Clinton: It'd be 'terrible mistake' to pick McCain over Obama

[dawgman]

(CNN) -- Hillary Clinton on Wednesday reiterated her vow to stay in the Democratic presidential race, but she said it would be a "terrible mistake" for her supporters to vote for John McCain over Barack Obama.


Sen. Hillary Clinton vowed to stay in the race, saying she's "not going anywhere."

"Anybody who has ever voted for me or voted for Barack has much more in common in terms of what we want to see happen in our country and in the world with the other than they do with John McCain," Clinton said on CNN's "The Situation Room."

"I'm going to work my heart out for whoever our nominee is -- obviously I'm still hoping to be that nominee, but I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that anyone who supported me ... understands what a grave error it would be not to vote for Sen. Obama."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/clinton/index.html

[iamthebandfanman]

1. glad shes starting to say this stuff

but she should really be hard on this point, regardless of what she decides for her campaign.

[ShortnFiery]

4. Wait till tomorrow she'll be attacking Obama again.

I'm wondering if HRC may have bi-polar tendencies? :crazy:

[cbayer]

7. Are you a psychiatrist?

I swear, I have never read one positive post from you. You may have put one up, but I have never seen it.

[Bluebear]

26. I read that "Are you needing a psychiatrist"?

;)

[SoCalDem]

38. She's getting her ass chewed out tonight by the DONORS & party big-wigs

and she's going to be asking them for more time..more money, so of course she wants to be on the record as being all nice & sweet, so she can try to convince them to hang in there with her..even though she's LOST...

She's pegging the whole thing on getting the extra delegate count bumped up to 2210 so that when Obama WINS at 2025, she will sneer and say..not so fast Bub..Momma says you have to get to 2210...and that almost DICTATES that it WILL go to Denver, so he will lose out on 6-7 weeks of campaigning against Mccain, and will have won an election,only to see it possibly snatched away by the Clintons' chicanery..

[PoliticalAmazon]

33. She's doing it for political expediency only. It's obvious she doesn't give a rat's ass...

about anything or anybody but herself.

[Arkansas Granny]

34. She has said this stuff before. This is not the first time she has voiced this opinion.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Yeah, she pisses off the party, then takes a step back--she's done this dance before.

I'm tired of her little games. Nothing out of her mouth is sincere--besides the "in it to win it".

[Labors of Hercules]

35. I wish, when Obama gets the nomination...

That Hillary and Bill go back to work and leave us the hell alone.

[book_worm]

3. Well, hat's off to her for that.

[cbayer]

5. There is a real feel of reconciliation in the air.

You can even see it here at DU - and that's saying something.

[Mme. Defarge]

6. But, but ...

Obama only gave a speech in 2004 :crazy:

:sarcasm:

[Thrill]

8. Thats all Obama supporters and Democrats in Congress want to hear her say

No one has a problem with her staying in the race as long as she isn't attacking Obama

[walldude]

9. Oh.. I thought McCain had the experience...

Funny how all and I don't mean some, there wasn't a single Hillary supporter who took her to task for touting McCain's experience over Obama's, not 8 weeks ago. Now she's changing her mind, so do all her supporters stand by her statement from today or from 8 weeks ago? Which is it? Is Obama better than McCain or not?

[RichardRay]

10. Kudos and sincere appreciation to Senator Clinton for making

that statement explicitly. If she can find enough energy left to work for Senator Obama's candidacy anywhere close to the way she worked in her quest for the nomination McCain is going to be looking for his teeth in November.

[dawgman]

My thoughts exactly.

HRC would be the perfect attack dog to go after McCain while Obama stays above the fray.

[ShortnFiery]

25. Remember Peanuts? Specifically Lucy offering to "hold the football?" DON'T BELIEVE IT!

[RichardRay]

39. But remember that Charlie Brown, the ultimate existential

hero kept running up there and trying again. That's what made him a hero.

[Mz Pip]

11. Good for her.

I agree with her and hope her supporters do as well.

