Letters to the Editor
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@ HealThisNation
Obama can pay her debt under the rules if she drops out before the convention, but there is a cap of $250,000 that can be paid to her by the party to pay down the debt if she goes to the convention? Something like that? If Obama could pay her bills, do you think that would speed this up?
Well, it's a little more complicated than that. I don't think Obama can pay her bills directly, because that would be a campaign contribution far and away above the limits allowed by federal law. But he can stage rallies where he and Hillary both appear, with the money being split 50-50 between them. Or he can send out a direct appeal to his supporters to contribute to Hillary's campaign for the purposes of paying down her debt. But yeah, at a certain point, unless Hillary and Bill literally want to bankrupt themselves and burn bridges with the people they still owe money to, she has to stop running.
I really do think that the money issue is at least half of the reason she's still in this thing. But I also believe that the other half is because, for the sake of posterity, she doesn't want anyone saying she didn't give it everything she had. And I do respect that attitude, but not when it comes at the expense of party unity.