Oh yeah, I want to see 18 million of her supporters – thousands not good enough.

As a Clinton supporter, I made a contribution to the Obama campaign today and even bought two bumper stickers! I am very proud of, inspired by, and confident in both Senator Obama and Senator Clinton, and I am excited that democrats have had the chance to choose between two such qualified and worthy candidates. There have been those who have worried about the "unity" of the party, but I think there is nothing better than discussion and debate and choice to strengthen the party. While a simplistic "unity" usually means that many voices still get left behind, I think differences within the party are not only inevitable but desirable. With that said, I urge Mr. Obama to seriously consider Clinton as his running mate–not as a polite gesture, but because Clinton's experience and (sometimes different) stance on issues will truly make for a stronger ticket.

Lanny Davis is pathetic.

Long live Hillary! Fight on! Denver '08

Go ahead and write in her name if you want to. You don't have to tell us, just do it. We don't care if you help to put McSame in office. When the coffins come back from Iraq next and for the next 100yrs the mothers and children can thank you for it.
Now go have a good day.

Yes, Obama won. With less than 0.1% of the popular+caucus vote. And it's not even their own party's vote. Hillary won the majority of registered democrats, and Obama needed the help of independents and republicans to mess with the democratic party's will.

I find it amusing how barely over half of the voters who voted in the democratic primaries talk about what the 'country wants.' Guess what, you're not the majority of the country. You aren't even the majority in your own party.

But I don't mind. If you want to alienate half of your own party with your pompous declarations of the 'will of the people' that will just make it easier for McCain to trounce you in the fall.

Also known as "delusional dreamers" club.

Peter E,
Just want to set you straight….."Obama's people" were trained under the Tom Daschel's and the Dick Gephearts of the party NOT the Clinton wing. This is why Hillary and Bill are losing power from within the party, their people are being replaced with people who dont owe loyality to the Clintons. Dont believe me? Just look at who is the DNC party chief….Dr. Dean NOT Terry McAuliffe and at the #3 power spot is Nancy Pelosi…not a Clintonite.

Like Obama says "Its time to turn the page" and that is happening, only the Clinton's don't like it.

It's very obvious that Hillary Clinton has been tested during the primaries and there isn't any doubt she would be a great Vice President who would be qualified to be President should the need arise.

What an historic event this would be if Obama selects Hillary as his running mate. It would be a two for one. A woman for the first time being a Vice President and a Black man as President. This may never happen again.

It's in Obamas hands to make this dream a reality. Let's hope he sees the significance in such an historic decision.

Let’s all unite?
Let’s all come around our rightful nominee??

Here’s a little something for the DNC:

McCainocrat
dems4mccain
HILLARY4MCCAIN

And here’s another little something:

Let’s help put Alaska Gov Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP! She’s brilliant…she’s honest…and she’s a straight talker!

palinforvp.blogspot dot com

This Democratic Party doesn’t speak for me!!!

McCainocrat

Sen. Obama has been an ELECTED official since 1997. He started in the State Senate in IL. He actually had the job of State Senator, not married to a Senator. Sen. Clinton has been an ELECTED official since 2001…before that she was married to the President. If you all think that simply being married to someone gives you the same experience to do the job, then I challenge you to allow your doctor or dentist's spouse to perform your next procedure on you.

I hope this back fired on them!!!!!!
This is typical of the Clinton’s campaign – HER HER HER

Obama’s campaign is about US US US

They are not showing any respect for Senator Obama. Clinton has not even conceded or congratulated Senator Obama and they are talking about what Senator Clinton wants!!!!!!!!!!!!

After all she said and done to Obama, Senator Clinton is not the right choice for VP

I've said this in a different blog and I'll say it again here:

I CONVERTED FROM REPUBLICAN TO VOTE FOR OBAMA IN THE PRIMARY, HAVE PLEDGED CAMPAIGN $ TO HIS CAUSE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION WHICH I PLAN ON VOTING FOR HIM IN NOVEMBER; BUT ALL THAT WILL BE NULLIFIED IF HE CHOOSES CLINTON AS A VP RUNNING MATE. IF HE DOES CHOOSE HER AS SUCH – I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO VOTE FOR McCAIN – EVEN AS A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT – AND IKNOW I'M NOTTHE ONLY ONE WHO FEELS THIS WAY.

June 6th, 2008 5:41 pm ET

All of you for Clinton's VP Spot:

Where were you when Clinton and her campaign literally and nearly distroyed 'a gentleman Obama's' reputation? Where were you when Hillary humiliated and insulted Obama during the compaign on live Televison? Why did you not file petition then to stop 'Billary" from insulting Obama? And, now that Obama went thru 'Nightmare' from you and Billary and WON; you want a 'big pie' of his success? Shame on you all! I am just tired of you all Hillary supported to now 'invade' into the success of Obama!

Tell Hillary to 'Go Home' and disappear! The country does not want her now and does not want to see her face and the world does not want her either
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The Obama we saw was NEVER a gentlemen…..he WAS an arrogant jerk who attacked Hillary and the Democrats and the media let him get away with it.

Obama is the only Democratic Nominee that has ever insulted and trashed a First Lady, Two-Term President and all the Democrats that voted for him in an effort to win this nomination.

If Obama truly cared about the Democrats he never would of attacked the best Presidential term this country has had in decades.

SHAME on OBAMA and SHAME on all those who support such a fake!

Our Nation deserves better!

If Hillary is not good enough to be Obama's VP because Obama is new and not a part of old the politics then Obama don't need Hillary's help campaigning nor does he need her old school supporters to vote for him in the general election.

What's this talk of "pressuring Obama to include Clinton" or "let Obama make up his own mind." The wishes of the Democratic voters aren't half as important as who Obama is comfortable with sharing his ticket.

Frankly, it's a personal choice for Obama, like what car he drives or what cereal he eats. My impression of the way Obama operates is that he'll pick the running mate he and his advisers have the fewest qualms about– period. He's not going to ask the Democratic voters for their input about this any more than he's going to ask us for our input about where to put his daughters in school.

Get over it people! What we think about Obama's choice of a running mate matters not one iota to Senator Obama. Let's move on to the next topic of discussion, like what we as a party are going to do about raising funds for and awareness of our party and its goals moving forward.

Where do I go to sign on?

Lady liberty or death.

I gotta laugh here, the clintonistas are crying that she "needs time ot adjust before she can come out and support obama" and then, in almost the same breath say "obama has to pick her as his running mate NOW or we will all hold our breath until our faces turn blue!"
give her time to recognize she lost (psst look at the delegate count DUH!) but he must decide RIGHT NOW to put her on the ticket.

yep the same old double standard they have been applying this entire race is still in effect.

God forgive them for they know not what they do.

They think by killing the candidate, a beautiful, caring devoted woman whom we love… they will win our votes.

I will honor HRC with my Nov vote.

The other candidate can not demand it or force it.

The unfairness left a wound in the soul of half of the party. To continue the rape, will NOT heal it.

CNN is so annoying… promoting Hillary to no end. Some people are so lame… There was never even much discussion about the policy diffrenences between Barack and Hillary… so now suddenly, people want to not vote, or vote for McLame.

Do you want more war… more tax cuts for the wealthy? Get real…

For these it was a personality contest… but they are very similar in their outlook… it only makes sense to help Barack now, and get off this feeling sorry for yourselves.

Hillary's done with… move on…

I'm a repentent Clinton-hater, who's all for this ticket. We need to beat McBush at all costs. Hillary's one of the best campaigners and most knowledgeable that I've seen. If she can use that energy and commitment to bring home a victory in November, let's go for it. The stakes are too high to hold any grudges. Unfortunate things are said and done in campaigns, but we need to rise above it and think of the good of the country. Now that's real patriotism!! Not the crap the Republicans offer – more war, more poverty, higher gas prices, and less affordablem health care! GO OBAMA-CLINTON, '08.

25,000 only….i thought hillary supporters were pounding on 18 million people. Whatever happened to them? Opp..wait a minute, they smarten up and decided to support Obama. So now, there are only a tiny drop of 25,000 in a bucket. Get over yourself. Clinton Era is over.

As much as you say we need clinton's people to win if she wants to ge elected someday she is going to need ours also remember that.

I think adding Hillary to Obams ticket as VP is not a good idea, ands is more out of reflex and respect rather than good thinking. . They are too similar politically ( even though she is a woman an dhe is black ()and I think it will help the crazy Republicians (Rush Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, et al ) as they use Hillary as a flash point to dislike democrats. Plus her talents are too great to "waste" as VP when she would be great as a member of Obama's cabinet-ala Attorney Genral , etc.

Two equally unacceptable candidates don't equal one acceptable candidate.

