The Hill: GOP Roots for Clinton

[flpoljunkie]

GOP roots for Clinton

By Alexander Bolton

Veteran Republican fundraisers and strategists hope that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) can revive their party’s apathetic base even as her 2008 presidential campaign has reached its final hours.

Republican insiders say that if presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) selects Clinton as his running mate, it would energize the Republican base and fundraising. They say presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) would not have to work as hard to appease conservative voters if Clinton landed on the ticket.

“Fundraising from our Republican conservative base would skyrocket, in my opinion, because she’s such a divisive figure in conservative Republican circles,” said Cesar Conda, who raised over $100,000 for President Bush in 2004 and was a top fundraiser to Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) this cycle. “Putting her on the ticket would be the one thing to wake those donors up from their current doldrums.

“It would really be a godsend to McCain and the Republican National Committee ,” said Conda, who will work to help McCain.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gop-roots-for-clinton-2008-06-04.html

[City Lights]

1. k&r nt

[Renew Deal]

2. It's tough to have a VP who thinks you're not qualified.

:shrug:

[babylonsister]

3. I trust Obama's camp has seen this; yet another reason to pick someone else. nt

[TomClash]

4. He's not picking her

So don't worry.

My guess is Strickland.

[carpediem]

5. My dad is one of these who are in the doldrums

he has supported and donated to the gop for years. He has told me he is very unhappy with the republicans at this time and plans on not voting for McCain. His one caveat was unless Hillary Clinton is the nominee. Then he would have to vote against her, he doesn't want the Clinton's back in the White House. This year he has only donated a couple of small donations to local tickets. He kind of likes Obama but won't vote for him. He doesn't like McCain. I haven't asked if this same thing holds if she is on the ticket as VP, but knowing him, I'd think it probably does.

[powergirl]

6. This is why I voted for Obama

The GOP has been salivating to have Sen. Clinton as their opponent - Right or Wrong - Republicans will unify against her and they will drag out all the crap of their 8 years in the White House. Notice that Clinton's strongest voices come from Fox and GOP operatives.