Monday, July 07, 2008

Dozens of Top Hillary Fundraisers Refuse to Embrace Obama


Like the large number of Hillary supporters who say they will stay home in November, a significant number of Senator Clinton's top fundraisers are also not embracing the unity pony.

The Wall Street Journal reports:

Sen. Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, faces dissent from dozens of top fund-raisers and other supporters of former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, who are angry over how she was treated during their bruising primary battle and are hesitating to back Sen. Obama.

Some leading Clinton supporters are starting new Web sites or political action committees aimed at prodding Sen. Obama on issues or pressuring him to give Sen. Clinton a big role in the general-election campaign. People familiar with the matter say the effort involves dozens of the roughly 300 Clinton "Hillraisers," individuals who raised at least $100,000. . .