Obama’s First Test is Handling Clinton
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 5th, 2008 4:47 am by HL
Obama’s First Test is Handling Clinton
Until Sen. Barack Obama “deals with the Clinton question,” it could be hard for him “to move on to what he would like to achieve next,” the New York Times observes.
But Clinton’s “actions on Tuesday could not have raised her stock with Mr. Obama. Whether she intended to or not, her remarks pulled the spotlight away from him, reminding him that in many ways, she is a character that is hard to push off the stage.”
Roger Simon: “For someone giving indications she would like to be Obama’s running mate, Clinton was surprisingly ungracious. In fact, if you had just awakened from a (blissful) 17-month sleep, you would have thought she had won.”
“But her fighting words only increased the need for Obama to show that he can be strong, tough and in charge. Clinton’s unwillingness to recognize Obama as the victor only increased the need for Obama to act like a president and not like a doormat. And denying her a vice presidential slot may be a way of doing that.”
CBS Poll: Obama Leads McCain Nationally
Sen. Barack Obama holds a six point lead over Sen. John McCain, 48% to 42% with 6% undecided, according to a new CBS News poll.
Key finding: “Twelve percent of Democrats say they will support McCain in the general election. That’s higher than the 8 percent of Democrats who defected to President Bush in 2004. Nearly a quarter of Clinton supporters say they will back McCain instead of Obama in the general election.”
