Posted on 02/10/2008 6:14:13 PM PST by MindBender26
ABC News has learned that Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., met with former Sen. John Edwards secretly at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Thursday. Clinton's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Illionis Sen. Barack Obama will meet with Edwards on Monday, sources say.
Clinton initially told reporters that she was not asking for Edwards' endorsement immediately after he got out of the race. Yesterday, speaking in Lewiston. Maine Clinton said "I'll ask John Edwards to help with anything I do in the White House."
This would be an important endorsement for Clinton to secure, and is essential enough to her that she made a stealth trip to North Carolina, despite her busy campaign schedule. Clinton was two hours late to her first event last Thursday in Virginia, presumably things in the Tar Hill state tied her up.
Sen. Obama would very much like Edwards' endorsement too. Pundits have speculated that Edwards' populist message is more closely aligned with Obama.
Before exiting the Democratic presidential contest, Edwards secured pledges from his rivals to make fighting poverty a priority.
The meetings were initiated by Clinton and Obama, according to sources.
“It won’t make any difference.”
“Nuke her NOW! She can’t be allowed to spread!”
She’ll transmogrify into a more dangerous mutation!!!!
How does one keep arriving at the gates of the Edwards estate a secret?
the article’s headline makes it sound like Hillary will meet with Obama.
Can someone refresh my memory? How many delegates does Missy Edwards have?
As far as the possibility that Hillary will win the nomination thusly and offer the VP slot to Obama - I don’t even know how to handicap his incentives in that, but overall I do not know what it adds to the ticket. Blacks will vote 92-95% Democratic Party anyway, so Obama could at most turn that up to 99.8% among blacks while dialing down the vote among other groups who are not impressed with his experience and perhaps are not keen on an African American as 2nd in line. In the fall campaign I could see McCain and his VP hammering the idea that Hillary’s first decision was a blunder, choosing someone not qualified to be President, based on experience.
Edwards cannot play much of a role in this - throw him on a ticket and you don’t even pick up a state in the south.
According to the Associated Press, Fox News Channel microphones picked up Clinton and Edwards on stage discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some rivals lower in the crowded field.
"We should try to have a more serious and a smaller group," Edwards said into Clinton's ear following a presidential forum in Detroit hosted by the NAACP.
Hasn't that financial confiscatory program been in effect for over 60 years now ??????
Yeah, the ol' take money from those who create jobs and give it to those who made bad choices in their lives...
Since you feel that way Breck Boy, why don't you give all your worldly possessions to the needy?
Obama will offer up the VP slot to the Breck Girl
More like the crucial (few) delegates he earned in the previous primaries. Hillary probably kissed his feet during this feet.
Whatever the little weasel does you can bet he’ll come out on top somehow—you can see it coming a mile away.
Read some of the posts at ABCNEWS.com about Hillary and you get a feel for what general public thinks about both Clinton’s.
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It’s funny, I have a very liberal DIL who told me about a year ago that she likes Hitlery. Today, she told me that she is supporting Obama and that the Clintons are “so corrupt”.
Not very secret.
Hasn’t that financial confiscatory program been in effect for over 60 years now ??????
.....And genicidal.
you don’t know what I don’t know and I don’t know what you don’t know.
“Obama will offer up the VP slot to the Breck Girl”
Given the options, I’d take that one.
My thoughts exactly.
And he meets with Obama Monday.
God these people really do think we are not clued in.
That is a win for conservatives.
Son of Cain will never be elected, not even with Balack voters staying home . . . unless conservatives were willing to throw in with him.
Man, what kinda real concessions, conservative concessions could we negotiate out of the GOP/Son of Cain for getting him elected?
That was the big meeting, I assume.
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