“One of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s top financial supporters offered $1 million to the Young Democrats of America during a phone conversation in which he also pressed for the organization’s two uncommitted superdelegates to endorse the New York Democrat, a high-ranking official with YDA told The Huffington Post.
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Members of the Young Democrats agonized about the potential fallout of Saban’s call; his financial offer represented one-third of the group’s 2008 budget. Democratic officials and fundraisers were consulted about how to respond, and at times the discussions were ’emotional,’ one participant said. ‘It is scary for them, Haim is very powerful, he has great influence over donors who give to them.’
Another source said that Hardt and others were acutely aware of Saban’s status within Democratic circles and were concerned that their organization would suffer long-term harm if they declined his offer or if news of the proposal became public.
‘I said I thought that the appropriate response was to call Haim back and say thank you but we are not interested,’ said the source. ‘I also said that it was surely the case that this story would get out because it is too interesting not to and they should think about how to deal with it. It was a day or two [before they responded]. They felt afraid. They were like, ‘Holy shit, this is Haim Saban.’
Nevertheless, the group declined the overture. A YDA official cited moral reservations as well as the overwhelming consensus of its members to back Sen. Barack Obama.”
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See Also:
–Clinton insider threatens ‘open civil war’ within party if Clinton isn’t made Obama’s VP.
–Hillary cites RFK assassination as reason to stay in the primary, gives false facts about Bill’s nomination.
–The sheer hypocrisy w.r.t. Michigan and Florida.
This woman needs to be stopped.
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