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Democratic aspirants brace for next round
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton looked ahead on Wednesday to a long and bruising presidential battle, and Clinton said she loaned $5 million (Dh18.35 million) of her own money to the costly fight to keep pace.
- Reuters
- Published: 01:04 February 8, 2008
Washington: Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton looked ahead on Wednesday to a long and bruising presidential battle, and Clinton said she loaned $5 million (Dh18.35 million) of her own money to the costly fight to keep pace.
Republican John McCain, still facing conservative opposition, promised to unite his party as his coast-to-coast "Super Tuesday" wins in key states put him on the verge of clinching the nomination and capping a stunning political comeback.
"I do hope that at some point we would calm down a little bit and see if there are areas that we can agree on for the good of the party," the Arizona senator told reporters in Phoenix before a speech yesterday to a conference of conservative activists in Washington.
Big prizes
Obama and Clinton battled to a draw on "Super Tuesday", with Obama winning 13 states and Clinton eight, including the big prizes of California and New York. Their delegate tally was almost even, propelling the fight toward the next round of seven Democratic contests in the next six days.
Clinton tried to keep up with Obama's growing fundraising prowess - he raised about $32 million in January to her less than $14 million - by loaning her campaign $5 million of her own money late last month.
"I loaned it because I believe very strongly in this campaign," she told reporters at her headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, a state that votes on Tuesday.
"We had a great month fundraising in January, broke all records, but my opponent was able to raise more money and we intended to be competitive and we were and I think the results last night proved the wisdom of my investment," she said.
As a show of solidarity some Clinton staff members have volunteered to go without pay, a Clinton spokesman said.
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