Ready For Hillary Raised Over $4 Million In 2013

[Cali_Democrat]

Ready For Hillary Raised Over $4 Million In 2013
By Mollie Reilly Posted: 01/07/2014 9:23 pm EST

The super PAC looking to build support for a potential Hillary Clinton presidential campaign raised over $4 million in 2013, the group announced Tuesday.

Ready for Hillary, the group launched last year by supporters of the former secretary of state, received donations from 33,631 contributors, according to the Washington Post.

According to the super PAC, 98 percent of those donations were contributions of $100 or less. It raised $2.75 million in the second half of the year, over double its fundraising haul for 2013's first six months.

"Thanks to the groundswell of enthusiasm for Hillary's potential run and the steadfast commitment of our supporters, we have exceeded our goals and are ahead of schedule in raising the funds necessary to build a grassroots army that can be activated the moment Hillary makes a decision," Ready for Hillary executive director Adam Parkhomenko said in a statement.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/07/ready-for-hillary_n_4558315.html

[hrmjustin]

1. Good.

[lumpy]

5. Yes. good.

[onehandle]

2. In a distantly related story, The 'Ready For Christie' Super PAC, has disbanded. nt

[Beacool]

22. Wuuahhhahhhaaa!!!

[William769]

3. Kick & recommended.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Are they also ready for another war? See IWR vote for reference.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. You think Hillary wants to start a war if she wins in 2016?

Where at?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. I was referring to her proclivity to back wars.

Do you think that if another Iraq or Afghanistan or Vietnam were "threaten the national security" she would back off?

She certainly didn't hesitate to step up for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Adrahil]

9. I would any President would "step up"

if the national scurity of the United States were genuinely threatened.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. Like it was by, Iraq, Afghanistan?

The fact is that Hillary did step up to back the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq which didn't threaten our national security.

[solarhydrocan]

16. With Conviction!

You can't spell Conviction without Convict.

[SidDithers]

71. Green for victory!!...

Sid

[Adrahil]

61. Afghanistan? Yes. Iraq? No.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. She'd vote for war even if Iraq DIDN'T threaten our security.

Just a rumor of yellow cake was enough.

[Whisp]

12. Ready for Hillitary!

[Beacool]

23. Assuming much??????????

[Whisp]

26. Proclivity:

http://www.thenation.com/blog/172774/obama-opposed-syria-war-plan-clinton-petraeus-panetta-gen-dempsey#

Obama Opposed Syria War Plan from Clinton, Petraeus, Panetta, Gen. Dempsey
––Bob Dreyfuss on February 8, 2013 - 1:14 PM ET

Let’s give the White House and President Obama, personally, credit for blocking the hawks in his administration from going to war in Syria.

Last week, we learned that Hillary Clinton and David Petraeus, now thankfully pursuing other opportunities and spending more time with their families, had cooked up a plan to arm and train the ragtag Syrian rebels, thus getting the United States directly involved in that horrible civil war.

Now we learn that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs—both of whom are about to join Clinton and Petraeus in the private sector—also backed the Clinton-Petraeus plan,

Who was against it? Obama.

[1StrongBlackMan]

29. As anti-war as I am ...

I would certainly hope that any president would prosecute a war, if there is a threat to national security ... that is one of the items in the President's job description.

[sabrina 1]

34. She's very pro war. What makes you think she is going to change?

Btw, is there a similar pac for Elizabeth Warren, I would like to donate to that one if it exists. I have a feeling that IF it existed, the donations would be pouring in.

Four million? From twenty thousand people? Seriously in a world where to run for president now costs one billion, she's going to have to do better than that.

[Cali_Democrat]

50. So where's the new war gonna be?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

54. Are you ready to let a someone with a record for backing wars like Hillary decide?

[Cali_Democrat]

55. Well you essentially said if she wins we should be ready for another war

I just wanna be prepared

[SidDithers]

8. DU rec...nt

Sid

[grantcart]

13. I don't think folks at DU realize how broad and deep a groundswell reaction this is.

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98 percent of those donations were contributions of $100 or less.

