The Candidates and the Money

Barack Obama’s campaign stepped up attacks on Hillary Clinton’s campaign after winning just the state Vermont on Tuesday with Hillary winning Texas, Ohio, and Rhode Island. This seems to be a reflection of her tactics against him leading up to March 4th. Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe spoke about Clinton’s finances on Thursday saying,
"Considering the huge amounts of money they have made in recent years, they've contributed their money to the campaign, some of those relationships financially have been with individuals who have come under quite a bit of scrutiny for possible ethics transgressions, its essential to know where the American people are getting there money from...If Sen. Clinton is not being open and honest about her tax returns or her experience on the campaign trial, you have to wonder if she'll be open and honest with the American people as president."
This seems to echo what Clinton has said about Obama and donor Tony Rezko. While Obama kept none of this money, Clinton still needs to reveal who has been funding her run for president. The American people should know where this support is coming from. By not releasing this info to people, Clinton leaves herself at risk to attacks by others. It seems that if there is nothing to hide, then she would have released them by now, so if there is nothing to hide, she will only be hurting herself.
– CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney contributed to this article.