WASHINGTON — Former President Clinton on Tuesday offered to help Barack Obama win the White House, although what work he’ll do for his wife’s former rival remained uncertain.
The Obama campaign is still smarting over some of Bill Clinton’s criticism in the primary race, while the last Democratic president remains popular. But before the two can work together, they have to speak.
Obama said the only reason they haven’t spoken is because Clinton is traveling overseas. He praised the former president and said he’s “looking forward to setting up a long conversation.”
Also Tuesday, Obama asked members of his finance team to help Hillary Rodham Clinton pay off at least $10 million in debt from her campaign. In a teleconference, Obama asked his top fundraisers to “do what they could do” to help Clinton, according to a Democrat familiar with the call.Clinton ended May about $22 million in the red. More than half of the total was her own money that she poured into the campaign.
