Clinton is "starkly insisting Obama can't win"
George Snuffleopogus on ABCNews tonight
This came from "Sources with direct knowledge of the conversation between Sen. Clinton and Gov. Bill Richardson."
(Like maybe Bill Richardson?)
This really deals a tough situation to Clinton because she really can't say that out loud without being accused of "damaging" Obama, she really can't deny it, and it's attributed to her personally. Hardball.
(And I assume it's no coincidence that this came shortly after that report of Bill Clinton launching on an anti-Richardson tirade.)
Later: The Clinton camp responds with a "leak" of its own: "A source with knowledge of earlier conversations between the Clintons and Richardson tells NBC News that it was Richardson who insisted to the Clintons that Obama could not win because of his inexperience."
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former President Bill Clinton are making very direct arguments to Democratic superdelegates, starkly insisting Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., cannot win a general election against presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
This came from "Sources with direct knowledge of the conversation between Sen. Clinton and Gov. Bill Richardson."
(Like maybe Bill Richardson?)
This really deals a tough situation to Clinton because she really can't say that out loud without being accused of "damaging" Obama, she really can't deny it, and it's attributed to her personally. Hardball.
(And I assume it's no coincidence that this came shortly after that report of Bill Clinton launching on an anti-Richardson tirade.)
Later: The Clinton camp responds with a "leak" of its own: "A source with knowledge of earlier conversations between the Clintons and Richardson tells NBC News that it was Richardson who insisted to the Clintons that Obama could not win because of his inexperience."
posted by mikevotes at
9:42 PM
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just changed your user to "Born at the Crest of the Empire"...
Sorry about that ;) great post!
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Anonymous, at 10:10 AM
Hmmm.... let's see. Whom to believe, Bill Richardson, or Bill Clinton. Oooo this is a toughy.
I've no doubt that at some point in time Richardson expressed questions about Obama's experience. Let's not forget, at one point in time Richardson was running against Obama (and Cliton) and, of course, thought he was better qualified to be pres than Obama.
It's just laughable that the Clinton camp is trying to rationalize is Tanya Harding campaign with a "he said it first" justification. Politicians. Sheesh.
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-epm, at 10:26 AM
Thanks, appreciate it. Occasionally I'll get linked on a slam so I never know.
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EPM, I agree that at some point Richardson probably said Obama was a problem to the Clinton's (TO THE CLINTONS.) What else do you say when you're feeling them out for the VP slot?
And, they rationalize this way because it's all they've got.
It's like the "big state" argument. If they had a better argument, they wouldn't be talking big states.
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mikevotes, at 11:40 AM
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