VideoMarch 5, 2008
Clinton Hints At Joint Ticket With Obama
Democratic Race Goes On After Big Wins For Clinton In Texas And Ohio
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Play CBS Video Video A Clinton-Obama Ticket? With her confidence restored and campaign back on track, Hillary Clinton alluded to an alliance with Barack Obama -- something he says is out of the question. Jim Axelrod reports.
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Video Big Wins Boost Hillary Sen. Hillary Clinton won the crucial Texas and Ohio primaries and reinvigorated her presidential campaign. Harry Smith speaks with the Democratic candidate.
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Video Hillary Basks In Ohio Win "CBS News RAW": After winning the decisive Ohio primary, a beaming Hillary Clinton told supporters her campaign was back on track and she is ready to face John McCain in the race to the White House.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. acknowledges supporters during a primary night rally Tuesday March 4, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Tuesday, March 4, 2008. (AP)
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Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reacts to the crowd at his primary watch party in Dallas, Tuesday, March 4, 2008. McCain surpassed the requisite 1,191 GOP delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination. (AP)
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a primary night victory rally in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 4, 2008. (AP)
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Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, drops out of the Republican presidential race at a primary watch party, Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in Irving, Texas, after John McCain clinched the nomination. "We kept the faith," he told his end-of-the-road rally. At left, Huckabee's wife Janet applauds her husband. (AP)
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Photo Essay A Super Tuesday, Too Clinton wins in Ohio and Texas breathe life in campaign. McCain clinches Republican nomination.
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Timeline Democratic Campaign Trail Notable events in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
On The Early Show, co-anchor Harry Smith 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."
"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."
When asked about Clinton's comments, Obama said he was focused on winning the nomination and that it was "premature" to start talking about a joint ticket, reports CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic.
"You know we are just focused on winning this nomination," Obama said. "That's my focus. And you know I've said before I respect Senator Clinton as a public servant, ah - she’s a tenacious opponent. I think it is very premature to start talking about a joint ticket."
On a night that failed to clarify the Democratic race, CBS News projected Republican Sen. John McCain had clinched the Republican nomination for president, securing more than the 1,191 delegates needed. McCain had 1,205 delegates while Huckabee had 231. Click here for the latest state-by-state tally.
"It's a very humbling thing, and I say that with all sincerity," McCain said of finally securing the nomination.
McCain won Republican primaries Tuesday in Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island by large margins.
Clinton won primaries in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, halting Obama's winning streak. Obama won in Vermont.
Clinton's three triumphs ended a month of defeats for the former first lady, and she told jubilant supporters in Columbus, Ohio, "We're going on, we're going strong and we're going all the way." (Watch Clinton video.)
Obama sought to counter Clinton's claims that the night had been a campaign-altering event. "We have nearly the same delegate lead as we did this morning and we are on our way to winning this nomination," he told supporters in San Antonio, Texas. (Watch Obama video.)
"Coming into the night, Clinton faced the prospect of increased pressure from within the party to rethink her commitment to the campaign if she failed to win both Ohio and Texas," said CBSNews.com senior political editor Vaughn Ververs. "After winning three of four primary contests, who's going to call on her to drop out now?"
"This race appears likely to go at least to the Pennsylvania primary, almost seven weeks from now," said Ververs. "That is a long time and plenty can happen between now and then to change the dynamics of the race even further." (Read more analysis from Ververs.)Vermont Results
Both Democrats insisted on Wednesday they had the best credentials to go head to head - or as Clinton put it "toe to toe" - against McCain.
In Texas, with all precincts reporting, Clinton led Obama 51 percent to 48 percent. With 100 percent of precincts reporting in Ohio, Clinton led 54 percent to 44 percent. With 98 percent in Rhode Island, Clinton led 58 percent to 40 percent. And in Vermont, Obama led 59 percent to 39 percent with 93 percent in.
Texas Democrats also held caucuses on Tuesday night, which will allocate 35 percent of the state's delegates, but final results were not expected until later Wednesday. An early count by CBS News showed Obama with a slight lead; 52 percent to 48 percent with just 36 percent of the votes in. It was too early and the margin too close for CBS to project a winner in the caucuses.
According to the latest CBS News estimate, Obama still leads in the overall delegate count, 1,541 to 1,438. See the latest state-by-state tally.
It takes 2,025 delegates to win the Democratic nomination, and slightly more than 600 remained to be picked in the 10 states yet to vote.
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- This involves the Clintons as Bill was in Canada last week promoting Hillary...
Posted by Liberty4You at 08:30 PM : Mar 06, 2008
Yes, Canada is such a SMALL country. If Bill Clinton was there, of COURSE he must have run into Ian Brodie. Therefore, the Clintons are to blame. LOL.
