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.
” . . . Edwards secured pledges from his rivals to make fighting poverty a priority.”
This girl is the biggest phony of all the phonies.
Problem is .............they don’t care!
Of course this is all about deal making and Obama is up to the same thing. It could be the VP slot or for Edwards maybe AG..but yes if he backs one of them he won’t do it without a payoff...after all, keep in mind what kind of law he practiced.
No way.
Appoint him somewhere non essential perhaps but I think Obama regardless of his lib o bism is a sharper cookie then most think.
He is going to pick a winner for VP..Obama has groomed his whole life to be POTUS why else do you think he took so many potty breaks during Senate votes or his the “yellow” button on votes.
I'd rather vote for her than Obama.
The beginning of THE BIDDING WAR for Edwards and Super-Delegate Support that Howard Dean is trying so hard to prevent...
Where is the pic from?
Yes, but he's not completely stupid. After all, what does it matter what the loser offers him? Edwards will make a very Machiavellian assessment regarding who has the better chance of winning in November, and base his support on that and nothing else.
That “Weasel” is considered to be a HERO to many on the left, and all of this back-room politics is blowing up a LOT of Liberal fantasies...
Isn't that supposed to be "Tar Heel State"?
26 still pledged to him according to CNN. I don’t see the Obama-Clinton race being that close at the end but I could be wrong.
>>>>Isn’t that supposed to be “Tar Heel State”?
Hill Yes!
True dat.
Except that when the Dems do it, it's politics as it's always been done with an eye to uniting their party for victory.....and when Republican conservatives do it with McCain, it's "treason", "selling out", "breaking the faith", "discarding principles", and other high crimes and misdeamors.
It kinda makes you want to laugh in spite of oneself.
Leni
He met with Hillary first by design. Now he can tell Obama all about it.
He's droppin' a dime on Hillary.
26?? Heck, the story is probably a complete fantasy. Edwards’ endorsement is no prize, either. It’s too soon to be discussing running mates.
But if the Beast did go to Edwards’ place, maybe she was there to talk him out of endorsing Obama, which he is likely to do right after Obama cleans her clock Tuesday.
My thought exactly, How does someone with her enterage travel anywhere in stealth. They dont. Again when did the press know this?
“Aliens”
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