Clinton Hints at Edwards VP: "I intend to ask John Edwards to be a part of anything I do at the WH."

[jsamuel]

http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/02/09/clinton-courting-edwards-supporters/

Sen Clinton praised her former rival John Edwards in blue collar Lewiston, ME — saying she'd want him to be a part of her White House.

Addressing a former Edwards backer who stood up to say she'd switched her support to the NY Senator, Hillary said she had a lot in common with Edwards. ""I will be a fighter," she said, "and I intend to ask John Edwards to be a part of anything I do at the White
House."

Earlier, she joined herself with the one-time VP nominee on the issue of health care, saying "I'm proud Sen Edwards and I decided to put ourselves on the line politically and said we're going to be focused on achieving universal health care." Obama, she says, did not.

Edwards has not endorsed a candidate since dropping out of the Democratic race, and his supporters have mostly split between the two front runners. Both Clinton and Obama have courted the fmr NC Senator, who might be counted on to deliver the working-class constituency he cultivated during the campaign.

Attending today's event, one couldn't help getting a sense of deja-vu: the lengthy QandA session at the end of the event, the blue and white signs that read simply "Ready.", the focus on the economy and health care — all are vestiges of Hillary's winning "I found my voice" strategy in New Hampshire. Clinton's NH press secretary Kathleen Strand was even in attendence…she's been reassigned to handle all of New England. The whole thing gave this Town Hall a very January 7th feel.

[JI7]

1. you think a deal is already made ?

[sandnsea]

9. Oh hell no

She is not making Edwards a VP. This is more of her 'say anything' to win.

[Auntie Bush]

24. Maybe she's thinking of AG?

There are many other important posts in an administration...besides VP. Besides, maybe he doesn't want to have to get on the campaign trail again with Elizabeth sick an all. I'm sure he'd rather get appointed to a cabinet post. Who would ever want to run for VP again?

[karynnj]

51. Is that what you would want for John Edwards

Unless you believe that Clinton would agree to the type of aggressive move against ethics violations - something that her record completely belies, what would he do? As to VP, the question for HRC is whether he would put her agenda before his - something a VP routinely does, but Edwards refused to do in 2004.

[kelligesq]

52. John Edwards formed the issues for both candidates in this campaign

It is to her credit that she pledges to bring in those issues to her campaign and
support them.

I would like to see John Edwards in any postion of power to affect the American
government and anyone who realizes how broken the system is and fascist it has
become would want to see him in such a position also.

To my mind the positions where he could wield the most power to our laws are
Attorney General or Head of Dept of Homeland Security-Fema.

A lot of law changing and restoration of the Constitution needed there.

[karynnj]

58. I understand you wanting to Edwards in a position of power

But I would say the same thing for Senator Kerry, who HAS a far stronger record on this issue than Edwards- with Clean elections, clean money and his work against BCCI. I don't really believe Clinton will launch a real anti-corruption effort on either campaign financing or corporations having too much influence.

Hillary Rodman Clinton voted to kill the Demint amendment that put the stronger Pelosi measures in the weak Senate bill. It was Democrats like Obama, Kerry, Tester and Webb, who did not care which party was in power - they wanted things cleaned up. Obama did an amazing job on the ethics bill - you can tell from Schumer's angry comments that the lobbyist restrictions are real - no matter what HRC said. In both Illinois and the US Senate, Obama has gotten real reform through.

Even Clinton's best supporters can not claim that for her or her husband - they didn't.

Imagine the frustration of Edwards if he were AG and she worked to stifle actions that might expose her allies as having unethical ties.

[ursi]

31. I don't want John Edwards playing 3rd wheel behind Hill/Bill c.

[Inspired]

40. I totally agree with you on this one. n/t

[UALRBSofL]

11. I wonder exactly what she meant

Interesting choice of people to speak about.

[still_one]

20. Well if it has it says more about Edwards then Hillary /nt

[Thrill]

2. Stopped short of begging him for his endorsement

[AGirl]

3. i saw an Edward supporter asking that question on Hillary's website.

[saracat]

4. And barack won't even give lip service to anything in John's platform. Some Obama people may be

shocked that Obama may NOT be who John actually likes! Just saying.

[sandnsea]

12. Never thought I'd do it

But IGNORE.

[ClericJohnPreston]

36. AHHHH

Poor wittle Obamite robot has to turn off the disquieting information in his head. You can run from truth, but you can't hide from it for long.

