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The negative headlines for Hillary Clinton have come fast and furious in recent weeks: Public in-fighting at her affiliated PACs. Trouble with fundraising targets. Donations from foreign governments.

But count the most committed Democratic party officials as unperturbed by and in many cases unaware of the fallout.

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At the Democratic National Committees winter meeting on Thursday, attendees unanimously expressed indifference to the spate of bad news. Instead, the only point of disagreement was whether a competitive presidential primary was desirable for the party, though attendees expressed confidence that Clinton would be prepared regardless, drawing on circus metaphors to describe the boisterous Republican field vying to take on the former secretary of state.

Earlier this month, the New York Times reported on a fundraiser for pro-Clinton organizations that charges a commission, a controversial practice in politics. Last week, Clinton loyalist David Brock resigned from the board of Priorities USA, a pro-Clinton super PAC, saying its leaders had planted the Times story to undermine his pro-Clinton groups. Then, POLITICO reported that Priorities was having trouble meeting fundraising goals, in part because other Clinton groups were tapping out donors. Finally, this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Clinton Foundation had ended its policy of declining to accept gifts from foreign governments, raising questions about the appearance of undue influence on Clinton.

But the stories have apparently done little to penetrate Democratic leaders confidence. Even among the group of people who are prone to anxiety attacks, I have not been getting phone calls, said Roy Temple, chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party. I pay a lot more attention to the fundamentals than I do to day-to-day dramas.

Things that are happening today are going to have no impact in November 2016, said Alan Clendenin, vice chair of the Florida Democratic Party, who sported a Clinton pin on his lapel.

We listen to that chatter, but we dont necessarily let it drive the long-term decision-making, said Jaxon Ravens, chair of the Washington Democratic Party.

Raymond Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and vice chair of the DNC, said recent headlines are small potatoes compared to the controversies Clinton has ridden out in the past. Theyve thrown everything and the kitchen sink at her in the last 20 years, and she has survived and thrived, he said.

Several attendees said any controversy about funding for the Clinton Foundation would be outweighed by the worked it conducted around the world. Its beloved, Jaime Harrison, chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, said of the foundation.

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