Thousands? On a national, online petition? That ain't much. More important, putting Clinton on the ticket would be a disaster: (1) The GOP would simply run tape of Clinton's own ridiculous cheap shots at Obama, thus saving themselves the trouble. (2) All the Clinton baggage would come along. (3) Clinton has shown that she cannot be trusted to put a president, a party, or a country ahead of her own self-interest. She would bring the opposite of what Obama's campaign has been all about–integrity and people working together to bring our country back to the greatness it can achieve when led by honest, competent people who are truly pitching in for the greater good. I hope Obama picks a veep who fits well with those excellent themes.

For all the talk about 'hope' and 'change' the only thing that Obama supporters seem to care about is pummeling Hillary. Some of them even go as far as threaten to vote for McCain if Hillary is on the ticket. (while at the same time criticizing Hillary supporters for the same thing)

You guys need to start listening to your own candidate's message. Note how he praises Hillary and refuses to alienate her supporters. Maybe you guys can try doing the same. What you're doing right now completely undermines his message. You aren't helping him.

The choice is Sen. Obama's alone… but we're going to force him to make the choice we want him to make.

Senator Clinton needs to reign this in before it gets totally out of hand. If she isn't the VP choice and is seen as half heartedly campaiging for him this fall, and he looses, she's political toast. As much as her supporters support her, they'll be just as quick to drop her if she's perceived as part of the reason he doesn't win.

Anybody remember Nader? How many of his 2000 supporters were also his 2004 supporters?

The only way I will vote for Obama is if Hillary is on the ticket….otherwise you can kiss my vote and those of millions of Americans good bye.

HIllary the TRUE Democratic nominee.

I am sorry I do not know what poll CNN is referring to? I watched you poll on line really close and I do believe the results of it was 60% said NO to Hillary???

Please CNN stop this.

The VoteBoth focus have selfishness and pride at heart. Even so they are acting not out of wisdom or understanding but out of frustration and misguided will. You cannot be pressuring Obama when he's the one to make that decision. Certainly this is an insult to the way things are done. This has the potential to break the party even further. They know that it will be difficult to have a Clinton VP, though it may win the nomination. They are acting out of stupidity and they must stop!

Stop bullying the man to choose Hillary. She lost!

I think we all need to give it a rest, stop attacking each other and work to get Obama elected in the fall. The nomination process is over, Obama is the candidate, we need to leave the past in the past.

I would be sorely disappointed in an Obama- Clinton ticket. Watching Hillary's response to the voting system in MI and FL, as well as her 'lack of concession' meets 'applying for VP' speech after the SD primary deepen my distrust of her intentions. I think Obama could do much better.

I don't know why Hillary would want to be Vice President. It is definitely a second fiddle job, entirely subordinate to the President (even Cheney has been relegated to the second row these last few years). If Hillary stays in the Senate then she is a power broker, able to submit legislation, build alliances, and get things done. As VP she will disappear behind Obama's charismatic personna. Being VP has no advantages for running for President in 8 years (Hillary will be how old?). So if I were her, and I'm not, I'd stay in the Senate and flex some muscle until I retire.

I am an Obama supporter and I would have been terribly disappointed if he had lost the nomination… so I can understand Hillary supporters' saddness. But the fact is HE won the nomination and HE should be the one to choose his VP. I really don't think Clinton supporters would have appreciated similar tactics from Obama supporters if she had been the nominee. So just lay off the man and let him do what he has a right to do, and if Clinton supporters were honest with themselves they'd see that I'm right.

God bless you and God bless the United States of America

Mr. Davis,

You could have waited a couple of weeks to start your pettition. By having it come out in the op-ed of the Times the very next day after your Hillary had just dissed another historical moment, was not a wise move if you really wanted her to have a chance at VP. The Clinton machine has always been so intellegent so whats up with this dumb move? Is it to give Hillary a way not to face turning down the VP? If she is not offered the VP slot she will surely run again in 2012 weather Obama is the president or not. So I really think this was not as dumb as it looks if you look deeper, or it is just pure dumbness and is part of the reason Clinton lost in the first place. Bad timing, and no plan for the next step.

Wow, sounds like < 0.01% of the US population thinks this is a good idea. Keep up the good work VoteBoth.

Thousands?

What happened to the infamous 18 million?

I did not sign but I am 100% behind Hillary.

I may vote for Obama if she is on the ticket.

Otherwise, I commit my vote to the Honor of the better candidate.

I honor the fight and the treatment endured by a true american warrior.

Is there a petition that I can sign to show that I absolutely don't want her on the ticket?

He doesn't deserve her on the ticket. He'll only win because of her. I hope she declines. Either way, I'm a McCain fan now.

Why in the heck does the MSM feel they are the ones to pick the VP. The MSM needs to let OBAMA MAKE HIS DECISION, PERIOD! There is not way in hell that OBAMA can pick Billary she is a liability and carries too much baggage. Enough with the Clintons they had their run and they botched it. CNN continues to push this issue and fails to point out the racist , disorganized, broke campaign that she ran. She is a failure, loser and thinks she was entitled. She needs to crawl under a rock and never surface again.

I think it would be a bad idea for several reasons.

My preference would be Jim Webb for VP

Let Obama pick whomever he would like as his VP nominee. As a Hillary supporter I would not encourage her to accept this position. The DNC has failed women in general and hijacked the electoral process. Personally, I will not vote for Obama if Hillary were on the ticket. I prefer not to have a racist, sexist, inexperienced Senator running the country thank you very much!

Former Hillary Support – now Supporting McCain!

McCain all the way.
Good for national security and anti-terrorism.
Honest.

This is why vice presidents are not chosen by petition or polls.

Just. Say. No.

NO !!!!!!!!!!!! CLINTON/ OBAMA TICKET, SHE AND BILL WOULD TRY TO RUN OVER OBAMA ,SHE(HILLARY) HAS SOMETHING UP HER SLEEVE, I DON'T TRUST HER !!!!! HILLARY SUPPORTERS STOP
TRYING TO FORCE THE ISSUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AFTER ALL THE NASTY
THINGS SHE HAS SAID ABOUT OBAMA ,NOW SHE WANTS TO BE ON HIS TICKET !!!!!! GIVE ME A BREAK !!!!!!!!!!! SHE SHOULD HAVE KEPT HER LIPS TOGETHER, AND STUCK TO THE ISSUES !!!!!!!

Please, let Obama decide without the petition. He is well aware of Ms.Clinton potential, everyone should know by now that Obama does not give in easily with "special interest" groups .

Just say NO to Hillary!

ROBIN MEADE FOR VP!

Winning the Democratic Party nomination does not guarantee winning the White House (those of you who have never been involved before, you can take my word for it or you can look it up).

With Senator Clinton on the ticket, Senator Obama will win by a large margin and enjoy a powerful electoral mandate. Without Senator Clinton on the ticket, Senator Obama will barely win and might lose.
If he doesn't have enough sense to insure victory by choosing her as his running mate, he will deserve to lose.

This is as simple a choice as he will ever face. It will be interesting to find out what kind of nominee he will be.

Bull, Dems DO NOT WANT Hillary for VP!

I don't know where you people get your math from, but give it a rest and stop reporting on this trash!

Obama should be left alone to choose his own VP!

Obama/Richardson '08!!

Given the circumstances, I believe that having Hillary on the ticket would guarantee that Obama would win against McCain in November and would win the White House.

Let us ALL keep in mind that this fight for the White House is not about Obama nor Clinton, but rather for the American People, and turning around our status in the world and getting us out of this recession.

The "Republican's" would have NO chance in beating a Obama/Clinton ticket in November.

Obama/Clinton 2008

For all of you who think Hillary is too good to be Vice President…I got news for you. Hillary Clinton is not good enough to be a PTA President. Let's put this troublemaker where she belongs, at the bottom on the list and move on to bigger and more important issues at hand.

If the democrats look at things strategically then there is no question that Hillary must be on the ticket. If they continue to do things in the irresponsible way they've been doing things this year and encourage another VP choice, then there goes the election, America and I dare not think what else.

I din not sign- But I will only vote for HRC–even as a write in.

Perhaps this is the sign we were looking for, that the "nightmare" ticket is a possibility.

Obama/Clinton/McCain '08

By your words and by your hate and by your actions… do I now cry for my party.

If Obama selects Hillary as his running mate, I, for one, will stop contributing to his campaign immediately. Of course, I am not big spender but if a million folks feel the same….he'll not have the funds he needs to reach his goal.
Hillary being on the ticket would be a terrible decision…particularly, knowing that Bill and Hillary are a package, and look what Bill's "campaiging" has done for her.

The obama people can demand it and try to force it and scream for it.

We will still not give Obama our vote.

