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George Stephanopoulos - Clinton Might Be Negotiating Spot on '08 Ticket
abcnews.com ^ | May 8th, 2008 | George Stephanopoulos

Posted on 05/08/2008 9:08:40 AM PDT by The_Republican

Is Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., staying in the race to get the vice presidential slot?

George thinks so.

Clinton vowed to fight on today, despite a growing chorus that says Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has just about wrapped up the Democratic presidential nominaton.

ABC's chief Washington correspondent George Stephanopoulos told Charles Gibson on "World News" that Clinton is staying in the race to negotiate a spot on the Democratic ticket in November.

CHARLES GIBSON: George, she puts on a brave face in public. What's going on behind the scenes?

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, I think it's fair to say ... that everyone's waiting for a signal from her on how to go forward. Today, the signal was very clear — we're staying in — [according to] the Clinton campaign. And it's based on the hope that anything can happen. And that every Democrat deserves a vote. That's the principal they're running on right now. The arguments against, inside right now, are you may be spending a lot more money in [a] futile effort. You may also be dividing the party the longer you go on. You heard (California Sen.) Dianne Feinstein say that as well, but the math just doesn't work.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clintonvp; limbaugh; obamadead; obamatruthfile; operationchaos; rush
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To: holden
Mee-shell will certainly understand it as an accident waiting to happen, and will not let the new ménage à trois (to include the muslim Huma; is that now three for the price of one?) near her hubby's VP slot.

Four. WJC would be living in the White House. No Way would the Obamanations allow that.

41 posted on 05/08/2008 10:52:51 AM PDT by Gorzaloon
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To: nikos1121
Refresh my Nixon history bank....Nixon was a Representative, Senator, VP, then President. How is Hillary's predicament analogous?
42 posted on 05/08/2008 10:53:38 AM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (There was once consensus that the world was flat.)
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To: Non-Sequitur

Let’s not forget Quayle....


43 posted on 05/08/2008 10:57:09 AM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: Fundamentally Fair

He lost the presidency. Spent the next 4 years writing memoirs and campaigning for other repubs. Became a team player and came back to run in 68. Hillary should do the same thing. I think she can make more of a statement as Senator or Gov than VP.


44 posted on 05/08/2008 12:23:32 PM PDT by nikos1121 (Thank you, Jimmy Carter for all you've done to make the world a safer place.)
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To: The_Republican

Obamalamadingdong might be a Marxist tool but I just can’t believe that he’s a big enough idiot to put She Who Must Not Be Named on the ticket.


45 posted on 05/08/2008 1:06:28 PM PDT by Desron13 (If you constantly vote between the lesser of two evils then evil is your ultimate destination.)
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To: nikos1121

If Hillary ever wants to become Senate Majority Leader, she is going to have to drop out, or else the Rat Senators will make it clear to her that if she ever wanted the job, they will never vote for her.


46 posted on 05/08/2008 1:09:20 PM PDT by dfwgator (Go Stars!)
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To: The_Republican
I wouldn't want the hildabeast behind me in the cafeteria line much less behind me in line for the presidency. Yikes!
47 posted on 05/08/2008 1:12:15 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I don’t think it’ll happen, though, due to Hill and Bill’s massive egos. Plus....no less a flaming liberal than Bill Maher agrees with me. Bill O’ Reilly suggested Clinton and Obama join forces on the same ticket-Maher laughed out loud and said: “Are you NUTS? A woman AND a black on the SAME ticket? In 2008? Talk about too much, too soon. AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN.”


48 posted on 05/08/2008 1:52:07 PM PDT by The Ghost of Rudy McRomney (Using Hillary to nip Obama's heels is like beating a dead horse with an armed nuclear bomb.)
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To: The_Republican

I doubt Hillary’s ego would settle for the number 2 spot on the ticket nor would I see Obama being very willing to embrace her after the bitterness of the campaign.


49 posted on 05/08/2008 2:04:04 PM PDT by The Great RJ ("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: The Great RJ

Obama already has to listen to that dim witted wife of his. Does anyone think his vision of being in the White House has him listening to the wife upstairs and then going down to the main floor and having to listen to Hillary in various meetings.

The screech, shreek and cackle from the self-appointed annointed one would be the migraine maker for everyday of his envisioned future.


50 posted on 05/08/2008 2:12:25 PM PDT by KC Burke (Men sideof intemperate minds can never be free...their passions forge their fetters.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
I don't think Obama would be stupid enough to give Hitlary the VP slot. He remembers what happened to this guy:
51 posted on 05/08/2008 2:58:26 PM PDT by TonyWpi (There is nothing in life so pathetic as a former president." ---John Quincy Adams)
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To: reagan_fanatic
She won’t settle for veep. Bet on it. Her massive ego would never allow that kind of downsizing.

She won’t settle for veep. Bet on it. Her massive butt would never allow that kind of downsizing. There it's fixed.

52 posted on 05/10/2008 3:38:50 AM PDT by chainsaw ( No black racist Muslims in the WH either)
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