July 20, 2008
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Rice says she has no interest in being vice president.
Rice says she has no interest in being vice president.

(CNN) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she knows who she’s voting for in the presidential election, but she’s keeping quiet about her pick.

“Have you decided who to vote for?” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked in an interview that aired Sunday on “Late Edition.”

“Wolf, uh, yes,” Rice said.

Asked if she wanted to share her decision, Rice simply responded, “No.”

In the wide-ranging interview, Rice praised Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign and said having him as the Democratic presidential nominee has been “great for our country.”

“I do think it says that we've come a long way,” she said when asked to respond to comments from her predecessor Colin Powell, who congratulated Obama for knocking down barriers for African Americans.

“It's interesting that it's from Colin Powell. He knocked down a few barriers of his own. He knocked down the barrier of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He knocked down the barrier to the first black Secretary of State.

“Yes, I've knocked down a few too. It just shows that our country has been doing this for a while, and it's great that this last barrier, perhaps, has also come down.”

Rice also made clear that she has no desire to be vice president.

Rumors of a John McCain-Rice ticket were prevalent in April after Dan Senor, a leading Republican strategist, suggested that she was mounting a behind-the-scenes campaign to be McCain's No. 2

“I tell everybody who will listen … look, I’ve done my part, and I’ve got six months to sprint to the finish, and then I have other things that I want to do,” she said.

Following the end of her term, Rice said she wants to write a book about American foreign policy.

“There are issues that have come to concern me greatly — some that I was concerned about before I came here, like the state of education in the United States — which I think is at the root of our competitiveness. It's at the root of our confidence, and therefore it's at the root of our international leadership,” she said.

“I'll go back and work on issues like that and it will be time for somebody else to take the stage.”

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anna day   July 20th, 2008 8:20 pm ET

I THINK CONDI WOULD MAKE A GREAT VICE PRESIDENT
FOR OBOMA

FIRE BREATHING LIBERAL SOCIALIST MINDED PATRIOT(& so proud of it)   July 20th, 2008 8:14 pm ET

Well if she's a Republican I can't believe she didn't say McCain, how strange. Is she going to tow the party line or not, we all know she's been the perfect little bushbot thus far….
Could she still be afraid of alienating other blacks in the community some how either publicly or personally, although I don't see how that's possible at this stage in the game. You know this snake will pull the lever for McCain regardless. It's a sad state of affairs for this lost little girl.

roger   July 20th, 2008 8:07 pm ET

I always think that Sec. Rice is tha best Vice President for John McCain, But since she has no desire to be vice President.she deserve to run for senate in California where she from.She could be a Good senator if she will run for that position.

Ikem Umealo   July 20th, 2008 8:05 pm ET

Well done Ms. Rice. Go and write a book and America will buy, but don't join McCain although i know it would not bring any fresh idea to his campaign: i am not imagining his possible presidency.

TEXAN   July 20th, 2008 8:03 pm ET

Could it be that she is voting for Obama ?????? Nah…but why won't she say ? We will see !

Erika, KS   July 20th, 2008 8:00 pm ET

Who cares what this war mongering friend of Mr. Bush thinks? She and the entire Bush administration should be in prison for murder. She's a Bush puppet. She ignore the document briefs Clinton left that clearly stated bin Laden was a threat. She's the one who said she didn't find that credible. I don't find anything that comes out of her mouth as credible.l

jrzshor   July 20th, 2008 7:46 pm ET

black folks for black folks. race doesn't matter. pride does.

Bob   July 20th, 2008 7:45 pm ET

Thanx miss secratary. Now go retire!

Sue in MI   July 20th, 2008 7:43 pm ET

Ha! Like she'll vote for anyone who wants to turn the Bush policies around and actually save this country from itself! She's as big a liar as her bosses. Some interesting facts about her in Bugliosi's "The Prosecution of GWB for Murder." Read it!

marianna   July 20th, 2008 7:42 pm ET

Rice has no desire to be VP? Just wait a minute.

Tha rumor has it that Obama might pick a republican for VP. Would she say no?

OBAMA FOR THE UNITY   July 20th, 2008 7:41 pm ET

This is so clear, she is going to vote for Obama, even Laura Bush is going to vote for Obama.

John   July 20th, 2008 7:40 pm ET

Her saying "NO" was a mouthfull.

Obama 08

Scott   July 20th, 2008 7:33 pm ET

Condi should show some guts and vote for the guy who will help undo many of the mistakes she contributed to. That would be Obama, Condi.

max   July 20th, 2008 7:33 pm ET

the fact that she didn't openly endorse McCain in her response makes me think that she may be supporting Obama purely due to her desire to see an african-american in office. many traditionally conservative blacks seem to feel that way.

Chut Pata   July 20th, 2008 7:25 pm ET

Colin Powell was a better presidential candidate for President than the Obama and would have been a president by now and broken many more barriers than Obama.

