Donations to DCCC Spike after Clinton Threat To Pelosi

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Source: Atlantic.com

The effort by Hillary Clinton’s bundlers to pressure Speaker Nancy Pelosi into retracting her comments about superdelegates has caused a spurt of Obama-linked donations to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democrats with direct knowledge of the situation said.

The letter, sent last week, was interpreted as an extortion threat; the 20 signatories seemed to suggest that they would withhold donations from the DCCC if Pelosi did not change her position. --- that superdelegates ought strongly consider the expressed will of voters in their states.

“We have been strong supporters of the DCCC,” the letter stated. “We therefore urge you to clarify your position on super-delegates and reflect in your comments a more open to the optional independent actions of each of the delegates at the National Convention in August.”

But the letter may have backfired:, the DCCC saw a surge in online contributions, which officials there attribute to a mass action to protest the Clinton donor threat, and several major Obama donors called Speaker Pelosi and DCCC chair Chris Van Hollen asking how they could be helpful. Sources also said that several major Clinton donors, outraged at the letter sent in the name of the campaign, privately offered their assurances to the DCCC that no money would be cut off.



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The headline is a bit misleading. Hillary Clinton didn't send the letter to Pelosi herself.

[Demeter]

1. The Writing Is On the Wall, If Anybody Cares To Read It

which, amazingly enough, Nancy might have finally done. Took her long enough. Nothing like a credible threat in the home district to concentrate an incumbent's mind, is there?

[tularetom]

2. I sent the DCC a hundred bucks after I heard about it

Looks like a lot of other people did too. good.

[psychmommy]

3. i sent my 2 cents.

i am part of the spike. oh yeah. i am glad nancy got the message.

[skooooo]

4. thank you.