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Obama: She's Not Dead Yet

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February 28, 2008 4:13 PM

ABC News' David Wright, Sunlen Miller and Andy Fies Report: Barack Obama says it is way too early for anyone to write an obituary for Hillary Clinton's campaign.

"Remember New Hampshire," he cautioned at a news conference on board his campaign plane.

Watch the VIDEO HERE.

Obama insists he's not counting Clinton out.

"Sen. Clinton is working tirelessly, as is Bill Clinton, in Ohio and Texas," Obama said.  "This race is extraordinarily tight."

Obama sought to lower any expectations he might win those two states, saying he’ll be happy if Clinton doesn't achieve a blow-out in Ohio and Texas. 

Obama said he's hoping to emerge from the 4 contests next Tuesday – Ohio, Texas, Vermont, and Rhode Island – with a lead of 100 to 150 delegates.

"I continue to believe that we'll go to the convention with the most earned delegates and I believe we should be the nominee," Obama said.

Obama denied a Canadian television report alleging that his campaign reached out to reassure the Canadian government not to worry about campaign rhetoric critical of NAFTA. 

The Canadian ambassador to the US has denied the story, first reported by CTV News. 

Asked about the report, Obama flatly denied it too.

"It wasn't true," he said.

February 28, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (156)

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I find it funny that the Obama supporters are complaining about misleading headlines. We Clinton supporters have been enduring this type of unfair reporting for months. They'd better get used to it. They haven't seen anything yet.

Posted by: Mary | Feb 28, 2008 5:26:08 PM

I agree with everything Jim said earlier on his comment..wake up women of this country and all others.Hillary is the toughest and most confident person to take this country where we need to go

Posted by: mary goodlett | Feb 28, 2008 5:29:04 PM

You folks do recognize that the 'not dead yet' bit references the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, no? A good tip of the hat to the Python's best film, and one of the all-time great in cinematic history

Come, come, keep up with the necessary pop culture references. Honestly.

Posted by: KGrant | Feb 28, 2008 5:29:14 PM

This is not over yet!!!! Latinos in texas, a votar por Hillary!!!! She is the only one who will speak for us.

Obama is just a talker, remember what chavez did to venezuela. Obama will be worst: it will be like letting the janitor fly your plane, or letting the bucher operate on your childs future.

Lets wake up america, vote hillary!

Posted by: Juan | Feb 28, 2008 5:29:32 PM

Did Obama used the term "obituary"? Or was it the reporter/writer? Get your facts straight, my friend.

Posted by: frankiestage | Feb 28, 2008 5:29:53 PM

Let me get this straight, Jim: Clinton has the best experience but she isn't winning. Black people are voting for Barack ONLY because he's black, and that's wrong, but women should vote for Hillary because she's a woman, and if they don't THAT is wrong. And they're setting back the cause of women's suffrage (and feminism in general) because they aren't voting for Hillary. It doesn't matter whether or not individual women feel that Hillary Clinton is the best candidate or even the best female candidate for President, right? It only matters that YOU say she is, and women should vote the way you think they should vote... Because you're Jim and you're an expert in feminist history? Ladies, any takers? Anyone willing to subjugate their personal decision on who to vote for to Feminist Jim?

Posted by: Aaron Cunningham | Feb 28, 2008 5:30:16 PM

I am voting for OBAMA
because HE is the ONLY CHOICE!!!!

GET OFF YOUR SOAP BOX

Posted by: scvlptr | Feb 28, 2008 5:31:59 PM

"She's not dead yet"

No the media aren't mysginistic at all and it has nothing to do with the dynamics of ths race. Did Dowd approve that byline himself?

Posted by: s.b. | Feb 28, 2008 5:35:11 PM

What is ABC thinking? The headline attributes offensive words to Obama THAT HE NEVER USED. ABC owes all of us and Obama an apology.
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Obama has been on the receiving end of more than his fair share of apologies. Obama supporters need to stop whining everytime reality hits the Obama camp. It is almost like he is the teflon candidate. Nobody can say anything negative about him without being accused of being a racist or being "negative" or nasty.

He is nothing more than a candidate and the media needs to start holding him accountable for his words, mistatements, flip flops and campaign tactics. If they don't do it now, they will do it during the general election and Dems will lose.

Posted by: tiredofit | Feb 28, 2008 5:37:06 PM

Obama already knows Hillary is in this all the way to the convention. He may seem arrogant, but I sense a bit of fear in him.

