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Big Rewards Await Clinton If She Ends Campaign Now

huffingtonpost.com — While Clinton currently has her eye focused on only one thing, the presidential nomination, if she loses -- as appears increasingly likely -- her stature in the Senate will depend, in part, on whether she is ultimately seen as helping or hurting Obama's chances in November.

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  • alexkehr, on 05/08/2008, -8/+80"One of the most inviting is the near certainty that the Obama campaign would agree to pay back the $11.4 million she has loaned her own bid, along with an estimated $10 million to $15 million in unpaid campaign expenses."

    I'm not really sure if I would want my contributions going to pay Hillary for her failed election. But if it gets her out of the "race" (it's not really a race anymore, is it??) sooner than I guess it's alright-- even though I'd much rather see that $20,000,000 go towards fighting McCain.
    • msjentay, on 05/08/2008, -2/+34I agree. I think Hillary should pay her own expenses since it's a result of her poor management. I personally don't want my donations to go towards bailing her out but if that's what it takes. It's either that or someone pulling a Tonya Harding on her; that's probably what she's got in her back pocket anyway for Obama. We need her gone before she does further damage.
    • wild, on 05/08/2008, -4/+15Hillary can be a powerful voice to help rally the base behind behind Obama. Her supporters have become bitter and are clinging to her because of a fear of change. If she can be the voice of reason that lets them understand what an amazing opportunity we have to put Obama in the White House, I am all for it.

      No more division. Lets unite the entire country and move forward.
      • RoroCo, on 05/08/2008, -2/+12Obama does not have to - and will not - pay off Hillary's debt that stemmed from a mismanaged campaign. Why would he need to pay her off for anything. He has the race in the bag. Whether she drops out now or later is of no consequence. The media is going to treat the rest of the race as a victory lap for Obama.

        Besides, it is not Obama responsibility to now unite the party- that is her job as the primary runner. She has to convince her supporters that their allegiance should now go to the democratic candidate regardless of what happened during the primary. Look how gracefully Edwards dropped out. Even Mitt Romney and "Mr. 911" bowed out properly.
      • cadeucsb, on 05/08/2008, -2/+8Not going to happen, the sole reason she is clinging to the race is to hurt Obama's November campaign (she knows she cannot win at this point), not rally people behind him. With a McCain victory, she has another shot come 2012. With an Obama victory, he becomes the incumbent candidate in 2012.
      • Eezyville, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1Good luck with that.
    • spiltmilkblog, on 05/08/2008, -2/+30When I mismanage my money no one bails me out, and I don't have millions to spare (or the potential to make millions giving speeches and writing books.) It seems unfair that all of us who believe in Obama and have donated our hard earned money should end up putting it in Hillary's pocket just because she was stubborn and selfish. So now we're rewarding her bad behavior that has actually given McCain a chance? That doesn't sit well with me at all.
      • MattB123, on 05/08/2008, -1/+6Only million and billionaires get bail-outs. You must not qualify!
      • AtheistAcolyte, on 05/08/2008, -3/+3I actually wouldn't mind it, if it would turn the entire Clinton machine on McCain. Money well spent. The bitch can be Obama's Rottweiler.
        • sodade, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2I think you miss the whole point of Obama's campaign.
    • thcobbs, on 05/08/2008, -1/+3So basically, they want to pay her to get out of the race?
      • ianam, on 05/08/2008, -1/+0No she wants them to pay her to get out of the race.
    • yojiffyskippy, on 05/08/2008, -7/+5Isn't buying a nomination illegal? Oh never mind. Not surprising given that most super-delegates are bought too.
    • Skywise, on 05/08/2008, -15/+3YES IT'S STILL A RACE. There's approx 400+ super delegates, about another 100+ delegates left in the primaries and Obama ONLY leads by about 150 delegates. The super delegates were NEVER EVER meant to vote based upon popularity but on WHO COULD ACTUALLY WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

      It's fascinating watching the story being spun as "Why won't Hillary get out of the way" instead of "Why are the Democrats so anxious to deprive people of the right to vote in the primary?!"
      • laserdog, on 05/08/2008, -1/+4Because every dollar spent fighting each other is one less dollar to use against McCain.
        • SymbolicChaos, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2And I agree with the reality of that mindset, as much as I hate it, and feel it is one of the huge down-sides to a bipartisan system.
      • zizzybaloobah, on 05/08/2008, -1/+3"Why are the Democrats so anxious to deprive people of the right to vote in the Primary?" That's a questions best asked of the Democratic leadership in Michigan and Florida who decided to play chicken w/their state's primaries and lost.
        • Skywise, on 05/08/2008, -3/+1How about West Virginia and the other states who still have NOT had their primaries yet?
        • ianam, on 05/08/2008, -1/+0"How about West Virginia and the other states who still have NOT had their primaries yet?"

