Women Leaders Pushing For HRC
WASHINGTON -- A group of women leaders spoke at length this morning with Barack Obama about a number of key concerns, including health care and pay equity. But no conversation with any group these days could go without some discussion of running mates, and one participant said Obama was encouraged to put Hillary Clinton on the ticket.
"It was mentioned very briefly," said Ellen Malcolm, founder of EMILY's List and one of about 30 women participating in the discussion. "I think everybody realizes this will be his personal decision."
Obama told the group that he had met with Clinton earlier as part of a conversation with women senators. A Clinton spokesman confirmed that the two former rivals were together this morning, but was unaware if there was one-on-one time.
"He actually told us who it's going to be," Malcolm joked, quickly adding that she like others has no indication of the Illinois senator's thinking.
Also in attendance: Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center, and Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
(NBC/NJ's MIKE MEMOLI)
Give it up. It ain't gonna happen.
If it ain't gonna happen, then Obama as prez just might not be happening either. The last poll I saw testin an Obama-Clinton vs. McCain-Romney matchup was +10 better for Obama when Hillary was on the ticket than if it was just Obama (Opinion Dynamics poll from last week). Dems went from high 70%s in support of Obama to about 95%, and independents (surprisingly to me) went more for Obama with Clinton on the ticket.
Its worth noting that half of the women in the room left during his speech.
I"m referring to Kaine's Jefferson dinner in the post above this one