Obama camp to deploy high-profile female surrogates (Clinton, Napolitano, Sebelius)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

September 5, 2008
Obama camp to deploy high-profile female surrogates
Posted: 09:32 AM ET

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/05/obama-camp-to-deploy-high-profile-female-surrogates/



HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Obama campaign is planning to send out some high-profile female supporters, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, to blunt Sarah Palin's potential to draw women's support to the Republican ticket.

Besides Clinton, Governors Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas are also scheduled to campaign for Obama in the coming weeks.

Obama's chief strategist says the campaign respects John McCain's V.P. pick. David Axelrod calls Palin "a skilled politician" who's "deft at going on the attack."

Sebelius got things started yesterday, saying of Palin's acceptance speech that she had "mastered the words written by the Bush speechwriters" but didn't address the issues voters speak about every day.

Clinton is set to arrive Monday in Florida.

[maseman]

1. Bada Boop Bada Bing Obama

That is EXACTLY what your camp needs to do.

[yellowdogintexas]

3. was there ever any doubt this was exactly what they WOULD do? This is one smart

campaign.

[maseman]

7. Didn't doubt it at all. Just nice to see it in writing.

[OneGrassRoot]

2. Bada bing, bada boom indeed.....

get them on the talk shows, too!!!

[faithfulcitizen]

4. Okay ladies, let show her how it's done.

[marshall]

5. Any chance of talking some sense into Ferraro?

If she would snap out of her malaise she would be a great support.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. I see the Ferraro situation as a genuine tragedy.

She really was a trailblazer, and in 2008, many people (justifiably so) see her as the crazy lady down at the end of the street who lives with 200 cats.

I've got to believe that she reads her own press and that it continues to fuel her downward spiral. She could be so much more than she is right now, of so much service. But she has issues, and she apparently feels comfortable with dealing with those issues in public, so c'est la vie.

[No Elephants]

16. No, she was not the trailblazer. Mondale was.

[Debi]

17. I was watching 'Faux & Feinds' this morning...don't ask me why

and G. Ferraro was on saying that she was proud of Palin and congratulating her. However she also said she would not be voting for McCain/Palin b/c of Choice. So even though she's quite the dirtbag for all the crap she said about Obama during the primaries - her vote will remain in the 'D' column come election night. (at least I think it will...maybe she'll vote McKinney??)

[SeeHopeWin]

8. Liberal women are SOOOOO SEXY!

Conservative women are always ugly!

[Maven]

9. But but but...WHERE'S HILLARY?

;)

[AtomicKitten]

10. I'll put our Dem women up against the wingnut women any day of the week.

[JBoy]

11. I'd rather see them talk issues than even acknowledge Palin.

Fuck Palin. Show everyone what a woman well versed on the issues looks and sounds like. Attack McCain and tie him to Bush.

[Eurobabe]

12. Kicking it for our wonderful Democratic Women.

Now, ladies, let's reduce Sarin to a steaming pile of mooseshit. K?

[SuperTrouper]

13. Barbara Boxer, Mary Landrieu, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski

they should all pile on the Barracuda. Debbi Wasserman should be let loose to attack at will and Dee Dee Myers and Geraldine Ferraro should try to salvage some of her reputation by blasting away at Caribou Barbie.

[kwenu]

14. Great but what are they going to do in the debates? Obama and Biden must confront her directly.

[No Elephants]

15. Napolitano Rules!