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Clinton: Why Can't Obama Close the Deal?
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ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Clinton told reporters in Conshohocken, PA today that in this close primary race “a win is a win.” When asked about the closeness of the match up and how many delegates she will receive if get if the results are tight - “a win is a win,” Clinton repeated. "Maybe I’m old fashioned about that. But, you run a very competitive race at a considerable financial disadvantage. I think maybe the question ought to be why cant he close the deal?” she added, referring to Sen. Barack Obama. “Why can't he win a state like this one, if that is the way it turns out?”
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One topic Clinton chose not to address was a question about her husband’s comments yesterday accusing Barack Obama of playing the race card. Clinton ignored the question and said, “The focus on voters in Pennsylvania is on the solutions that were talking about to deal with the problems.” When the reporter followed up on whether she agreed with her husband’s assertion, Clinton said, “Well I think we are going to stay focused on what voters are focused on.”
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Clinton also claimed that her campaign is the one that has been positive and not the other way around. “I think we have run a very positive campaign, I regret that especially since the debate senator Obama has chosen to go so negative. And contrary to what he says in his speeches his campaign has certainly done that.”
The former First Lady was also asked about her recent comments on Good Morning America about Iran and whether she would rule out a preemptive strike on the country.
“I am not in any way talking about that," she said. "If Iran were to obtain nuclear weapons, and if Iran were to attack Israel with a nuclear weapon – we would retaliate.”
Clinton was pressed on why she was now entertaining this hypothetical question – when in a debate months ago she said she would not engage in the discussion. “In this particular instance with Iran it’s a question of what might be on or off the table concerning tactical or strategic decision, but an effort on my part cold war which is deterrence.”
When asked if Clinton was using the same tactics Republicans have in the past by putting Osama bin Laden in an ad Clinton said, “this campaign especially in a democratic primary has to be about leadership who can go up against John McCain who can win the electoral votes necessary to be the next president and I don’t think there is any doubt in anyone’s mind that we face challenges in the world.” Clinton said the fact we haven’t captured bin Laden is personal to her. “All these years after 9-11 we still haven’t brought to justice the master mind of the attack that devastated my city and I take that personally I take it really personally. This is about my leadership my resolve what I intend to do as your president.”
Clinton left reporters to pick up some lunch – she ordered, “the specialty cheese steak but without a lot of sauce,” before greeting diners and racing off to do interviews with local stations.
April 22, 2008 in Bush, George W. | Permalink | User Comments (120)
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Love that Cliton spin. This is her home state and she
has the Governors state wide political machine.
15 or more or she is toast!
Posted by: Dann | Apr 22, 2008 1:01:40 PM
Why can't Bubba SHUT UP!?! Is Hilliary her "own girl" or NOT!!!
Posted by: Zdnet | Apr 22, 2008 1:04:31 PM
He already Won Texas, Hillary!
Obama 98 Delegates, Clinton 95 Delegates! A Win is a Win! Right!
Posted by: reaganfan | Apr 22, 2008 1:06:58 PM
Instead of worrying why Obama can't close the deal, Clinton should concern herself with why she can't deal at all.
Posted by: Deep Release | Apr 22, 2008 1:10:38 PM
reaganfan - In Texas a win is Primary. Caucus is nothing but a joke.
There is no caucus in Nov.
Posted by: Rick | Apr 22, 2008 1:11:32 PM
Oh Hillary. i feel sorry for you. If you are such a great candidate why are not ahead in votes or delegates?
Posted by: Marie | Apr 22, 2008 1:13:13 PM
Obama never played the race card against Bill or Hillary. But his ENTIRE campaign certainly did behind the scenes.
Posted by: tomdavie | Apr 22, 2008 1:16:01 PM
Obama has never won any big states, and he'll never win them in the G.E. Hillary has won the big states, and she will win them again in November!
The supers know exactly what this means.
It's not about what we can do, it's about what we have done, and what we WILL do.
HILLARY, YES WE WILL!
Posted by: Emily | Apr 22, 2008 1:19:46 PM
Hillary's been well known by America for 16 years.
Hillary even has a former president who was very popular as her husband.
That gave her a 25% lead in across the country.
Why has Hillary has lost 30 elections when she had every advantage?
Posted by: Debbie | Apr 22, 2008 1:21:01 PM
I'm totally with Hillary.
He obviously can't even pay voters in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island (among others) to vote for him!
If the media were removed from this whole contest Hillary would've won a long while ago; and if the race was financially fair, he would've been left standing.
