Obama Says He's More Electable Than Clinton
(CBS)
LOS ANGELES -- Barack Obama said today that he believes he is in a better position than Hillary Clinton to beat John McCain in the general election.
“In terms of electability, I believe that I am attracting new voters and independent voters in a way that Senator Clinton has not been able to do,” Obama said.
“If Senator McCain is the nominee, we can’t start off with the same playing field and expect to win.”
He cited the Nevada caucus as an example of the fact that he can reach a greater variety of voters than Clinton and said that her supporters are more likely to side with him, if he is the nominee.
“I am confident that I will get her votes if I am the nominee, it’s not clear that she would get the votes I got if she were the nominee,” Obama said.
Obama praised McCain for his service, but said that he has “tethered himself to Bush policies and the American people, particularly independents are looking for a different approach.”
He was asked if he has pursued endorsements by former Democratic opponents John Edwards and Bill Richardson. Obama said that he spoke to Edwards on the day that he pulled out of the race and that he asked for his endorsement.
“He and I shared a fundamental view that it is not enough to change political parities in the White House,” Obama said. “You’ve got to bring about more fundamental change.”
Obama, who is on his way to New Mexico, said that he is not expecting a Richardson endorsement today but that he would “love to be pleasantly surprised.”
Hilary Clinton is her own person shining her own light in a world she has worked to make better in concrete terms. She embodies the pragmatic and the genius of action. I do not know her but I know this; she creates where others destroy, she nurtures and fights because she cares, she delivers the tools to build our own lives and in the process a just and stronger America. To my brothers and sisters in the Latino community, thank you for standing with Hilary to build the new coalition for change.
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Posted by Amerbred at 03:36 PM : Feb 01, 2008
What a coinsidence that you say this because I was thinking the same thing this evening after learning of MoveOn''s decision to back Obama. The difference is, I will be abandoning the Democratic party in November and voting for McCain should Obama receive the Democratic nomination. Obama has no proven tack record and lacks the experience needed to run this country. The idea of Obama handling foreign affairs scares me to death!
But as history shows, no amount of polls can predict what voters will do once they enter the voting booth. And both canidates seem very unlikely to give up the fight anytime soon.
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I am offended by his campaign''s use of the race card, and I will NOT vote for him in November.
America, I understand Hillary Clinton is not perfect, but for the love of America, at least she gives a straight answer.
Women of America, wake up and support your "sister". Aren''t you tired of the your children being killed in unwanted wars, your children doing without because of the greed of oils companies. Because of the oil companies, the cost of food, clothing, utilities have all gone through the roof.
Women of America how much longer are you going to tolerate this? Obama maybe bi-racial but he is still a man and will run right along with the pack of good ole boys in Washington.
- by Harpersage February 1, 2008 5:59 PM EST
- BOY!!, Obama couldn''t be more wrong! "IF" by some wierd chance he & Ted manage to pull it off & he is the choice I for one will cross the line and vote for a Republican. My family has been Democrat as far back as I can remember but this calls for the change to cross over. Watching all the debates I couldn''t help but notice how he (Obama) just repeats everything Hillary says. Some of his clever remarks have no doubt came from the archives that Ted and his neice found that was once Bobby''s or John''s. Some of us are able to see through the so called clever tactics.
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