Only 22% of Democrats would feel enthusiastic if Hillary won the nomination. [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)4. HRC is desperately spending her $$$ at an alarming (90%) burn rate!
This is as of the last quarter's report - can't WAIT to see the numbers after this current quarter.
Boston (CNN)Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign spent 90% of the money it raised over the last three months, campaign aides said Thursday, a staggeringly high figure for a political organization that has prided itself on being thrifty.
Aides announced Wednesday night that Clinton's campaign raised $28 million from July through September. . . . But on Thursday morning, a Clinton spokesman tweeted that the campaign currently has $32 million in the bank, meaning it spent nearly 90% of what it brought in. (T)he high burn rate has been fodder for Republicans, who gleefully highlighted that (Clinton) aides once bragged about how frugal the campaign would be.
Clinton's operation is far more expensive than the one being run by Bernie Sanders, her main opponent for the Democratic nomination. Sanders' campaign announced Wednesday night that it raised $25 million in the third quarter and ended with $25 million in the bank, giving the campaign a roughly 50% burn rate. The number is far higher than the 20% he spent in the second quarter, when he raised nearly $12 million, and shows that Sanders has started to spend money as his campaign has become more active.
"What it tells us is that Bernie has financial staying power," said Jeff Weaver, Sanders' campaign manager. "We have the financial wherewithal that will allow for a major campaign through Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada and beyond in state-by-state, delegate-by-delegate contests for the Democratic Party nomination."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-money-burn-rate/
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Only 22% of Democrats would feel enthusiastic if Hillary won the nomination. [View all]
mhatrw
Dec 2015
OP
It's really only 7% of the country that are enthusiastic about Hillary. 22% * 33% ~ 7%
reformist2
Dec 2015
#14
Actually she does. She needs to mobilize the minority voters who reelected Obama.
pnwmom
Dec 2015
#35
I'm sure minority voters will support the War on Some Drugs that Clinton has been pushing
eridani
Dec 2015
#109
She has SuperPACs. I'm wondering how many of them are burning their cash in a significant way
Tote Life
Dec 2015
#71
"a staggeringly high figure for a political organization that has prided itself on being thrifty."
tazkcmo
Dec 2015
#51
He was the first President in my lifetime, maybe in history, to have the Republican
pnwmom
Dec 2015
#7
He had a Demcratic majority in the House and a super-majority in the Senate. Still ...
Scuba
Dec 2015
#17
Wrong. He had a super majority until Kennedy died. Further, only 51 votes were needed to end ...
Scuba
Dec 2015
#38
Doesn't matter. Obama obviously made a mistake to trust him. But the fact is we didn't have 60. n/t
pnwmom
Dec 2015
#100
I can count. And there were 59 including Sanders. Lieberman made the 60th and he
pnwmom
Dec 2015
#101
YOU and others just made up that vile campaign 'slogan' and you know it. Shameful
riversedge
Dec 2015
#47
They will hate Russian-honeymooning Bernie as much as they hate Obama and Hillary.
pnwmom
Dec 2015
#36
The other side? Hillary supporters have been hating Bernie for months.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#39
Most democrats I know will pass on voting for president if hill is the nominee.
bowens43
Dec 2015
#30
Most Democrats I know would walk through a Cat 5 hurricane to vote for her.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#48
People will be plenty enthusiastic about Hillary (if she wins the nomination)
Proud Liberal Dem
Dec 2015
#94
I don't care how enthusiastic voters are, I just care that they vote and continue to participate
YoungDemCA
Dec 2015
#95