Did Clinton know how Obama would vote?

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: Friday, May 25, 2007
Did Clinton know how Obama would vote?

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton spoke exclusively with CNN congressional producer Ted Barrett and Congressional Quarterly just minutes after the New York senator voted "no" on the supplemental Iraq spending bill. Here is the complete exchange:

Q: "Why did you vote against the bill?"
A: "Obviously I thought very long and hard about it because I care deeply about making sure we do everything we can to protect our troops and there are some very positive elements within the supplemental that will certainly add to what will be coming down the road in the next three months. Also, I think the president has resisted every effort by -- not just the political process -- but by independent experts like the Iraq Study Group and you know, enough is enough. At some point you just have to draw a line. You know I didn't have the luxury of voting on two separate votes like the House did. But I think that it was important to make clear that I think we can do so much better in the war against terrorism and trying to force the Iraqis to come to a political resolution than what it is in this bill or what the president apparently is willing to do.

Q: "How concerned are you this vote will hurt you in a general election?"
A: "I don't see that at all. The American people have been living now with this war for five years. I want to de-authorize it. That's what Sen. Byrd and I have proposed. We are trying to end the authority for this war which is..."

Q: "Republicans will say, 'She voted to leave our troops in the field.'"
A: "Nobody believes that, nobody believes that. There's money to fund vehicles that are desperately needed -- they're not going to be ready in three months. That's just propaganda."...

Q: "Every vote you've cast on the war is the same as Obama's since he came to the Senate..."
A: "It's the other way around don't you think?" (laughter)

Q: "It did seem like a game of chess though. Did you know which way he had voted before you came on the floor?"
A: "No, I...I...You know, I...I was only thinking about my own vote frankly."

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/did-clinton-know-how-obama-would-vote.html

[Bullet1987]

1. Or course she knew how he would vote...

[jefferson_dem]

2. Right. How else would she know how to vote than follow his lead?

Duh...

[William769]

3. And he knew how she would vote...

[LibDemAlways]

4. I think both of their staffs heard Olbermann's message

loud and clear the other day. The vote could help determine the Democratic nominee. Neither was willing to risk losing significant support among the base. When it came right down to it, neither had any other option.

[w4rma]

5. "Every vote you've cast on the war is the same as Obama's since he came to the Senate..."

TPM Compare And Contrast: Hillary And Obama's Votes On Iraq
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Of the total of 69 votes we compiled -- some significant, some not -- it turns out that the two differed on only one.
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As you can see, Clinton and Obama have voted the opposite way on only one vote on our list: The confirmation of General George Casey to be Chief of Staff for the Army, held just this past February. Hillary voted against confirmation, while Obama voted to confirm.
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http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/mar/29/comparison_of_hillary_and_obama_votes_on_iraq
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3189244&mesg_id=3189244

[Forkboy]

6. The fact is that niether of them were leaders.

This whole "who voted first" stuff in nonsense,and something that only their respective supporters even give a damn about for some lame ass bragging rights that aren't even worth bragging about anyways.

[DemDem07]

7. "No, I...I...You know, I...I " Is all you need to read.

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