          How about your brain, which you aren't using? Those primaries get held, and people get to vote, regardless of whether Clinton drops out, or when. What doesn't happen if she drops out first is that she and Obama spend a bunch of time and money campaigning there -- but so what? And why does it matter, if Obama is already set to take the majority of pledged delegates but you don't think that matters because "super delegates were NEVER EVER meant to vote based upon popularity"? You're talking out of both sides of your mouth, which is why you're dugg down.
      • ianam, on 05/08/2008, -1/+0You're not too good at math, are you? If there were "about 100+ delegates left in the primaries", and Obama "ONLY" led by about 150, that would be enough to guarantee that he would come out on top. But aside from your logic, your numbers aren't right -- Obama's ahead by 169, but there are still 217 to go, so he /could/ come out behind -- but he won't. As for the supers, they aren't stupid -- they know that Obama is far more likely to win the GE than Hillary, who has serious negatives -- she would both bring out the Republican vote and would lose the huge momentum of young and independent voters that Obama has brought forth. The media loves to spin it as whites for Clinton, Blacks for Obama, but the fact is that the only demographic that Obama doesn't outscore Clinton on is seniors; among those under 65, he gets more votes across the board.

        "Why are the Democrats so anxious to deprive people of the right to vote in the primary?!""

        They can vote even if she drops out -- the elections aren't canceled, and there are down-ticket offices. And didn't you just say it was all about the supers who don't care about the popular vote? You're not just spinning, you're being grossly dishonest.

    • GreatSunJester, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Oh wow -- that just might work! If there is anything Bill/Hillary respond to it is a PAYOFF!
    • rawg, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Obama paying off Clinton's debts is distasteful to me too, especially considering her mismanagement and the use of Mark Penn's PR firm, but remember that once the primaries are over Clinton's campaign machine will *hopefully* join forces with Obama's to become part of a unified Dem campaign against McCain. I'm not saying that she would be the VP, just that everyone who supported her would now be behind Obama so it would make sense for him to pay off debts to clear the slate and welcome them in.
  • ShaneShane, on 05/08/2008, -5/+38Before he can "unite" the country, this seems like a great way for them to unite the party in a graceful manner.
    Drop out now Clinton or focus the rest of your campaign against McCain, and you will do a great service to your party.
    • aldenhg, on 05/08/2008, -2/+13She's obviously a strong candidate - she's made it this far. She should just pack it in and gracefully get out of the race and consider her inevitable campaigns for 2012 and 2016. Where she can be beaten again.
      • noloveIII, on 05/08/2008, -2/+32012 will be obama's reelection
      • humperdeath, on 05/08/2008, -3/+2dont be surprised to find little miss sunshine (Chelsea Clinton) running in 2016 :)
      • TheBogie, on 05/08/2008, -1/+5She is a "strong" candidate because of all of the backroom deals she and her husband made to get her where she is. They have probably cashed in every favor that anyone has ever owed them to make her a "strong" candidate. On her own merits, she is lucky to be a Senator and is in my humble opinion not even remotely qualified for that.

        She will NOT be a "strong" candidate in 2012 or 2016 because she has used up all of the good will and favors of the important people she knows.