We deserve respect and we have the right to vote as we please.

Your own hateful arrogant insulting disrespect for others is what caused this divide.

McCain and his draft may teach you dicipline and respect and maturity and give you all a chance to SERVE your country.

Stop it with Roe vs Wade, or the draft, or the Supreme Court…I am too old to care. It will be you young people who will have to fight that fight now. We DID our marching and protesting. One final protest in Nov.

You killed the warrior. Now take up the battle without Her and without us.

Hillary will not be VP. It's simply not going to happen. Sorry CNN, no news here.

It's obvious people no longer wants to hear Obama's nor McCain's complaints towards each other, but what are the changes they purpose to make for America. Like: 1. How do you plan to change the economy? 2. How do you plan to get the US out of this recession? These are things people want and need to hear. We need something to look forward to something to hope for. Please don't tell us what needs to change, for we already know this ourselves but tell us what steps you plan to take. How do you plan to make this happen?Please don't tell us just what we want to hear but what you plan to actually do.
Robin Thomas

An Obama/Clinton ticket would STILL be an Obama ticket, and that would NEVER work for me now.

In the very, very beginning, I could conceive of a Clinton/Obama "dream" ticket. But now . . .

– Obama's sleazy politics in Ilinois
– His dishonest playing on the theme that he didn't vote for the
war — when he wasn't yet in the Senate for the vote
– His shady mentors and personal friends
– The DNC's brutal disenfranchisement (on his behalf) of millions of
American voters (on "technicalities")

. . . have turned Obama into a NIGHTMARE for me.

I'm sure VoteBoth means well, but I honestly hope Hillary Clinton decides NOT to be on the ticket as #2.

But in either case, I will vote for McCain, the only genuinely "vetted" candidate now left.

By the way, folks, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW: "Writing in" Hillary on the November ballot won't count for her. In fact, in most states, if her name is not officially on the ballot, your vote will automatically tally for Obama, the "official" Democratic candidate. In other states, unless a candidate has openly declared him/herself a write-in candidate, that vote won't count, either. So DON'T WASTE YOUR VOTE!

LIKE ME AND MANY OTHER HILLARY SUPPORTERS WONT VOTE FOR OBAMA IF HE DECIDES NOT TO CHOOSE HER AS VP. SO GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU OBAMA SUPPORTERS, AS WELL AS OBAMA, BECAUSE MCCAIN IS GOING TO WIN THIS ONE !!!

BAM BAM: DO N OT–I REPEAT–DO NOT be bullied into placing Hillary on your ticket. We are counting on you to use your own, independent judgment to make a SOUND decision on this one. You've done great thus far, please don't disappoint by getting reeled into a dog and pony show. If you think you are going to be the commander-in-chief with Billary at your side, you'd better take a closer look at how you intend to run the country. She will be HIGHLY influenced by her husband Bill and you will feel like an emasculated general with no command over your charge. Be mindful of the image that you have created and the respect that you have garnered. If you cannot stand up to Hill and Bill, how can you be thought to stand up for us agains the rest of the world. Show the world that you ahve GONADS and forget about this ridiculous ploy couched in an attempt to unite the parties. This is a failure for you and Michelle just waiting in the wings. They will say that the first Black President was weak and allowed Hill and Bill to rule from the parlor, all the while you sitting like a figure head amongst men. PLEASE, we beg you–you need Michelle to watch your back–that is the ONLY woman who should be that close to you.

people need to get off the Caroline Kennedy thing as a VP, I though all these Obama supporters and others didn't want a dynasty. This country has had enough of the Kennedy dynasty. Kennedy didn't even like Martin Luther, so I don't know why Kennedy gets so much praise for that. Also, what kind of experience does Caroline have-not enough. Obama needs to be careful about choosing a woman as VP, it would be an insult to me to take anyone other than Hillary. I'm not planning to vote for him anyway because of his lack of experience and if he doesn't choose HRC I won't even consider it

Clinton is guilty of BLACK MALE!

Why is CNN pushing Hillary for VP so forcefully? Which Clinton supporter(s) have you in their pocket?

BYW it's up to over 100,000 now
Hey Mikevotes. SHUT UP. Hillary supporters WORK for a living. They don't sit on blogs all day like YOU!

I rather Obama lose like a man then to be told who to pick as his VP.

No "joint ticket". Only one candiate gets it. Clinton supporters aren't in a position to demand anything. It's the winner's perogative to choose whom they want.

Meanwhile the McSame and all those Rush Limbaugh's Operation Chao idiots are amusing themselves with this story.

We could get more signatures than that just from Hawaii to say, don't even think about it.

And by the way, CNN.com is not the only website that allows posting.

Draws THOUSANDS??? What happened to that 18 million voters she has in her pocket?

Wake up people it's time for the pity party to be over. If Hillary were really worried about a Democrat getting elected she would put a stop to this insanity right now and endorse Obama immediately. In fact she should have done it Tuesday night.

We have foreclosures up, oil and gas prices up, unemployment up and the market in the tank today. For those less educated voters this WILL affect your pocketbooks. For those bitter women, get over yourselves and think about the country.

Obama has the right to determine who he wants as a VP and it should NEVER include Hillary. I'm telling you he CANNOT win with that woman on the ticket. If I really wanted a Republican again, I would be saying put her on the ticket. I'm telling you if those Republicans have to PUSH THEIR CARS TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER to vote AGAINST CLINTON they will do it. For the love of God stop this and unite behind the candidate who actually won the Democratic nomination. There is no time to waste on the poor victim Hillary. She would take this country down for her own ego and never look back.

You Clinton supporters are such a bunch of idiots! Don't you realize that actions like these will only see to it she doesn't get the job? Do you actually think Obama is going to be pressured into making her his number 2? Give it a rest and let things play out on their own.

25,000? How many of those are republican votes? Also where is the poll for "ObamaVotes" and makes his own decision? I bet if you had this poll it would wipe the voteboth poll out. Campaign chaos at work again. Don't be fooled.

Stop It. Just stop this insanity.

A petition with 25,000 signatures falls far short of the "millions of democrats" that the article refers to. Go ahead and donate to Hillary so that she can recoup her $11 million, but with Bill earning the bulk of their income out of the country, I wouldn't be too worried about the Clintons – they will never starve.

Brian in Knoxville, why do you keep referring to a staunch Neoconservative as a "moderate Republican" on almost every single Ticker article?

Is it because he is for Gigantic Federal Government, just like his hero and idol, George W. Bush? Or is it because he is against increases in Veteran's Benefits. Both are decidedly un-Republican, unless you subscribe to the current "Neocon" philosophy which abandons practically everything the Republican party stands (once stood?) for.

Or maybe it is simply because of his pro-globalist, anti-American-Worker, Open-Borders, Blanket-Amnesty stance.

Real nice "moderate Republican". We get the worst of Neoconservatism and Socialism all in one senile old package, while getting nothing of traditional Conservatism.

John "Keating 5″ McCain for Retirement in 2008!

Hillary Clinton, Killed the Dream ticket herself, when ask about the Dream Ticket during the campaign, she said and I quote "It Depends Who Is On Top" answering if she were on top Barack Obama, could be her VP. Now the Tables are Turned.

Barack Obama, is the only one to make that decision, not Hillary Clinton's supporters, because as stated this is about the Democratic Party and not either one of them.

Jim & Dorothy

HRC has no interest in VP. The Clintons are NOT going to let Bill be vetted, no way, no how. HRC is positioning herself for another position.

All of you for Clinton's VP Spot:

Where were you when Clinton and her campaign literally and nearly distroyed 'a gentleman Obama's' reputation? Where were you when Hillary humiliated and insulted Obama during the compaign on live Televison? Why did you not file petition then to stop 'Billary" from insulting Obama? And, now that Obama went thru 'Nightmare' from you and Billary and WON; you want a 'big pie' of his success? Shame on you all! I am just tired of you all Hillary supported to now 'invade' into the success of Obama!

Tell Hillary to 'Go Home' and disappear! The country does not want her now and does not want to see her face and the world does not want her either!

If Hillary is not on the ticket. I see no reason to vote Democrate.

Oh, Please. I think she would be a very bad candidate for the VP slot. I honestly don't know what peple are thinking.

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Hey Ohio Combat Vet,

Were you injured in the war? She lost, not Obama!

Maybe when Obama fixes the Vet Hospitals you can get the help you need!

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Give it a rest. Quit trying to pressure Obama. These have to all be HRC supporters. He'l make his choice in his own time and if we're lucky, it won't be HRC.

Prominent Clinton supporters will now continue to blow the whistle on shameful Clinton tactics, the race-baiting, pandering, coercive tactics that have alienated her from the majority of the party. She's done.