However he made the wrong decision of being in the Republican Party that used him like toilet paper and disposed him off like one.

Obama made the better choice of being the democratic party. In the end, it is all about making choices and Obama is good at it. I will vote him despite his lately right wing stances.

Doris,Memphis,TN   July 20th, 2008 7:24 pm ET

Two of the most enlightening people in the Bush Administration
have been Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. I feel that Condoleeza
is ready to retire from politics. One other outstanding person during
his two terms as been First Lady Laura Bush. That's it.

Obama/Biden 2008-2016

Travis (in the real world   July 20th, 2008 7:14 pm ET

It is so obvious she going to vote for Obama…

By the way, she knows she's working for an IDIOT

Scott L   July 20th, 2008 7:12 pm ET

At the end of the day she knows that if she elects Obama that he will undo her 8 year legacy of work and point out all of her mistakes and flaws along the way. My magic 8 ball says "Vote McCain!"

Dylan Los Angeles   July 20th, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Good…go back to Board of Directors for Chevron and maybe they will name some more Supertankers after her.

Charlotte   July 20th, 2008 7:04 pm ET

Duh…Is she black? nuf said.

Bradley In Colorado   July 20th, 2008 7:02 pm ET

She's voting McCain. I know this because of how often she sucks up to Bush. She's just another right-wing nutjob who hates liberals to the core.

kerwin   July 20th, 2008 6:58 pm ET

well let me answer the question for Ms. Rice… I am supporting Barack Obama, since John MchasnoShame is too old, senile and should probably restart smoking!

The man   July 20th, 2008 6:57 pm ET

She is a great secretary of state. She didn't betray President Bush as this former Press secretary did.
Keep it high , Mrs secretary.

Jake   July 20th, 2008 6:55 pm ET

oh wow, just like mccollaugh?, Rice has dirty secrets from the white house about bush's executive policies. umm, let the truth set you free.

Fillibuddy   July 20th, 2008 6:51 pm ET

Smart person votes for McCain - that would be a news story!

Xavier, Washington DC   July 20th, 2008 6:49 pm ET

Another closet Obamacan.

bern   July 20th, 2008 6:47 pm ET

That right Condi…come on back home child. You have been in Pharaoh George's house too long baby. Come on home.

I knew somewhere deep down that Condi Rice is too smart to not understand what a failure this administration has been. She has been a part of the mess for sure. I hope she is beginning to understand how much harm ole George has done. Surely she realizes, like most all sane people, that McCain offers absolutely nothing but more trouble for America. Welcome back Condi.

Richard   July 20th, 2008 6:46 pm ET

A Rice endorsement of Obama would hurt more than help him, whereas a non-endorsement of McFlipFlop helps more than hurts Obama.

Clinton/McCain   July 20th, 2008 6:45 pm ET

That's right folks, the wonders of affirmative action!

New Yorker   July 20th, 2008 6:43 pm ET

Condi should run for President. She would knock that myth that the Republican Part is just a bunch on fat white men. She's an intellectual and a leader. She's the kind of change I'm looking for- not Obama's preachy, pie in the sky rhetoric.

McCain 08
Rice 12

no McCain!   July 20th, 2008 6:43 pm ET

Too bad you follow cowboy diplomacy, Rice.

Obama '08

ex republican   July 20th, 2008 6:41 pm ET

She won't vote for McCane. He left his first wife after she became handicapped(ask the Reagan's about it). He has a 0 voting record with women's groups. Condi is too smart too vote for McCane.

ex republican   July 20th, 2008 6:35 pm ET

She will vote for OBAMA. Women will not turn out to vote for McCane…

The Phenomenon   July 20th, 2008 6:28 pm ET

Of course,we all know what it means to be between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. If she endorses Barack,she will become an ingrate,she will not be where she is now if not for the Republicans. They put her where she is now and they expect her to endorse a Republican candidate, John McCain. But if she aligns her thoughts with the Republicans to endorse McCain,we all know what African-Americans will think of her,she's acting white or backing out on her own - the black man. So she's thoughtful enough to keep mum,she dares not speak on that.

Richard   July 20th, 2008 6:27 pm ET

Condi- you and the rest of the bush admin are total failures! thats your legacy.

Ray   July 20th, 2008 6:23 pm ET

Pretty significant that she won't say who she's voting for…one would think she'd automatically say, "McCain".

Gary Florida   July 20th, 2008 6:19 pm ET

Spoken like a true states woman!

Zero Obama   July 20th, 2008 6:13 pm ET

Condy Rice is intelligent, and she knows if she picks Obama , it will be just coz of color relation not becuase of same idelology.
Keep guessing.

Dave from Florida   July 20th, 2008 6:08 pm ET

She's voting for Obama. Even she does'nt want to see a continuation of the Bush policies under McBush. John McBush would further erode the very fabric of our economy here and abroad.