You should only have half the integrity of Saracat, Sandnsea; but, you have zero credibility and are one of the worst spinners in Obamination.

While your minions run from the CULTIST label, you should remember that running from disquieting, contradictory evidence, is a hallmark of cultism. It's the COGNITIVE DISSONANCE, you see. You run from information that conflicts with your programming, you moonie-like cultist.

[fenriswolf]

38. yeah and i just saw you bash ben from ben and jerries

for no reason, your shallow and you do not think about politics but wear it on your sleeve like an ingrate. so your on ignore for just hating anything that doesnt like or is part of the hillbot campaign.

[ClericJohnPreston]

42. Get it right Ferris

I am not PRO-HILLARY, but ANTI-OBAMA. Got it?

Also, I'm a staunch defender of people with brains, like saracat, and am no fan of those who are ignorant.

Also, your running to ignore......ITS PATENTLY A TRAIT OF......????

CULTS!

[OzarkDem]

62. Obama supporters refuse to discuss issues

how sad. If they truly support their candidate they should discuss issues. Star quality and public speaking skills aren't enough to make a good candidate.

[Orangepeel]

16. that's not true.

The rebuilding plan for NO he just introduced for example, and the idea of a "green" job corp are both ideas he "borrowed" from Edwards.

Edwards may in fact prefer Clinton, even though he said many times that she was a force of the status quo. But Obama has, at the very least, given "lip service" to Edwards' ideas, and has actually incorporated some.

[Tennessee Gal]

33. Better check on that statement about the Obama NO plan.

In May, Hillary introduced a comprehensive Gulf Coast Recovery Agenda.

Three months later, in August, Sen. Obama released a very similar proposal. This past week, Sen. Obama "introduced" the same plan he released in August.

[Orangepeel]

34. Eh. It's still a John Edwards issue

I'm not arguing that Clinton doesn't care about it, too.

:shrug:

[OzarkDem]

63. Obama is the "me too" candidate

who always manages to come up with an inferior copy of someone else's agenda. He really should spend more time on that aspect of his campaign and less on the celebrity stuff.

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[OzarkDem]

61. Very true, Obama's health care plan is very flawed

and very different from Edwards is key areas.

Why hasn't Obama done more to bring his health care plan in line with Edwards or Clinton's proposals?

[End Of The Road]

5. I hope for Edwards as AG

he'd be spectacular.

[dragonkeep]

32. Supreme Court judge

for me.

[End Of The Road]

35. Yes!!! I could live with that, too! nt

[Kittycat]

6. And I heard today that Obama is in Regular contact with him as well.

So what's your point? Until John speaks up, there's no reason to speculate to try and sway voters.

ETA: And last week she was running with the dream-team montra based off of the last debate.

[flpoljunkie]

17. Typically Clintonion--while David Bonior, Edwards' campaign manager, has endorsed Obama.

[kelligesq]

53. Bonior was never very effective

[saracat]

59. Bonoir has NOT endorsed OBama. Link to that endorsement please.

[OzarkDem]

60. Health care is a big issue for Edwards, Obama's plan is weak

Based on issues, an Edwards/Obama match would seem unlikely.

Maybe if Obama decides to clean up his platform and put something better together....

[ClericJohnPreston]

44. Darn right Obama is in contact with John

He is begging every day for that endorsement. I wouldn't count on it Obamite. ;)

But look at the bright side; you got BEN, of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Wow! :rofl:

[tokenlib]

7. Anything??

Hmmm?

[Snotcicles]

46. I found that odd also. Now if had been "everything". nt

[bilgewaterbill]

8. "Come to the Dark Side Edwards voters!"

[stickernation]

64. "Zbigniew Loves You Obama Supporters"

:rofl:

[AX10]

10. Sounds good to me!

[Botany]

13. Desperada

Desperada,
Ohhhh you aint getting no younger.
Your pain and your hunger,
They're driving you home.
And Edwards, ohh Edwards.
Well that's just some people talking.
Your prison is walking through this world all alone.

****************

So will Hillary give back th $ from insurance, drug companies, HMOs, military/industry, and
so on now?

[peace13]

14. I am sorry but this is just too odd.

It's like a jelly bean and asparagus casserole. Why are we talking about this when some very important questions are not being answered?

[Cha]

15. John Edwards has too many

principle to be a part of anything clinton..hilary's on a fuckin' "I'll say anything to get back in the whitehose" roll.

[K Gardner]

18. Well, you say that, but I find it odd he has made NO statement or even

endorsement. If he is truly "waiting for the best offer", then my money and my support were horribly misplaced since 2003.