I rather Hillary run as Independent, she will have over 25 million votes

Obama supporters keep criticizing Hillary supporters for switiching to McCain… Yet they don't seem to see the hypocrisy of their screams 'if you put Hillary on the ticket, I'm voting for McCain instead.'
You guys really need to get your priorities straight.

Wolf Blitzer please stop saying the best political team on television!!!
Please stop saying all the other stupid stuff about CNN too!!!
CNN is just fine in High Definition without the constant obnoxious promotions you do.. Once in a while it is OK but now it is annoying! I switiched from Fox news to CNN because of the HD and Anderson Cooper. Please listen to your viewers. I am sure others feel the same way.

DEMOCRATS DON'T LET THE JOHN MCCAIN CAMP DICTATE HOW YOU VOTE. REPUBLICANS AREN'T SUPPORTING MCCAIN, THAT'S WHY HE NEEDS THE DEMOCRATS. MCCAIN CAN'T RAISE ENOUGH MONEY, THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY HE NEEDS DEMOCRATS. DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN MOTHERS DON'T WANT TO SEND THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO A SENSELESS WAR OR ANY WAR WHICH CAN BE AVOIDED IF WE TALK INSTEAD OF BOMB. MCCAIN AIN'T JOKING HE WILL PUT US FURTHER IN HARMS WAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER. REID JUST SAID MCCAIN'S TEMPERMENT AIN'T NO JOKE.

They should pressure Obama, that is not democratic, by any means, she lost to him, allow he and his allies to decide. Furthermore get over it winner take the spoils. go do something meaningful feul prices, jobs, housing market etc'

CNN, POST THIS!

NO DREAM TICKET PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It doesn't mean a thing. People need to calm down, cool off, and let the process unfold as it unfolds.

Wow, that's like the entire population of … uh… Ardmore, Oklahama? Stunning.

There is more news worthy items to write about. The Democratic primary is over and Senator Obama won. Both candidates could not win. The choice of a running mate is the job of the winning candidate.
CNN, why can't you just leave it alone and cover some of the other newsworthy items. Obama reminded Candi Crowly just yesterday a process is in place for choosing a VP candidate.

Hillary, just wait for the Michelle Obama tape to be released by the GOP and the DNC will come crawling back to you.

Hillary or McCain 08.

NObama.

Unless you're filthy rich and the current state of the economy is not affecting you, WHY in the world would you vote for someone who has said he wants to keep things "status quo?" (McCain) Are you kidding me?? We NEED change. I believe a joint ticket would be a great thing for this country. I respect McCain and his service to our country, but we need something different. Obama and Clinton would bring about that much needed change.

it's not your choice, it's not my choice, it's not Hillarie's choice… It's OBAMA'S choice… and if someone doesn't vote because Hillarie isn't on the ticket, I think you have to ask yoursefl what you're Really voting for… a part of the cause or the WHOLE cause!

This is so unfair because these same people would not wants the Obama supporter to hijack her nominee for Veep!

These people needs to get over it and stop being stuck on STUPID!!

HELL NO TO HILLARY AS VEEP!! THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN LIFE YOU RATHER NOT HAVE, AND THIS IS ONE THING FOR SURE HE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE. WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING, BUT RESPECT IS.

OBAMA 2008/ WITHOUT BILLARY CAMP!!

The DNC has started to pull the strings…. Sen. Obama can't win without Hillary but Hillary can without him. His closet is too full of questions and the skeletons of the past will rain on the DNC for not supporting the stronger, wiser ad more experienced choice in the first place. Strong arm tactics will not win the GE and 18 million disenfranchised democratic voices are not that easily shut up. The argument that now Sen. Obama is the nominee, all should support him is pure rubbish. The serious decision of who must lead this great land must be made by the people and not the DNC. I found Sen. Obama lacking and still do. I do not choose him for President no matter who his running mate!

Come on Hillary supporters……..give it a rest !!!

You can not force anything and expect it to come out right.

RESPECT Hillary and do not try to force her down Obama's throat. That would only result in an uncomfortable working situation between them.

RESPECT our nominee and give him the right to pick whoever he feels will best work " with him" and for our country. He will do the right thing.

Let me know when it hits 18 million

PLEASE !!! leave the guy alone! let him choose what's best for him and the country, whoever votes for McCain anyway they are voting for more Iraq war and more death for our own soldiers and death of Iraqies, plus they have and afford health insurance.

Raz

Barack Obama, the Democratic Presumptive Nominee said just yesterday very clearly that he plans to run the process to pick a running mate, and that he will make the next statement if there's any new development re: the ticket.

That's leadership. He took the bulls by the horn to stop silly rumors, idle speculations, tabloid journalism, and the pot-stirers. What part of wait until we hear from him is unclear?

Only 17,975,000 to go.

Can you all leave him alone, so he can go thru the process and pick who he wants.

no way I would sign this………..but I would not sign one for anybody. Everyone needs to slow down, take a deep breath, break bread and chill out for a few weeks, and take some time to figure it out. If Hillary is the best choice, thats who they will pick.

No Hilary, no vote from me. I will not vote Dem unless Clinton is on the ticket.

25,000?! LOL!!! And how many of those are Rove-ing Republicans? That's such a small number, it could probably actually be zero with a statistical margin of error.

I do not know why CNN is giving so much importance to VP post. Don't you ahve any better news to report here. First of all Barack Obama is a clown so why do you want Hillary to join his bandwagon. It is better if he appoints jeremiah Wright or Louis Farakkan to nominate as VP.

Is Hillary really THAT Desperate that she support this kind of pushy behavior? The decision is Sen Obama's and I believe he will not be bullyed, pressured or blackmailed to Take Hillary to appease her voters. Get Over it Already!!!!

Why is it that Mcain has won the RNC vote for several weeks now and no one has been putting pressue on him to chose his running mate but the following day after Barack won,that all the medi has to talk about.Let him take his time.We all know that he makes good decisions so lets just set back and wait

I say no to that!

Po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe. One calls it 'blackmail' the other one calls it 'will of the people.' If one half of your party says they want one thing otherwise you'll lose their vote is that really 'blackmail' or is it a request to represent the entire party, not just one half?
Obama won the nomination. But face reality people, he won it by less than 0.1% of the popular+caucus vote! Does that give Obama and his supporters the license to ignore nearly half of their party and do whatever they want? No. It gives them a warning that they do indeed need to make concessions. You can be naive and idealist and say 'the choice is Obama's alone' but real politics have shown over and over again that that's just fluff. Sure the decision is his to make. And voting for whomever they choose as a result is the people's decision to make.

25,000 is nothing. Stephen Colbert gets absolutely huge responses to petitions and puts this one to shame. He should put a new one out asking people to say whether or not he should be VP. The Democratic party wouldnt allow him on the ballot on South Carolina but that doesnt preclude him from being chosen in Denver. Laugh if you want. But if responses to petitions is the criteria Clinton then doesnt have a chance.

Stephen Colbert for VP!!

As an AQrizonan, if McCain wins in Nov. i will move to any other country, and renounce my citizenship. That is how strongly I feel about this.

These guys are only concerned about Hillary, not the United States. This is just like Hillary's campain, all about her becomming President.
The only reason she's willing to consider VP position is because she sees an opportunity to become President herself, BY ANY MEANS, she will do it!!!
Stop kidding, Barak doesn't need any negative energy around his compaign right now, and whoever threatens to vote for McCain isn't worth listening to anyway… GO AHEAD; Republicans will vote for Barak.

Petition all you want! Hillary WILL NOT BE ON THE TICKET. Why?

Because she cannot get past the vetting process Obama will demand of all VP choices. She knows that will mean opening the books to the Clinton library and foundation, making known all donors for each. Bill will not be willing to do this and it will seal her chances to accept. She will have no choice but to refuse.

Sorry, bad poll.
And I don't believe it for a second.

Obama should pick who he can trust, depend on and who will be the right choice for HIS administration.

Hmmm………, 25,000 (twenty five thousand) out of 18,000,000 (eighteen million)

America Is Ready
Obama 08

Keep on pushing and she will NOT be VP! Sick of this CNN and pushiny supporters! Give this a rest.

Hillary– Please go away——— I am a Dem and I loathe her

Harold Ickes wrote the rules he contested when it was no longer helping Hillary. They did not plan past super Tuesday and as a result Obama was able to beat her and she never caught up.

Had she campaigned the way she is now from the outset, there would be no petition.

No Hillary. Do not accept a VP position. Do not lower yourself and your cause to a ceremonail position. Obama would lose at the end, So why carry a loss on your back which loss belongs to another? Why would anybody vote for you in 2012 Primary to unseat the GOP?