The Republicans have destroyed our economy with their voodoo economics, so i think Ms. Rice will be casting her vote for Obama.

Optimistic in NJ   July 20th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

You've been behind a loser for sooooo long. Be bold and brave for once in your life. Tell everyone that Bush is the worse president we've ever had in our lifetime. Tell them you also know that our country needs someone whom the world will respect, someone with great intelligence, someone who actually has a vision and a clue. Go ahead and tell them that you support Obama.

Obama & Clark 08

Peter   July 20th, 2008 6:01 pm ET

She obviously is voting for Obama, but she doesnt want the Rove/Cheney team to sabotage her

LaTreetha E. Sharpley   July 20th, 2008 5:53 pm ET

Secretary C. Rice, knows that the present adminstration had not done what the American people want . She is does not know about the problems facing this great nation. This has never happened before, and the solutions to these problems are not ones that this adminstration or any other has faced. It is time for a new adminstration a solutions to problems.

AT   July 20th, 2008 5:53 pm ET

I have the deepest respect for Dr. Rice. She is the most powerful woman in the world. She is intelligent, articulate, and confident. She is a great role model for our children. God bless her as she moves to new and exciting things.

Pam, WI   July 20th, 2008 5:51 pm ET

I would not tell if I were here either. If she picks McCain - she will be blasted for again being on the wrong side politically and if she picks Obama - people will say she is only doing it because he is Black. She is in a no win situation.

Harry C   July 20th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

I wonder does Rice truely believe in some of the positions she has mentioned over her tenure or does she lose sleep over what she has had to say for this Idiot President!?

Open Your 3rd Eye   July 20th, 2008 5:46 pm ET

I still wonder if she is a member of the Illuminati neocons? Or is she just another puppet like her lil' boss Bush? Anyone care to have THAT conversation? Or are we still asleep, believing that organization doesn't exist?

CNN: I WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY STRUCK IF YOU HAD THE COURAGE TO EXPOSE THAT ORGANIZATION FOR WHAT IT IS. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. EVERYONE IN AMERICA IS NOW WATCHING YOUR STATION. WE ARE AWAKE AND WILLING TO HEAR THE RESULTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION. AFTER ALL, IT IS YOUR FREEDOM AT STAKE, NOT JUST YOUR VIEWERS.

Michelle   July 20th, 2008 5:44 pm ET

Each American's vote is very sacred and private.

"Obama's Forgotten People" : Excellent video on YouTube

Franky   July 20th, 2008 5:39 pm ET

She's gonna vote for McCain. I mean, she has to! Plus, why not say it?? Is not like is a big announcement…

Ed   July 20th, 2008 5:38 pm ET

Lovely lady! I just didn't like her stand on the war in iraq. But a real lovely lady!

K of TX   July 20th, 2008 5:38 pm ET

I sincerely hope Condi Rice has a chance to repair her reputation that the Bush administration has sullied. I believe her to be a person of great talent and intelligence.

Obama '08, '12

James   July 20th, 2008 5:37 pm ET

Condi is so very, very intelligent. It is incredible that she chose to link up with Bush. Somehow, she took an incredulous path that has hampered her talents as head of State Department.

Jimbo

Remy   July 20th, 2008 5:32 pm ET

She belong to a Bush backed OIL buisiness. Now She feels she will be a NO person of interest in USA. I hope She try to join Obama camp to make life happy!

Anonymous   July 20th, 2008 5:22 pm ET

Hi,

I think Mc Cain should stop his business of criticising Obama on different issues, citing the recent visit and Obama's foreign policy. What he must realise is that does not make him look good. He looks very bad acually. I predict that if he goes on this way, the opinion polls will really tilt towards Obama even up to 65%:35% in favour of Obama.
I am a staunch Repubican supporter because of the convictions and the core values of the Republican party. However at the pace Mc Cain is going, he risks marginalising the Republican Party to the back bench and i do not like that at all. Why doe he not focus on his program and try to convince the American electrolate and the world that he has the guts to raise the Republican hopes of survival for another 4 year term, and if Republicans lose, then it should be so honoroubly.
At this point I would like to congratulate senetor Obama for having broken the last barrier in the American and Indeed world politics. I think the UK had better brace up for such shocks. As a black man myself, it gives me pride to realise that its time for black people around the world to wake and take not that after all these years of being relegated to the peripherals, we can bounce back into the lime light of world politics, and why not because this world has become simply one global village.It is a good mixture of pinckish, chokolate, reddish, yellowish, and others colors, because I have never seen a black or white man anyway.

Chris Daza, GERMANY

Florida for Obama   July 20th, 2008 5:20 pm ET

Of course she isn't going to mention that she is voting for Barack seeing that she is still in the Bush administration.

