that the FL/MI fight was "about the voters" is naive.

This has been an issue for a while. There was talk a few weeks ago about Obama helping Clinton pay down her debts. It seemed a bit preposterous but the pushback from the Clintons was underwhelming. Maybe this is all about the money at this point.

Is it possible to ask donors to retire your debt, knowing that your campaign is done? Is that how things go?

from my perspective - I don't think it's about money - i understand that $40 million is alot...not sure what he's asking her contributors to do? but...in the scheme of things....it's a drop in the bucket to what the clintons make.

bill can make 10 speeches and collect $10million at least.

either one could write a book and make all of it back in a nano-second...

so....

I understand that they probably don't want to flush it all down the toilet - but I don't think it's about $$$$....

If Clinton does not win the nomination, she can simply transfer any debt to her Senate campaign. The idea that she needs Obama to bail her out is interesting though. This idea that gets floated around must be from GOP trolls who are just trying to irritate Hillary supporters so they will be turned off by Obama. It's an effective strategy.

Tripe and nonsense. Obama supporters dream up the most spurious crapola and project it onto those they wish to harm. In this case, their fellow Democrats who disagree with them about who the best candidate is. The "Politics of Hope" is the darkest, most pathological mass delusion I have ever witnessed.

Ickes isn't an Obama supporter, you'll recall.

At what point is it ok to admit that everything is NOT hunky dory and ok with the Clinton campaign?  Sometimes I read these things and it reads like someone sitting outside during a Cat5 hurricane screaming "it's ok!  It's all ok!" as the buildings fall around them.

It certainly seems plausible that the Clinton campaign would hold a conference call with donors to let them know that she has no real shot, is not going to appeal the RBC's decision, but is hoping for people to send her a ton of money.

Clearing up a misconception by a previous poster, Hillary cannot transfer ALL her debt to her Senate campaign. Personal loans that she made to the campaign are non-refundable if not repaid by the time a nominee is announced (and the race is obviously over).

Overlooked point is that Hillary has almost $24 million in her general election account. This account can be transferred to the DNC for use in the general election. The only other option is to return it. (One caveat: maxed out donors to the DNC @ $28,500 must get refunds to avoid going over the limit). In essence, this $24 million would be a de facto transfer to Obama. Obama can, in turn, start a separate fund to repay Clinton campaign debts or pay her debts directly out of his primary funds. In essence he loses nothing by doing this as the DNC is getting the $24 million. The is a certain amount of financial coordination allowed between the party and the candidate. I'm not sure of the amount but I know it is substantial.