@ Brian Knoxville, TN

I've seen your snide comments all over the blogs today. Vote McCain if you want. It seems to me that you were a Hillary supportor.

A vote for McSame would only be a temper tantrum. The DNC didn't do this to Hillary. SHe didn't run her campaign well. The people who were there to advise her failed her or perhaps she didn't listen to them. Michigan and Florida made the decision to break the rules. Florida Republicans are also only getting the 1/2 vote. Do you hear them crying? No! Actually not all the Democrats are, either. Just the ones who are mad about Hillary not getting the nomination. Sour grapes!

I understand that I'd feel as upset and disappointed if Obama had lost such a close race but I wouldn't punish the American people that will surely pay with 4 more years of Bush Policies.

I am guessing you don't have anyone fighting in Iraq on their 3rd term that will come back to a house in forclosure? Or that have never held their own children. Soldiers that will come back to a less than competent benefit package and educational expenses.

Wake up!!!

Clinton and Obama supportor need to stop slamming each other. The VP decision is up to Obama! Even Hillary says that…

My goodness, the Obama supporters are quite vehement and quite nasty, aren't they? Keep it up–you're helping our cause.

I will not vote for a man who refused to debate Hillary one-on-one no moderators. What is he afraid of? Rhetorical question–it would have meant no moderators.

You just keep you delegates, Hillary. You're going to need them. Wait and see.

An Ohio Combat Vet Observation:

Your comments tend towards someone who is a kook. People like you should vote for McCain. YOu make a good pair.

BTW, this is Lanny Davis again and we all know what that means!! We'll be seeing him until the convention and possibly beyond! Ugggghhhh!

One thing is certain. If the VP slot is offered and Clinton accepts, then she has definitely given up the idea of ever being President. Look at the possible scenarios.
If Obama loses the General, she will be bruised also, ask John Edwards. If Obama wins, then there are two options for Clinton, neither bodes well for a future Presidency. First, his Presidency is successful. She would not be successful in a campaign against him in '12. She would have to wait until '16, making her a "senior statesperson", literally and figuratively. Second, and most likely, option, his Presidency crashes and burns. She will take the heat for that also and would not stand a chance of running for President after serving as VP in a failed administration.
If Hillary has continued aspirations to be President, her best option would be to stay away from the VP slot. If Obama loses the General, she can take the job away from McCain in '12. If Obama wins the General, then, when, not if, Obama shows his inability to do the job, Hillary can run in '12 and take it from him.

Let's get this party started! Hillary for Veep – Obama needs the big states and Hillary delivers.

I am also one of your angry viewers, some of whose comments you've aired on Primetime this evening. This entire Democratic nominee process is so upside down. Senator Clinton won the popular vote but is not our party's nominee. Frankly, certain news networks and the DNC made sure they did everything possible to oust Senator Clinton as the Presidential nominee. I have defected from the Party and hope Senator Clinton will, as well. I'm hoping she runs as an Independent in the General Election in November, a "ticket" I'm certain she would win hands-down. Othwerwise, Senator McCain can count on my vote, despite my 25 years of dedication to a Party who could care less about 1 person, 1 vote!

Obama needs Hillary;
She has 18 million voters in her hand
18 million

She has the women, whites, men, Latinos, the Jewish votes, Cuban votes, swing state voters, catholics and evangelicals.

Obama has the African Americans and elitist.

Who needs who?

Sorry for the second post but just keep this in mind. Barack has promised Hillary a spot in his administration so a vote against Barack is a vote against Hillary.

A vote against Barack is a vote against Hillary as well so think about what you say and do…

Krishnan K in Lincoln,

Now you guys are catching on. You're right, these folks were NEVER democrats, they were purely people who support Clinton. So there's no "uniting" with them.

Since Obama had the nerve to run, it's all his fault that Clinton will not be President. Therefore, they'll vote McCain.

You know, they're on McCain's site now blogging about wanting Clinton on McCain's ticket and the republican bloggers are saying things like "What??" and "That ain't happening" and they're getting offended.

Let the republicans put up with their demands for awhile. We dems have been putting up with their comments like, "I've been voting democrat my entire life and if Obama 'steals' the nomination, I'm voting for McCaaaaaaaaaaaaaain" for an entire year.

Good riddance to them and let the REAL dems UNITE! (Because there are true dems, Clinton supporters who are sad right now, and rightfully so. I would be too, if the shoe were on the other foot).

I am so tired hearing about Barack not being so experienced.One question,was George Bush experienced??????Now you decide,if he was ,we sure don't need someone that lied to the american people and driving the econ.down.
Just like to add I think General Wesley Clark should be considered for Barack's running mate.

They keep talking about this "Dream Ticket." Dream for whom? The Repubs? I mean that's who will benefit if these two try to secure victory with their far-left "nanny state" ideas.

Bring on McGovern/Carter! That's a ticket we can all REALLY dram about!

Why don't they start polling Obama supporters? They'll tell you NO WAY! As an Obama supporter I can tell you that if he puts her on ticket I will NOT be voting for him.

I don't think we have to worry about Obama not making his own choice. He is really his own person and doesn't seem to get caught up like everyone else. This is truly a good thing!

I don't want Hillary / Bill because it simply brings nothing to the table for him. I also don't believe what others tout that if she's on the ticket, they will win. I don't think so. He will need someone that will have his interests/agenda at heart. With the Clintons, you also get their agenda. The heads will be butting all the time. How is that helpful? Bill and Hillary would be like two Dick Cheneys.

I saw that someone said on here the other day that it would also mean that Chelsea would be pushing him around too! That was too funny!

'no' IN A WORD. I can not stand this guy Lanny Davis he reaks of dishonesty, corruptness, just to mention a few, the rest I can't express in this comment. Get Lost Lanny! WH NO PLACE FOR CLINTONS!

I will vote for Ron Paul and make sure McSame loses.

i'm just fed up!! enough already cnn!! give us some news about the "nominee"."enough"

No Vote For Obama No Matter Who Is On The Ticket With Him.
Either write in Clinton for President or Vote McCain.
We lived through Bush (well most of us did), we can survive McCain.
McCain might not survive US !!!

This is hilarious. The hippies have a candidate, AND THEY'RE STILL FIGHTING!

Thank you in advance for the easy-in for McCain

OUT of 18 Million? Lets not be stupid, vote democrat…

The only reason that many clinton supporters are not joining is because they don't want her to lower herself to work along with this "rookie".

She has 35 years of experience and was our former first lady.

He is a street organizer in chicago and has worked a year in congress.

I wouldn't work for this guy.
The reason Clinton supporters don't like Obama is because he didn't stand up for Florida and Michigan voters.
He didn't stand up for Clinton wheb his "father friend" screamed cruel statements about her and President Clinton.

Obama is an empty suit with friends that are freightening to most people. I don't know who is the worst: Reveredn Wright his mentor, Farrakhan the anti Semitic Naiton of Islam leader, Tony Rezko his criminal friends from Chicago or his co worker William Ayers, the domestic terrorist.

Show me your friends and I will show you who you are. Who of the above would you like to have over for dinner?
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A unity ticket isn't one with two democrats; a unity ticket should include Obama with a moderate republican. That's a unity ticket.

Now just what would make you believe that a petition will do anything in the selection of a VP ??? Do you think Bill Clinton would have considered that ???? Do you think that AL Gore would have considered that??? YOU CANNOT FORCE THE LEADER OF THE PARTY TO MAKE A SELECTION OF A RUNNING MATE THAT HE MAY NOT WANT !!! YOU ALL ARE BEING SILLY !!! Let our nominee have the same latitude as all of the nominees before. him BELIEVE ME HE WANTS TO WIN NOV. JUST AS BADLY AS YOU FOLKS DO. PLEASE DO NOT INSULT SEN. OBAMA'S JUDGMENT OR INTEGRITY. HE IS CERTAINLY BETTER QUALIFIED TO CHOSE HIS RUNNING MATE THAN YOU OR …I…OR THAT NUT CASE LANNY.

In the era of fast internet communications, 25,000 signatures is all they got? Sounds like the Hillary drama is playing out quickly.

hillary please dont run on his ticket, he will probably get in if you do. We dont want him.

What happened to the 18 million supporters she had. Oh did you count Florida & Michigan?

What do they plan to do with the petition?

Let the candidate decide! And I'm hoping he will NOT choose Clinton.

nothing but spin frm cnn and gop they want hill to join so they can ave a reason fr the gop to go and vote against her. dont be fooled people this is spin. put her on the ticket and gop wl b jumpin up and down with joy. and cnn too.l hope obama is smater than that. after all if truly all these millions were supporting queen hill she wouldnt be in the hole would she? there you have it spin nothing more.

