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Clinton Sneaks Out to Meet Obama in Washington
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ABC News' Kate Snow Reports: Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton held a secret meeting Thursday evening in Washington, DC.
According to a well-placed Democratic source, the meeting was held at the Washington home of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., an early Clinton supporter who lately has been advocating for a joint Obama-Clinton ticket.
After their meeting the Obama and Clinton campaigns released a joint statement: "Senator Clinton and Senator Obama met tonight and had a productive discussion about the important work that needs to be done to succeed in November."
Shortly after 10 p.m., a van sped quickly into the side gate of Clinton's home, Whitehaven. It was unclear who was inside. Sen. Clinton has been invisible to the press corps gathered outside her home all day. To attend the meeting at Feinstein's home, she would have had to slip unnoticed past a half-dozen cameras.
In an unexpected and unprecedented move for the candidate, Obama, D-Ill., shed his traveling press corps as they got on the plane with the understanding that Sen. Obama would join after his local interviews.
Right before take off, the press corps was informed Obama would not be flying to Chicago. Instead, he would be spending the evening in Washington.
Robert Gibbs, Obama campaign communications director, originally told the press corps, "He is not going to be in D.C. tonight for awhile so he wanted to schedule meetings."
Gibbs later confirmed the meeting took place between Clinton and Obama.
“I don’t have details of the substance of the meeting,” he said. “As the primary ended, they did have occasion to meet this evening.
"Sen. Obama had talked to Sen. Clinton … was eager to do it and begin the process, as we have over the last couple days, of uniting the party, bringing the candidates together."
Gibbs said he does not know who asked for the meeting, but it was arranged through staff.
Asked if tonight's meeting would change Obama's schedule for Saturday -- insinuating that Obama might show up at Clinton's event where she plans to back him as the Democratic presidential candidate –- Gibbs said, "I don't anticipate that. The way we understand it is the event on Saturday -- and rightly so -- is for and about Sen. Clinton and the historic campaign that she ran."
ABC News' David Chalian, Eloise Harper, Sunlen Miller and Ed O'Keefe contributed to this report.
June 5, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (403)
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Hillary and Obama would make a great ticket for the Democrats. To not vote for one because of the other makes no sense. The important thing is that we must get the GOP out of the WH. Their policies have virtually destroyed the economy and security of this country. Anyone making under $100,000 feel they did anything for you the past 8 years?? To vote for McCain would be the same as shooting outselves in the foot, "My Friends."
Posted by: Dr. Right | Jun 5, 2008 10:53:19 PM
Either on of them is fine. Even McCain would be better than the one we have now.
Posted by: TheAlchemist | Jun 5, 2008 10:54:47 PM
What a perfect gentleman Obama is. Again exercising excellent judgement. Good for him and America.
Posted by: Gina | Jun 5, 2008 11:02:40 PM
And who would pay if Hillary ran independent. Guys it won't happen no matter how much you want it. She loves the party more than you do.
Posted by: lisa | Jun 5, 2008 11:03:14 PM
More like within days!
Posted by: co11bang | Jun 5, 2008 11:04:07 PM
I saw that about the spanish thing. He's a flip-flopper pandering for votes
Posted by: CCR | Jun 5, 2008 11:04:57 PM
If you took Bush's best moments from the last two terms, distilled them into a single term, we still would have fared better having a trained squirrel for four years than him.
McCain has lost already; the Republicans know it. He knows it - that's why he's begging Clinton supporters to vote for him.
Posted by: MIguy | Jun 5, 2008 11:05:26 PM
The more this goes on, the more its becoming obvious to me.
Obama wants Hillary on the ticket.
Michelle does not. His campaign does not. Carter does not. Kenney does not. Pelosi does not .
Lets see who wins.
Posted by: americans first | Jun 5, 2008 11:05:42 PM
Lisa: "And who would pay if Hillary ran independent. "
That's right. A big reason she's out is that her money people turned off the spigot the day after she lost. She's in debt.
The people who were paying for her campaign, not all the "little forgotten people" who are convinced that she was doing it for them, told her when to run and when to fold.
She lost, she owes them money, she's history.
Posted by: RD | Jun 5, 2008 11:06:56 PM
Bottom line...If you think that the only candidate with 20 million in campaign debt is the right choice to rebuild our struggling economy then you really are as dumb as the media has been saying!PERIOD.
Posted by: WeWon | Jun 5, 2008 11:07:09 PM
Obama is awesome! I can't believe he flew to her home to talk. This is gracious and chivalrous! I always knew this man would be great.
Posted by: Jenny | Jun 5, 2008 11:08:19 PM
I for one am not letting the DNC and MSM force an unexperinced Obama on me, I will have to vote for McCain, for that reason, I think I will be able to get along for 4 more years. The media has covered up information, that should have been told so the people could make up there minds on there own, Many people to not follow the news everday, and expect and unbias news. CNN should have been ashamed of their coverage and the cover ups, all where guilty and should admit it
Posted by: jerry | Jun 5, 2008 11:08:27 PM
ahhhh the democratic party is an absolute mess!! i looooove it!!!
Posted by: tim | Jun 5, 2008 11:09:15 PM
americans first...
Since when did anyone care who jimmy carter thinks should be VP??!! are you serious?!
Posted by: tim | Jun 5, 2008 11:12:52 PM
Jerry, we don't need to rely on the MSM for info these days. Well, at least I don't. We have the internet and if people utilized it you would know all about the canidates.
Posted by: lisa | Jun 5, 2008 11:15:19 PM
I want to still vote for hillary and obama they rock!
Posted by: hi | Jun 5, 2008 11:15:32 PM
Hillary deserves to be VP. She should have been the one who won the primaries but because the Chauvinist Males didn’t want a woman as president, they did everything they could to destroy Hillary. Obama can’t win without Hillary on the ticket with him.
Posted by: Mary | Jun 5, 2008 11:17:38 PM
olberman...
see, thats the whole point!! what does he have to talk about?! the more he repeats, the better off he is! he knows he dosnt have the experience on the issues, so what is he supposed to talk about? and all of the mindless idiots who support him already have their minds made up. all THEY want to hear is "hope" and "change" and "believe". see, thats the liberal mindest. they DONT WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH. they never have, and never will. so the more obama talks, the more he is going to get in trouble. all he has is charisma. thats it. he KNOWS that. so he just has to play to the people who dont look at the past, the facts and cling to an invisible "hope".
Posted by: tim | Jun 5, 2008 11:17:38 PM
and since when does anyone care what Carter thinks period. That has been is still trying to shake the failure and malaise of his abyssmal Presidency. That senile old windbag needs to stop trying to turn his failure around. He's been done for decades.
Posted by: Peanut for your thoughts | Jun 5, 2008 11:17:47 PM
I know that Clinton groupies aren’t going to inject immigration issues into this. McCain just so happens to represent the illegal alien super highway of the country and has chosen to do nothing about it. If you believe that all the sudden he's going to magically have a change of heart and do something ,you are dumb.
Posted by: co11bang | Jun 5, 2008 11:19:41 PM
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