TC   July 20th, 2008 5:19 pm ET

I believe that the change – post Secretary of State – for Ms. Rice might allow some insightful, less politicized perspectives to come forth. She's a loyalist, true, but her concern for the American condition, the foundational aspects of our progress, education, and our immediate policy future, makes her voice quite valuable. And Ms. Rice knows that she's already inspired a thousand lights.

Emma A.   July 20th, 2008 5:16 pm ET

This entry is very interesting, and yet annoying all the same.

I love the way Rice handled herself during this interview, especially after being put on the spot. I am African American, and I am Democrat. And I find it so incredibly annoying that Wolf [who I do love] would ask her who she was voting for. Yes, Rice is African American, but that doesn't mean she's voting for Obama. She is a Republican… she's held Republican views for years so I highly doubt that she'd change her views just because an African American was running for office. And if she did, who's business is it anyway?

Seriously, if this were someone else, the question of who they were voting for in the election would not even come up.

Way to be divisive.

STUDY WAR NO MORE   July 20th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

She is a scary person. Look at her face … the meanness radiates from her like a barbed wire fence.

Hillary got screwed   July 20th, 2008 5:14 pm ET

Is she a Republican or an African American on Election day? Or willl she write in Hillary and be a woman. So complicated, but I must know or else I can't sleep.

Barbara   July 20th, 2008 5:13 pm ET

Well now, Rice as VP of what?? She hasn't done anything in her "job" now except to look adoringly at Bush. She is a joke overseas and I don't know many Republicans who would go around saying they would be pleased or agree to having her as a running mate for anyone except, well maybe, Jeb Bush. Now there is a real laugher.

Paul   July 20th, 2008 5:09 pm ET

I smell another closet Obamacon!

Greg from Big Island   July 20th, 2008 5:08 pm ET

She'll probably vote for Rob Barr. He is the most conservative running for president. I couldn't see her voting for Obama or McCain. Then again maybe McCain because Rice is a traditional Republican. As a black woman she give her propts to Obama, she knows better to.

tr   July 20th, 2008 5:07 pm ET

Of course she is voting for Sen Obama, if she was voting for McSame she would be announcing that or saying "Of course I am voting for the republician McSame"…..She can join Colin Powell and many other republicians voting for the ONLY candidate that has the correct judgement - Sen Obama

Pat Va   July 20th, 2008 5:05 pm ET

Does anyone even CARE what this woman thinks…she's a non-entity, at this point…irrelevant and by all measures one of the worst Secretaries of State in recent memory. She hitched her wagon to a "failing" star (Bush). Moving on!

Deb   July 20th, 2008 5:04 pm ET

Condi, you are a great woman, and a great inspiration. I do not blame you. I think you should go and have FUN. Good Luck Condi to the finish line.

Rice is okay

Andrew   July 20th, 2008 5:02 pm ET

God Help Us if Rice is picked. Do we really need another big oil/big corportation person in the White House? Can you IMAGINE what kind of wars we'd get into if BOTH McCain and Rice were in the White House? WOW.

Brandon   July 20th, 2008 5:01 pm ET

-Rice (& maybe even Powell) intend to vote for Obama.
-Obama is ahead in every single poll, sometimes with double-digit leads.
-The Prime Minister of Iraq backs Obama.
-McCain's best month raises less than half the money than Obama.
-Obama merchandise outsells McCain merchandise by 5 to 1.
-Larry Hunter, conservative co-author of the "Contract with America", endorses Obama.

What's next? Will Fred Thompson endorse Obama next week?
This is getting better & better.

Rise America Rise   July 20th, 2008 4:58 pm ET

Well, I doubt she will be voting for McBush. What does it say when even she sees America going in the wrong direction and wants change? I guess other than the PUMAs the whole country will be jumping on the bandwagon between now and November.

John Starnes Tampa Florida   July 20th, 2008 4:55 pm ET

I suspect that many millions of Americans, like me, do not care who this war criminal is voting for, as we remember that she and Colin Powell were instrumental in deceiving America into supporting the immoral and illegal (and failed) attack and attempted conquest of Iraq. They have both damaged America AND the perception of blacks in our government ad owe all of us a profound apology….followed by trial for war crimes.

Sylvia Johnsen   July 20th, 2008 4:51 pm ET

I think… Republican and McCharacter.

Monica, Texas   July 20th, 2008 4:51 pm ET

This is telling because if she were choosing McCain that would be easy to say aloud….Hmmmmm sounds like a vote for Obama to me

benneth   July 20th, 2008 4:49 pm ET

i love u for all that you stand for.