Posted by libra127 at 12:51 AM : Mar 07, 2008,,,
Ian Brodie, another Clinton blemish, Bill has a lover in every country!, Bill may have missed his calling, a job at Playboy with Hugh Heffner. Make no mistake about it, Bill Clinton has a reputation that borders on sexual harassment, a lesser mortal would be made to register as a *** offender, and to think if Hillary wins Bill will have all that free time to roam for opportunities with the new interns, Republicans may even plant intern bait! Political cheap shots? Not! Take Demi Moores new husband Ashton Kutcher who complained that during a meal with Bill Clinton, Bill completely ignored him, acted like he wasn''t even there, flirted with Demi Moore the entire time, making him very uncomfortable and jealous! Whether Bill Clinton likes it or not, its a long running documented pattern where the good he does may not be worth the perceived bad he does. - Reply to this comment
- This involves the Clintons as Bill was in Canada last week promoting Hillary...
Posted by Liberty4You at 08:30 PM : Mar 06, 2008
Yes, Canada is such a SMALL country. If Bill Clinton was there, of COURSE he must have run into Ian Brodie. Therefore, the Clintons are to blame. LOL. - Reply to this comment
- "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."
Let''s see, behind in delegates overall, 2nd place compared to Obama but because the people in 1 state voted for you more than Obama you deserve to be President?
I''m sure your house must have double doors at every opening to allow your grossly overinflated ego and head to come and go... - Reply to this comment
- Actually Hillary is leading in the national polls as of two big polls out today. Gallup has her 48% to Obama 43%, and Rasmussen has her 48% to Obama 44%. If she wins it will be with the approval of a lot of democrats.
Posted by trapbreak at 08:48 PM : Mar 06, 2008,,,
Sen. Hillary Clinton is the most divisive and polarizing politician to run for U.S. President is recent memory. With qualities like those it makes you wonder how she will be able to bring people together and govern effectively. There is nothing political about that statement, its just plain reality. The only possible way Sen. Clinton would be able to govern effectively is if the majority of Republicans were swept out of office because Republicans will oppose everything she tries to do! If you recall her excuse for not creating 200,000 new jobs in New York was because she claims she thought Al Gore was going to win the Presidency, so right there she admits she won''t be successful working with Republicans! If she couldn''t create just 200,000 new jobs, how can you believe she can create 5 million new jobs? - Reply to this comment
- Clinton campaign called Canadian Embassy,
this is going to be the biggest political scandal since
WATERGATE
From Toronto Newspaper and Canadian Broadcasting Co.
PM must fire chief of staff: Opposition
BRODIE FENLON AND CAMPBELL CLARK
Globe and Mail Update
March 6, 2008 at 4:07 PM EST
Opposition MPs called for the head of the Prime Minister''s chief of staff, Ian Brodie, Thursday after it was revealed an offhand remark he made to journalists preceded the leak of a confidential diplomatic discussion that rocked the U.S. presidential campaign.
%u201CWe know that Ian Brodie, the chief of staff for the Prime Minister was involved, and this was clear involvement in American politics,%u201D said NDP Leader Jack Layton.
This involves the Clintons as Bill was in Canada last week promoting Hillary...
This is very serious America and we need more news coverage as it is dominating the news in Canada.
Report this story CBS, Report it now. - Reply to this comment
- assure you that if HRC is on the ballot, her opponents will turn out in record numbers to defeat her.
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Posted by tuckerndfw at 01:22 PM : Mar 06, 2008
lol, Tucker has this fantasy all the time. And the people just keep on coming out and voting for her.
You can''t keep the girl down! That''s why we need her in the White House! - Reply to this comment
- a man that refuses to pledge allegiance to the American Flag,Filling the Whitehouse with all his Muslim relatives and friends why we wouldn''t have to worry about foreign Terrorism anymore. And with hilary as VP adding all her homosexual friends and lovers to the mix in Washington, well wouldnt it be lovely.
Posted by Mercyme884 at 02:44 PM : Mar 06, 2008
Sounds like a fabulous party! Please RSVP for me! - Reply to this comment
- HRC is the most despised woman in America.
Posted by tuckerndfw at 01:11 PM : Mar 06, 2008
That''s why I''m definitely voting for her!!!! I want to do my part to p8ss off idiots like you! I assure you, I will get more pleasure out of knowing how angry you are than I will out of seeing history in the making! LMAO!
Mrs. President, the White House is yours!!! - Reply to this comment
- Well can you all even imagine the Whitehouse and our country with Obama as president, a man that refuses to pledge allegiance to the American Flag,Filling the Whitehouse with all his Muslim relatives and friends why we wouldn''t have to worry about foreign Terrorism anymore. And with hilary as VP adding all her homosexual friends and lovers to the mix in Washington, well wouldnt it be lovely.
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- My husband just registered to vote two weeks ago for the first time. . . he is 37 years old. He registered to vote because he was inspired by Barack Obama. I asked him yesterday if he would vote for Hillary if she won the primary and he said if Barack did not win the nomination he would never vote again. He was very adamant. He has always been such a cynic until Obama came on the scene. I''m struggling with what I would do as well.
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