Clinton congratulates Palin
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(CNN) - Hillary Clinton praised the historic nature of John McCain's vice presidential selection in a brief statement released Friday that was eagerly anticipated by both presidential campaigns.
“We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin's historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain," Clinton, the first woman to win a presidential primary, said in the statement. "While their policies would take America in the wrong direction, Governor Palin will add an important new voice to the debate.”
The McCain campaign has made little secret of the fact the selection of Palin - the first woman to appear on a Republican presidential ticket - was in part designed to court supporters of Clinton's White house bid, some of whom feel the New York senator was treated unfairly during the primaries because of her gender and remain wary of supporting Obama.
Palin directly mentioned Clinton by name in her acceptance speech earlier Friday, saying, "Hillary left 18 million cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling in America. But it turns out the women of America aren't finished yet, and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all."
Clinton's statement reacting to Palin is markedly different than the Obama campaign's initial reaction which made no mention of the historic nature of the Alaska Republican's VP candidacy - instead painting her as woefully inexperienced to be commander-in-chief. The Obama campaign later released a joint statement from both the Illinois senator and his running mate, Joe Biden, praising Palin for making history.
It remains unclear just how many former Clinton supporters Palin may attract, but California Sen. Barbara Boxer said Friday that McCain is "badly mistaken" if he expects backers of the New York senator to break ranks with the Democratic party because of Palin.
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Just wait.
Hillary is trying to find out all she can about her and then she'll go after her.
What happened to politics? Is John McCain goating the Republican party to the far far right where they will do ANYTHING to win? Are Americans so incredibly stupid and shallow that they will vote for McCain only because he has a woman as his vice president? Palin has zero foreign national experience, and she is governor of a state with very few people, which equates to zero economic experience as well. So, what does she have to offer besides that she's female. Are Hillary supporters really that uneducated?
All Americans agree that this is another great day in the history of our country.
Thank you, Senator McCain, for choosing Governor Palin as your running mate.
This aint about HIllary anymore. Forget Hillary.
This race is now about McCains DANGEROUS lack of judgement!
For the first 10 minutes I thought this was a joke. Wake up America!
Any Hillary supporter who truly supported her and what she stood for will not vote for McCain and Palin. She is against womens rights, a vote for her is a vote against women and Hillary.
Dont fall for the pandering of votes from Mccain.
I KNOW HILLARY CLINTON, HILLARY CLINTON IS A FRIEND OF MINE, AND MRS. PALIN YOU'RE NO HILLARY CLINTON. PALIN IS A EMPTY PANTS SUIT.
She's not making history. Geraldine Ferraro already "broke" this ceiling. It is wonderful to see a woman in this position, don't get me wrong. But it is not without precedent.
If McCain manages to win and we have our first woman Vice-President, not just a woman Vice-Presidential nominee, then someone call me.
And please, women of America, don't fall for their PR stunt. Don't vote for them simply for the fact that she's a woman and you think Clinton deserved to win. She is the total opposite of what Clinton stands for, so if you really support Hillary, then you shouldn't be voting for her!
The author of this ticker article needs to get his facts straight. The excerpt "...Clinton, the first woman to win a presidential primary, said in the statement." indicates that Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary. Obviously she did not, as Barak Obama is the nominee. Is this a Freudian slip or just ignorance?
Oh I think Mz. Boxer is 'badly mistaken' and McCain will attract Hillary and non-Hillary women to McCain. Just like many African-Americans who are putting aside policy differences to vote for the first African-American, women can now do the same. Obama blew it by not picking Hillary. The party elders blew it by choosing Obama over Hillary.
29 year old male from northeastern PA voting for McCain
Clinton is a very honorable woman and I do have a lot of respect for her. I agree with her on almost everything, but it is nice of her to call the winning VP nominee of the other party.
Question I'll ask all haters. Would you rather have inexperience at the top or bottom of a ticket?