OBAMAN   July 20th, 2008 4:47 pm ET

IT IS OK NOT TO SAYING LOUD, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA NOT BECAUSE HE IS BLACK BUT BECAUSE HE IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB. IT IS WISE OF YOU THAT OU DONT WANT TO DISAPPOINT JOHN MC CAIN, YOU KNOW WHAT? EVEN MC CAIN IS GOING TO VOTE FOR BARACK.
OBAMA 08 OBAMA 12 OBAM 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 Obama   July 20th, 2008 4:46 pm ET

Hats off for you Rice. I think you're a great lady! May Obama remember u when he is in the White H.

John Anthony Castro   July 20th, 2008 4:44 pm ET

I would love to read Condoleezza Rice's book on foreign policy so I can understand her and the Bush Administration a lot better. I'm glad she's thinking independently for once and not being a narrow-minded Republican.

I think it's plain to see that the establishment has turned its back on McCain and is taking advantage of Obama's olive branch he extended them. The occupation in Iraq will surely end, but I can promise you that America will maintain its presence in Afghanistan.

A remaining presence in Afghanistan will guarantee an Obama Re-Election in 2012.

Mary   July 20th, 2008 4:43 pm ET

Condoleeza would make a great VP

Jeff Brown   July 20th, 2008 4:42 pm ET

Who cares?

Greg in Annapolis   July 20th, 2008 4:41 pm ET

She's voting for Obama! She's a smart woman and she's seen exactly what it's like to have an ineffective idiot in the White House for the past eight years. We are all going to witness what may be the largest landslide victory in U.S. Presidential Election history in November!!!!!

Madear   July 20th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

I think Ms. Rice is a great American role model for girls. She studied and worked hard and was able to succeed. Although I don't agree with all her political stances, I respect this woman and the parents who nurtured her!

I think she'll vote for Obama because even John McCain doesn't know what's John McCain's plan for America. Am I the only one who thinks it's strange that McCain and Clinton run their organizations so poorly?? I'm a small business owner who recognizes that a smooth running organization is the result great leadership. I can't seem to get past the poor finance management and multiple messages of Clinton or McCain, so I'm probably going to vote for Obama.

Mary In AL   July 20th, 2008 4:37 pm ET

If she were going to vote for Mccain she would have said "of course for Mccain" She said "no". Why wouldn't she express support for her own parties nominee, unless she had planned to vote for the other nominee! Ummm!

Obama 08

Chipster   July 20th, 2008 4:37 pm ET

Rice has been a complete failure as National Security Adviser and Secretary of State. She admitted her awareness of memos that warned of a terrorist attack, especially one titled "'Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States." Yet, she testified that the Administration had not expected an attack and that the memo was on about historical information. However, FBI information presented at the hearings revealed "that the FBI indicates patterns of suspicious activity in the United States consistent with preparations for hijacking."

As Secretary of State, she has certainly traveled and visited many world leaders. I'm not aware of anything she has accomplished as far as cooperation with any of the Administration's diplomatic goals - and, frankly, there have been very few diplomatic goals to achieve.

Why would anyone want her as a VP? I doubt she would even make a good baseball commissioner.

Sharyn in Atlanta   July 20th, 2008 4:37 pm ET

Uh, don't you think if she were going to vote for McCain she would have jumped at the chance to say so? I mean, she's the public prop for a Republican administration that is supporting McCain, so she wouldn't have any fallout from voicing support for him. Her credibility is shot, so it doesn't really matter, but I think it's telling.

SARA   July 20th, 2008 4:36 pm ET

NO MATTER WHAT, SHE WILL VOTE FOROBAMACAUSEHEISBLACK.

McNo   July 20th, 2008 4:36 pm ET

She is that mysterious .05% of the black people that will not vote for Obama

darby   July 20th, 2008 4:35 pm ET

i believe that Miss Rice will vote for Obama

Nick   July 20th, 2008 4:31 pm ET

So neither Colin Powell or Condi Rice will say that they are voting for the Republican, and can therefore be seen as potential Obama voters. If the GOP can't count on their votes, whose can they count on?

benvictor   July 20th, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Is this a joke? Colin Powell is black and guess what.

larry   July 20th, 2008 4:25 pm ET

she has become a very refreshing voice

Brian   July 20th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

I guess its not for McCain then. If she said Obama, Bush would probably fire her.

peter   July 20th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

vote obama, save the country

probama in paradise   July 20th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

I LOVE Condi–and the woman is way too smart to vote anyone but Obama…
That's why she's mum…can you blame her? The repugs would lynch her…
I hope Obama will use her expertise in his administration.

Texas Trail Dog   July 20th, 2008 4:23 pm ET

WOLF, SHE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN ISN'T SHE? NEXT QUESTION?

Daniel, WA   July 20th, 2008 4:22 pm ET

Wolf is a biased reporter. He pretends to be a good journalist. Why should Secretary of State pick up Barack Obama? Get some sense when you ask such question. I think Wolf has to retire now. Vote John McCain.

