Hillary Supporter Makes Florida Robocalls in Support of Hillary
Here's some more activity in Florida that arguably skirts the candidates' "pledge" not to campaign in Florida.
Last night, Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL), an avid Hillary Clinton supporter, put out a round of robo calls in opposition to Amendment 1, a GOP-pushed state amendment to cap property taxes. At the end of the call, Brown said that she was supporting Clinton to be the Democratic nominee, Brown's chief of staff Ronnie Simmons confirmed to us tonight. He said that the calls were funded by Brown's campaign committee.
Ben Smith over at the Politico, who also got wind of the calls, reports that Brown ended with "For Corrine's quick pick, I'm supporting Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president." Simmons also told him that the calls were not coordinated or vetted by the Clinton campaign.
Comments (3)
Anonymous wrote on January 29, 2008 7:35 PM:Yeah, right. I'm sure she knew nothing of the plans for Hillary to have a victory party in Florida tonight.
Good work on the plausible deniability, Corrine. That'll probably get you some big fat earmarks if your bet pays off.
Say anything, change nothing.
Moishele wrote on January 29, 2008 7:52 PM:And you, Anon, knew about the party too. Does that mean that (gasp) you are a secret Hillary supporter?
taratrue wrote on January 29, 2008 8:10 PM:AHEM!!!!
Obama Ally Drops Lit In Florida Urging Vote -- Despite Candidates' No-Campaign Pledge
By Greg Sargent - January 29, 2008, 7:24PM
A political operative forwards us this mailer that Obama backer UNITE dropped in Florida urging a vote for him.
The Obama campaign has mocked the Hillary campaign's insistence that the Florida voting should be seen as significant and that the state's delegates should be seated.
By law the Obama campaign can't coordinate with UNITE, and this isn't the work of the Obama campaign. But this Obama ally seems to see that the breakdown of the Florida vote will carry weight in the coverage, if not in terms of delegates. The mailer urges, in English and Spanish, that Floridians "Vote! in the Florida Primary..."
