Just what is a Clinton Donor?

Marc Ambinder - Clinton’s Donors Fly To DC For Summit

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is flying major donors to Washington, D.C. for two days of strategizing and face with time senior campaign officials.

The donors got the word last night.

“Clinton Donor”

Not to be obtuse, but what is a “Clinton Donor?” There was another piece written pre-NH, about some doom-and-gloom meeting among them, and it contained the phrase “such is the life of a Clinton donor.”

Do they expect quid pro quos? Have they been shackled to the “Clinton machine?” Who are they, in general, if not by name? What do they get out of it?

Who’s the boss — the donors or the Clintons?

I guess that last question is central to what I “don’t get.” In any other aspect of life, the people who pay the bills hold the leverage. I seem to get this sense that somehow the Clintons hold their donors in thrall.

Comments

  1. davod wrote:

    Flying a Clinton Donor in requires an international ticket and a Chinese/American translater..

    Posted 12 Jan 2008 at 4:00 pm

  2. a former european wrote:

    The list of people who are absolutely terrified of crossing the Clintons is astounding in its length and breadth. I have never seen so many “friends”, allies, and political operatives fall on their swords on a regular basis for them. People who knew him used to say that all it took was one look into Stalin’s cold, reptilian eyes to know that his displeasure would be manifested in a quick, certain, and brutal fashion. Is the comparison apt?

    Posted 13 Jan 2008 at 8:00 pm

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