R. Cooper   July 20th, 2008 4:20 pm ET

Go ahead, Condi, show your support for Obama!

tom   July 20th, 2008 4:19 pm ET

I wis Conolezzaa would be Mccains vice presidential pick. She is great with foreign affairs.
And talk about breaking down barriers I think she would do great

Martha Hussein Baker for Barack   July 20th, 2008 4:17 pm ET

I bet she's voting for Obama…

YES WE CAN!

Obama '08

Richard, FL   July 20th, 2008 4:14 pm ET

It's obvious who her choice is. If she was for McCain, she would have proudly said so and endorsed her party's choice.

Travis Ramsey   July 20th, 2008 4:14 pm ET

I think it is clear who she will vote for….If she were voting for McCain, she would have said so….She is tired of BUSH too!!!

Foreign observer   July 20th, 2008 4:08 pm ET

In fact the choice of Obama as president would say that there is a chance for any brilliant poitician from any race to becom American President. That´s what american future should be about….

HillaryClinton4BarackObama   July 20th, 2008 4:03 pm ET

Ha ha ha … Vulf Blietzer ….

James Fron Chicago   July 20th, 2008 4:00 pm ET

Who would ask her such a dumb Question. She's black, there's your answer.

Rob   July 20th, 2008 3:56 pm ET

You'd have to be pretty slow to don't realize that Rice and Powell are voting for Obama. Black Pride in Obama is running at a fever pitch cause its never happened and McCain isn't even appealing to the Black vote in his party what so ever. If they were voting for McCain then they would just admit it cause he's they're party Nominee but they would never publicly admit they are for Obama cause it would do damage to McCain that the active Sec of State and former Bush Joint Chief of Staff are voting Democrat.

webster208   July 20th, 2008 3:53 pm ET

Of course she is voting for Obama. She's still smarting from the fact that McCain is not picking her up for VP. On the oher hand, who in his right mind would pick the ineffective Secretary of State of a failed Bush administration to be a running mate? No one. McCain can afford to lose her vote.

Bill, Covington   July 20th, 2008 3:51 pm ET

Leave it to Wolff to ask a stupid question:

Reic has done a great job in her present position, but make no mistake, she like the other 95% will vote for the freek.

They like to claim the country is ready for him. Be prepared for what will happen when he looses, or burry your head in the sand and hope for the best.

Brian G, Sugar Land, TX   July 20th, 2008 3:50 pm ET

Ha! After all her grandparents, parents and self have fought for to enhance the presence of African Americans in politics, it would be a darn shame for Ms. Rice to vote Republican.

If Barack loses, when will the next time an African American rises this closely ot the top? There is no other up and coming African American who even comes close to Barack Obama in intelligence, integrity and innovation. But he is inspiring others.

nate   July 20th, 2008 3:48 pm ET

Hmmm…if she was voting McCain you sure think shed at least say she supports him etc…

mhm   July 20th, 2008 3:46 pm ET

there's no need for a vp pick,cuz' there's not gonna be a republican president.obama has many good choices.mccain has mostly lobbyists looking for a return on their financial support.

Larry   July 20th, 2008 3:45 pm ET

You know what that means?

California Gold   July 20th, 2008 3:43 pm ET

Wolf Blitzer is so cheeky — like Ms. Rice is going to tell him (and the rest of the world) who she is voting for.

Ms. Rice should have responded by asking Mr. Blitzer who he is going to vote for. On the other hand his bias during the primary season was apparent.

Rickymo   July 20th, 2008 3:40 pm ET

Condoloser Rice is for Mc Cain. She is the cover for the boys club when they have to pretend they support divresity. Pity…

Susan   July 20th, 2008 3:37 pm ET

She can't admit publicly she's supporting Obama, but I think she is. She has made favorable comments about him in the past, and she knows as well as anyone the mistakes that have been made. Condi is on board, that is a 'slam dunk'.

Tom   July 20th, 2008 3:36 pm ET

I think it is pretty clear, from her stated future priorities, who Secretary Rice will be voting for.

Deborah   July 20th, 2008 3:35 pm ET

I'm a black woman who is totally disintersted in anything that this woman,arguably, the worst, most ineffective secretary of state in US history. Co-opted by the republicans like many talented blacks, who saw the fast road to prominence by allowing themselves to be used by the Conservatives. Can you say Clarence Thomas???

Charlene.   July 20th, 2008 3:33 pm ET

Of course you'll vote for the leader…OBAMA.

Yvonne   July 20th, 2008 3:32 pm ET

There's only one reason the Republican secretary of state and former national security adviser won't say outright that she's backing the republican nominee: because she isn't!

Emmitt Jones   July 20th, 2008 3:32 pm ET

Aren't felons not allowed to vote?

maria   July 20th, 2008 3:30 pm ET

She will vote republician.

I see you did not print what i wrote before, You don't practice freedom of speech either, CNN.

Rebecca From Toledo, Ohio   July 20th, 2008 3:28 pm ET

It's a no brainer, she black isn't she.

