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Speculation has been brewing since word of an offer and meeting between the two. Guardian is reporting Clinton has accepted:
Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned.
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Update: No talk of Palin during Clinton campaign stop. “This election is about issues and blah blah blah…”
A Clinton insider, said: “We’re not going to be anybody’s attack dog against Sarah Palin.â€
Whoever’s fault this is, it’s stupid. Hillary is the perfect attack dog against Palin. The only way she picks up any working class female votes is if Hillary stands by and watches.
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ST. PAUL — Advisers to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Sunday that Senator John McCain’s selection of Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate would lead to a greater role for Mrs. Clinton as she campaigned this fall on behalf of her former rival, Senator Barack Obama.
Mrs. Clinton’s friends said she was galled that Ms. Palin might try to capitalize on a movement that Mrs. Clinton, of New York, built among women in the primaries. And Democrats used strong words on Sunday to rebut the notion: Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts said that women would not be “seduced†by the Republican ticket, and Guy Cecil, the former political director of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, said it was “insulting†for Republicans to compare Ms. Palin to Mrs. Clinton.
Right up front let me get this out: Yes, I’m doubtful! I really want to be proven wrong though. I’ll even write Hillary a check myself if she comes out swinging against Palin. Hillary waiting in the wings to pound this Alaskan Plebe makes me smile. I’ll wait until the pounding begins to celebrate though.
What gives me pause? This:
But asked if the Palin pick would lead to a new political marriage between Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton, a senior Clinton adviser, Ann Lewis, said: “Not a political marriage. She is not on the ticket. Senator Obama chose Joe Biden as his running mate. Hillary will do what she can to help.â€
There’s your out. If Hillary wanted to allow the Palin pick to draw support from Obama for some kind of 2012 “I told you so” return, she certainly could. Float some stories of how mad she is about Palin using her and make a few appearances. We need more than that from Hillary and if we don’t get it she will be hurting her own chances for any higher office in the future not to mention her legacy as a woman politician fighting for women’s issues.
Don’t wait, Hillary. The time is now. You should have already been out in front of Sarah Palin hijacking your campaign themes. I should have already seen you on cable show after cable show countering this profane use of your name to further right wing causes.
Will the real Hillary Clinton please stand up?
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Nice. This should help get the Hillary vote:
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Lyda Green is a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing the G District since 1995. She is currently the Senate President.
Earlier in January 2008, Palin had been involved in a mild controversy in an appearance on the KWHL radio program “The Bob and Mark Show.” During the show, Palin and host Bob Lester repeatedly criticized Green, accused her of being jealous of Palin’s success, and mocked Green’s weight. Lester went on to call Green a “cancer” and a “bitch,” to which Palin laughed several times.[3][4] Green is a cancer survivor. Several days later, Palin’s office addressed the controversy, stating that she was “caught off guard” by Lester’s comments. (via Wikipedia)
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Gallup shows Obama picking up more support from Hillary peeps:
PRINCETON, NJ — The Democratic convention appears to have helped solidify support for Barack Obama among former Hillary Clinton supporters, with the percent saying they will vote for Obama in November moving from 70% pre-convention to 81% after the convention, and the percent certain to vote for Obama jumping from 47% to 65%.
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This better just be a rope-a-dope:
“We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin’s historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain. While their policies would take America in the wrong direction, Governor Palin will add an important new voice to the debate.â€
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Just as I’ve been saying (and will continue to say), the way to quash this Palin nonsense and completely pull the rug out from under the strategy is for Hillary to engage it head on. TPM’s Eric Kleefeld has a great idea:
It is practically certain that on the night of Palin’s speech on Wednesday, we will be treated to her repeating her praise of Hillary Clinton, and the talk about how women still have a chance to break the glass ceiling. This will be accompanied by the bizarre sight of the Republican convention cheering for Hillary Clinton, all in line with the gimmick.
And the Obama campaign should be prepared. Just as John McCain bought his ad time for right after Obama’s speech last night, they should get their own for right after Palin.
And here’s the ad: A one-minute spot featuring Hillary Clinton herself, talking to the camera and laying into Palin on the issues, her complete lack of qualifications, and the temerity of the McCain campaign to think they could get away with this. Then she urges anyone watching who might have supported her to get out there and support Barack Obama.
Then it closes simply with Obama walking on to the set to shake Hillary’s hand: “I’m Barack Obama, and I approved this message.”
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This was by far the best night of the convention. I was of the mindset that it was going along too slowly and overall was weak, but the more I think about it the more I realize every day built upon the other. Every speaker played a part to build toward history.
Day 1 we saw Ted Kennedy make one of the most courageous speeches in modern politics. For him to even make it out to Denver was an accomplishment. To then eschew a stool in his quest to pass the torch to a new generation of Democratic leaders was something I’ll never forget. Brave. Strong. Memorable.
Michelle Obama continued with a rousing speech that laid the foundation for who Barack Obama is and why he should be our President. I thought she came across genuine, humble, and confident. The addition of her girls and Obama on the big screen was a cute and candid family moment that is the type of thing that could endear voters to them as a family and put them at ease with Obama as a candidate.
Day 2 Hillary gave a speech that both vindicated her supporters, let her have the spotlight and respect she deserves, while also getting fully behind electing Barack Obama. I personally felt she could have done more to neutralize some of the attacks from the right regarding readiness, but overall she did well and sewed the seeds of unity. Time will tell if there is follow through in campaigning and support in these weeks leading to November.
