Hillary Clinton buys ads on wingnut blogs

CLINTON: Ceding Small Businesses?

Lefty bloggers are raising questions about the strategy behind Hillary Clinton's blog banner ad buy. MyDD's Matt Stoller notes HRC's "conversation extends to the right-wing blogosphere, including Power Line and Captain's Quarters." (ed note: and at Townhall too). Stoller finishes: "Why do people like HRC, no matter how often it becomes clear that wingnuts hate us, seek approval from wingnuts?"

After watching HRC's 1/22 chat, Taylor Marsh notes "sole proprietor blogs are small businesses" and goes on to criticize Team Hillary's ad buy for choosing only "the heaviest hitters" while ignoring "small business blogs." Marsh says the move contradicts HRC's rhetoric "which will become policy if elected" and that the issue was important "because I depend on my readers to help me pay the bills." More Marsh: "John Edwards didn't play it like Clinton when he announced. He advertised on small business, single proprietor blogs like mine as well. He gets "need" to his core."Peter Daou tells Hotline HRC did buy ads at Marsh's site, but was told by the vendor her ad space was full. HRC ads shoud be appearing on her site soon.]

Contacted about the buy, Clinton nat'l spokesman Phil Singer tells Hotline: "We're on some conservative sites because we're not ceding any territory. We take nothing for granted."

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me to friend...

How "corporate" is Hillary? Some posters on the DU think she's a corporate democrat. One even said she profits from her ties with defense. I haven't found anything to back that.

his response

Hillary has over $50 million in her war chest and she didn't even start her campaign yet. Rupert Murdoch gives fundraiser parties for her. The corporate world would rather a Bush Republican but will be very receptive and enthusiastic about her. Her husband moved to the right when Newt took over Congress in 1994 and as a Senator she has moved to the right on many issues. Hillary was a real liberal in 1993 when she wanted all Americans to have the same health care coverage that the Congress has. The jury is still out as far as I'm concerned.