Since this came out I mentioned it to 3 different Democratic friends I have and all three said that they were on the RFH email list and all three of them made a small contribution.

None of the 3 had supported SOS Clinton in the past as their first choice for President.

[hfojvt]

14. I like it that RFH supports DU

Why should I give a crap if the support for a candidate that I strongly oppose is broad and deep?

Does that mean I am supposed to give up and jump on the bandwagon?

Give up and surrender to the inevitable?


Not gonna happen.

Never give up. Never surrender.

[grantcart]

17. I am not following the title of your comment

(RFH supports DU?).

There is a common throw away/take away at DU that Clinton is the choice of a small group of elite Democratic kingmakers. That is not what is happening as the contributions show, there is broad and deep support by regular Democratic volunteers (people I referred to contribute hundreds of hours to Democratic candidates every election cycle).

Why you would take this as some kind of personal assault ("Why should I give a crap" Give up and surrender&quot is a not an uncommon level of hyperbole at DU but it was not the point of my reply, which is simply to point out a simple fact: Support for SOS Clinton is not simply a pre fabricated big budget top/down orchestrated campaign. The fact is that lots of ordinary hard working folks who are involved in Democratic politics are responding.

She isn't my first choice and I am surprised that she is generating so much response among people who didn't support her in 2008. This contribution report mirrors the anecdotal responses I have been seeing among regular Democratic folks, much to my surprise.

[1StrongBlackMan]

31. Oh well. n/t

[hfojvt]

57. they advertise here

probably not on purpose

lots of people, particularly women, supported her in 2008.

Her inevitablility has always been a theme of her campaign and a theme of her supporters.

For some reason that has never endeared her to her detractors.

It is not just that she is not my first choice. It is that the thought of her winning the nomination fills me with disgust. That it would be one small step for a woman and one giant step backwards for a party.

34,000 donors out of 60 million potential voters is still only 0.06% of the electorate. Be kinda nice if it was decided by ballots instead of dollars.

[Beacool]

30. What it means is that in the real world, not the rarefied one of LW bloggers,

Hillary is very popular with Democrats (even among those who call themselves "liberals&quot .

[hfojvt]

56. and for some reason

that does not make me destest her any less

[Beacool]

63. That's your problem, not hers.

[hfojvt]

72. of course, it is my problem, not hers

She, like George W. Bush, is a multi-millionaire who will gain power, money and fame while she moves this country in the wrong direction.

Me, I am a member of the poorest 20% in this country who will have to live with her bad policies.

Yeah, bully for her, and down with me.

[Katashi_itto]

18. Still will not vote for her

[grantcart]

20. bully for you.

[Katashi_itto]

21. Thank you ah thank ya

[Beacool]

24. Who gives a crap?

You keep repeating this like a mantra.

[Katashi_itto]

33. Terrible for you evidently

[Beacool]

36. No, just repetitive and boring.

[Katashi_itto]

37. oh well

[SidDithers]

69. But will you have the guts to say that if she's the nominee...

or will you be more worried about your posting privileges than your principles?

Sid

[Beacool]

28. Shhhh, don't say it too loud.

Some here are under the delusion that Democratic voters don't want her to run, despite every single poll demonstrating the contrary.

[sabrina 1]

35. Is it 'broad and deep'? Let's set up a similar pac for Elizabeth Warren eg, and I have zero doubt

that it will top any pac for Hillary almost instantly. But there is no other pac right now, is there. When there is, GET BACK TO US.

I will NEVER support ANYONE who was so misguided and so tragically wrong as to vote for Bush's criminal war in Iraq, it would be so against my principles I would not be able to sleep at night. I still see the bodies of those beautiful, innocent babies photographed by Dahr Jamail when the Corporate Media was trying to hide the crimes.

Hillary has NEVER apoligized for that fatal vote. Good luck promoting someone who was complicit in that massive crime.

I'll pass, thank you.

[grantcart]

52. Elizabeth Warren has her own PAC of course.

The most probable reason that there is not a similar one for her is that she has made it clear that she does not want to run.

