Obama to share top fundraisers with Clinton

DEMOCRATIC nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama is sharing one his most valuable assets — his top fundraisers — with former rival Hillary Clinton to help her pay off her debt, the latest effort to heal the wounds of a bruising primary campaign.

Obama has asked his finance team to help Clinton pay back at least $10 million (€6.4m) from her failed presidential campaign, setting the stage for joint appearances by the two former rivals tomorrow.

In a teleconference with his top fundraisers, Obama asked them to do what they could to help Clinton. A campaign spokesman confirmed Obama had asked them to help the former first lady. “Some of our donors have asked and Barack said if they have the ability to raise or give money to help on debt, we encourage them to do so,” said spokesman Robert Gibbs.