Clinton Hints At Joint Ticket With Obama

Democratic Race Goes On After Big Wins For Clinton In Texas And Ohio

(CBS/AP)  Obama, who had hoped to knock Clinton out of the race on Tuesday, said he would prevail despite facing a tenacious candidate who "just keeps on ticking." Clinton acknowledged the race was close and said it would come down to her credentials on national security and the economy.

The two presidential contenders made the rounds of the morning network television news shows Wednesday, declaring only one thing certain - that the campaign would go on and that the next big showdown would occur April 22 in Pennsylvania.

McCain, whose grasp on the nomination once seemed a distant reach, was headed for the White House Wednesday to have lunch with President Bush and get his endorsement. Bitter rivals in the 2000 presidential primaries, the two have forged an uneasy relationship during Bush's administration and have clashed on issues such as campaign finance, tax cuts, global warming and defining torture.

Despite Clinton's victories Tuesday night, Obama came away with a large share of delegates, too, in counting that continued Wednesday.

"We still have an insurmountable lead," Obama said.

Clinton and Obama spent most of the past two weeks in Ohio and Texas in a bruising campaign, with the former first lady questioning his sincerity in opposing the North American Free Trade Agreement and darkly hinting he's not ready to be commander in chief in a crisis.

Based on their current delegate counts, neither candidate can win enough delegates in the remaining primaries and caucuses to secure the nomination without the help of nearly 800 party officials and top elected officials who also have a voice in the selection. On Wednesday, Clinton and her campaign clearly aimed their case at those so-called "superdelegates" - a strategy that could take the nomination fight all the way to the party's August national convention in Denver.

"New questions are being raised, new challenges are being put to my opponent," she said. "Superdelegates are supposed to take all that information on board and they are supposed to be exercising the judgment that people would have exercised if this information and challenges had been available several months ago."

She said voters are being drawn to her argument that she would be the better commander in chief, the best steward of the economy and that she can better confront McCain in the general election.

Obama countered that on a key national security issue - the war in Iraq - "she got it wrong" by supporting Mr. Bush's call for authority to use of force.

As for superdelegates, Obama said he expected them to rally around him.

"I don't think it will necessarily go to the convention floor," he told reporters aboard his plane before taking off from San Antonio for Chicago.

He also said he will challenge Clinton on her foreign policy credentials.

"Was she negotiating treaties? Was she handling crises? The answer is no," he said. "She made a series of arguments on why she should be a superior candidate. I think it's important to examine that argument."

The CBS News count does not include delegates from Florida and Michigan, who were penalized by the Democratic Party for moving up their primaries ahead of a schedule set by the Democratic National Committee. None of the Democratic candidates campaigned in either state. But Clinton, who won the popular vote in both state primaries, on Wednesday renewed her call for Florida and Michigan to be counted in the nomination race.

"It's a mistake for the Democratic Party to punish these two states," she said. "I don't see how a Democratic nominee goes forward alienating two of the most important states."

McCain surpassed the 1,191 delegates needed to win his party's nomination against odds that seemed steep only a few months ago, and all but impossible last summer.

Facing a couple of well-financed marquee candidates in a crowded field, the Arizona senator opened his comeback in New Hampshire's leadoff primary, rolled over Rudy Giuliani in Florida and finished off Mitt Romney after Super Tuesday on Feb. 5.

Mike Huckabee hung in until Tuesday night, gamely keeping up the fight weeks after dropping from long shot to afterthought. (read an analysis of Huckabee's rise and fall by CBS News' Joy Lin, who was an embedded reporter on the Huckabee campaign)

[tbweb]

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.

[libra127]

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.

[boatdocster]

"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...

[tbweb]

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?

[liberty4you]

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.

[rowdytexan2]

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!

[candide777]

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!

[candide777]

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!!!

[mercyme884]

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.

[sherrynky]

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.

[libra127]

HRC is the most despised woman in America.