I prefer Senator Warren, myself, for a number of reasons.

There is a PAC for Elizabeth Warren but she will most likely use it to contribute to races that she is interested in, like Senator Franken. You probably would be better served by supporting the election of more progressive legislators.

I was equally troubled by her vote, however if she were the nominee I would have no trouble supporting her against any Republican.

My point in posting this is that from my impressions, and I could be wrong - but the PAC reports seem to confirm it, is that there is a genuine swell of support for SOS Clinton and it is especially strong among women from the age of 45 to 75 and I think a lot of people at DU have gone to an alternate reality if they think this is just a few "kingmakers" writing a few checks, that is not what is happening.

[sabrina 1]

53. Funny you should use the word 'kingmakers'. I worked for one of them, called just that by

the NY media, a close friend of Hillary who most definitely will be behind all efforts to sell her candidacy to the public.

I used to be totally in agreement with her on Hillary who I met and supported before she became a Bush war supporter, iffy on torture and a revealed her Corporate ties and support for Wall St.

But I have no doubt that the kingmakers, ARE behind pushing her on the people at this early stage, no doubt whatsoever. And they are good at what they do.

I suggested Warren because a recent poll of Progressives showed her BEATING Hillary if she were to run. Nothing to do with whether I would personally choose her. So far and since he has suggested he will consider running, Sen. Sanders would be my choice, no matter what letter he places after his name. He speaks for Progressives on almost every issue. Hillary does not.

[joshcryer]

45. FL's Latin American women voters.

Who will easily shore up FL for Hillary when she does run, especially with Julian Castro on the ticket.

It's going to be a fun election.

Hopefully Hillary has a good challenger we can fight for instead, it'll make things exciting, like 2008.

[MADem]

76. It sort of illustrates the disconnect between some factions here and the real world.

I am hearing a great deal of enthusiasm for her candidacy, at the grassroots level, too.

[TheKentuckian]

15. I'm ready for her to retire from politics.

[Whisp]

19. 4 million is about 8 or 10 speeches of hers to Wall Street and Carlyle Group and the likes.

add lil ole speech maker husband and she can do half that list and still get the family 4 million bucks.

and people who probably have better things to do with their 20 bucks or so are giving it to the rich lady.

lol

[joshcryer]

38. I think the takeaway is this money was raised by volunteers.

And is inherently grassroots given the nature of the donations.

People suggest that if someone would make a Warren PAC she'd wipe the floor with Clinton.

That is highly unlikely but anyone can do it, so go for it, I say.

[Beacool]

25. Too bad for you.

More wish that she stays in politics.

[TheKentuckian]

73. I don't have my positions because I think they are popular, Bea.

I have them because I think they are correct.

I don't care how many chickens favor Colonel Sanders at all and concern my self even less with the cult of personality branding crap that seems to be the fixation along with some silly nostalgia for the large 90's that some folks seem to believe the Clintons have magically on tap with an apparent zero percent acceptance that many of those policies helped shape the misery of the present.

Being better than the opposition is not much of a pitch to me, it is almost impossible not to be. Even the worst Republicans of the past would also resemble such a remark. What TeaPubliKlan idiot of today is in the class of Herbert Hoover much less Eisenhower? Hell, look how quickly the fools have moved to a place that makes the fucking shrub look reasonable in comparison already.

I don't see working class interests being advanced by Clinton. I don't see corporate capture of government slowed an iota. I don't see peace as a priority. I see the environment continuing to be used as a toilet because that helps bottom lines. I don't see the assault on public education reversed (though I don't think she would have pursued it at the time to be honest).

I also think most of the attachment is personal or totem substitute rather than based in policy at all. In fact, I see a consistent effort to avoid discussing policy other than a weird set up of plausible deniablity while at the exact same time echoing back wanting to recapture past and misunderstood past glory. A game of "hey, she isn't Bill and isn't accountable for his damage" but "remember the Clinton economy, we can have it again with Hillary".

[Beacool]

27. Yep, they did.

It's a grassroots PAC. That means a lot more because it shows how much support she would have if she chose to run, not that one could tell by the constant negativity and nastiness one reads on this site.

