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Clinton Doesn’t Deny Campaign is Pushing Wright Story to Superdelegates
March 20, 2008 1:56 PM
ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has strictly maintained a public position not to comment on Sen. Barack Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Many times, questions have been answered with -- "you will have to ask Senator Obama about that."
However at a Thursday press availability in Terra Haute, Indiana after a report surfaced that the Clinton campaign was pushing the Wright story to superdelegates arguing that the relationship hurt Obama's electibility -– Clinton refused to deny that her campaign was pushing the story.
When asked, Clinton ignored the Wright portion of the question and said “well my campaign has been making the case that I am the most electable that I have said that for a year or more that I am the person best able to make the challenges that our country faces as commander in chief.”
When Clinton was then asked specifically if her campaign was pushing the Wright story –- she shrugged and took the next question, ignoring the reporter.
Watch the VIDEO HERE.
Later, Clinton spokesperson Doug Hattaway told ABC News:"She was and is unaware of anyone on the campaign pushing [the Wright] issue with superdelegates. She wants anyone who is talking to superdelegates to focus on our message, which is that she's best prepared to be president and beat John McCain."
When asked if Clinton had asked her surrogates and those reaching out to superdelegates on her behalf to stay away from the Rev. Wright issue specifically, Hattaway told ABC News: "Since she is unaware of anyone doing that, I assume it hasn't come up."
March 20, 2008 in Bush, George W., Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (504)
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Does Hillary think she can win with all her political baggage, and that of Bill's? No doubt she does not want to release the names of the donors to the Clinton Library. Otherwise we would know why those pardons were granted. And if Obama is guilty by association, i.e. by belonging to Rev. Wright's Church (which does not make him a Moslem, Hillary) then associating with Hsu who gave her $850,000 and those other crooks that were pardoned will also tell a good story about the Clintons. And then there is the Paul vs Clinton case pending in the Courts. Talk about guilt by association! Haha!!!
Posted by: kayayo | Mar 20, 2008 2:10:44 PM
Yes Hillary. Anything you say Hillary. Perhaps this is a REAL case of the chickens coming home to roost. Your campaign is a disaster and you are a nasty, nasty person. The superdelegates should just put us all out of our misery and choose Obama already.
Posted by: Brenna | Mar 20, 2008 2:16:35 PM
Now HRC has less baggage than BHO. She has some experience, has plans, is knowledgeable about the issues than BHO and McCain.
In short she is electable than BHO and will be better GE candidate
Posted by: Kuttan | Mar 20, 2008 2:20:05 PM
Clinto is just throwing mud again to see what sticks.
Posted by: Thinking | Mar 20, 2008 2:27:07 PM
Shame on you Hillary! Shame on you! I thought you said that Democrats don´t act like Karl Rove
Posted by: david | Mar 20, 2008 2:28:28 PM
Ruthless.
Posted by: Tiffany | Mar 20, 2008 2:29:46 PM
McCain now beating both of them in the polls. The Oba-mentum is gone.
Posted by: Jo | Mar 20, 2008 2:29:53 PM
Hillary is upset because all the experience she was talking about has been proven false by the papers that were released yesterday. she has to find a way to distract people from that the same way Bill Clinton was launching missiles to iraq and other places in order to distract people from Monica Lewinsky scandal...
Posted by: Truth | Mar 20, 2008 2:31:03 PM
Hillary asks for the vote to count and some guys go berserk. It is true what they say. The base of Obama support are young and .............irrational in their words and actions. Like their patron Obama.
Posted by: lluluadorl | Mar 20, 2008 2:31:56 PM
I support Hillary on this one. Actually, I think anyone who is conernec about the fate of dem's chance in Nov. should do the same. Let the supperdelegates know the wright problem of Obama - this is close to fatal. Those clips will come out again in Nov when BO is the nominee, and more will come out. This is for sure...