I am a Hillary Democrat and I will be voting for Palin and McCain very happily. It's a cool choice and the Republicans have been smarter to women than Democrats. ha ha ha Republicans will win for sure now. Palin has a very good character and being a Governor gave Palin 2 years of hard core of executive experience and she has proven she is competent leader in Alaska. I'm impressed and pleased and will be crossing over to Republicans. Great choice all around.
i love Clinton..she did an amazing job during the convention...
but it turns out that McCain does not even really know this woman...they only met 1 time? wow, given the fact that McCain's camp is run by lobbyist, some with BP and Palin's husband is also with BP it makes one wonder...who is really making McCain's decisions? he is looking more and more like Regan in his decline, only difference is John is not President...
THE TALKING HEADS KEEP SQUAKING ABOUT "HILL" SUPPORTERS...don't they get it, like Hill her supporters are VOTING for Obama...the only disgruntled Hill supporters are the 200 PUMA people...who play up to McCain's PANDER
Talk about grasping for straws.Macain is truely insane.
Sorry Sen. Boxer, but YOU are badly mistaken. I am a 43 year-old male Hillary Clinton supporter who is now voting for McCain/Palin.
I'd call that appeasement.
Shame on McCain, that opportunist and hypocrite!!
Sorry, folks. I am 100% behind Gov. Palin. She has what it takes and is not divisive like Hillary. She speaks up for the people of her state, and will fight Congress when necessary. She is just what we need as a VP and then President.
As a Clinton supporter I am most definitely backing Mccain now. I recently was not going to vote at all but now my vote is going to Mccain/Palin. With picking her as his running mate i think he "hit it out of the park"!
If the Republicans can question Barack Obama's qualifications for POTUS and Commander in Chief, how is it possible they could turn around and nominate Palin for VP? Stunning!!!!
It has really been bothering me – the charges that Obama is all talk and no action. Those of us who support him and have reviewed his record know there is no basis to this charge, but just to make sure, I went to the Congressional Record (www.thomas.gov) and did a search for bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator Obama in his three short years in the US Senate. I searched the 109th and 110th Congresses which cover the years 2005-2007.
In a nut shell I found:
Senator Obama has sponsored or co-sponsored 570 bills in the 109th and 110th Congress.
Senator Obama has sponsored or co-sponsored 15 bills that have become LAW since he joined the Senate in 2005.
Senator Obama has also introduced amendments to 50 bills, of which 16 were adopted by the Senate.
His record is in fact quite impressive for a junior Senator from Illinois. Just go to senate.gov and see it for your self.
WHAT~~~~~HAS~~~~~SARAH PALIN~~~~~ACCOMPLISHED? (Enlighten me, would ya)
Go Hillary
I want you back in 2012
What ever I can do I will do because of my Daughter
Life long democrat and Hillary strong supporter will vote for Mc Cain
Hillary 2012 /Mc Cain/Palin2008
omg,,, if mccain thinks women are stupid,, then he better look in the mirror,, she may be good, ,but he wont let her make any decisions,, bcos of his temper,,,, the only reason he picked a woman was to sway women to vote for him,, but women of today arent that ignaorant,, they buy the groceries and clothes for their kids and also work so gas is a issue, and more and more have been watchin the debates and speechs,, so mccain, you lost your mind,,,,, go obama/biden08 and beyond
WOW! This was clearly an attempt to win over Hillary's female base. Unfortunately for McCain it was ill advised. While I mean no disrespect to Palin, she will be McCain's Admiral Stockdale.
Clinton shows integrity once again. I haven't heard Biden give a congrats yet. Oh and I would rather have Gov. Palin ready to take over than Biden who has suffered 2 brain anurysyms a few years back.
I think Clinton will come out and attack Palin tomorrow. I trust in her to tell the American people that it is ridiculous for a nube to claim Hillary's mantle. Hillary worked for those 18 million voters through a historic campaign that was truly grueling.
Very respectful statement... Can you imagine if this "WAKES UP" the republican women base & Palin becomes the 1st Women Vice-president ? It's a risk so I have to give McCain kudos for that but I doubt it can overcome the Obama movement of change.
What a joke. McShame must think that the Clinton supporters are stupid. They voted for Clinton not just because she is female but because they share her values and vision for America. The only thing that Palin has in common with Clinton is that they are both female.