[Whisp]

40. what's it called when the 'constant negativity and nastiness' is directed at the sitting President?

lol.

you kill me.

[Drunken Irishman]

51. LOL. I don't even think Beacool voted Obama in 2012.

[Whisp]

58. and if she doesn't run, who gets the moola?

does she still get it?

I don't understand this part too well. I've asked before but what I understand of it all it goes into her 'war chest'. For how long and where that money goes when she officially retires...

[Beacool]

64. Contact the PAC and ask them. n/t

[democratisphere]

32. Time for a change of GENDER in the Oval Office and the WH.

The OTHER GENDER, that has been forever, has really messed things up.

[Whisp]

41. unhelpful and rotten tomato post. n/t

[LeftyMom]

43. There are four billion women on planet earth.

It shouldn't be difficult to find one who isn't a war mongering, fundie prayer breakfast attending sack of crap.

[Beacool]

47. Sack of crap??? How classy of you.............

This place is unbelievable for a so called Democratic site.

[LeftyMom]

48. A friend of mine died in Iraq. Left three tiny kids. She voted for that.

[Beacool]

65. Blame Bush, Cheney, at al.

They lied through their teeth.

[LeftyMom]

67. So your argument is that she's incompetent?

[Beacool]

68. Look, I'm not going to argue with you.

I just think that it's unwarranted to call fellow Democrats names. That's not befitting a Democratic site.

[Fumesucker]

75. I was on DU at the time and it was very well known Dick and Dubya were lying

What's Hillary's excuse for voting for a war based on lies, she's not as sharp as the average DUer?

[Whisp]

49. yes, it sure is. but you only noticed it NOW?

But I do appreciate all the support you give and gave to President Obama, a Democrat. Really appreciated that and will be reciprocated in kind.

[NuclearDem]

39. Don't care.

Still not going to vote for her.

[LeftyMom]

42. Fuck that noise.

[Starry Messenger]

44. Gosh, gonna be a lot of sad faces here I guess.

I'm from the Warren wing (and beyond) of the spectrum, but do we really want President Cruz? If Kerry couldn't swing moderates, I don't see how Warren does.

[Karma13612]

46. Next paycheck, i am

Making a nice donation to Elizabeth Warren.
And i am going to purchase a few bumper stickers as well.

Start early and beat the rush!!!

[JI7]

59. she does seem to have a lot of support, it helps that there is nobody else

that looks like they will seriously get into the race. i might consider supporting someone else like Warren, Biden , any many others.

but it's the HIllary people who are out there getting this type of support. and most dems seem ok with supporting her so far. in fact many view giving money to her right now as more of giving it to her against the republican rather than dem primary thing.

i know people bring up polls which showed hillary ahead of obama early on. but obama was building up support early on that i'm not seeing with anyone else right now.

[Victor_c3]

60. She doesn't stand a chance of getting my support until she apologizes for her support for Iraq

Her 2007 quote regarding a potential apology for Iraq is very telling of her personality.

As a participant of the war on Iraq with blood all over my hands and my conscious, this is extremely upsetting to me. She isn't at all sorry for the destruction and waste of life her vote was partially responsible for facilitating? This either shows that she has no soul or conscious or it shows how quick she is to trade her morality for political expediency and gain. I honestly believe the latter is the case.

Then there is the whole Corporate-Hillary thing, but I could be temporarily blinded by her fake progressivism long enough to vote for her. Hell, I was temporarily blinded by Obama both times I voted for him.

[99Forever]

62. There isn't enough money on the planet to get me to vote for that DINO.

E.V.E.R.

[Beacool]

66. Don't worry, if she runs, we'll manage without you.

[99Forever]

74. Yeah, sure, 'cuz I'm the only one.

Then when she gets her ass handed to her, you'll be here whining about it being "those damn liberals (read ACTUAL Democrats) " that did it to her. The DINO's game never changes.

[ScreamingMeemie]

70. Ready to trash thread until after 2014 election.

See you then.

[northoftheborder]

78. K & R