Posted by tuckerndfw at 01:11 PM : Mar 06, 2008

You may WISH this were true, since you clearly despise her. But in fact it is NOT true. She has been voted the "Most Admired Woman in America" inthe yearly Gallup polls EVERY YEAR SINCE 1993 (coming in 2nd in 2001). That''s right, TOP of the list.

[libra127]

Yet, HRC characterizes her insignificant wins (compared to losses and tiny delegate gains) as proof she is the best candidate.

Posted by tuckerndfw at 12:43 PM : Mar 06, 2008

If FL and MI primaries are included (which is problematic, I agree), Hillary is actually ahead in the popular vote. Her wins and popular support are not insignificant. The race is very close. And the FL and MI issues need to be dealt with, preferably with a re-vote, at least for Michigan.

[libra127]

"And, many independents voted for Kerry. Far more than will vote for HRC, including me."

Posted by tuckerndfw at 12:47 PM : Mar 06, 2008

You are an Independent who is not voting for Hillary. I am an Independent who IS voting for Hillary. Neither of us is in a position to say how large the Independent vote for Hillary will be if she is the Dem. nominee against McCain. We''ll just have to wait and see.

[libra127]

Obama''s supporters are not diehard Democrats. They are not going to vote for HRC after all the lies and innuendos from her camp.

Posted by tuckerndfw at 12:28 PM : Mar 06, 2008

This may be your supposition, but polls reported by CNN/TV do not bear this out. They say their polls indicate that 25% of Hillary supporters will vote for McCain rather than Obama, and only 10% of Obama supporters will vote for McCain rather than Hillary.

[hall9504]

If Clinton would just submit to VP and Obama, as the Prez... It would work out, But god i can almost guarrant that the secret service protection for both of them will be un real compared to bush.

[jesterbelle]

According to this Article Hillary is DONE,.. Except maybe teaming up UNDER OBAMA,(VP)..?

http://www.newsweek.com

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Posted by dodaz at 10:16 AM : Mar 06, 2

Interesting article.Looks to me like her behavior now is just another "morph" to try and steal the momentum from Obama.She''''s walkin'''' around with a big mushy lump in her pants,trying to get people to ignore the smell,and acting as if everything''''s coming up roses.She is such a farce.I''''d imagine the republicans are busting a gut over her sillyness.It''''s comical that she had the audacity to even think that Obama would consider the veep job under her.It''''s just a question of time.Bye Hillary.Hope the people of New York remember how you almost wrecked the democratic party in the next election.Hopefully they''''ll put you where you belong.Fetchin'''' beers for Bubba.


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Posted by jesterbelle at 11:20 AM : Mar 06, 2008

[simonsez40]

[e-mail]

Farrahkan doesn''t hold a candle to the Bush administration in crimes and corruptness......not even in the same class!

[mikeant50]

mikeant50 at 10:34 AM : Mar 06, 2008

You bash the Clintons and totally forget Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld and a war in Iraq for oil at the expense to the American people. Then there are the Republicons who are in jail, indicted, resigned in disgrace...move on!
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I can''t bash the Clintons, but you can bash the Obamas. Why isn''t the Clintons bashing Bush and his gangs? Didn''t she compare Obama to Bush? Didn''t she say that McCain would make a better president that Obama? Is that party unity?

[mikeant50]

zoe2006 at 10:39 AM : Mar 06, 2008,

Yeah, like I believe that. I have noticed that many Clinton supporters have posted comments stating that they are not voting for Obama. We all know that a lot of women will feel that they have been wronged of Hillary isn''t the nominee and not vote for Obama. But if I feel that same way, then I get attacked. Typical.

[mikeant50]

So if Obama loses you will leave the democratic party is this what you are saying. No one helped the African-Americans more than the Clinton''''s and as soon as an African runs for president you run from the Clinton''''s like a horse to water. I do not find this unusual because it is what you can get for yourselves so where will you run to the republicans or even start your own party. As soon as you start thinking I am an American and forget I am Black and deserve more than the rest of us maybe then we can get on with this country.


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starleo14672,

Who says that I have to blindly follow the Democrats? You must be a Clinton supporter.