Alphonse Moneau   July 20th, 2008 3:28 pm ET

Dr. Rice has been great for America. She performed great her duties; but when viewed in the general context of this administration, Dr. Rice's effort becomes mear reflection of the mediocrity of this administration.

Brendan H., San Antonio, TX   July 20th, 2008 3:27 pm ET

This oman is against Affirmative Action; the same Affirmative Action that got her the Provost position at Stanford.

Window dressing and no substance!!!

chude dublin   July 20th, 2008 3:26 pm ET

uuh?

Willy   July 20th, 2008 3:25 pm ET

You get selected based on qualifications not by color so why is now do you play victim now. Well the republicans did appoint the first to blacks to higher offices unlike the democrats who only talk a good game.

maria   July 20th, 2008 3:25 pm ET

why won't you print my comments.?

Monica for Obama in Indiana   July 20th, 2008 3:24 pm ET

Good interveiw. A interveiw we can all appreciate

Larry Buchas   July 20th, 2008 3:23 pm ET

It's her pride showing. Barack is clearly the choice (even for Condi).

GObama!

Ted van Tol   July 20th, 2008 3:23 pm ET

I am sure she wil vote for Obama.
It must have been terrible to work
for so many years with a boss you
know he is out of touch in evertything

TiredOfMcCainsFreeRide   July 20th, 2008 3:18 pm ET

just say it & get it off your chest……over half of the americans agree.Obama!

Wisconsin   July 20th, 2008 3:13 pm ET

What a stupid question. She has been pushing republican crap more then anyone.

energy   July 20th, 2008 3:11 pm ET

Fair response…

Why would she? McCain naively criticizes Bush foreign policy endlessly as if that is only way he can win the presidency. Why then would he expect the support of Bush Secretary of State? That is why McCain doesn't seem to fair well with any constituency right now. He forgot that Bush, regardless of his current woes, remain a two term president with strong support from half of Republicans. I am not suggesting that McCain should sleep in White House, but should take it easy on on those bombs towards.

bk   July 20th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

Is this a surprise????

S. Boatman   July 20th, 2008 3:06 pm ET

I Know Who Is Not Going To Be A Vice President Pick. . . Hillary Clinton!

TheNumantine   July 20th, 2008 3:06 pm ET

Mum? Doesn't sound good for McCain. Party loyalty at that level is supposed to be a given.

CanadianDemocrat   July 20th, 2008 3:04 pm ET

You are conservative, so naturally you should vote for McCain especially since he's an extention of your dear boss Dubya. Or maybe not.

Shotta Nic   July 20th, 2008 3:04 pm ET

C'mon Condy, you can say it…

Obama ;-)

Stephen in Red Bluff   July 20th, 2008 3:01 pm ET

I'm happy to see Dr. Rice in a more human light. I've long viewed her as just another Bush mouthpiece, spewing administration policy and toeing the party line; finally, she is showing hints of personality and likability. It's nice to think that, maybe, she isn't just another Bush clone.

ricardo williams   July 20th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

It is good that the USA acjnowledges that there are barriers. Barriers to opportunity to all individuals should be deemed as henous crimes against humanity. It is time we unite the world and give each individual a chance where chances are needed. It is unfortunate that the world is still viewed through the lense of labels, whether it is Black, White, Rich, Poor, or Christian, or Muslim. Until we level the playing field and realize our goal is to create a better world than we met it, there will always be barriers.

Armando   July 20th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

Amazing that most racial barriers in politics during the past few decades have been broken in Republican administrations.

Joe Reg   July 20th, 2008 2:58 pm ET

She is sucked in too deep to vote Obama.

Obama 08 & 12.

bill for barack   July 20th, 2008 2:56 pm ET

Is there hope for Condi Rice /
Is she an intelligent enough woman to realize that McSame represents four more years of the failed - and evil-hearted - policies of Bush/Cheney/Rove ?

Kevin Hackshaw   July 20th, 2008 2:56 pm ET

Her reluctance to make her presidential pick public speaks volumes!

Frantz (Atlanta)   July 20th, 2008 2:53 pm ET

She is a secret Obamican.

Dan, TX   July 20th, 2008 2:52 pm ET

I think there really isn't much of a point in thinking about politics until after the conventions. There isn't anything really going on. The candidates' policies are very clear to anyone who actually wants to know what they are, but no one has time to bother with what either candidate stands for. Commenting on these blogs is for those who want to vent, but not for intelligent discussion.

That's been my observation for the past few months. I've wasted a lot of time making comments. However, it has been interesting to really see how much the news media ignore truth and fuel controversy to make a buck at the expense of having an informed electorate.

The media is responsible for the decline in American power and the economy, not the politicians. That's what I've learned so far.

