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2016 Postmortem

Cha

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15. Sorry, I don't think President Obama has made any such "deal". He wants the primaries to play out,

Reply to onehandle (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 22, 2015, 02:24 AM

Aug 2015

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama isn’t planning to endorse his former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for president any time soon.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest says the president is
staying out because other friends of his may also run.

Although Earnest didn’t mention any one by name, that could include Vice President Joe Biden, who is mulling whether to enter the race.

Obama told reporters over the weekend that Clinton is a friend who he thinks would be an excellent president.

Earnest says it’s up to Democratic voters to choose their presidential nominee. But he says the nominee can be confident they will have the president’s support.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/7/71/516329/obama-wont-endorse-clinton-anyone-else-primary

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Being dozens of points ahead is a 'struggle?' onehandle Aug 2015 #1

Whether it started as speculation as not, it could evolve into a run karynnj Aug 2015 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author onehandle Aug 2015 #4

Obama made a deal with Hillary?!? That is pure conjecture. Metric System Aug 2015 #5

The primaries have not even started and even if Obama made a deal to support HRC, that does not make karynnj Aug 2015 #6

President Obama made a deal with Hillary that she would be the next President. frylock Aug 2015 #8

WTH? 840high Aug 2015 #10

".... and Hillary is already the winner"? Did I miss the primary? neverforget Aug 2015 #12

Yea Democracy!!! PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #13

wow. just wow. And that poster thinks such a thing would be just peachy. cali Aug 2015 #18

"...and Hillary is already the winner." What? I hadn't realized it was November 2016. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2015 #14

Yep. Guess we can all "go home" now John Poet Aug 2015 #17

Sorry, I don't think President Obama has made any such "deal". He wants the primaries to play out, Cha Aug 2015 #15

What?! Democrats had the convention while I was sleeping? John Poet Aug 2015 #16

Already- ruffburr Aug 2015 #2

There's nothing more credible ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #7

Says a guy writing for Judith Miller's NYT who used to write for the Albritton family's POLITICO.... MADem Aug 2015 #9

So says the 3 drunk guys in the bar postatomic Aug 2015 #11