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| Reasons why there won't be a Clinton-Obama (or Obama-Clinton) ticket, #14 |
| 2008-03-06 |
| Ben Smith, Politico Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson, taking the campaign a bit meta on a conference call today, attacked Obama for attacking Clinton, and compared him to a notorious Clinton foe. "When Senator Obama was confronted with questions over whether he was ready to be Commander-in-Chief and steward of the economy, he chose not to address those questions, but to attack Senator Clinton," Wolfson said. "I for one do not believe that imitating Ken Starr is the way to win a Democratic primary election for president." Wolfson was attacking Obama's explicit strategy, in the wake of his March 4 losses, to attack elements of Clinton's record on the grounds of secrecy, and to revisit the questions raised by Clinton foes in the 1990s and earlier. . . . |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #5 This is the biggest political food fight since the Donks tried to pin the Iran-Contra black helicopter fiction on Ronnie. |
| Posted by: Senior Proconsul Sock Puppet 2008-03-06 22:22 |
| #4 "Outlook Appt to: Barack - VP designation preparatory meeting - 2AM, Ft Marcy Park." |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-06 19:51 |
| #3 It is hard to imagine a Clinton-Obama ticket after the Clinton-Obama primary/caucus slugfest is over. It's going to get uglier before it's done. If the donks can't manage their process to select a candidate, how are they going to manage the country? The WSJ quoted Democratic strategist Tad Devine: "It would be an absolutely gigantic fight that would spill over not only to the convention floor, but the streets of Denver." Hillary is going to push hard for the Florida and Michigan delegates despite the donk rules saying these states were disenfranchised because of violation of the rules accepted by the donk party. They tend to selectively follow the rules depending on who they advantage or disadvantage. They tend to cherry pick the Constitution as well. How's that going to work out for you Democrats? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-03-06 18:54 |
| #2 Quagmire! |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-03-06 13:59 |
| #1 If you don't want a Clinton-Obama ticket and you don't want to see a 2012 run by Hillary (if McCain wins), then the protracted contest on the Dem side is a good thing. |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-03-06 12:47 |