What are you guys going to do if she is on the ticket? I am not saying

I want her on the ticket I don't becuase I think she is too good for the #2 position.

Are you not going to vote for Obama if she is on the ticket HMMMMMMMMMMM???????????????????

I call this double standard. This is not what BO represents so you say. You tell us that we have to support our candidate BO but you don't have to if Hillary is on the ticket???????????

Don't fall for all of the republicans posting and pretending to be democrats wanting Hillary on the ticket. Obama won the nomination. He will decide his own running mate. I love seeing republicans trying to stir the pot to get Hillary on the ticket. The more they push, the more Obama resists!

REPUBLICANS FOR MCSAME, GO FIND A MCSAME BLOG TO SPREAD YOUR NONSENSE!!

OBTW, what's with McSame copying Obama's slogan? Couldn't think of anything catchy for himself?? What a loser!

VETS FOR OBAMA/WEBB

Can a black man ever stand on his own 2 feet? Leave him alone and let him make up his own mind.

Once he is president he will never be able to get away with what Bush got away with…

Obama 08!!!

(A) No to Hillary as a VP candidate

(B) Obama supporters are very civil, thoughtful people EXCEPT when they hear HC supporters claim that the election was stolen from her. Obama won, fair and square. Get over it.

The petition should draw 8 million signatures since she has 8 million backers.

He only got the nomination on Tuesday. Why is everyone pushing for the VP name already. McCain has been the Republican nominee from months and no body is trying to force him to choose today or even two months ago. Why rush it. We all want Obama to have plenty of time to pick the best person for this country.

Only 25K ????
Where's that 18 Million voter base?
hehehehehe

Ummm,
Is "voteboth" trying to give Obama an ultimatum for choosing Hillary? That's what it sounds like to me. I'm sure he is smart enough to decide who would make a good VP.

So if he doesn't pick her, then what……. Keep in mind, she (the Clinton's) do carry a lot of political baggage that could be exposed by the GOP.

LET'S UNITE FOLKS!!!! The number of signatures have increased dramctically over 100,000 signatures. I am also contacting many delegates to make this ticket even more powerful and it will thumped John McCain badly whereas it will kill the republican money machine. I would vote for this ticket and if she was not on the ticket then I will either vote John McCain or stay home.

The petition is pointless. It certainly includes who knows how many republicans that would like to see Clinton on the Obama ticket so it is defeated in the fall.

I'm sure the Republicans are flocking to this petition in droves.

somebody please start a petition to let obama deicde….

CNN you need to quit pushing this Garbage. No WE don't want Hillary as VP! Where do you get this trash.
Here is the real story…. Hillary will NOT make a good VP. She will not help his campaign. She will not promote his ideas, and Obama voters don't want her on the ticket at all, ever, period!

Let women VOTE against Obama. In the next 8 years, I will be one of those who will remind those women that, they–
–sold the well-being of women's rights per decisions of the Supreme Court
–sold the well-being of the future of their children
–sold the opportunity of women to be potential presidential candidates
–contributed to the screw up in the Educational system of this nation
–made it more difficult for our men and women to leave Iraq
—-and the list goes on!

Better be careful, or Obama will look as henpecked as McCain embracing Bush.

I thought they got a divorce! Now everyone wants them to get married?

Write in Hillary for President!
NOBAMA!

if not for Hillary, a lot of people will vote MCCain. Obama will lose big time if he doesn't pick Hillary as VP.

I cannot believe this immense hate to Clinton.
What is wrong with you people? You should not have any chance to voice yourself, obviously you do not know what is happening. You just want your selfish mean desires.
I do truly think that these haters are not sane. No sane person can hate this much. Besides, Clinton's era was good, did you forget, or you were little kids at that time?
This is what repulses me -this hate, these mean, nasty comments.
Hillary is fine. Obama is OK. McCain is OK. Each of them has good and that good parts. What matters is which one will be the "great" leader. At this point it should be Hillary and Obama together. He needs her – for many reasons. And she is a tough and strong fighter for what is right.
He might have good ideas ( similar to hers), but he needs strength, and caring, and her voters too.
So, it might be too complicated for simpler minds, but this how it is. Learn how to deal with it. Hillary supporters had to deal fast with her losing -and it was painful. And they do it well.

Brian from Knoxville,
We all know. You're voting for McCain. Enough already! You were one of those "If Hillary doesn't get the nomination, I'm voting for McCaaaaaaaaain" types, aren't you?

Mar,
Yes, we know. People are judged by the company they keep. I'd like to see you put the Clintons up to the same scrutiny. I can help you out if you're interested.

Dia Akin,
Yes, I want to also sign the No 'Dream Ticket' petition. Where is that one?

I think this is straight up BS. If Obama were white, you would not see this sort of thing going on. It is clear to most that the woman that Clinton is does not fit at all with what Obama is trying to bring to Washington. I think this is sad and more proof of the continuing prejudice that pervades our country.

Wow, that is .0014% of the so called 17,000,000 voters everyone's yelling about.

So? MILLIONS of Republicans are BEGGING for Hillary as Obama's running mate. That is what is called a Scream Ticket for the GOP. This would also probably get 25% of Dems on McCain's side, if not more.

The choice is his. Here you are trying to violate his rights. Why can't you people leave him alone? Would you be trying to get him on the ticket with Hillary if things were different?

I still find it amusing that people naively believe Obama is somehow an 'outsider.' As Kerry said about Edwards in the '04 primaries 'The last time I checked, he was a member of the United States Senate. And that's in Washington.'
Face it, his entire staff is made up of ex-Clinton aides, he's got the backings of Ted Kennedy and all his old democrat lackies. These people aren't supporting Obama because they expect to be bossed around. They support him because they know he'll be a puppet to their old politics.
Bill Clinton was even more of an outsider when he campaigned in 1992. Did he win because people thought he'd bring change? No. He won because he had many insider old politician friends. Obama has 4 more years of Washington experience than Clinton had in 1992. He's even less of an outsider.

Very stupid move! Let the man and his search team do thier work.
If she is the right one for the job, it should become obvious to his team. So far they seem to have run an an A1 campaign. I'll trust his instincts!

25,000 out of the 32 million that voted in the election? My gosh – this is sure evidence that this must happen.

He stated that in his interview yesterday on CNN. Its not a light decision to make, but he'll be fair about it. I honestly don't think this is only way to unify the party. How about we rally against McCain and his Bush third term? Just a suggestion.

SAY NO TO HILLARY..I WILL VOTE FOR McCAIN IF SHE IS VP.

This is just wrong, will Lanny, Dianne and all of you stop! This is just not fair. Obama has won the primary fair and square and it is his decision who he picks a vp. It is ridiculous and truely a shame that you people continue to divide the party and thus hindering the healing process. The vp choice is NOT up to you petitioners, is like the campaigning continues. Should Mc Cain win the presidential election come November, the downfall of the democrats will rest on your shoulders. You all spent too much time campaigning for two nominees as oppose to one. Can't play by your own rules? For christ sakes, united we stand, devided we fall. Let what needs to happen, happen naturally and STOP forcing it.

25,000? That's all? I fnd it very insulting that the topic of VP is being used to overshadow Obama's historical win. He doesn't need to choose a VP until August.

That 18 million argument is looking a little threadbare – so few people even pay attention to primaries, and most of those people care enough about their country to want a Democrat back in office.

I really applaud those who see beyond the disappointment of their preferred candidate losing, but are big enough people to support the Democratic nominee anyway. You have my utmost respect.

This would be a great ticket. Good cop, bad cop–you can't go wrong. Obama needs a pitbull like Hillary. I hope he picks her.

25,000 really isn't a lot of people.

It has been said that Clinton ran the last campaign of the 20th century while Obama ran the first of the 21st century. She needs to stay where she belongs, with her husband and daughter in the 1990s. The sooner she exits politics altogether, the better for the nation. Chuck Hagel is Obama's absolute best choice for vp.

Obam and clinton seems like a very bad idea to me.

She brings her own baggage,not the least of which is Bill.

Difficul t to imagine a person who thnks she is qualified for the no1 job to abide by being no 2.

I rather expect women to like this idea far more than men.

Don

An Obama-Clinton dream ticket would be wonderful. Perhaps Hillary's universal health care plan will go through.

I think picking Clinton would be his best choice but he doesn't need her to win in November.

The thing that shocks me is how many Democrats are willing to stab Hillary in the back and vote for McCain. If you really support her you'll vote for Obama.

DEMS UNITE!!!!!!!!

I will only vote for Obama with her on the ticket.

Wolf I do not care how hard you try you are not going to see Hillary as V.p with obama. You need to stop talking about hillary she is dead she can not hear you.

