NPR: New Clinton Fundraiser Lets Donors Decide

New Clinton Fundraiser Lets Donors Decide

Has it been a lifelong dream to buy a lawn sign for your favorite candidate's campaign? Or have you always been a bumper sticker kind of person? Perhaps something less grandiose -- door hangers?

Well, now you can live the dream. The Clinton campaign has announced a new fundraiser in Pennsylvania that will allow donors to decide just where their money will go.

In an e-mail to the media, the Clinton campaign says that "By visiting www.hillaryclinton.com, supporters can choose from six different areas to support the campaign: TV airtime; online ads; radio spots; signs; vans; and door hangers. Supporters can mix and match how much they want to put towards each item and then 'check out' like an online wedding registry."

Hmm. Married to the campaign apparently.

But there is a method in the Clinton campaign's whimsy. Last month, of the $20 million the campaign raised, $15 million of that came from online. Allowing donors to choose might help the campaign put more money into the Pennsylvania primary at a time when Sen. Barack Obama looks to be closely the once large gap between him and Clinton.

11:49 AM ET | 04- 4-2008 | permalink

Comments

Such an act of desperation on the part of Hillary Clinton, if she would just stick to the political issues and stop the character assassination, maybe more voters would like; but she can't.

Sent by Barry A. Washington | 12:34 PM ET | 04-04-2008

So, they really didn't have a post-Super Tuesday plan. Gee, and I thought those were just rumors...

Sent by Nicole | 1:11 PM ET | 04-04-2008

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