"When Hillary was running, we supported her. But once it was clear that he was the candidate, we switched," said George Vos of Stamford, Conn., who donated $2,300 to Obama last month. "It was more of a process than an epiphany."
Eunice Harvey, 84, a retired school administrator in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., had given $1,450 to Clinton. So far, she has donated $200 to Obama.
"I supported her because I knew more about her work," Harvey said. "But I'm learning more about [Obama] now, and I don't have any problem supporting him now that he's going to be the nominee."
But it is clear that some Clinton supporters remain angry.
Carolyn Greer of Ocala, Fla., gave Clinton $45.60 last month. In the box where she was supposed to write in her occupation, Greer wrote "none -- do not give Obama m," an apparent reference to "money."
Clinton's debt includes $13 million she lent to her campaign. Her biggest creditor is the consulting firm Penn, Schoen & Berland, founded by her former chief strategist, Mark Penn. Clinton owes Penn's firm $5.27 million.
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dan.morain@latimes.com
kate.linthicum@latimes.com
Morain reported from Sacramento and Linthicum from Los Angeles. Times staff writer Mark Z. Barabak in San Francisco and researcher Maloy Moore in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