Mo   July 20th, 2008 2:51 pm ET

As a Secratery of State for Republican Adminstration, she should not have to hesitant to say that I am voting for Republican candidate. But if she is not telling then she should have guts to say that I am voting for Barak Obama. She should know that many republicans are going to vote for Obama.

brian   July 20th, 2008 2:50 pm ET

She is soooo voting for Obama!

Deli   July 20th, 2008 2:49 pm ET

If it's John McCain, then she will say it cuz it's her own party!

carrie hussein obama   July 20th, 2008 2:49 pm ET

she is a smart woman and i am proud of her.
you can be tough without petty name calling and foolish jibes.
she is a much better leader than hillary clinton.
im proud america has such strong women

Dave, Illinois   July 20th, 2008 2:47 pm ET

Where was all the hype when President Bush appointed two QUALIFIED individuals, who happen to be black, to the highest executive positions ever before? Oh, yeah, that only counts if they are "correct thinking" - by the standards of Sharpton, Jackson, and the like. The double standard is breathtaking.

mmm   July 20th, 2008 2:43 pm ET

she will vote for her brother Barack Hussein Obama II

Phil, FL   July 20th, 2008 2:42 pm ET

Ha Ha Ha

Simple - A good republican like her should have said a resounding John McCain.

Her lack of an answer says she wants to keep her vote Secret , it is called a secret ballot. (Barack Hussein Obama - get used to the middle name, people).

Obama '08

Lee from FL   July 20th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

She just need to spit it out and say Barack.
i bet she wishes she was part of his administration instead of the train wreck that they call Bush!

Shotta Nic   July 20th, 2008 2:41 pm ET

Its ok Condy, you can say it…

Obama ;-)

Dude   July 20th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

Is it a secret? It is gonna be the race based vote.

Griff   July 20th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

With or without you Lady… The USA will become; the Zanzibar of 1964. But on account of your size, and Importance to the Blacks… It will be 1000 worse, if Obama get's control of Your Country….

Blayze Kohime   July 20th, 2008 2:40 pm ET

Rice is one of the few people in the Bush administration that seems like they are fairly competent and not entirely evil. If only she had more to work with from her employer…

A, T.   July 20th, 2008 2:39 pm ET

Great talk for a great personality!

bill pike   July 20th, 2008 2:39 pm ET

hi from the small town, white,vet,older,businessman who thinks if we would go by ability we would vote for Rice: but since she is not on the ticket LETS ALL VOTE FOR OBAMA and try to talk with our enemies like bush is trying now after 8 years of "wars and rumors of wars", to get out of Iraq and AN ILLEGAL WAR like bush and Iraq's PM agree with. IT IS TIME TO FOLLOW THE BIBLE AND TAKE CARE OF THE POOR……….

Shhh....you can't admit it....   July 20th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

She's voting for McCain….oops……

joe smith   July 20th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

just a pitch for the purity events around the nation; good for them, and good for the effort; had the Jewish nation practiced such God fearing agendas in the past, perhaps the present would be a great deal better..

what   July 20th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

She's jumping ship to vote for Obama. She's worked for Repugnance administrations in…..

Hey Dr., just spill it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Devon Spencer   July 20th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

She's obviously for McCain lol. She was dumb enough to be in the worst Republican administration in our history.

Crush Rush   July 20th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

Rice should have left with Powell and saved her credibility.She wouldnt make dog catcher in my town now.

Karen-phoenix   July 20th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

I think she is a little fed up with the Bush administration and I do believe she will help Obama once he's in the white house!!! She's a smart lady!

Gene   July 20th, 2008 2:31 pm ET

Of course she is keeping quiet because she doesn't want to say publicly that she is not voting for the obamination of the United States.

Rocky Michigan   July 20th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

I find it refreshing that a political figure doesn't want to tell me who to vote for. I wish everyone of them followed this lead. I for one don't care what any of them think but I guess they think we are bunch of sheep.

go away mongers- Ventura ca   July 20th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

OMG! Is SHE a closet OBAMA voter too?

So   July 20th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

I dont care who she votes for. She was horrible for our country and I hopes she and those she helped pay for all the pain they have cause the American people.

Obama-Junkie, IL   July 20th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

I saw this interview Blitzer did with Rice and some of his questions were downright intrusive and dumb. When Blitzer asked Rice who she is voting for in November, I thought what in the hell is this questioning about? Condi Rice is Secretary of State under GW Bush and so conservative political pundits suggested her as a possible running mate for McCain.

Then it dawned on me that Wolf was insinuating that Rice would vote for Obama simply because he is black, ill regardless of how her and his political views meshed together. Condi Rice would have been justified in asking Wolf who he was voting for in November?!

tigerakabj   July 20th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

She voted for Barack.

Obama/Sebelius 2008/2012.

Vig   July 20th, 2008 2:12 pm ET

She'll probably vote for Obama - aren't all Blacks voting for him.

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