Just imagine, an ad. showing:
wright's hateful ranting, obama's nodding (I am 100% sure by then there will be evidence show he was there when Wright said United States of White America), Obama's not wearing the flag pin, Michelle's "my first time".... When you have every dots connected, it is scary...
I did a little more research online, there is a lot more about Obama comming out. Rezko is still going on...
The mainstream media is makinig Obama the King, who can help the voters make the case to the superdelegates.
Posted by: Amy | Mar 20, 2008 2:32:20 PM
Jo, McCain leads in Rasmussen polls, Obama/Clinton lead in Gallup polls...
at the same time Clinton leads Obama in Gallup, and Obama leads Clinton in Rasmussen...
pollsters are crap. Only SurveyUSA has been reliable at all.
As for this article, Hillary's first lady papers in my opinion have doomed her in the general. Obama's minsiter may be the hot topic right now, but in the long haul Hillary's lack of experience after using it to differentiate herself is the most damning.
Posted by: Gion | Mar 20, 2008 2:33:13 PM
Time to go home Hillary, in reality the math is not on your side. Your campaign was a disater, poorly managed, your message was a soup, no real plans, HillaryCare for everybody even if you do not want it. Please, you are not more electable than Obama, we are sorry but you may think that the US presidency is only for White people like you and McCain.
Posted by: BKMC | Mar 20, 2008 2:33:46 PM
HRC might win the battle, but will not win the war. It is strange how she harp on all the experience but it is coming out slowly that the things she claimed to work on to get pass were all lies.
Posted by: kb | Mar 20, 2008 2:37:38 PM
While HRC slings mud Obama is going after the man he will face in November, in an intelligent manner.
Enough of Clinton already!
Posted by: Thinking | Mar 20, 2008 2:39:55 PM
WHY IS HILLARY BEING NASTY! BECAUSE SHE IS PUSHING THE WRIGHT STORY. GOOD FOR HER. DO YOU PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT "WRIGHT" IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOR DINNER. THAT WHITE MAN AND AMERICA HATER. NO THANKS AND IF YOU DON'T THINK FOR A MINUTE THAT HE WON'T BE INVITED YOU ARE DILLUSIONAL.
THE IDEA THAT THE HATE MONGERING PREACHER AND GOD KNOWS WHO ELSE WILL BE INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH.
Posted by: Donna | Mar 20, 2008 2:40:24 PM
People's votes should count. there is no dispute about it. Hillary brought all the mess. if she had followed the rules, it would have been easier to re-vote. she wants to be leader but she cannot follow policies? we are a nation of Laws and policies if you cannot abide by one that do not put it in writing. let us reason beyond the political ambitions and be real.
Posted by: Truth | Mar 20, 2008 2:41:39 PM
Why wouldn't they push it the story and it's impact on electability? It's called politics - especially when the issue is a real show stopper for many voters.
Posted by: mhhunt | Mar 20, 2008 2:43:50 PM
Gion, with the economy the way it is, with Bush's poll ratings, with the war going on, McCain should be 20-25 points behind both Hill & Obama. Just the fact that he's even with them or ahead SPEAKS VOLUMES.
Say hello to President McCain and get use to it.
Posted by: Jo | Mar 20, 2008 2:44:18 PM
Posted by: Kuttan
You have got to be kidding me. She has baggage going all the way back to their Arkansa years....Have you forgotten that? Please, NO one has more baggage than she does, well except maybe Bill Clinton himself.
Posted by: Thomas | Mar 20, 2008 2:45:15 PM
Now the story of Obama rushing to say Imus should be fired will be the next Obama scandal. He said he'd NEVER have anyone racist like that on his team. BUT HE DID!! What a total PHONY.
I can't believe all the people fooled by Obama. Really, you're embarrassing yourselves, falling all over someone who is just as dirty and racist and corrupt as any of them.
Posted by: Jo | Mar 20, 2008 2:46:36 PM
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