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Clinton Hints At Sharing Ticket With Obama
CBS ^ | March 05, 2008 | Staff

Posted on 03/05/2008 5:42:39 AM PST by jdm

NEW YORK (CBS) ― Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hinted at the possibility of a democratic "dream ticket" with Sen. Barack Obama.

Speaking on the Early Show on CBS, Clinton said "that may be where this is headed, but we have to decide who is on the top of the ticket."

Clinton said the race between her and Obama remains "incredibly close," with just "smidgens of difference" between them.

Clinton's remarks after her campaign won two big states yesterday: Ohio and Texas. She also won Rhode Island. The wins enabled her campaign to break Obama's 12-state winning streak and pick up some momentum of its own.

Speaking later on the Early Show, Obama congratulated Clinton on her victories while maintaining he would be able to wrap up the democratic nomination.

"We still have close to an insurmountable lead in delegates," Obama said. Obama said his campaign had won nearly twice as Clinton as well as a greater share of the popular vote.


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To: jdm

Might be the best way to scalp them both — politically speaking, of course.


221 posted on 03/05/2008 11:01:05 AM PST by unspun (Mike Huckabee: Government's job is "protect us, not have to provide for us." Duncan Hunter knows.)
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To: jdm

Hillary Clinton has been a “behind the scenes” operator all of her life.

What better for her to be VP to an empty suit? He’ll go out to do all the pressers, he’ll be on Meet The Press, while she whips her staff to crank out 2100 page policy directives and 3200 page bills for the House to consider.

Then after eight years, she can run as president with real experience.

Then, Chelsea will be old enough to run, for VP.


222 posted on 03/05/2008 11:07:21 AM PST by DBrow
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To: DBrow

check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQ6PYcKseM


223 posted on 03/05/2008 11:18:54 AM PST by OPS4 (Ops4 God Bless America!)
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To: DBrow

chelsea - the only person who has survived being in the belly of the beast


224 posted on 03/05/2008 11:20:01 AM PST by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: OB1kNOb

I don’t believe as you do. Obama is going to win this thing and if Klinton steals it, then all Obama’s supporters will be very, very angry.


225 posted on 03/05/2008 11:20:28 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: KC_Conspirator

True. But if she puts Obama on the ticket, Obama backers will support her. I just can’t see Obama asking her to be VP though.


226 posted on 03/05/2008 11:21:51 AM PST by rintense (You don't advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. Piss off McCain and Huck!)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

You are right. Remember in 2004 when John Edwards was going to bring all of his voters over? Well, he did not make a blip of difference because no one votes for VP.


227 posted on 03/05/2008 11:22:24 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: kingattax

That’s good!


228 posted on 03/05/2008 11:23:57 AM PST by DBrow
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To: DBrow

thanks :)


229 posted on 03/05/2008 11:25:03 AM PST by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: rintense

“I just can’t see Obama asking her to be VP though.”

With her as VP, he won’t have much work to do. He can golf, do fundraisers, public appearances, travel, while she works to promote her policies.

All he’ll need to do is a weekly signing ceremony in the Rose Garden.


230 posted on 03/05/2008 11:26:11 AM PST by DBrow
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To: rintense

Obama supporters are going to feel like they got put on the back of the bus if she asks him to be VP on a ticket she did not win.


231 posted on 03/05/2008 11:26:49 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: DBrow

Heh. As funny as that is, I can’t seeing Obama lowering himself to the position of ‘token’ black on the ticket, even if he IS the Presidential candidate. With as polarizing as Hillary has been, especially with race, Obama would be a fool to ask her.


232 posted on 03/05/2008 11:27:47 AM PST by rintense (You don't advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. Piss off McCain and Huck!)
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To: KC_Conspirator

His black supporters, maybe. The rest, no.


233 posted on 03/05/2008 11:29:01 AM PST by rintense (You don't advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. Piss off McCain and Huck!)
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To: jdm

Is this like the “co-presidency” talk in 1976 with Ford and Reagan?


234 posted on 03/05/2008 11:30:34 AM PST by InvisibleChurch (" Nobody likes weepy meat." -- Mayor Quimby)
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To: KSCITYBOY

http://blogs.chron.com/nickanderson/archives/2006/10/hillarys_baggag.html


235 posted on 03/05/2008 11:49:24 AM PST by OPS4 (Ops4 God Bless America!)
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To: jdm
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hinted at the possibility of a democratic "dream ticket" with Sen. Barack Obama.

"Dream team", my foot. That would be the "nightmare ticket from hell."

236 posted on 03/05/2008 11:56:05 AM PST by NRA2BFree ("The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves!")
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To: HD1200

Rush just played a clip from Obama’s speech last night where he speaks of an 80-year old man from Uganda who stayed up until 5 a.m. next to his radio to hear the results from Iowa. Isn’t that special? Yeah, I’ll bet the terrorists are huddled around their radios in the caves, too, on election night.


237 posted on 03/05/2008 11:56:20 AM PST by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: KC_Conspirator

I do however believe that McCain can make a difference by his choice of VP. But not by “bringing votes over”, but simply by picking a candidate that is an acknowledgment that he needs conservatives.

Conservatives won’t vote for McCain because they’ll get a conservative VP, they will reconsider McCain because McCain will have made a point to pick someone they could live with.

I don’t see either democratic candidate having such a hole in their base that could be filled by another VP. Since Hillary was somewhat for the war at one time, she would probably want to pick a reliable anti-war southerner. And Obama would likely want to pick someone with experience.

But what they won’t likely do is pick a pro-war moderate in order to balance their far-left anti-war liberalism. Even though that could possibly save them a state or two. I’m not sure there are any such candidates out there who would take the slot — although I haven’t ruled out Hillary picking James Webb, who at least is a military guy but not pro-war.


238 posted on 03/05/2008 11:57:25 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: G.Love
See this?

See this?

"We still have close to an insurmountable lead in delegates," Obama said. Obama said his campaign had won nearly twice as Clinton as well as a greater share of the popular vote.

Offering Obama the second spot is like being surrounded and offering the ones surrounding you surrender terms!

It is empty bravado on the part of Clinton.

Watch for Obama to get alot tougher in the campaign.

Obama wants to be President as does Hillary, neither are going to accept a Vice president spot which means nothing, even though the Democrats want to imagine that this struggle can end without one side being bitter-it won't.

239 posted on 03/05/2008 11:59:02 AM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: jdm
Of course she will place him on the ticket. The dem party will give her no other choice, not to mention that she is smart enough to know she pisses off her black vote if he is not there.
240 posted on 03/05/2008 12:00:21 PM PST by Lady Heron
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