Posted by: Jay | Feb 28, 2008 5:37:28 PM

Why can't we all get along? I'm African-American and I support Obama and not because he is black and recent anyone who would imply that. I'm support him because I'm sick of division. America is at her greatest when she stands united and I think he can do that. I love Hillary and Bill as well but they bring with the same divisions that we've always had. Let's turn the page.

Posted by: John S | Feb 28, 2008 5:42:07 PM

"The facts of our story are accurate." - Greg McIsaac, Communications Manager, News Information and Current Affairs, CTV

Obama has some serious explaining to do. He is caught in a lie about the NAFTA matter.

Posted by: USVet | Feb 28, 2008 5:43:09 PM

It's nice to see the news media is beginning to start their attack on Obama now, I was getting tired of the Clinton bashing ..it wasnt funny any more, but the Obama bash thats about to start will be fun :)

Posted by: al | Feb 28, 2008 5:43:38 PM

This headline grossly misrepresents what Obama said. I know Abc loves Clinton, but could they at least show professionalism by accurately reflecting the tone of a conversation with a Presidential candidate? Geez!!!

Posted by: Kevin | Feb 28, 2008 5:46:47 PM

Obama is stating that Hillary is NOT DEAD YET!!! I just can not imagine if Hillary would say that about Obama...

Posted by: Gabriel | Feb 28, 2008 5:48:59 PM

Obama afraid of Clinton? Are u joking? here's a woman, a presumed front runner for the last one year, has 140 million, the media on her side and the dem party and she throws it all away by being 11 million in debt, losing 11 elections in a row-landslides to boot and a fractured dem party. She is lucky she is a clinton to still keep going on. I think anyone else in her place would have taken the high road and thought of unifying the party. And Obama is afraid? She cannot even keep her staff on the same page. they are already fighting and blaming each other for the losses to come. I live in TX and I am telling u don't believe anyone who tells u she is going to win this state. not even close. he has a fantastic ground op and the Obama people call and urge voters to go to the polls. I have not recd. even one call from the Clinton camp. As for Sheila Jackson Lee who s supporting Hillary there is talk of oustng her in the next round of elections. Trust me, this woman is bad news. Obama is a leader who inspires, she is cold, calculating and has a multitude of personalties for us to choose from. I want consistency and leadership. As a woman I will NEVER vote for Hillary. Not now and not in the general.

Posted by: am | Feb 28, 2008 5:50:38 PM

If CTV stands by their story, maybe it will help their credibility if they named their source. What a joke.

Posted by: Kevin | Feb 28, 2008 5:51:08 PM

When will you guys ever get it? The president may be commander in chief, however he does not run the military. He does not come up with the battle plan. He does not point at the enemy and pull the trigger. He has advisers, yes people he picked and trusts, but they are advisors. The generals run the military. The defense secretary runs the department and ensures that there are appropriate resources to meet the need. A great many people run the war, but not the president.
The president does not negotiate trade deals; he has people to do that for him. The president does not run any department he has people to do that for him.
So what is his roll? He is the leader, the visionary. He is the person who inspires the country to greatness; he is the person who can bring people of different opinions together. The decision is this. Who is better able to inspire the country to greatness? Who is better to bring people of different opinions together?
Do you really think that senator Clinton can give up decades of partisan attacks to bring the country together? Do you think that senator McCain can give up years of supporting a misguided war to get the right people in place to end it?
When you hear reports of a pastor with anti Jewish beliefs, think about who is spreading the reports and their motives. The source is a political partisan hack that will never be able to agree that the other side has a good idea. These hacks will condemn the greatest idea if it comes from the other side, wait a couple of years and recycle it as their own, and then the other side will condemn it because that is the game.
Think for a second. Use that thing between your ears. Come up with your own thoughts. Stop listening to the guy who can shout the loudest while holding a bible close to his heart. The talk show hosts both left and right don’t care if the idea is good, or if the program will work. All they care about is partisan bickering. When has old rush ever agreed with a democrat? The talking head experts on the cable channels will never concede that the other side has the right idea, even when their party policy agrees with that idea. Stop being sheep and start thinking for your self. That was the message of Washington, Jefferson, Kennedy, and is now the message of Obama.

Posted by: hub | Feb 28, 2008 5:51:08 PM

OBAMA NEVER SAID IT,
The writers at ABC are putting words in his mouth.

Posted by: scvlptr | Feb 28, 2008 5:53:40 PM

i am so ready for all of this to be over. the bickering, infighting within our party is soooo not cute...we need to pick a nominee and get on to the getting on of the general...

Posted by: lynn | Feb 28, 2008 5:58:59 PM

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