Why isn’t Hillary responding to that Ad or doing the morning shows for Barack?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Why isn’t Hillary responding to that Ad? Why isn’t Hillary out doing the morning shows for Barack?

Because Barack Obama does not want her to.

Nobody major freelances in a presidential campaign. All message is run through the national campaign… scheduled and controlled by the national campaign. That is how it works in ALL presidential years. Obama has very few surrogates by design. It's a very tight campaign operation.

And why does the Obama campaign not want her to do these things that DU demands every day?

Because Barack Obama does not see any upside to Hillary dominating the national news going into the convention, stepping all over the VP selection and making Obama look secondary, and he is right.

This is really basic stuff, people. The news would like nothing more than to do Hillary 24/7. She is in the background for very good reasons. Nobody Freelances.

[Radical Activist]

1. Yep. Time to focus on Biden and Obama.

[gblady]

3. so true....

time to turn the page...

[flpoljunkie]

2. Hillary Clinton has responded to that ad...

Clinton's political office released this response:

"Hillary Clinton's support of Barack Obama is clear. She has said repeatedly that Barack Obama and she share a commitment to changing the direction of the country, getting us out of Iraq, and expanding access to health care. John McCain doesn't. It's interesting how those remarks didn't make it into his ad."

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/08/mccain_dont_forget_about_disun.php

[democrattotheend]

8. That's good, but it would be better if she did it in a response ad

I don't know if the Obama campaign has asked her, but they would be wise to ask her, and it would be great if she were willing to (ideally) star in an ad for him responding to this, or if that's not feasible, at least allow him to use footage of her previous statements in support of him to make an ad.

[endthewar]

14. And what money would she use to run the ad?

:eyes:

[democrattotheend]

15. Obama's campaign should pay for the ad

She just needs to agree to be featured in it.

[endthewar]

21. You're flirting with the deep end now.

:rofl:

You do realize that they have a Convention coming up, right? I think they'll get all the free press that they want in just a couple of days. I'm sure that Hillary saw the ad and will put something in her speech about it, which is just mere hours away, by the way.

[yellowdogintexas]

25. why not just have it be part of her speech @ convention? Most likely it will be

and would have been anyway.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

4. Thank you for pointing that out.

The answers will come at the convention, and I hope that McMansion gets stabbed while the speakers smile and smile.

[democrattotheend]

5. Are you sure about that?

Isn't it possible that he asked her to do something she wasn't willing to do?

I would like to see her agree to be part of a response ad for Obama. I'm not saying she has refused...she may not have been asked, or a plan for her to do one might already be in the works. But it's possible she may not be willing to do it.

I have noticed that she has not done a single interview since dropping out...not sure if that's Obama's decision, but I doubt it. He can't stop her from giving interviews, especially to NY press.

I don't know if the Obama campaign has chosen not to use her as a surrogate on the talk shows...if so, that's their mistake, since I think she would do a great job. If she has been asked to do it but doesn't want to, I can respect that. I'm appreciative of what she has done for him. But if the Obama campaign has chosen not to use her more than they have, I think that's a mistake.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

11. If Clinton ever refused to do something it would be leaked on POLITICO is 5 minutes

[MichiganVote]

6. If Obama doesn't see any upside in Clinton support, per your opinion,...

and you hate to add to the nauseating but predictable obsession SOME on DU have with the Clintons..

What the hell do you care?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

18. Support is good. Dominating the news is bad.

If Hillary walked onto her front porch this morning and said "John McCain sucks." that would be the lead on the news and the topic of every chat show. It would push Biden and the upcoming convention to the back pages.

Hillary's support will be rolled out in carefully crafted fashion throughout the convention.

But the Obama campaign definitely doesn't want her to be part of the day-to-day news cycle.

Seriosuly... watch Fox news. It is all Hillary all the time. The Republicans want everyone to be talking about Hillary. Obama wants everyone to be talking about Obama/Biden.

[Cosmocat]

23. I disagree, strongly ...

BO is not any way, shape or form stopping Hillary from coming out strongly against this. He certainly is not stopping her from dropping bombs on McCain.

I get that the media is spinning this, but the bottom line is that Hill said a lot of negative stuff about BO for months, and has only issued somewhat tacid support of him to this point.

If Hill REALLY wanted to put a stop to things, she would start dropping bombs on McCain. IMO, this is the missing component, and again, no WAY BO is stopping her from slamming McCain.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

28. You have no evidence for your statement.

I have no direct evidence for my statement, but it is supported by history, common sense and the factual realities of national campaigns.

Your assertion is just something you want to believe.

[MichiganVote]

26. Oh..I see. You didn't mention that you watch Fox News "all the time".

Well we all waste time in our own ways. Good luck with that.

[mkultra]

7. well, thats not true

many politicians give private interviews uncleared during campaigns.

[QC]

9. Common sense? In GD: P? Is that allowed???? n/t

[highplainsdem]

12. LOL

[question everything]

10. Nice try. But if the Hillary haters on DU will be deprived of their fix

what else can they do?

Everyone knows that candidates attack each other during the primaries. And, Hillary attacks helped Obama getting ready for the GE attacks.

What, does anyone think that the Republicans could not have come with their own ads?

[blondeatlast]

13. Some DUers vastly underestimate the Democratic campaign. You are spot-on.

Naivete is charming--but not in politics. I try to ignore them.

[sufrommich]

16. "Nobody freelances in a presidential campaign"

and imagine the outrage if she did!!

[ruggerson]

17. The truth does not go over well with a certain faction at DU

but it was commendable of you to try.

Recommended.

[jwirr]

19. The convention starts tomorrow and Hillary speaks the first day -

I believe she will do what is need simply because she is a Democrat. I am looking forward to hearing her speak. I am also not afraid of having her on the first ballot. I have watched conventions for years and this is not something new. It is a way of honoring her achievements. Years ago states often voted for their leading state candidate on the first ballot and then assigned their delegates to the front runner when he was about to win.

[muffin1]

20. Hillary is damned if she does, and damned if she doesn't.

If she was out there freelancing, people would wonder why the hell she doesn't go away. They would cry, "It's all about her"!
When she was stalwart, we heard she was a robot, a machine. When she laughed or cried, she was trying to manipulate.x(

[Egnever]

22. Well the fact that he has Clintons onstage three diferent nights

Kinda puts the idea that he doesnt want them speaking out into sort of grey area dont you think?

But either way I could care less at this point. We have a VP Clinton will get her time on the stage and we will move forward after the convention.

At this point any Clinton division is silly as she will not be on the ticket.

I think she will actually give a barn burner of a speech at the convention. I saw her here in Vegas and she was great. I am sure she will be every bit as good.

If Obama doesn't want to use her on talk shows it would be the first stupid decision I have seen him make. Unless of course she wont support him on them.

[elkston]

24. I think the ad is serious enough to warrant an appearance by Hillary.

But she should appear WITH Barack with both of them talking about Unity, looking foward, etc.

[AllentownJake]

27. Is McCain actually putting it in his ad buy or is he

just making it for the Sunday news shows?

[Frances]

29. Hillary would have made a great President; Obama will be even

better.

I agree that Obama is deciding when and where Hillary should speak and that Hillary is accepting his direction.

Obama didn't get where he is today by being stupid. I think we have to trust that he knows what he is doing, especially in relation to Hillary.

[JohnnyLib2]

30. One day before the convention starts,

I have to think it's too damn late to be advising any of the big names on how to act.

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh!

Recommended for common sense.

[ronnykmarshall]

31. If she did ....

the Hillhaters would scream .......

SHE DID THIS W/O OBAMA APPROVAL!!!!