[Cha]

37. Right.."I say that" only 'cause

I feel it and hope(there's that hope again) I'm not proven wrong. :)

We shall see..I hope your support was well placed and my sense of the man is vindicated!

[bdamomma]

21. Obama/Edwards has a better ring.

Does anyone think Obama will ask Edwards to be his running mate. Don't flame just speculating.

[jackson_dem]

22. Clinton is arguably closer to Edwards on the issues than Obama

Starting with the mammoth issue of health care.

[KittyWampus]

27. Not on Poverty, his signature issue. Obama has a very detailed Issue page devoted to it.

Clinton doesn't even mention it.

[jackson_dem]

28. That is why I said arguable

On health care Hillary is closer, on poverty Obama. What about everything else?

[kelligesq]

54. She has a history world wide of working against poverty - how

could you possibly say something like that?

Not only that, but her husband has started a program world wide "Kiva" to loan
people in third world countries as little a $25 to start their own businesses and it works.

Ye know not what you speak of.

[keopeli]

19. A link to Fox Noise. Sounds like propaganda as usual. Edwards has not indicated a preference.

When he does, it won't be fox noise that tells the story, guaranteed.

[KittyWampus]

25. Clinton you LIAR. You are NOT for Universal Health CARE. You are for Universal Health INSURANCE

How anyone with integrity can support her, is beyond me.

[jackson_dem]

29. Obama says the same thing

Although only Hillary covers everyone. We can debate the merits of mandates but it is a fact only Hillary covers everyone.

[kelligesq]

55. There is no difference. The only single payer program was

Edwards. And Hillary's Universal was better than Obama's Universal which left
thousands out.

[FARAFIELD]

26. I dont think so

But one reason he doesnt endorse is he is still an alternative if they deadlock (long shot) and he can be the AG no matter who is in as long as he doesnt endorse the loser. Pretty easy in that they might need him more than he needs them at least for now.

[IndianaGreen]

30. The Clintons will say or do anything to get elected.

And as they have shown over the years, neither of them tells the truth!

[Life Long Dem]

39. Hillary wants to know what Edwards will do with his 26 delegates.

I think John Edwards should go with the people's choice. What do ya think?

[Whisp]

41. "I intend to...." that doesn't sound fricken right....!!!

what she is doing is misleading people.
If she 'intends' to that means SHE HAS NOT YET and so does NOT have an answer from Edwards.

she is trying to suck Edwards supporters dishonestly.

[Seabiscuit]

43. Oh please let it be so! John Edwards in the new administration would be such a boost for the U.S.A.!

:kick:

[OzarkDem]

65. Agree, it would be good

[indigoblue]

66. He will continue to fight for us.

He will keep pressing the administration on the issues of universal health care and poverty. Wouldn't you all want to see that? I would!

:woohoo:

[AZBlue]

45. She can ask all she wants, he'd never be a part of her administration.

(not that she'll ever have an admin, but let's pretend she did...)

[jakem]

47. pandering for edwards voters

that is all.

[mmonk]

48. The question is how would Edwards square it if asked?

He ran aginst lobbyist money and influence.

[ProSense]

49. This is a stretch considering the lobbyist issue:

Video: Edwards, Clinton, and Obama debate about Lobbyist

[Honeycombe8]

50. First, she probably won't be the nominee. 2nd, if she is, she wouldn't pick Edwards. Here's why...

The nominee picks a VP based on what he can bring to the ticket. Hopefully, it would bring entire states that the nominee is weak in. Hopefully, a wad of cash, too.

It is a sad fact that Edwards would not be able to bring her help in winning any of the competitive states that she is weak in, to the same degree that someone else would. And he doesn't have a wad of campaign cash left over.

She most likely would go for someone who would help her in Florida AND in middle America (Nebraska, Idaho, Illinois, etc.). Edwards wouldn't be much help in those states.

Stephen Bayh would, I guess. Gov. Vilsack would help in Iowa, I guess. And a strong military VP would help in Florida (lg. military presence there). I'm not saying I approve of these people - Bayh and Vilsack. But those are closer to the kinds of people she is likely to pick.

She won't pick someone based on a general appeal to poor people. That's not specific enough, or helpful enough, since she already has a large poor-people base.

This is how it works, is my understanding.

[kelligesq]

56. There are far better positions for Edwards than veep.

[Eurobabe]

57. Why would any sane DU'er watch/quote FAUX noise?

:shrug: