You guys thought I was nuts,when I said Hillary want to be annointed for Pres.canidate.I got your Nu

PatPatriot · Feb 20, 2004

NO, sorry Bob you were 2nd!!
Friday, Feb. 20, 2004 1:22 p.m. EST
Bob Schieffer: Edwards' Rise Means Hillary Draft

CBS "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer warned Friday that if Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry can't decisively defeat Sen. John Edwards in the remaining primaries, Democrats will likely turn to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton to be their party's standard-bearer in July.

"I'll say this - you heard it here first," Schieffer told radio host Don Imus. "Just mark my words. If it gets to this convention and it's not settled, I think Hillary Clinton is back in the ball game."

"If it gets that far, you'll hear a Draft Hillary movement," the CBS newsman flatly predicted.

Schieffer said that if Edwards does well in New York's primary two weeks from now and stays competitive in the California and Georgia races, "he's going to pick up a whole lot of delegates."

"We're getting pretty deep into this thing and if it still hasn't clarified itself and sorted itself out," the longtime reporter said, "then you're talking about going all the way to the convention to settle it."

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jimbutorac · Feb 20, 2004

A. Just his opinion but if it did get that far, no way would the Party discard the two leading candidates for Hillary. Procedurally that would be unkempt.

B. Kerry is polling so far ahead in California and NY, IMO it will never be an issue.

xpanda · Feb 20, 2004

American politics would officially be the Greatest Spectator Sport in the history of the world if it were to happen.

With the way that Bush's popularity has decreased in the past few months, I imagine Hilary's wishing she'd ran after all.

PatPatriot · Feb 20, 2004

Mudbone those delegates are not bound to anyone if there is not a clear consensus going into the convention.

I told you this is all a scam that has been set up by the Clintons...destroy any clear canidate (remember "Moe" Howard Dean?)..Kerry rumors were first floated by Chris Lehane and Weasley Clark...Clinton people.(Kind of like whats going on in Iran this very day)
When Hillary gets drafted she does it "for the good of the party."...Media will be cumming all over themselves....Hillary will have avoided the scrutiny and rigors of the primary campaign and debates and not spent 1 dime.
By the way Hillary will be the first one in the Clinton family not avoiding the draft...these people are the most vile scum on the face of the earth, and the "mainstream media" will be their getaway car as always.

D2bets · Feb 20, 2004

I agree exactly with what Mudbone said. Hillary is not going to be the nominee. Period. Schieffer is delusional on this one. There may be some 'draft Hillary movement', but the movement would go nowehere fast.

dickman · Feb 22, 2004

I also see it very hard for Hillary to be president. For example, if Kerry or Edwards become the next president. Than Hillary Clinton's possibility will be absolutle null because the democratic elected president would want to run for re-election.

The only for For Mrs. Clinton to have a shot of being president is if President Bush wins re-election because after his term, you will definitly not have Dick Cheney run for office. Nor will you see Jeb Bush running and there wouldn't be a strong republican candidate that could beat Clinton.