        In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if she is not only in debt monetarily, but she probably made plenty of promises to people that she could only deliver as President. So if she is not President, she will be in a type of "favor" debt. In other words, she's screwed.
    • monkeyrun, on 05/08/2008, -0/+3wtf? So according to you democracy divides the party and the country?
    • oxilite, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1Well technically, if she drops out, doesn't she have to campaign for McCain? Why would she support an "inferior candidate"?
      =c)
      http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Hillary_McCain_w ...
    • scubaman5000, on 05/08/2008, -2/+3BUT I WANT TO BE PRESIDENT!!!!!1!!!!1

      /TANTRUM
  • NoDrama, on 05/08/2008, -4/+23Those who serve the Clintons would be well-advised to find a way out of this sooner rather than later. She's passed the point where she looked like a fighter, now she's looking like she's about to say, "Fine, I'm taking my toys home then!" That will serve no Democrats well. A way out that saves face for Senator Clinton must be the fondest wish of the DNC (and the Obama campaign.)
    • curtisag, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1What's the point of saving face if she misses her only chance to become President? She has no incentive to get out. Her whole life has been building to this point, she SOOO wanted to be the first female president, and now her dreams are ruined. In essence, her life is over after this election. She might as well commit suicide, which wouldn't surprise me if she did out of despair. She didn't run for the senate to be a senator, it was just a stepping stone to the white house. They would much rather tear the party apart, make sure Obama loses, and come back in 2012 for one more chance.
    • rawg, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Clinton must be in panic mode. She overcommitted to winning the primary and now there is no graceful way out for her - sounds a lot like our situation in Iraq btw. Her losing the nomination is a forgone conclusion, the rest of the race will be about how she preserves any credibility within her party and her constituency without causing any more damage to Obama.

      Or she could go nuclear and suicide bomb the DNC. It's really up to her how she wants to end this.
  • Hillsfar, on 05/08/2008, -6/+55No. I would not stand for paying off Clinton's attack bills. All the costs of the negative ads and negative campaigning need to come from her multi-millions. She has the money. She'll still be a millionaire if she pays off all the debts. Paying for Clinton's bills would be a shameful thing for Barack Obama and a coup that Clinton will tout.
    • wild, on 05/08/2008, -1/+3Having Wright over and done with might have been worth it. Might be hard to see now, but she could have done him a favor. It will old hat by November.
      • Hillsfar, on 05/08/2008, -2/+2She wasn't responsible for bringing Wright out into the open. Fox News and the Republican cable channels were. This is why the myth liberal media, owned by conservative Republican business tycoons, turns out to be false.
        • thcobbs, on 05/08/2008, -2/+3omg, that's funny.

          It was a New York times editorial that brought up the Wright scandal again after Obama's speech on race relations. A great speech that will now go down in history as meaningless because Wright just took a big ***** all over it and Obama at the same time.
    • rawg, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1Don't think of it as paying off Hillary's bills, think of it as paying off the debts of a campaign that represents almost half of the Democrats that will vote in the general election. Once the primary is over, we're all on the same team. Hell, once the general election is over we'll all be on the same team too. Don't forget that because that's what Obama's campaign is all about.
  • xgkx, on 05/08/2008, -7/+22 Hillary & Bill Clinton = Slimeballs.
    • rudy23, on 05/08/2008, -6/+6Clintons = Say Something Nasty = Automatic up diggs
    • ByteGuerilla, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2Yeah but Bill was right. We could totally eat that pig. It would take like a minute. That pig could be in our stomachs in like five minutes.
    • BrendanSheehan, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1I looked up slimeballs in my dictionary, your description is amazingly accurate.
  • burchie2, on 05/08/2008, -14/+33Once Hillary loses, prepare for the full Digg assault on McCain.

    Possible story titles...

    "How McCain is the next Bush"
    "Do we really want another old white person in the White House?"
    "McCain: war veteran, Obama: America's choice"

    ...not saying it's a bad thing, just saying instead of every article being a negative Hillary story, that it is going to be a negative McCain story.

    Can't wait, election is going to be fun.

    • wild, on 05/08/2008, -2/+16I am not so sure. I think we might see some positive McCain stories come out as well.

