'Ready for Hillary' raises over $1M

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Ready For Hillary, the super PAC with close ties to Clinton confidants, has raised $1.2 million since its inception this year— with a good chunk of the cash coming from mega-donors to President Barack Obama.

While it’s hardly a breathtaking amount of money by today’s standards, the effort drives home the painful message to other potential Democratic presidential hopefuls that Clinton controls the field three years before any votes are cast.

“Being a voter is not a passive sport,” said Ellen Tauscher, a former California congresswomen and state department official, who has been advising the PAC. “What people are saying here is that they are not going sit around and wait for others to shape the race for them.”

Clinton has played her cards close to the vest, even saying she has no plans to run. But she has kept her profile up with paid speeches, and by strategically weighing in on high-profile issues.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/hillary-clinton-super-pac-fundraising-94913.html

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Those who are pining for a progressive alternative had better get out from behind their keyboards and start organizing (nb - yes, social media communications is a functional tool for this, but it'll call for more than just blog posting the hope that someone else will do the hard work.)

[formercia]

1. Is this the same Hillary that used to work for Monsanto?

Jus' askin'

[bahrbearian]

4. I think its the other one,that worked for Wal-Mart

[yeoman6987]

2. Hillary!

I know they want to raise a bunch of money, but between all the mini series and so much news, I hope she does not get over exposure. I know some don't want her a President, but I would not mind. I find her so intelligent and commanding. She would Never let the Republicans get away with what they are if she were President.

[Crow73]

3. Wow!

To bad she can't win.

[hrmjustin]

6. Of course she can win. She can beat whatever fool the gop puts against her.

[Crow73]

9. :)

But can she beat an actual liberal? You know one that was never anti-choice, was never on the board of directors for Walmart, or voted for the Iraq War?

[hrmjustin]

11. She will likey be challenged from the left but the question will be who is it.

The ones that can beat her won't run.

[Crow73]

12. I willing

to take that bet.

[hrmjustin]

13. Who do you think will run against her?

[MannyGoldstein]

28. Senator Warren will give Hillary a whuppin'

Warren will pleasantly but forcefully eviscerate Hillary until she *wishes* she was back in Bosnia dodging imaginary sniper fire.

[hrmjustin]

29. Warren would give her a good race but she is not likely to run. I do like Warren but Hillary has

my vote.

[MannyGoldstein]

30. I think Warren's more likely to run than Hillary is

Warren clearly isn't in Washington to curry favor with The Predator Class - she's in it to turn things around. If she thinks she can do this better from the White House, she'll take a shot at it - i think it's her nature.

Hillary, on the other hand, may not want to go out on a bad note. If she runs again, she'll do the scorched Earth thing again, and if she loses she'll exit public life a villain. She may decide to not take that chance.

[hrmjustin]

31. But if Hillary and Warren were to run against one another I am not sure either one will come out of

it smelling like roses.

[MannyGoldstein]

32. Warren's not very vulnerable, I think.

She's honest, forthright, and has been doing good and decrying evil for over a decade. And she doesn't make crap up.

Brown tried going after Warren's character, and went from polling 20 points ahead of her and being Mass' best-liked politician, to losing by 8 points and having high negatives.

[hrmjustin]

34. Sorry I posted a duplicate of my rpior post. That is why I self deleted.

You don't have to sell me on Warren. I love her.

[brooklynite]

16. My sense is that if she chooses to run, her only competition will be a Kucinich-type...

...running an "I don't really expect to win but want to make a statement" campaign. Any serious Governor or Senator (even Warren) will look at the amount of money they need to raise and the tough campaigning needed compared to the likelihood of winning, and decide to take a pass.

If she DOESN"T choose to run, all bets are off. Even if Biden runs, there'll likely be an open field of candidates.

[hrmjustin]

18. If she doesn't run Warren should run. Biden won't win the nomination.

[brooklynite]

19. See #15 below

[Wilms]

5. Nice swipe at Progressives there, brooklynite.

It's easy to poke at Progressives who don't have the backing of Wall St. and the media.

Hillary is a pro-choice 1%er. Her candidacy will enjoy the support of Walmart, H1-B expansion lovers, Goldman Sachs, Westinghouse, "free" traders and other assorted entities who have helped to solidify the Reagan Revolution against the poor and middle-class . And a bunch of yuppies will hold fund-raising cocktail parties to give it all a grass-rooty look.

Be sure to post here and let us all know how the hors-d'oeuvres were.

[brooklynite]

7. So, your response is to do nothing but complain?

Certainly makes my job easier...

Did I say she was inevitable? All I said was (observing that Clinton supporters are getting organized), progressive who want an alternative are going to have to actually get something started. The money might flow later, but getting, say, Elizabeth Warren to decide to run will take more than just putting a "Warren 2016" label in your signature line.

And might I observe that probably half the DU people were Hillary supporters in 2008? Are they all 1%er sell-outs?