McCain has been getting rested and ready in the shadows of our battling. Ultimately, he's the one we need to defeat in Nov, not each other.

[chknltl]

12. KnR encouraging Sen Clinton and supporters along this track.

Credit where credit is due. :thumbsup:

[Chulanowa]

13. Thank you, Senator Clinton

That's all I wanted to hear. Now, just one more thing... run on your own merits, or against McCain's failings. Don't attack Obama. Regardless of which of you gets the nomination, McCain is our target.

[nichomachus]

14. Thank you, Hillary

[lapfog_1]

15. Hillary is absolutely correct

She isn't going anywhere.

[Cha]

21. That's right...she's at a standstill like nobody's been before..

Hell, she could even be going backwards.

[Pawel K]

16. Great. If she wants to stay in the race this way until she is ready then I'm okay with it

This brings me hope that she has stopped the attacks and is ready to move on. I hope her supporters follow.

[NJmaverick]

17. Where are all the Hillary supporters to agree with their candidate?

[Chulanowa]

18. Clinton is dead to them!

:rofl:

[Shoelace]

24. I think alot of them left

but I'll throw in my .02 cents here. I support them both so am hoping that we get an Obama/Clinton ticket. I'm sure she'll fight like hell for Obama as will I when the primaries are over and he's the presumptive nominee.
I've heard this echoed from a number of my HRC supporter friends as well.
They simply do NOT want 4 more years of McBush.
Party unity is what will win in November, that's #1 to me.

[tammywammy]

19. Good for her

:thumbsup:

[carolinayellowdog]

20. A sincere thank you to Senator Clinton

this needed to be said and I hope it goes some people second thoughts

[Lerkfish]

22. I will applaud her for finally doing the right thing

and I'll even withold other comment in support.

[ShortnFiery]

23. I don't trust her ... HRC will turn UGLY in the near future again - it's the Clinton way.

:puke:

[Bake]

40. I'm pretty sure we got it the first time. You don't believe her.

You don't need to keep peppering this thread with your "droppings."

Bake

[totodeinhere]

27. Of course she has to say that. But does she really mean it?

2012 anyone?

[Meshuga]

28. Good for Clinton!

Thank you Senator! :thumbsup:

[reflection]

29. Not to pick on Senator Clinton,

but this is why she shouldn't have made the "threshold" comment earlier in the primary. This statement directly contradicts her earlier one, which implied McCain had crossed the presidential "threshold" and Obama had not.

Although I commend her for finally behaving as a team player, her supportive statements today for Obama carry a lot less weight than they should. Hopefully the public has short memories.

Regardless, thanks to Senator Clinton for throwing some support behind Obama.

[Colobo]

30. Thanks, Hillary!

[cali]

31. Good for her. I still believe we',ll see her step out of the fray

with dignity and strongly support Obama.

[Danger Mouse]

44. I believe so as well.

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[RoadRage]

36. ..."because I am now trying to be VP with Obama, so I can't get into office if you vote McCain"...

:eyes: It's nice that now that's it's almost June and she has very little shot at the nomination she's decided to be concillatory twoards Obama. It just appears a bit "too little, too late".

[yardwork]

37. This was the right thing for her to say. Thank you, Senator Clinton.

[samsingh]

41. i'm glad she said that

[polticalpout]

42. The guns are being put away folks...rather or shall I say aimed to McCain

Add this to her defending Obama from McCain Hamas attack it's clear where this is headed, thank god.

[Danger Mouse]

43. thank you, Hillary Clinton, i re-gained a lot of respect for you for saying this.

[slinkerwink]

45. thank you, Senator Clinton.

[indimuse]

46. She ALSO said, "She would work her HEART out for the Nom!!" Have NOT

heard ANYTHING like THAT from Obama OR his WIFE! To the contraire.

[Az_lefty]

47. Glad she's getting back on board...

[ericgtr]

48. Good for her! I like this side of Hillary

She's sticking to her game plan and running things clean right now. This will bode well for her in the future I think.

:kick:

[dawgman]

49. kick