Clinton: Ticket With Obama May Be "Where This Is Headed"

By: Scott Conroy
Topics: In The News

Still glowing from her big wins in Ohio and Texas, Hillary Clinton made some news this morning on CBS's The Early Show when she suggested that a Clinton/Obama general election ticket was a real possibility.

Co-anchor Harry Smith fueled the flames of speculation when he said to Clinton, "We talked to a lot of people in Ohio who said there really isn't that significant a difference between you two, and they'd like to see you both on the ticket."

It was a question the New York senator could have easily sidestepped. But she chose to answer it head on.

"Well, that may, you know, be where this is headed," Clinton said. "But of course, we have to decide who's on the top of the ticket, and I think that the people of Ohio very clearly said that it should be me."

The prospect of a Clinton/Obama ticket has been suggested countless times by pundits and Democratic voters who are torn between the two superstar candidates. And while Clinton and Obama have both alluded to the possibility of joining forces in the past, this seems to be the first time that either has left the door so wide open.

Scott Conroy
Scott Conroy is a National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics and a contributor for CBS News.
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by ji_john March 8, 2008 2:54 AM EST: Pigs flying everywhere! Unicorns guarding 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue! Dragons flying through Wall Street! Walmart selling products Made In The USA! The Pied Piper leading children down the road! Hillary Clinton asking Obama to be her running mate after she threw mulltiple kitchen sinks at him! Hillary Clinton winning the Democratic Nomination for President: When Pigs Fly!; Reply to this comment


by forthepeopl1 March 6, 2008 11:15 AM EST: IF OBAMA HAS ANY BALLS HE WOULD COME OUT AGAINST THIS IN A BIG WAY..
HE SHOULD COME OUT AND SAY SHE IS IN OZ IF SHE THINK I WOULD CHOSE HER.
HE NEEDS TO COME OUT AND SAY TO AMERICA IF YOU WANT BUSH 2 (MCCAIN) IN OFFICE THEN HAVEING CLINTON ON ANY TICKET WOULD DO THAT.
THATS WHY I CHOSE JOHN EDWARDS AS MY V.P.

THEN SHE WOULD LOSE ALL THE REMAINING STATES BY TRIPPLE DIGGET...
REMEMBER THE REPS WANT CLINTON BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WILL BEAT HER IN A NATIONAL VOTE. I WOULD AND MANY OTHER IND/DEMS WOULD VOTE MCAIN INSTEAD OF HAVEING HER IN ANY PART OF THE WHITEHOUSE.

misery hillary, go home....no more slick willies allowed...; Reply to this comment


by cstockton3 March 6, 2008 10:07 AM EST: I find it worrisome that our national obsession with well-framed messages void of substance, illustrated by the strength of vacuous advertising, makes us susceptible to believing a demagogue who sings a single note and insists that his single moment of courage is "change." We want what looks good, safe; and a woman who dresses like an alien and speaks with clarity and depth is anything but safe to the status quo.

Which is ironic. Our nation was founded on the notion that disruption works, that dissension speaks louder than complacency. We are only beginning to understand what the framers of this country were saying, and we jeopardize that by allowing our rights to erode away. And the only candidate with the real courage to protect the fundamental rights, the only candidate with the depth to truly understand what is at stake, is Hillary Clinton.

And why is Obama so opposed to the idea of banding together? Isn''t the Democrats'' real purpose defeating the Rebublican marauders? Yet he swaggers in his male superiority and casts aspersions on her.; Reply to this comment


by cstockton3 March 6, 2008 9:58 AM EST: I find it worrisome that our national obsession with well-framed messages void of substance, illustrated by the strength of vacuous advertising, makes us susceptible to believing a demagogue who sings a single note and insists that his single moment of courage is "change." We want what looks good, safe; and a woman who dresses like an alien and speaks with clarity and depth is anything but safe to the status quo.

