Bonus Points for Primary Cash

<p>The Politico did a nice job today <a id="hh.i" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8613.html" title="combing through">combing through</a> the latest campaign finance reports for the Clinton and Obama campaigns.<br />

One line about the Clinton campaign really caught my eye:<br />

<blockquote>She reported a cash balance of $29 million. But more than $20 million of that is money dedicated to the general election. Her personal loan accounts for more than half of the remaining approximately $9 million, leaving just about $4 million in cash raised from donors. </blockquote>

<p>The Politico went on to note that even that amount doesn’t look too good when stack up against the $7.6 million in debt the campaign faces.<br /><br />

The bit about money dedicated to the general election came to mind again when an invitation to a <a id="sns2" href="https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/events/dc0220.html?sc=e809&amp;utm_source=e809&amp;utm_medium=e" title="Hillary Live!">Hillary Live!</a> event hit my inbox this afternoon. Clinton will be at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium on Monday night. Tickets range from $25 for general admission to $500 for platinum seating — but the invite makes clear that the campaign is looking for &quot;Primary Funds only&quot;. Anyone who has already &quot;maxed out&quot; on the primary is asked to raise $150 from somebody else.</p>

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<p><a href="https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/events/dc0220.html?sc=e809&amp;utm_source=e809&amp;utm_medium=e"><img width="" height="" title="Hillary Clinton Campaign" alt="Hillary Clinton Campaign" src="/files/washingtonindependent/hillary-clinton/Hillary-Invite2.jpg" /></a></p>

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There are still lots of ads to buy and consultants to pay in this primary contest.</p>