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Clinton Supporter Angered By 'Other Women' Obama VP Talk
July 31, 2008 9:52 AM
ABC News' Jennifer Parker reports: A longtime friend of Sen. Hillary Clinton said it's "incomprehensible" that Sen. Barack Obama would choose another woman to be his vice-presidential candidate over Sen. Hillary Clinton.
"The selection of either one of those instead of Sen. Clinton I would find completely incomprehensible," said Lanny Davis of rumored Obama vice-presidential contenders Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Davis is a former special counsel to President Bill Clinton and a longtime friend of Sen. Hillary Clinton's dating back to their time at Yale Law School.
"If anyone thinks that picking a woman will simply placate Hillary Clinton's female supporters, I think that's very patronizing to women and i don't think that that either Gov. Sebelius or Sen. McCaskill would disagree," said Davis, who penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Thursday titled "Why Obama Should Pick Hillary."
Davis said he hasn't met either Sebelius or McCaskill and said he admires them, but Clinton is more qualified.
"She helps him more and she's more qualified," Davis said of Clinton, "Therefore, why would he pick two females, both who are very admirable public servants, why would you pick them over her?"
Davis, a longtime friend of Clinton, said he isn't speaking for Clinton and doesn't know if she truly wants to be vice-president. Though Davis said she recently called him when he was ill.
Davis said he hasn't given up on the "dream" of an Obama-Clinton ticket, though he said he has abandoned his early effort after Obama won the primary to get Clinton supporters to sign a petition urging Obama to pick Clinton as his running-mate.
However other Clinton supporters seem less confident in an Obama-Clinton ticket.
Two former Clinton campaign staffers who started the website VoteBoth.com to urge Obama to choose Clinton as his running-mate is shutting down under the assumption she's not on his short-list of vice-presidential candidates.
Obama's vice-presidential shortlist is being closely help by the campaign.
"We're not commenting about the nominee selection process," Obama spokesperson Bill Burton told ABC News.com.
Likely Democratic vice-presidential contenders include Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Indiana Sen. Even Bayh, Sen. Joe Biden, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and Sebelius, a two-term governor of a red state, and McCaskill, a first-time senator from a battleground state who is close to Obama.
McCaskill campaigned with Obama in Missouri Wednesday, but she has said she's not being vetted and sources close to her describe her role as a close personal advisor rather than a possible veep candidate. Meanwhile, Sebelius sidestepped questions Wednesday about whether she is being considered.
Obama may try to solidify his support among women voters thought key in November by picking a woman as his running-mate.
Clinton, who lost her bid to be the Democratic Party's first woman presidential candidate, won 52 percent of Democratic women voters during the primaries. However Obama is leading McCain 54-39 percent in support from likely women voters, according to the latest ABC News poll.
But Davis argued Obama's poll numbers increase with Clinton as his running-mate, citing two June polls from Wall Street Journal/NBC and Fox/Opinion Dynamics.
"Even they wouldn't contend, I believe, that they would be more helpful to Sen. Obama on the ticket than Hillary Clinton," Davis said of Sebelius and McCaskill.
ABC News' Matt Jaffe contributed to this report.
July 31, 2008 in Bush, George W., Kucinich, Dennis, Romney, Mitt, Tancredo, Tom, Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (349)
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After the crap the Obama camp and the DNC threw at the Clinton's, Hillary should definitely not accept the VP slot if offered, that would really ruin her chances in 2012. Obama is a loser, with a puffed up ego problem, and the American people are just beginning to catch on; no substance, just alot of fluff and puff.
Posted by: NielPA | Jul 31, 2008 10:22:44 AM
Wake up! The only reason Obama still mentions that Hillary is on his short list is to keep her supporters listening to him. I am glad that she will not be his VP, what a slap that would be. Let the woman of this great country pull it together and vote for McCain now so that we can have Hillary in 2012. If not, wait to you see your taxes, Obama's new Global Poverty Act worth over 800 billion of our tax money to be used for other countries by the United Nations,etc. Wake up!
Posted by: Joanne | Jul 31, 2008 10:22:54 AM
I meant "pro-America, U.S. flag waving rally."
Posted by: John's conscience | Jul 31, 2008 10:23:30 AM
On Fox Radio they were laughing that Obama doesn't need the "woman's vote" as he is concentrating on Hispanics and the younger people. So much for the woman of this country.
Posted by: Ann | Jul 31, 2008 10:24:30 AM
Obama Protrayed the Clintons as racist, there are still hard feeling there, just liek he is protraying McCain as a racist now.. Look for for Clinton to help Mccain behind the scene. The Clinton Legacy is RUINED because of the Obama Race Baiting
Posted by: Steve | Jul 31, 2008 10:24:43 AM
any decision regarding a vice president is up to the candidate alone, whether sen. obama or sen. mccain.
also, the idea that "clinton supporters should unite against obama." um, just how stupid do you think we are? you're obviously a mccain supporter and, frankly, not very bright. news flash: you're not changing anyone's opinion. quite wasting your time and get a life. loser.
Posted by: mcsame | Jul 31, 2008 10:25:29 AM
Lanny Davis and Geraldine Ferraro long ago showed their true colors and intent to put their personal preferences of candidate over Americans' interests (both love being on Fox News now). Who cares what either of them think. They don't care about the real issues - healthcare, economy, ending the war, housing and gas crises - they just want Hillary as the nominee and if they can't get their own way, will support McCain. Some Democrats, huh. I wonder how Ferraro would have felt if the tables had been turned on her when she was on the Mondale ticket. So much for loyalty to the bigger issues. Shame on both of them - don't waste your time even mentioning them. they are useless.