      As an Obama supporter, I digg good things about McCain. One of the reasons I choosing Obama is because I believe in politics about the issues and hate the division. I say we promote both mens strengths and inform the electorate. Its time we stop leaving half the country feeling like they "lost" the election.
      • paigeinphilly, on 05/09/2008, -0/+0Three this would need to happen to see a "good" election: (drum roll)
        -if the GOP heeds the warning of Newt about CHANGE or LOSE
        -if McCain doesn't become McSame
        -if Obama selects JIm Webb as his VP

        =0)
    • thcobbs, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Its already starting.
    • crapmatic, on 05/08/2008, -0/+8Ron Paul 08!

      damn, I miss the old days on Digg...
      • DangerMouse9, on 05/08/2008, -0/+0I miss them to, especially because you weren't around.
    • r337ard, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2One reason for the slew of negative Hillary stories is simply because there are not that many good things to say about the woman. Particularly in the last stretch of the campaign.
  • muslax27, on 05/08/2008, -35/+25Quit digging Huffingtonspam
    • orientis, on 05/08/2008, -12/+20Quit digging.
    • campusten, on 05/08/2008, -3/+5I'm an Obama supporter, but I still think that the Huffington Post is so biased and baseless in their articles that it makes Fox News look sincere.
    • anillop, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2Then submit something else people can digg, don't just sit there and bitch.
  • jlee2081, on 05/08/2008, -8/+17""If she leaves the stage gracefully, as Gore did in 2000..".

    that worked out well
    • GoodKharma, on 05/08/2008, -4/+5For arguments sake, though, Gore did go on to champion the illumination of global climate change AND win a Nobel P.P. - what will HRC do?!
      • dyreschlock, on 05/08/2008, -1/+6She'll probably go back to Wal*mart.
    • thcobbs, on 05/08/2008, -5/+8Gore left as gracefully as a hooker who got stuffed then stiffed.
  • NonLeftistDiggr, on 05/08/2008, -9/+16That's crap, her stature in the senate depends on how much longer New Yorkers want to be represented by one of the most selfish power-mongers in american politics.
    • wild, on 05/08/2008, -2/+3Not really. They may keep putting her there, but that doesn;t mean her peers will accept her.

      Didn't you see Mr Smith Goes to Washington?
    • chanop, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2Yeah, I'm thinking NY will put keep her in the senate. I can't figure it out either, but all my neighbors love Hillary. I've been in many heated arguments about it. I'm really starting hate living in NY
  • msjentay, on 05/08/2008, -6/+52This is personal for Hillary. I think she's waited her whole life for this moment and would sell Chelsea to get it; so paying off her campaign debt is probably not that attractive. She probably figures that if they made that much after Bill's presidency, it's a drop in the pan compared to what she'd make as the first woman president. But this is the main problem - she wants it so badly, the idea of it, that she's putting everything, including the democratic party, at risk. She's making insane promises and is willing to ruin anyone that gets in her way. She's not worthy to be our president because she just lacks integrity. A woman would be great but Hillary's not that woman.
    • sodade, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1Agreed. I am all for voting for a woman, but it has to be the right one. (AKA not hillary)
    • BrendanSheehan, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2For her this presidency is about her, that's the problem right there.
  • thomasnikl, on 05/08/2008, -7/+65***** her, I hope she goes broke, and loses her senate seat, she's been a disgrace.
    • dynelol, on 05/08/2008, -1/+7She looks menacing and untrustworthy.
      • exscind, on 05/08/2008, -2/+4But looks aren't ev-- ah, screw it. She's a harpy!
        • dynelol, on 05/08/2008, -1/+3I'm going on her eyes..she has a crazed look.
        • digginmygrave, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1I hear she can shoot lightningballs out of her *** too :p
  • oldhick, on 05/08/2008, -10/+5Welcome your new VP! So if Obama were to make her VP, would that change anyone's opinions of the magic man?
    • JakobVirgil, on 05/08/2008, -3/+14Obama would be an Idiot for choosing some one with such high negatives as a V.P.
      -Jake
      • oldhick, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Agreed, and not to say pundits actually know anything, because I doubt they do, but its funny to Stephanopholous and the others all claim she's going to be VP. Just curious what others thought. Thanks.
    • x0rcist, on 05/08/2008, -2/+29If Obama had Hillary as his VP she would clearly have him murdered to get to become President.
      • oldhick, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Thats what I was thinking.
      • sircomix, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2I wouldn't put it past her. She's feckin' BRUTAL.
    • Mejari, on 05/08/2008, -2/+2Edwards for Veep!
    • GreatSunJester, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Hillary will not accept not being queen anymore than Obama will ride the back of her bus as VP.

