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May 22, 2008
Posted: 07:05 PM ET
FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty: Senator Hillary Clinton is reportedly trying to muscle her way onto the ticket as Barack Obama’s vice presidential candidate. Politico reports a senior Obama adviser says that some Clinton supporters are “pushing real, real hard to get her on the ticket.” According to Time Magazine, one of those supporters is her husband, former president Bill Clinton, who apparently thinks his wife has earned a place on Obama’s ticket. Clinton’s wins in key states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia – along with her support from women and white working-class voters – are all strong arguments why Obama should include her. However, the unnamed Obama adviser suggests Clinton would “take away” from the ticket, citing her “baggage” and the fact that a majority of voters think she’s “dishonest.” It would also detract from Obama’s message of “change,” and a shift away from politics as usual. This aide believes Obama will wind up attracting a lot of Democratic women who have been voting for Clinton, once they have the choice between Obama and McCain. Also, this person claims that even though Clinton attracts some white voters Obama hasn’t been getting “some of them will never vote for Obama anyway.” But not everyone agrees that Hillary Clinton would weigh down the ticket. One former congressman and associate of the Clintons says putting Hillary on the ticket makes sense. He says the race is “as close to a tie” as anything in recent memory and uniting the two candidates would merge the party. Here’s my question to you: Can Hillary Clinton muscle her way into the V.P. slot?
Connie writes: Jenny from Rome, Georgia writes: Bruce writes: D. writes: Jan from Boca Raton, Florida writes: Susan writes: Posted by: CNN's Jack Cafferty
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