Clinton and Obama Make Nice During CNN California Debate
After the media had set the stage for a fierce debate, Obama and Clinton looked more like lambs than the lions, during the CNN California debate. At the end of the debate, the candidates embraced and it seemed like they were reunited lovers, instead of rivals.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the most part cordially, over immigration, health care and the war in Iraq in their first one-on-one debate as they faced high-stakes Super Tuesday contests that could go a long way toward determining the party’s presidential nominee.
Clinton on Thursday night emphasized that the nation needed a president ready to go to work on “Day One.” Obama responded: “Part of the argument that I’m making in this campaign is that it is important to be right on Day One.”
Clinton defended the increasingly high-profile role of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, in her campaign and his recent sharp criticism of Obama. “At the end of the day, it’s my name that is on the ballot.”
Both were asked about the possibility of a “dream ticket” of Clinton-Obama — or Obama-Clinton.
“Obviously there’s a big difference between those two,” Obama said. “I respect Senator Clinton, I think her service to this country is extraordinary.” But he said, “We’ve got a lot more road to travel” before such a decision.
Clinton agreed it was too early to discuss running mates.
Both predicted that one of them would be the next president in a history-making inaugural. Obama would be the first black president, Clinton the first female president.
Making amends for his apparent snub of her at Monday’s State of the Union Address, Obama assisted Clinton by pulling back her chair as the debate — televised on CNN — began and ended. They then embraced.
Source: MSNBC
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