Posted by: Alex | Apr 22, 2008 1:22:29 PM
Does she think she has closed it? I think she needs to remember Bill didn't seal the deal until June 2nd or 3rd! Unbelievable!
Posted by: Tiffany | Apr 22, 2008 1:22:36 PM
Why did they ask her all of those crazy questions? What in the heck is the media up too on the day of the election. I hope Clinton whoops his tail in the Primary Election!!
Posted by: wmon8 | Apr 22, 2008 1:23:59 PM
ill mentioned the memos released from the Obama campaign that support the fact that it was Obama campaign that planned and played the race card all along.
ABC, would you please show those memos? You have intentionally self-censored a lot of bad press for Obama, and a lot of journalists are doing this. Stop being adovcates for Obama, be a journalist with objectivity and integrity.
Posted by: Amy | Apr 22, 2008 1:24:34 PM
Wasn't Hillary the inevitable candidate? I remember when she didn't even speak Obama's name. Now that
she is broke and has lost 30 states she believes that HE can't close the deal?
This was Hillary's election to lose and that she did.
Posted by: Mark | Apr 22, 2008 1:24:57 PM
OH Marie,
do you feel so trendy voting for the hip guy with no substance. did you even watch the debate and how he stammered. HRC was asked all those type of questions during the past 20 debates and she never stammered. When Obama is given the nomination (because of the backlash the dems would recieve if they gave it to HRC) and when the country begins to spriral downwards than I will send you a thank you note!.
Posted by: Frank- South Hampton | Apr 22, 2008 1:26:56 PM
I simply cannot believe that any voter is still falling for Hillary Clinton. She is a devoted liar from day one. She seems to be living in her own 'Hillary in Wonderland' not facing anything in real life no matter what the evidences are. She is a fanatic and I would fear the day she is 'Commander in Chief' - just think in how many wars she could get engaged in according to her claimed 'experience'. God save the world for HRC in the White House.
Posted by: Jens Poulsen | Apr 22, 2008 1:29:53 PM
You heard it hear first. Obama wins in PA. My theory is that many young people with only cell phones are going to vote for Obama. These people are not polled properly and there are more young people voting this time than ever before. Obama 2008!
Posted by: pt | Apr 22, 2008 1:30:04 PM
Money corrupts and Senator Obama has so much money just to throw out garbage at his opponent, it is sad. When it is to his advantage, he has always played the race card. His senate district residents are of his race, his church members are of his race and most voters of his race are for him and his bogus promise
Yes, race has been a big factor in this candidacy, that called REALITY. To say otherwise is the BIG LIE.
Posted by: Mary | Apr 22, 2008 1:31:34 PM
Emily
the supers know that primaries only matter when the margins are ginormous... if then even.
She won almost all of the states that she did win...by slim margins comparatively.
There is absolutely no correlation (as much as the Clinton team is trying to say that there is becasue they are selfishly grabbing on to any idea that they can spin)...no correlation between primaries and general elections...
This again is an argument by the Clinton campaign and supporters that is not even close to being true...and the supers predominantly know that.
The only thing that can take this election away is voter fatigue and the republicans using Hillary's green light for the subject not to be about issues.
Hillary has given them permission to talk about all this crap outside of the war destroying us and the economy collapsing and our future standing in the world...and healthcare being the priority...
or the fact that the GWbush/Cheney/McCain view of threatening other countries that don't have nuclear armament with nuclear destruction does not deter them from seeking it...it instigates it.
...we as a party can not argue that those points should be the focus because Hillary needed to take everything down for her "right" to win the Presidency and use those as the only thing she could in her entire campaign that she wasn't losing at.
supers predominantly know all this...so I expect unless she wins by 20 ...they are going to take her down for what she has done to the party and country with this.
Posted by: dl | Apr 22, 2008 1:32:23 PM
hey pa voter... i am a pa voter too... and so you know, i voted for carter, dukakis, clinton, gore and kerry. but i will vote for mccain, if obama steals the dem nomination.
while the media pounded hillary for 16 months, and let obama slide to create a horse race (where does all that campaign money go.. to the media)
obama may be strong enough win the dem nom as the most liberal senator, but not the general...
Barack will be painted quite easily as less than american - wright, rezco, ayers, dohrn, farrakhan, HAMAS in the church bulletin, and the list goes on... That's why Hillary won't quit and why the superdelegates haven't put Barack Over the Top.
Posted by: greg | Apr 22, 2008 1:34:11 PM
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