Which is ironic. Our nation was founded on the notion that disruption works, that dissension speaks louder than complacency. We are only beginning to understand what the framers of this country were saying, and we jeopardize that by allowing our rights to erode away. And the only candidate with the real courage to protect the fundamental rights, the only candidate with the depth to truly understand what is at stake, is Hillary Clinton.; Reply to this comment


by cstockton3 March 6, 2008 9:57 AM EST: I find it worrisome that our national obsession with well-framed messages void of substance, illustrated by the strength of vacuous advertising, makes us susceptible to believing a demagogue who sings a single note and insists that his single moment of courage is "change." We want what looks good, safe; and a woman who dresses like an alien and speaks with clarity and depth is anything but safe to the status quo.

Which is ironic. Our nation was founded on the notion that disruption works, that dissension speaks louder than complacency. We are only beginning to understand what the framers of this country were saying, and we jeopardize that by allowing our rights to erode away. And the only candidate with the real courage to protect the fundamental rights, the only candidate with the depth to truly understand what is at stake, is Hillary Clinton.; Reply to this comment


by suze24 March 5, 2008 6:12 PM EST: FCFisher, you said, The vitriolic responses to this are reminiscent of Karl Rove - that is what bothers me most about Obama supporters. We should be uniting, not dividing - that''''s how we got where we are now

Okay...nice thought, but...it''s very tough to unite when Clinton has just spent the past month smearing Obama (or pretending she had nothing to do with those smear and fear campaigns). I tend not to try to chum up with people who punch me in the face. If she attacks her own in this manner, do you really believe she can work with the Republicans to compromise and get things accomplished?; Reply to this comment


by dinslc March 5, 2008 4:47 PM EST: Hillary is SOOOO arrogant.

Here''s a newsflash, Hillary- YOU''RE LOSING.

Hillary is still behind in delegates, and even if she won every contest from here on out, she can''t overcome Obama''s lead.

The only way Hillary could be the nominee is for the superdelegates to overthrow the results of the primaries. They have never done that, and won''t this time, either.

Whether it''s giving the Republicans all the ammo they need against the soon-to be-nominee, Barack, or creating civil war at the Democratic convention, Hillary is determined to throw the democratic party into the garbage.

Hillary only cares about getting herself into the Whitehouse. Even if that means destroying the Dem party, and insuring that NO democrat gets into the Whitehouse.; Reply to this comment


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by forthepeopl1 March 5, 2008 4:23 PM EST: IF OBAMA HAS ANY BALLS HE WOULD COME OUT AGAINST THIS IN A BIG WAY..
HE SHOULD COME OUT AND SAY SHE IS IN OZ IF SHE THINK I WOULD CHOSE HER.
HE NEEDS TO COME OUT AND SAY TO AMERICA IF YOU WANT BUSH 2 (MCCAIN) IN OFFICE THEN HAVEING CLINTON ON ANY TICKET WOULD DO THAT.
THATS WHY I CHOSE JOHN EDWARDS AS MY V.P.

THEN SHE WOULD LOSE ALL THE REMAINING STATES BY TRIPPLE DIGGET...
REMEMBER THE REPS WANT CLINTON BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WILL BEAT HER IN A NATIONAL VOTE. I WOULD AND MANY OTHER IND/DEMS WOULD VOTE MCAIN INSTEAD OF HAVEING HER IN ANY PART OF THE WHITEHOUSE.; Reply to this comment


by shadeofgood March 5, 2008 3:42 PM EST: LOL, I am an unusual demographic to be supporting McCain. I am a black male, age 28, and I was thinking about Obama. Now that I have been studying these Politics, I am beginning to realize how much the Left Wing has been influencing the culture of my people, in fact this is something that has been happening for years and it is just starting to really surface now.

Either way, I think both sides are bad. I think the right wing is greedy, racist, and hypocritical. And the left wing is pro-gay, pro-feminist, with some really twisted views on Christianity(it will almost make me feel better if they would claim to be not Christian instead)

Either way, I lose. If I wasn''t a Christian, then maybe I would be happy, yet I would most likely be blinded to the things that I am seeing now. I just can''t take the polical stance of the democrats even though I do believe they have the better economical plan.; Reply to this comment