      OK -- THAT one had racial overtones to it!
  • p0s3r, on 05/08/2008, -23/+8I'm not surprised Obama would try and buy her off. He's been bought and sold by so many companies, lobbyists, crooks and other politicians it's second nature to him.
    • schroeder, on 05/08/2008, -2/+16I think you are confusing Obama with Clinton.
    • ErikHarrison, on 05/08/2008, -2/+6p0s3r, you have him confused with every other politician ever.
      • p0s3r, on 05/08/2008, -11/+2Reality doesn't support your conclusion.
      • yojiffyskippy, on 05/08/2008, -5/+2The confusion is on your part thinking he is different from any other politician.
    • twiztidsinz, on 05/08/2008, -1/+8Please, provide a list of all lobbyists he's taken money from.
      I'll even make it easy... Provide A lobbyist he's taken money from.
  • DekarCorvus, on 05/08/2008, -5/+20First off, i'd lose alot of respect for Obama if he agreed to share a ticket with Hillary. she is pure evil...

    Secondly...
    I do not see her ever conceding and backing away gracefully.
    its not in her agenda.
    Her goal is fueled by big oil companies and lobbist. the same ones who own the rights over Mccain...
    By staying in the running, she effectivly hampers obama's odds against mccain. and allows mccain to increase his odds of getting into the office, and ruining the country.
    • ErikHarrison, on 05/08/2008, -3/+3She is the anti christ
    • paigeinphilly, on 05/09/2008, -0/+0Obama is FAR from stupid...and he knows he would have to hire extra security & a professional food taster if she were his veep...

      why even bother?

      LOLOLOL

      Obama/Webb 08
      • SouthsideIrish, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Problem is that some Democrats are calling for a Obama/Clinton ticket. This maybe what he will have to do, for her not to go nuclear.
  • smacksaw, on 05/08/2008, -9/+2I think Obama should pay off her campaign debt and also pay for a dentist to take care of the gingivitis she has on her front tooth. There's no excuse for poor dental hygiene, especially for someone with as much money as she has.
    • ErikHarrison, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2The anti christ does not need modern medicine. Scientology however...
  • zepher5150, on 05/08/2008, -4/+2Need Marcelus Wallace talk to her:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8lvc-azCXY
    • sodade, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1That wasn't pulp fiction - that was a star wars/demo primary parody and it is ***** hilarious - thanks for the link.
  • zepher5150, on 05/08/2008, -4/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-cQQ3cClhQ
  • whenwasit, on 05/08/2008, -4/+3Keep her away from VP spot!
    http://digg.com/political_opinion/No_Hillary_for_V ...
    • chanop, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1I signed an online petition. I'm making a difference!
      • DangerMouse9, on 05/08/2008, -0/+0the only difference you made was in wasting bandwidth.
  • ErikHarrison, on 05/08/2008, -3/+4The biggest thing she would win is her dignity.
    • twiztidsinz, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2She made sure that is been shredded, burnt and the flames pissed out.
    • curtisag, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2I think she kind of conceding her last ounce of dignity when she stayed with Bill after the whole Monica Lewinski affair. She has nothing else to lose.
  • wynja, on 05/08/2008, -4/+5Did no one learn anything from her tenure as first lady? Give this bitch enough rope and she'll always hang herself.
  • shyboy2008, on 05/08/2008, -21/+7Obama needs to leave. Clinton will win the nomination
  • gungaroo22, on 05/08/2008, -7/+2Annoyingly complex sentences, like the one describing the story - the story about Hilary Clinton - can sometimes annoy, frustrate, and often times anger, users like myself who do not appreciate them.
    • Aethirig, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1I'm sure you meant to say "and often times anger users like myself who do not appreciate them."
  • brownrecluse888, on 05/08/2008, -10/+5The big rewards will be all of us who are SO SICK of all of this Anti Clinton and Pro Obama spam from all you Obama fan boys....
  • rudy23, on 05/08/2008, -4/+4what are the chances that a pro clinton article makes the digg front page?
  • Beestie, on 05/08/2008, -4/+11Digg is becoming an RSS feed for Huffingtonpost.

