Although Hillary Rodham Clinton suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, her fundraising efforts are still going on, appealing voters to help her out of debts on Monday.
The 17-month marathon campaign left the New York Senator over 20 million U.S. dollars in debt, which, according to the U.S. campaign finance laws, she has to paid off before the Democratic national convention to be held in late August.
In an email to supporters on Monday afternoon, the former First Lady informed them of a web video in which she said "Today, I still need your help."
The video texts reads: "By helping us pay off our campaign debt, you're not just helping Hillary elect a Democratic president and grow our majority in Congress. You're making it possible for her to work as hard as she can on the issues we care about."
Barack Obama, who beat her in the presidential nomination race, reportedly left it open to help Clinton raise fund to pay off her debt, however, without any announced agreement yet. Under the campaign finance law, he is not allowed to take Clinton's debt over directly.
Clinton's campaign has been haunted by financial woe since February despite over 10 million dollars she lent to herself. In a contrast, Obama has maintained strong momentum in fundraising with a total of 21.8 million dollars as of the end of April but only 2 million dollars in debt.
The two former rivals are expected to show up together at a private fundraising event on Thursday night and another public campaign rally the next day, as a way to regain the party unity that was shattered during the five-month primary season for the victory in the November general elections.
Source:Xinhua
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