Posted by: bernadette | Jul 31, 2008 10:25:32 AM
Actually I voted for George Bush. I am an independent. I have never voted for a Clinton. I am not a kool-aid drinker. Granted. in retrospect my vote for Mr Bush was questionable. As a veteran, I felt he was stronger on Defense. We all make mistakes.
Posted by: Lowell Bethel | Jul 31, 2008 10:25:49 AM
Larry,
Just like an Obamabot spewing names when someone is against your limp noodle candidate. I did not vote for Clinton by the way.
Don't eat too much candy and kool aid. It is not good for you. You look for "hope" in the mirror not CNN.
Posted by: Samantha | Jul 31, 2008 10:26:14 AM
Is it me, or are these Clinton supporters the most sexist critters out there.
John Edwards was the second place male, right? Imagine how ridiculous it would sound if an Edwards supporter said, "I'll be really upset if Obama picks a male running mate other than Edwards."
Posted by: Paul | Jul 31, 2008 10:26:19 AM
Just another tidbit of info for you....read about 3 weeks ago an article by the Associated Press. Which state do you think has the "worst" state pension fund? Illinois, the worst and severely underfunded. Now this is "change you can believe in." If he can't even help the people in his own state how do you expect this man to help this country? He will be too busy being a rockstar.
Posted by: Joanne | Jul 31, 2008 10:28:07 AM
Tamrya: "There isn't another female on the short list."
None of us have seen the short list, of course, but I hear Kathleen Sebellius is there.
Posted by: Paul | Jul 31, 2008 10:30:31 AM
Larry said "Actually I voted for George Bush. I am an independent."
Nah, I doubt it. Sounds like you vote for the candidate that media stuffs down your throat. Obama is the Bush of 00'
"I am not a kool-aid drinker."
ARE YOU KIDDING????
"Granted. in retrospect my vote for Mr Bush was questionable."
KOOL AID GULP. OH yeah. Thanks idiot you and the dummies who voted for Bush are the reason we are in this mess and now you are voting for another media darling with ZERO experience. Why can't idiots like you learn from your mistakes?
"As a veteran, I felt he was stronger on Defense. We all make mistakes."
Nothing wrong with mistakes. You are just an idiot when you repeat them.
Posted by: Samantha | Jul 31, 2008 10:31:46 AM
The Joanne method of campaigning:
1) Find anything under par from your opponent's state, 2) blame it completely on your opponent, 3) rinse and repeat.
Posted by: Paul | Jul 31, 2008 10:32:32 AM
To Larry Mcd
Are you saying that because many of Democrats who are unhappy with this candidate, should just go away, and not give their opinions? No one is wasting their time on your candidate, guess only the Obama kool-aid drinkers are the only accepted posts allowed. Get a grip. As Obama says, the working class are just "bitter" people. . . etc. .. and according to Obama followers, anyone who doesn't support him are just "bitter." WHat a joke.
Posted by: NielPA | Jul 31, 2008 10:33:39 AM
Samantha - you're sounding awful angry there. How many times can you call Larry an idiot in one post? How many times will you call me an idiot in response, lol?
Posted by: Paul | Jul 31, 2008 10:34:17 AM
Niel - "No one is wasting their time on your candidate."
Um, John McCain for one sure seems obsessed with him. And Clinton supporters seem to be spending a lot of time on Obama, too.
Posted by: Paul | Jul 31, 2008 10:36:49 AM
samantha,
with all due respect, you're ill-informed. actually, mccain is the bush of 2000 and 2004 and 2008.
both republicans
same tax policies favor wealthy
same disasterous iraq war policy
same immigration policy
same healthcare policy
same social security plan
etc., etc.
a vote for mccain is a vote for bush's third term. everyone with any degree of intellect knows that.
Posted by: virgil | Jul 31, 2008 10:38:05 AM
NielPA,
not only are non Obama supporters bitter, bur according to the Obamabots they are also racists. And I am a black person who the Obamabots on here have called a racist. When I say that I am black, I am told I must be self loathing. They are a joke and so is their race baiting candidate,then again Kool aid comes in a rainbow coalition of colors...So do iPods!
Posted by: Samantha | Jul 31, 2008 10:38:20 AM
Hillary Clinton is indeed a very competent, capable, intelligent, strong, tough-minded, formidable person. She will probably get a spot in the Obama Cabinet. But, she should have left Bill when he embarrassed the living daylights out of himself and his family, however. She hung on for political purposes. I liked Bill Clinton and his presidency and this country prospered for 8 years, I believe. However, he brings too much "baggage" to the political arena. Even today he is a charismatic speaker and person, their daughter turned out to be a lovely, intelligent woman, and all to their credit. But, Bill himself brings too much baggage to the Vice Presidency of his wife, and therefore, she won't be selected. Also, the Republicans hated Bill Clinton so much, they would turn out in droves, even more than they will turn out against Obama, just to vote against Hillary, if she had been selected as the Presidential nominee or V.P.nominee. The DNC realized this and that is why she didn't get the nomination.
Posted by: geecee | Jul 31, 2008 10:38:51 AM
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