Should Barack Obama pay off Hillary Clinton campaign debts?

After 17 months of directing Operation Hillary, the would-be commander-in-chief is confronting some serious debt. $22.5 million of it. According to a report by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released Friday, Clinton owes $10.3 million to everyone from printers in Iowa to caterers in Pennsylvania to Mark Penn's consulting firm in D.C. She's also down the $12.2 million she personally loaned her campaign.
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Faced with a campaign debt of over $20 million, Hillary Clinton discussed the issue with her former rival Barack Obama ahead of their first campaign appearance together to project Democratic party unity. The two spoke by phone Sunday night, the first time the likely Democratic nominee and his former rival have exchanged words since their private meeting in Washington weeks ago before Clinton conceded defeat and endorsed Obama. They discussed retiring Clinton's campaign debt, a conversation Democratic sources cited by ABC called "constructive".

They also discussed their forthcoming joint fundraising appearance in Washington on Thursday and the first campaign appearance together appropriately in the small town of Unity, New Hampshire, Friday. Though the former first lady won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, the two received 107 votes each in Unity. More on the US campaign trail

Clinton conceded the Democratic race to Obama June 7, just four days after splitting the final two primary contests in South Dakota and Montana.

The pair held a secret meeting in Washington at the home of Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Clinton supporter, prior to Clinton's concession but had not spoken since that time. Battle for the White House

Besides talking to Obama, Clinton Monday turned to her supporters for help in settling the well over $20 million in debt, nearly half of which she loaned herself personally earlier in the year when her campaign was virtually broke and faced life-or-death primary contests.

Under campaign finance laws spearheaded by current presumptive Republican nominee John McCain, Clinton must pay herself back before the party's convention in late August, or else she is only allowed to receive $250,000.

In an e-mail to supporters, Clinton says she "has something I want to say," and directs readers to a Web video in which she says "Today, I still need your help."

The video 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."

Clinton also continued to praise onetime rival Barack Obama, saying she knows the Illinois senator shares the same goals as she.

The Obama campaign is reportedly open to helping Clinton raise money to pay off her lingering campaign debt, though no agreement has been announced yet. Under campaign finance laws, the Obama campaign is not allowed to retire Clinton's debt directly
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[notafraid21]

lukatmee you just making up stuff. If you want to tell the truth. You know that he is the Only Candidate in this race there is nothing about him cheating on his wife and thats the truth. HE'S THE only candidate whom manged a great campaign.That prove what type of White House he would run.

[QueensLadyDay]

Hillary has 18 million supporters. THEY should pay off her debts since they LOVE her so much!

[notafraid21]

mjack777 did he leave yet i want to send you some juicy photo's

[LovlyRetta]

You don't have no intelligents do you realize how inherently and insane you sound with your groaning and complaining,I don't stoop to your level to show myself off as no racist fool i'm above that and you.

[LovlyRetta]

You stupid,Obama don't have nothing to do with Edwards cheating on his wife,It's not like he was there cheering him on to cheat,You sound like a angry disgusting soul take a look in the mirror.

[Notfreeloader]

ask to china since bill sold out american jobs with FREE TRADE fiasco only good for country using slave labor

[mjac777]

Least he could do!! He screwed her every which way .... She won - Obama, the thug pulled off the robbery of the century ....(with the help of Soros ) HE owes her ...BIG TIME. He "pimped her out" to get votes ... why she didn't say :screw you" I will never know

[Streetsmart87]

I know you trying to play me but your comment is  ELEMENTARY!!!!. unless you gay then I am sorry.

[Streetsmart87]

lukatmme the only candidate who was running. Is the Clinton's they would of had the Columbine's and the gays. and everybody knows she was a open butch in college. they would have rented the Lincoln bed room out.

[notafraid21]

Look lukatmee you sound so racist. come on the inquirer. That paper get one story right every 60yrs. and it finally got the Edwards story right. I am sorry but the Obama's are very very happy. more then I can say about you!!!!

[notafraid21]

retnuhneila I am sorry but Hillary Rodham Clinton assassinated her self. when she started lying about how she was ducking sniper fire. And how she said that the President said if the place is dangerous send the first lady she would know how to handle her self.