Tonight (Day 3), Hillary continued her vote of confidence by coming down to the convention floor and leading the motion to nominate Obama as the nominee. I thought that was a great gesture and inspiring move.
The highlight of day 3 and the best speech by far was President Bill Clinton. Despite widely reported sour grapes over Obama’s win, Bubba delivered a speech he had to give. A speech we needed to hear. He was absolutely on fire. Though Hillary left off the readiness comments, Bill hammered them home. There simply is nobody in Bill’s league when it comes to delivering political rhetoric. The only person close – and possibly better – is running for President this year.
I thought John Kerry had a surprisingly good effort and Joe Biden was outstanding. His delivery, other than a few stumbles, was very effective. I thought his use of volume changes was a very effective tool. Joe Biden’s story about his mom telling him to bloody the bully’s nose so he could walk back down the street the next day was a foreshadow of days to come and his treatment of John McCain.
So far we are teed up perfectly for an historic speech tomorrow night as Barack Obama, a black man, accepts the nomination to be the Democratic candidate for President of the United States. I can’t wait to hear it and see it. When you realize the history we are making here, it makes you think differently about it. Our grandkids will read about this some day and we’ll tell them we were there.
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A buddy mentioned this to me via IM and I swore that she said “proud wife”. She didn’t:
I am honored to be here tonight. A proud mother. A proud Democrat. A proud American. And a proud supporter of Barack Obama.
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I say Nader’s nuts:
Nader phoned into Politico Tuesday afternoon to offer his prediction that a surprise nod to Clinton is actually what Obama has in store—never mind the talk of mistrust between the Clintons and Obama.
I still say it’s Kaine, with a possible surprise in Sebelius. Still time to make your picks in the poll >>>
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So is this the start of the Clinton for President 2012 campaign?
Sen. Hillary Clinton’s one-time chief strategist wanted to attack Sen. Barack Obama for lacking “American roots” during the Democratic primary battle, according to a magazine article set to be published online Monday evening.
No how in the WORLD would The Atlantic get internal emails and memos from the Clinton campaign?
Seems this gives McCain a ton of cover to run with these “un-American” negative attacks. Very curious.
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In case there were any feminist outliers who wanted to think about voting for John McCain over Barack Obama due to perceived treatment of Hillary Clinton:
Clayton Williams is a prominent person in Texas politics. Prominent enough to secure the GOP gubernatorial election in 1990. During this election campaign he said various things that decent people find abhorrent, such as joking about rape that “As long as it’s inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it.” These remarks were publicized in Texas and perhaps played a role in Williams’ 1990 loss. But this is a big country, and there are lots of non-decent people out there. Thus, Williams was tapped as a fundraiser for John McCain and put together an event that was going to raise $300,00 for McCain.
Event gets cancelled. 300k is alot. Uncancelled. Bundled. Blah.
If you give two shits about women’s issues you will fervently work to defeat McCain and defend Obama at every turn. If we end up with McCain, we won’t be lying back and taking it, we’ll be bent over…for 4 more years. Think about it.
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Today is the day. After some tough talk from some trusted friends, Hillary has finally decided to read the handwriting that has been on the wall for months. She will suspend her campaign and throw her support behind the presumptive nominee Barack Obama.
About time. I’m an Obama supporter and have been for a long time now, but I say the following as someone who wants real change from the Republican nightmare that got me blogging in the first place. Here is what I want to hear from Hillary:
She should rally her supporters and thank them for their loyal support. Nobody can question their loyalty, which rivaled anything Obama supporters could bring. That’s the reason for the division, this equal loyalty on both sides that was equally as stubborn as well.
She should remind her supporters that they can still honor her and support what she believes in by supporting Barack Obama. She should also tell them in no uncertain terms that any talk of protesting her not getting the nomination by voting for McCain would dishonor her personally. She shouldn’t give some weak “that would be the wrong thing to do” as she has in the past. She needs to make it personal. Tell them they will be offending her personally if they do such a thing.
Her tone in this speech needs to be precisely opposite from her speech after the June 3 contests. She should stand proud, but not be defiant. She should lament a loss, but be hopeful in what an Obama campaign in the general can bring.
She should remind everyone of the danger of not uniting and losing the momentum that has seen Democrats come out in record numbers while Republicans have essentially settled for John McCain. We’ve not settled, we’ve fiercely battled and picked the best candidate in an energetic process that set records. We must continue to set records in taking back this country from a McBush continuation of the George W. Bush nightmare.
Hillary is a political professional. She needs to pull out all the stops and give the speech of her life. it will not only help us in the general election and help to heal divisions and give us a spark going into the Obama-McCain battle, but will enhance her future political ambitions. To do that, she needs to talk just enough about her race and what she accomplished. Her focus, however, should be on what happens now and what her and her supporters should do to help us win.
Obama has given her and her supporters the space they need to do the right thing. It is hard. Thinking of Obama suspending his campaign makes me nauseous. I can completely relate to what some Hillary supporters must be feeling. I’m truly empathetic to that. I know it will take some time and all the right moves by both Hillary and Obama. She can open the door to that process. I expect he’ll continue it in a way that will honor her and her supporters. He has to.
I look forward to a new day of unity and focus on winning in November. It’s the most important contest since I began blogging and those of us on our side of the political spectrum can not take this lightly. We have to win.
Go Hillary. Help bring us together. You do that and I’ll work hard to forgive and forget the primary.
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Update: Check that. Saturday.
First reported by ABC News. This by NYT:
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to suspend her campaign and endorse Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, probably on Friday, according to a senior adviser to Mrs. Clinton.
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