    Which is getting annoying.
    • buckbova, on 05/08/2008, -2/+4I totally agree. It is *****. Hey burntbeans! Go ***** yourself.
  • rudy23, on 05/08/2008, -4/+4YAAAAWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
  • siktath, on 05/08/2008, -6/+3Obama has to bribe? There's blood in the water.
    Well done, ladies. Well done.
    • plhearn, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2I especially love the headline "Big Rewards Await Clinton If She Ends Campaign Now". Its like they're trying to sell something. "Drop out today and get half off your next campaign" lol
      • siktath, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1This is so sad. The self-hating whites seem confused about how to react to this. "Hey! Only black people can stick together! White women can't do that!"
  • plhearn, on 05/08/2008, -7/+4LOL you guys are so desperate for Clinton to drop out its pathetic
  • sweetpink841, on 05/08/2008, -4/+0Thats ALOT of money. I can't believe she wants to stay in the race. Ughhh
  • blah247, on 05/08/2008, -2/+0I'd hit it!
  • SEGA4life, on 05/08/2008, -6/+9Huffingtonpost.com = Bash Hillary Spam
  • dmadzak, on 05/08/2008, -1/+4Nice to see that stature isn't based on those frivolous things like experience, competence, serving your constituents and ideas and is instead based on whether you drop out of a presidential race soon enough.
  • buckbova, on 05/08/2008, -7/+7huffingtonpost.com? Really? I'm so sick of seeing this sourced as news. I just think back about how not too long ago there were 10 Ron Paul stories on the front page. That really helped get him elected. These stories blow and I will bury each and every one.
  • NSResponder, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Way too late.

    If Hilary wanted to save any goodwill for future campaigns, she should have pulled out as soon as Obama beat her in the super tuesday primaries. Ever since then, it's been perfectly clear that she doesn't care about anything but personal ambition.

    It's not likely, but I sure hope the people of New York send her into retirement the next time the vote for a senator.

    -jcr
  • brandonchicago, on 05/08/2008, -0/+4If Hillary is the person she says she is, she will stay in this race, but instead of using the remaining month to tear down Obama, she will go after McCain in an effort to not further divide the Democrats.
    In fact, she could also make her tone more about uniting the party while still running in hopes that she can convince her fanboys(girls) that Obama is not an evil alternative and is much better than McCain. In the process she can try to recoup her own losses from her own supporters.
    In the end I don't blame her if she sticks around so long as she keeps the tone civil and doesn't try to take away a nomination unjustly.
  • macwac, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2This woman is a madman. I'm not even American and I think she's gone too far. Obama shouldn't bother to give her anything - she put herself in debt.. why should he bail her out? can you imagine what she will do with the U.S if she has the chance if she can't even run her own campaign without going negative? she's failed in every sense, now she should have some self respect and honor and drop out for the better of the United States rather than clawing on until she's ripped everything to pieces. She's like one of those kids in high school/college that could never settle for anything but an A+ and would whine and cry until its given even if its unfair.. they just can't accept defeat. She's pushed it too far.
  • papipablo, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Say what you want about the Hilldog, but I'd hit that.
  • killq, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1She pretty much has to try to ruin obama now. Otherwise, how else would she be able to run for president in 2012?
    • ThePikey, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1She doesn't have to ruin him. She needs to kiss his ass and hope for the Vice-Presidential offer to come from Obama. Together they would probably beat McCain with out a second thought. Once America has accepted a black man as a president and a woman as vice-president it will be a lot easier for a woman to take the top seat in the next presidential election. The leap for most americans to accept a woman is too much. We need to ease into it by electing a minority male.
  • IPublius, on 05/08/2008, -3/+4How exactly did Gore leave gracefully? Dragging the country through weeks of court fights and then disputing perpetually that he did in fact win is graceful? I would hate to see clumsy. I didn't like Gore then, I like him less now... of course, in all honesty I must say the same thing about Bush too.
  • ,,|,_, on 05/08/2008, -0/+3I've supported Obama's candidacy since before he officially announced his run but I'm fine with her sticking it out until after the May 20th primaries as long as she keeps it civil and doesn't run anymore negative attack ads. This will let her win West Virginia (which she has locked anyway) and he'll win Oregon. Image how it would look anyway if your presumptive nominee lost a primary to a candidate who has already dropped out of the race.