I didn't get to sign the petition, but I sure would like to! In fact, if there isn't a unity ticket I am voting Republican. Not necessarily for Sen. McCain (although I deeply respect his ability to move to the center on left and right wing issues, but because he is our war hero, along with so many.). I would vote Republican, simply to prove how suptid the DNC and Super Delegates have been, not able to establish a Dream Ticket.
A historical event could slip through our lives, if we do not have a Dream Ticket.
I will have lost respect for Sen. Obama if he does not accept Sen. Hillary Clinton as his running mate!
sincerely
william d. martinez

I think that it IS VERY UNFAIR TO PRESSURE AND BLACKMAIL Obama in this fashion, by pushing this VP issue. If the man a chance to make HIS OWN DECISION.

I hope Obama and his nasty friends can check their overblown egos at the door and offer the VP to Hillary. He has everything to lose if he doesn't. Go ahead Barry, say NO to thousands of Democratic voters AGAIN!

We all thought once was enough when the DNC dragged you limping and bleeding over the finish line and disenfranchised entire states to get you the nomination.

Don't try our patience any more, or we're gone.

I will vote for Obama only with Hillary on board.

The Hillary people need to make up their minds, do they want to vote McCain or do they want Hillary as VP? Sounds like a bunch of confused folks to me.

Senator Clintons talents are wasted in a VP slot.

Senator Clinton, help unite the party and then utilize your abilities elsewhere.

Run again in 2012 after Obama has proved his inability to create his "so-called" change.

Give him his arrogant moment in the spotlight, go down in the history books as one of the worst Presidents, and show him how it's done in 2012.

Help unite, and then distance yourself from him!!!

Sign me up, what a dream team, what intelligence!!!!!!

Please people!! For all of you who are insisting that Obama can't win without Hillary or refuse to vote for Obama and vote for McCain…get over yourselves.

If anything this shows that the Clinton Era was not Camelot and a change is in the air. Remember BILL not HILL was president so for all of you who insist she has more experience remember she's just a Senator like Obama is.

As far as why there's a change as good as the Clinton years were (depending on who you talk to) ask yourself this…if you ate Kobe beef for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day…wouldn't you get tired eventually?

This is ridiculous….the notion that you threathen the potential president of the united states into picking Clinton as a VP is undermining his stance with all voters. You can't do something to please one block of voters and risk alienating another block, which is exactly what he will be doing if he picks Clinton…especially when it's not by his own accord.

Grow up people…..and stand behind your democrat nominee!!!

Unity ticket would be a disaster for Obama. Just say no to voteboth.com.

This is a lack of respect for the democratic nominee. He can pick his own VP, thank you very much!

Frankly, it is interesting to see that for once the choice of VP makes a difference. Historically it has very rarely been the case. On the other hand it is not just an open choice. It can be broken down to a choice between Clinton, and somebody else. Yes, Clinton has a certain reputation, but she did get the vote of half the democratic party. (actually, half of the combined democrat/independent/other vote) It would help in convincing that half of the voters if he picks Clinton. Any other choice in VP will be neutral. No other VP candidate brings enough positive or negative to the campaign to make any difference whatsoever.

senator hillary clinton needs to be on the ticket with senator obama. that's the only way the democrats are going to win and beat mccain

Why do the Clintons (and SOME women) make things so complicated?

I am over 50 years now, and have never seen a DEM party so bent on engaging in self-destructive behaviors! Is this primary about Women, Blacks, Whites, OR simply about the DEM party and this nation?

I fear that some people, based on Hillary and her blind supporters, are going to have "second thoughts" of ever going the extra mile for "women" as potential presidential candidates!

Interestingly, I do NOT hear BLACKS screaming over Obama as a nominee! Just a thought–

I truly believe the only hope for Obama to win the election is to have Hillary as a running mate…should he not choose her, I will be voting Republican for the first time in my life.

as long as there is lanny d involved l wont even bother reading yr article. l just saw lanny at the bottom and l felt sick to my stomach. lanny needs to disapear frm tv he needs to go to old people's home lm sure many wl listen to him there.

She had 18 million supporters and only 25,000 signed an ONLINE petition!!! Seems like the defection has already began!!
Hey you 25,000 crazy people, don't forget to send some of your hard earned $$$ to Ms. Clinton on her website. Yes, she has no chance, but as soon as you pull up her site, you're hit with 3 Contribution buttons on the main page. How stupid are her 'supporters' and how arrogant of Ms. Clinton. Of course, nothing short of her and Bill kissing in public would surprise me!

I think it's extremely disrespectful and out of line for Lanny to be doing this. I don't believe it's what Hillary wants and Barack has come out and said that he doesn't succumb to pressure.

Give it a rest! The candidates will decide what is best for them!

They even got more signatures to reinstate slavery and to raise the voting age to 65!

Give it up already! It's not going to happen!

I hope Obama just focus on the general election!

Enough with Hillary!

Hi! I'm Earth, have we met?

Deal with it The choice for VP remains in the hands of one person – Sen. Obama.

With Hillary on the ticket it will be to much change for the average voter to stomach. Obama is better off without her.

She lost. Time to move on.

25,000 people who don't know anything!

Good Deal.

"The choice is Sen. Obama's alone"

Take your own advice and quit pressuring him into choosing Hillary. He will do what is best for the country and not all people think Hillary is what is best.

Same as some of you say to quit pushing Obama down your throats to support him, we feel the same way about Hillary. We didn't vote for her because we didn't feel she was the best person. Someone had to win and someone had to lose. Hillary lost – move on!

Wow. Can't just let Obama make a decision? I guess this is Clinton's way of getting to the White House.

What is wrong with you people.

Let Senator Obama pick his running mate and not the public. Let him go with who he feels comfortable with, and not Clinton Supporters.

Let's be real here, does the Vice President candidate really help you make your decision when it comes time to vote?

This is one Dem who does NOT want clinton on the ticket. Where did they conduct the poll? Florida?

it would take millions,not thousands,to have any affect on me.clinton's have no place in the presidency,anymore.we need a prez with morals.

Sounds like BLACKMAIL……. Bad way to do business…….Bad for America

Yes, the decision is his to make. But whether people vote for him as a result is their decision to make.

I seriously think all those repubelicans will not vote for Obama afterall ! Please dont do that…please..we need you votes..though you get paid by that old poop to get on these forums to spread hate/split our party…please..despite all that…we need you "ugly" war-mongers !{Ofcourse, you are cute compared to the old rag}

Democrats – unite against these imposters !

While I would respect voices of Clinton supporters, I found this a disrespectful campaign for a presidential candidate, who should be given appropriate time and process to select his VP by his own standard. The selection should be extremely carefully conducted without distraction, and the chemistry of President/VP team is crucial. I strongly disagree. Sen. Clinton, however, is an extremely capable person and I thing it would be great if she is given a major task, such as health insurance, as a task manager.

Given her speech on Tuesday, she does not appear to be a good team player and thus, is not a good VP candidate. I am sorry to say this, but unfortunately, her speech and manner proves her true color.

I wouldn't vote for any ticket with the hOBO on it!!! Sorry Hillary, I have to vote republican!

This seems somewhat like a knee-jerk reaction to the disappointment of Clinton backers of her loss in the primary campaign.

It appears that Senator Obama will be carefully weighing his options and not reacting in the same way to this kind of pressure. I appreciate the enthusiasm and hopes that Hillary's supporters have for her and the idea of this ticket , and hope that they also understand the need for a thoughtful, independent process. We should expect no less from our future President!

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25,000?

That's it?

That's supposed to be a big number?

18 million votes, 3/4 million donors and the top "Clinton as VP" organization can only raise 25,000 signatures?

Only 15,000 since Tuesday?

And that's supposed to be some overwhelming sign of what?

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Were is our petition? Clinton supporters you need to make up your minds – McCain or Obama. Clinton cannot (Bill's 20 million from Kazakistan alone disqualifies her) and will not be on the ticket (she stands against the change that the MAJORITY of Dems want).

Don't be Stupid Barak. Do not put her on your ticket or you will never win. It's that simple.

People this is truly a decision Obama has to make. Personally, I don't see it happening. Clinton don't bring anything to the table, regarding Obama's direction, message and turning the page from Washington's old politics. She underminds everything his campaign is about. That's like Batman picking the Joker over all of the available Robins to fight crime.

However, if picking her would secure the November election, then that's something Obama needs to consider. It's just difficult to imagine; an old dog learning new tricks.

Clintonites Note: If Obama picks Hillary, the Republicans are not going to be nice to Hillary like Obama was. They are going to rip her apart and dig up everything on her and Bill. So Clintonites, don't be surprise when all her dirt begins to surface.

Keep pushing this, and Barack is going to choose someone else. Let it be so that the VP-Committee can at least consider her for the position. Just Shut Up about it already.

