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McAuliffe: Clinton Would Campaign Every Day for Obama
June 06, 2008 3:36 PM
ABC's Eloise Harper reports: Terry McAuliffe, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, says she will do anything to help Democratic nominee Barack Obama -- even travel every day, if that is what he wants.
“She will do anything. She has made that clear. She will do anything she can to help Barack Obama, travel if he wants her to travel everyday she will do that," McAuliffe told reporters outside of Clinton's Washington DC home Friday, as hundreds of staffers were gathering at the house for a final party.
McAuliffe wouldn’t comment on the meeting that took place between Obama and Clinton last night.
Clinton’s surrogate also wouldn’t comment on the Senator's concession speech tomorrow –- but said she would focus on party unity. “This was never about Hillary Clinton. This was about all the issues that mattered to her that’s what we need to talk about.”
Clinton’s mood is upbeat, McAuliffe insisted, even as the lengthy, hard-fought priamry battle has ended in her opponent's favor. “It's great. I’ve spoken to her a bunch of times," he said.
McAuliffe said the mood upbeat among staffers as well, adding that Clinton' shattered the glass ceiling in her historic bid for the presidency. “It was a great campaign. For 17 months everybody worked their hearts out. You look at Hillary talk about breaking the glass ceiling -- I think she shattered it. I mean, she got more than 18 million votes -- she won a lot of important states. I think I speak for all the staff -- they’re very proud. It was an exciting campaign...but now we do everything we can to help Barack Obama to be the next president because it's about the issues”
When informed that there was no alcohol inside the the Clinton's staff party McAuliffe joked with reporters: “There’s no booze? I'll take care of that”
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We love you Hillary! You are the best!
Posted by: DMK | Jun 6, 2008 3:53:50 PM
Obama will never be an option for us ...
Our conscience points us to MCCAIN if Hillary is not the nominee ..
The Democrats deserve to lose the White House is they put up Obama as their nominee ...
Posted by: kerry | Jun 6, 2008 3:57:22 PM
Let Obama make that decision. The more people push Obama to take Hillary as VP, the least willing he will be. Let's be logic, no president-to-be wants to be "bully around" in front of those he or she is wishing to lead.
I think that Hillary is indeed in the list; I haven't seen the list, but I think that Barack wants to be president and as a smart politian he would do what he considers is best to win. I am an Obama supporter and I agree with Hillary on the ticket.
Posted by: carl29 | Jun 6, 2008 3:58:23 PM
DMK: You are so right! I remember Michelle Obama saying that she would have to "THINK ABOUT" campaigning for Hillary Clinton if Hillary became the nominee.
If HIllary goes out full force and campaigns to her husband, whom then will look like a fool!! Hillary don't do it!!
Posted by: maggie | Jun 6, 2008 3:59:18 PM
It is great Hillary will campaign for Obama and Americans will find out who will be the real leader and what mistake DNC has made...
Posted by: True Truth | Jun 6, 2008 4:00:06 PM
Embarassing, i meant WRITE, not right. sorry
Posted by: SQ | Jun 6, 2008 4:04:27 PM
Sen. Clinton should be the Democratic presidential nominee. Obama did not clinch the nomination fair and square. De facto Obama surrogate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rigged the nomination for Obama.
Sen. Clinton's supporters in the swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan should work for Obama's defeat and vote for McCain. Obama must win atleast three of these states in November. I will volunteer and vote for McCain in a swing state.
Sen. Clinton won the primaries for all four swing states. She was the best qualified and the strongest presidential candidate to win the general election in a landslide victory hands down. This was trumped by Pelosi's rigged nomination for Obama.
The key for Obama to win in November lies with Sen. Clinton's supporters in the swing states; for Obama, that key is lost for 2008 but it opens the door to 2012 for Sen. Clinton, when she can reform the corrupt Democratic Party.
Posted by: crat3 | Jun 6, 2008 4:05:32 PM
Please do not do it.