    After May 20th, Obama can rent Bill a plane and have him fly around the nation campaigning for him while he stitches the Democratic party back together
  • GrodyChamp, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2I was suprised when I checked out Digg this morning and did not say any huffingtonpost ***** spam. Now I'm disappointed again. :/

    Die of aids huffingtonpost
  • doublsh0t, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Actually, I disagree with her ending the campaign now. She actually is doing him a favor by riding it out and being there to win Kentucky and West Virginia. If she were to end it and she still won those states with only Obama still in the race--it would be a slight embarrassment for him. I think she should ride it out till the beginning of June and then concede her loss respectfully.
  • jakeoooh, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2The idea of Hillary adopting a civil tone, makes all the sense in the world- but will never happen. Wasn't that the suggestion after Super Tuesday? That Hillary should treat Obama like a member of her party, rather than as the enemy? And then after he won in Louisiana, and Nebraska, the Virgin Islands, Washington, Maine, the Potomac Primaries, and so on... After every win, as the Clinton campaign's odds of victory have dimmed, she should have put away the claws, put away the fangs, and helped her party to put away the election in November.

    I'm not saying that she should have dropped out, or even that she should now. I'm not saying that she needs to spend her campaign time talking about how great a guy Obama is, and how he's going to be a great president. I just think that at the end of the day, all Democrats should share the same goal- to keep McCain out of office, and put one of their own in there. That's the whole purpose of running with a party, rather than as an independant. If the whole idea of the Clinton campaign was simply to make sure that nobody else but her became president, she shouldn't even have run within the confines of the party. Just start the Hillary party, and then you can bash whoever you want.

    My opinion is that Obama needs to let this lady finish the race, let her figure out how to get rid of her own debt, and go about finding himself a good running mate. I'm thinking Bloomberg is a great choice, but I don't know if he wants the job or not. Hillary as VP is about the worst idea ever, at this point.
    • majortom1981, on 05/08/2008, -1/+0HOw is hillary as vp a bad idea? I think it would go great actually. What obama doesnt have clinton has. I think she would make a great advisor to obama. I am prepaired to be dugg down for that but I think she would make a great vice president.
  • xenxes, on 05/08/2008, -1/+0Oh but, she'll make more money if she wins the nomination, it's all about the money.
  • rodgerse, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2"One of the most inviting is the near certainty that the Obama campaign would agree to pay back the $11.4 million she has loaned her own bid, along with an estimated $10 million to $15 million in unpaid campaign expenses."

    I can't believe this, more miss-information from the probama far left-wing liberal crap site huffpo...

    ppl, there is no truth to the idea that obama will pay off clintons debts for dropping out of the race, that has not been hinted at at all by obama, and suggesting it is just mis-information designed to shine more light on the obama angel.

    not that clinton shouldn't drop out, but come on...
  • Shakermaker, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1Not running for President and becoming VP instead has some great advantages. I mean, look at Cheney. He's the VP and he runs the country!
  • SteveIsTheDude, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Tim Russert was floating this idea Tuesday night, the first time I ever heard it, that Obamas campaign would "pay her debt". I think the Obama people must have leaked this idea as bait to get her out of the race, there is no way Tim Russert would "make up" this idea. Its an interesting idea, but, I would make sure I was getting my millions worth before I wrote that check!
  • radiofrequency, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2More utter hogwash propaganda from the huffington post posing as analytical commentary. Hillary won caucuses in her very own state of NY and those voters are counting on her to go all the way to the presidency. They're not going to punish her just because the democratic machine, on purely emotional sympathies, selects an unelectable, unqualified and easily manipulated candidate to run against McCain.
  • NelsonR, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Come on now, we are talking about Hillary and Bill Clinton, do you really think they will cede this process? Here are her thoughts, You stupid people are nominating a black candidate, I'm white, case closed. Yes, that is the way Hillary thinks and if you do not agree her next adage, destroy Obama and have McCain the President, that way I can say, "I told you so". Quite amusing but if you know the history of the Democrats they are their own worst enemies and the Clinton's prove that phrase.
  • papashawn, on 05/08/2008, -2/+2Would these guys quit Huffing Obamas ***** already?
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