(nb - when I was in Charlotte, I set up a private meeting with my going in choice which was, amazingly enough, not Hillary. See I wanted to figure out what kind of work would actually have to be done. Blog posting didn't seem to play a very large role)

[Wilms]

14. My response wasn't a complaint.

I pointed out who she is and serves. Nor did I claim that you've asserted the inevitability of another Clinton candidacy. So spare us the canned responses.

And I did not call DUers "sell-outs" for not supporting Palin/McCain and choosing, rather, either two of the lesser disappointments. Hillary was just as likely to reappoint a pile from the Bush Admin., as did Obama. The same ones were skulking around Bill's Admin. making the country safe for bankers and the MIC.

But notice, via recs, the support Warren gets here in contrast to threads about Hillary. Fact is though, we'll all vote for Hillary (or stay home) because we'll slide more slowly into poverty with a Dem vs a Repub. in the WH. Sad way to elect a president.

An additional point is how little time was allowed for the candidates other than Hillary and Obama during the 2008 primary.

The 1% controls it. The yuppies have their marching orders. Carry on.

[brooklynite]

15. I've noticed indeed the support Elizabeth Warren gets...on DU blog posts

But I'll observe that, based on my communications with her fundraisers (get what -- I supported her in 2010), SHE'S NOT PLANNING TO RUN. So if you want to change her mind, or find an acceptable alternative, it'll take more than just sharing collective dreams on a political website. Phone calls, letters to the Editor, even small dollar fundraising can send a message. Doing nothing sends a message as well.

As for me, if Hillary runs, I'll have a candidate to work for. And if she decides not to run.....I'll have a candidate to work for.

[hrmjustin]

21. I will suport Hillary in 2016 and if she is not the nominee I will support the nominee.

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[BlueStater]

25. I don't know.

If she's consider too old at 69, then 1079 is definitely pushing it.

[hrmjustin]

26. LMFAO!!!

[Wilms]

22. Given Warren not planning to run, and Hillary trial balloons launched often...

...the level of support for Warren, and dirth of recs for Hillary posts, such as this one, is illustrative of the point I make.

You're all about Hillary. I got that. Quit your COMPLAINING about people who don't like the DLC which has stolen the word "Progressive" to serve as a fig leaf for its recent incarnation.

[brooklynite]

23. Actually , I have no problem at all with progressives...

...I have a problem with laziness. I see the same names get thrown out time after time by posters, who then show no indication that they'll make an effort to get them to run.

[Wilms]

24. Not really sure what your anti-Warren supporter thing is about...

...but you might want to hop on the following thread to lecture all the "complainers".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023375686

Side note: This thread still has only two recs. A major groundswell of support for Hillary retiring to spend more time with her corporate family.

[LuvLoogie]

35. I'm sorry, but I doubt that a DU post Rec count

has any significance beyond (and for a few at) DU. Seriously?

[Wilms]

37. No apology necessary. It's all cool.

[Beacool]

8. Good for them.

Specially since they have rejected large donations. They want to build a grassroots organization. Two top Obama campaign field operatives are now working with the Pac.

"An official for the PAC said that there are more than 9300 donors, with an average contribution of about $110. Three-quarters of the contributions were $25 or less."

[NoOneMan]

10. If the party is already fractured...

it needs a "game-changer" to make people think we are all in this together, like Obama was in 2008. Hillary is only going to appeal to the people who already eat up the party line.

I think itd be a mistake. Though, if she did win she might be completely ineffectually at selling the elite's policy to the American people (like NSA wiretapping and wars). Maybe it might actually be nice to have someone in charge that not everyone instantly believed and sympathized with; this might make people actually evaluate the merits of policy. In that respect, a Clinton presidency might not be all that bad.

[brooklynite]

17. How is the Party fractured?

The fact that DU seems divided on issues doesn't reflect the Party organization or the voter base.

[NoOneMan]

20. Ok, fair enough if thats true

Then we can imagine the droves of people in the massive crowds that Obama drew with "hope and change" will be right there again for "more of the same", because--from your mouth to God's ear--they aren't disillusioned and bored yet.

[JoePhilly]

27. Been saying it for over 2 years

The disgruntled need to get busy

[Rain Mcloud]

36. I do hope the RNC tries to run Paul Ryan but i would settle for Rubio

As for Hillary,the only thing that can win the presidency for the republicans is enough defeatists from the far left and from the right of center liberals demoralizing instead of energizing their peers(or selecting some douchenipple bluedog like Lieberman as VP).

Is Hillary perfect?
F*ck No! But if the White supremacists lose the house then she most certainly will not be a lame duck and more likely to fight unlike the guy we have now which folds like a cocktail napkin even though he holds a royal flush support of the people.

[rks306]

38. I'd vote for her, rather have Joe

With Hillary you get Bill, let's not forget that he sign the bill that deregulated the banks. Biden would make a better president.

[Beacool]

39. That bill passed with a veto proof majority.