I want her as well but A lot of us aren't pushing the issue. The VP Candidate will be chosen from a process accordingly.

Stop trying to pressure and bully the NOMINEE!!!!

I should ALSO add that the site has received over a hundred thousand hits, and so … that's less than 25% of the people who view site… signing the petition.

That is definitely insignificant.

Wow, 25000 out of 18 million — and even after HilBillyl says she is not seekding to placed on the ticket and only she speaks for herself. Obama, according the latest polls, is carrying Calif. and is carrying the Latino vote by 66 to 28% over McCain. And, he hasn't even lined up the top Latino leaders to orcherstrate a campaign for him. So much for him not being able to carry "her" constinuency compared to the Democratic constinuency. As for all those upset menopasual women — if they want to let McCain turn the tide on right to choose by replacing one of the current older Supreme Court judges who supports it with one who will overturn Roe, let them. It's their loss if they do.

This poll/petition is not "scientific" and is nothing more than unthinking people thinking that all 18 million votes of Clinton wil go to McCaine or remain at home. All of the polls show that isn't so and they don't take into account Obama's strengths in those who did not support HilBilly. The news should get off this story — it's their story, not a real one.

Adding Hillary on the ticket as lovely as it may seem means Bill's trash gets dragged along. Bill will become a distraction and disable positive efforts of the Democratic party. For that reason sadly, Hillary cannot be on the ticket – she has worked hard but she has her baggage PLUS Bill's baggage in her pant suit pockets.

Nothing would drive me further away from politics again. Someone please end her mad grab at power.

I suppose if they don't get their way, they are going to whine and vote for McBush….? Oh, how did we get here and why don't people get their heads out of the sand?

Obama has the right to pick whoever he chooses and people should show a little respect at this time. Back off people!

Maybe somebody should start a website for an 'anti-unity' ticket and see how many would sign that one. I'd be one of them!

Old white woman
Unity without Hillary

No way, old news. Clinton does not deserve a spot on the ticket. She is entitled to absolutely nothing.

wow…that's…useless.

LETS UNITE AND TAKE OVER REPUBLICANS WE NEED cLINTON TO WIN THIS NOVEMBER CONTEST. dEMOCRATS 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I absolutely deplore the name-calling coming from all sides of the political spectrum but if I never hear from Lanny Davis for the rest of my life, it wouldn't be soon enough.

I got news for you… 25,000 people signing an ONLINE PETITION is insignificant.

If people REALLY wanted a joint ticket, it would be in the hundreds of thousands or millions by now.

For example: There is a Facebook group called "One Million Strong Against Hillary" that has over a million members.

… 25,000 in a few days, especially after the extensive media coverage, is awfully low.

Hillary has proved once again that she is not a good strategist when she openly said she wanted to be VP. She also proved once again that she is a good divider of votes.

25,000?!?! So, this is how our country works?!?! They got more register people than our government can bring!!! LOL!!! I see how it is, LOL!!!

25,000? Impressive. Why, that's half the population of Nowhere, USA.

You people are so incredibly stupid. Acting like spoiled brats when 350,000 jobs have been lost since january, over 1 million homes are in foreclosure, over 40 million americans have no health insurance, gas prices rise daily, the dow reaches new lows every day and over 4,000 troops have died in a senseless war and you could care less as long as your favorite candidate can be VP. She might not even want it you morons, guess you never thought of that huh? Get over it already and let's try and move this country forward while we still have a country…

It doesn't matter if they got millions of signatures. The choice is up to 1 person alone. And Obama already asked everyone to settle down and let him have some space to make his own choice. So can we do that already? Why is the VP anybody else's business besides the actual nominee? I don't see anyone petitioning McCain to try to influence his VP choice. CNN – will you please honor Obama's request to let him quietly make his own choice? Stop bringing up every time somebody has an opinion on this.

I have no problem with him picking her. But if they continue to try to FORCE her on him, I hope he picks Sam Nunn, or Chuck Hagel…

Can't we get rid of her now!!!

She will NEVER get on that ticket! NEVER!
The country has spoken and we do not like cuthrough, manipulative, ruthless politics!

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I am quite sorry that Hillary wasn't the Democratic nominee. I contributed time and money to her campaign but the boys in charge selected Obama for the nomination and stole it from Hillary. In the last two months Hillary has won more elections and has more people voting for her. She should be the nominee.

Obama is not only a loser but he is a quitter as well. the American poster boy for quitting when the road of controversy gets tough, he quits.

He wants to talk with Castro but snubs our American Generals. He won't wear our American Flag or salute the flag that Americans through the years have bled for and died for. Maybe he ought to read the words of the " Star Spangled Banner" to get the drift of what the flag means.

Don't fall for his cotton candy fluff. Check Revelations in the Bible.

So the DNC forces me to endorse Senator McCain..

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A VOTE FOR OBAMA = A VOTE FOR JERIMIAH WRIGHT, TONY REZKO, WILLIAM AYERS AND FATHER PFLAEGER.
DO YOU WANT THESE PEOPLE IN OUR WHITE HOUSE BECUASE THAT’S WHERE THEY WILL BE IF YOU VOTE FOR OBAMA.
HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE PEOPLE SHOW HIS VERY BAD JUDGEMENT.
SAY NO TO OBAMA

According to those statistics, 1.5% of Hillary supporters are demanding Obama to choose Hillary as his running mate. Not exactly a big whoop.

There are millions of Hillary supporters who are outraged at the dispicable treatment she received and how the nomination was manipulated in Obama's favor. There is a growing movement to write her name in on the November ballot whether she is selected as the VP or not. Millions upon millions will write her in and Obama will be history.

so much for seventeen million!! Hillary thought she could arrogantly use people as bargaining chips. Her act lately has given me so much repugnance that I greatly doubt that I will ever vote for her again. I didn't know voting for her constituted in signing my individual rights await.

Ok, well guess what ? Obama will decide not all those ppl that sign that petition, keep on going the more drama you guys make about the issue the more Obama will ignore it and will not chose Clinton as VP…..

So keep on signing and wasting your breath, that will never happen….

CNN,

Why are you pushing this bs? How many thousands have been drawn to CITIZENS FOR McCAIN?

Hillary should not ruin her career by joining that second-tier lightweight.

I and many like me won't vote if HILLARY is on the ticket.

BALONEY….. NO CLINTONS ON THE TICKET….. Enough already with the Clintons and Bushes and all their cronies.

Who in hell would want Hillary.Bill hanging off their neck for the next 4 years…. NO HILLARY

Yeah, but who would be watching his back???? She wouldn't be. I don't know why everyone thinks this is a good idea, unless someone is planning on getting rid of him.

That's because the petition is only IF you want both. Where's the petition that says "NO" to a joint ticket so myself and all of my people can sign it?

She doesn't belong. Their difference in politics were evident throughout this campaign and she showed how her style of politics can basically ruin a good thing. I don't want her trying to undermine him on things and I DEFINITELY don't want Bill in there either. We ALL know he'll be the "silent partner"

NO to a joint ticket! Let Obama pick his OWN running mate. He's shown his judgment to be great thus far. I'm sure he'll make the right decision.

LET' OBAMA DECIDE!!!

Do we want a president that looks weak?!?1 if we keep driving this, and he gives him, the Republican will use it against him as saying he can't lead

if he ends up picking her, then fine, but it should not be because he was pressured into it, its not fair!!

HE HAS A RIGHT TO MAKE HIS DECISION!!!!!!

Coming from a Republican stand point, I would feel advantaged and entertained by the tension and aspersion cast between the "Clinton Democrats" and "Obama Democrats". I would embrace Clinton's supporters to vote for our candidate, John Mc Cain.

With great contemplation on the ongoing Iraq war, our standing in the foreign community, our economy, and many other domestic issues, I see an America that's been injured, tainted, and taken advantage of with 8 years of Republican leadership.

Upon voting this fall, please use great discretion and judgement to analyze where Republican leadership has taken us, and where it will continue to lead us. Please vote using your head and your heart and not as a “Clinton Democrat” or an “Obama Democrat”. With or without Clinton on the ticket, please vote wisely.

United Democrats, Republicans, Independents Who Want to Rebuild America ’08!

PS- The MEDIA needs to LAY OFF (!) on Clinton’s loss and SPOTLIGHT her great achievements. Also, Obama supporters should be more cordial with Clinton supporters and try to understand where they’re coming from.

CITIZENS FOR McCAIN before VOTE BOTH!

The Democratic Party and the media have failed us all.

McCain for President '08
A moderate Republican who is a qualified leader

I think 25,000 is a pretty small number. I'll bet Ralph Nader gets that many votes.

Let Obama decide who he wants as his VP.