This is the typical Obama placed, david Xelrod driven story. They want to get the heat off Obama because he has a pattern of lying, half-truths and exaggerating... The fact is that anyone can go to an Anti-War Rally when they're stumping for votes to become a Senator.
Posted by: kerry | Jun 6, 2008 4:05:56 PM
I don't think Hillary has a choice but to at least publicly support Obama, as all of the party know it alls have pretty much put her in a vice and are tightening down the screws if she doesn't. The way she and Bill have been badmouthed and ridiculed in the press, by Obama's campaign, and supporters, she does have a lot of class to be able to go out tomorrow and endorse him at all, let alone enthusiastically. I still say the bloom will be off of the rose in a few months, and there will be lots of regrets. My prediction is that 2 years from now,if Obama is elected, there will have been little of the change that people expect, but maybe some they didn't want. The only good thing to come out of it will have been so many can say "I told you so." He's already starting to change his tune on a lot of things, and even the press got ticked off with him last night (although I think that is sort of funny.)
Posted by: dwc | Jun 6, 2008 4:14:30 PM
Just like they were sabotaging Sen. Clinton to drop out, I say to the Democratic Party drop out of the presidential election. The Republican Party is the chosen winner.
Posted by: crat3 | Jun 6, 2008 4:17:49 PM
Can Obama do anything to unite the party?
Such as, making Hillary VP?
Posted by: golfgirlusa | Jun 6, 2008 4:18:19 PM
Say what you want but 18,000,000 of us believe she is the winner Fl.and MI. will always count.
Posted by: Bishop | Jun 6, 2008 4:18:48 PM
I'm glad we know who the candidate is now so I can now focus my efforts and campaigning for McCain.
Posted by: Chris | Jun 6, 2008 4:23:38 PM
On the news it said that 4 million Hillary voters would not vote for Obama. Still a large # but not as large as 18 million.
Posted by: d | Jun 6, 2008 4:24:59 PM
Oh, I'm just poking a bit of fun at Kerry's "hammas" typo. Nothing more, nothing less. I would've made the same comment had the same typo came from an Obama supporter.
Posted by: SQ | Jun 6, 2008 4:26:10 PM
I hope she does not get the vp it will make it easy to vote Mccain. Obama should pick Jim Webb Or pick another woman .So I can really vote Mccain And as far as debt goes she will write a book and since she got more votes than any one ever in a primary race even the men she will make millions .She is the one who truly made History she ran with every force against her and still won.
Posted by: Bishop | Jun 6, 2008 4:30:46 PM
Michelle said she didnt think she could support Hillary if she got the nomintation. So Michelle we dont think we can support BAM BAM now either. The Obamas are certainly becoming arrogant and uppity now. BAM BAM thinks he'll be President if the Olympics come here in 2016. Too too funny..
Posted by: jimbo | Jun 6, 2008 4:31:40 PM
Hillary would be a total woo-se if she accepts the VP. VP's are practically invisible, and have to suck up to the President every day that they are not fundraising or attending foreign dignitary's funerals. She should ask for a cabinet position like Sec of State. Much more powerful and involved in the administration at Cabinet level strategy meetings. She would have considerably less power as VP than she did all those years as First Lady. Don't do it HIllary.
Posted by: Nancy | Jun 6, 2008 4:33:12 PM
Stacey your a trip. Obama surrounds himself with all these racist people. And now you say we won't vote for him because we are racist. You can't have both ways dear.
Posted by: Keith | Jun 6, 2008 4:36:45 PM
I'm your supporter and I'm proud of you. You're a real leader that care the real issues matter to the daily people life instead of your personal ambition. You're a NOMINEE OF 18 million population and Obama is a nominee of democrat leaders and pundits. You're always in my heart and hope you will come back in 2012 or 2016.
Posted by: Stephanie | Jun 6, 2008 4:38:11 PM
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