Obama Adviser Appears To Admit To Deal With Richardson
Earlier today there were reports that the Obama and Richardson camps had reached a deal where Richardson would throw his second-choice supporters to the Illinois Senator.
The Obama camp denied this today. But a little while ago, Obama adviser Samantha Power went on Fox and appeared to admit that such a deal had been reached, saying: "The fact that we got Richardson to basically say that his people should turn towards Obama ... "
But Richardson denied today that any such deal had been cut.
Comments (16)
DTM wrote on January 3, 2008 9:17 PM:In the C-Span Democratic caucus, the first thing the Richardson people tried to do is get the Dodd and Biden people to join them to reach viability. When that didn't work, they almost all headed over to Obama. But notably, I didn't see any official instruction to that effect.
So I suspect there was nothing formal, but perhaps there was some sort of informal suggestion beforehand that Obama would be a good second choice if all other efforts to reach viability failed.
Richard L. Adlof wrote on January 3, 2008 9:24 PM:Obama . . . All the integrity of George W. Bush but loved by sleeping (unconscious) Democrats everywhere.
DRinOH wrote on January 3, 2008 9:27 PM:THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!
MSNBC Calls for Obama!!!
DRinOH wrote on January 3, 2008 9:28 PM:Damn, I forgot how good it feels when the right guy wins!
bridoc wrote on January 3, 2008 9:28 PM:Thats not the same thing, Richardsons people did admit that his people would most likely naturally gravitate toward Obama, that isn't a deal.
Enough trying to make something out of nothing.
eorse wrote on January 3, 2008 9:28 PM:Josh Marshall,
Did you see CNN?
HRC won the CONSERVATIVE DISTRICTS with women (west near NE).
SO, Now do you think the Kerrey comment on Muslim and Obama was an accident? It was staged.
Clinton is a liar. Clinton and Press are a couple.
Reject HRC.
eorse wrote on January 3, 2008 9:29 PM:Josh Marshall,
Did you see CNN?
HRC won the CONSERVATIVE DISTRICTS with women (west near NE).
SO, Now do you think the Kerrey comment on Muslim and Obama was an accident? It was staged.
Clinton is a liar. Clinton and Press are a couple.
Reject HRC.
max w wrote on January 3, 2008 9:36 PM:I'm happy with any of the leading 3 democratic candidates. I have my favorite, and tonight my guy got lucky, but I couldn't complain too much about any of them. For all the bickering on the message boards around here, could you imagine how bad it would be arguing the strengths and weaknesses of the 3 leading republicans?
I think the main story coming out of Iowa should be how strong the democratic field is, and how utterly terrible the republican candidates are.
waka waka wrote on January 3, 2008 9:41 PM:One word: w00t!!!
Righteous baby!
Johnny2Bad wrote on January 3, 2008 9:44 PM:DRinOH wrote on January 3, 2008 9:28 PM:
Damn, I forgot how good it feels when the right guy wins!
Savor the flavor because Obama gets his ass kicked if he makes it to November.
God Help Us.
Greg DeLassus wrote on January 3, 2008 9:59 PM:Meanwhile, it seems that Tom Bevan is reporting a deal between Senators Clinton and Biden at the precinct he visited.
timnlisa1 wrote on January 3, 2008 10:01 PM:Johnny2Bad wrote on January 3, 2008 9:44
"... Obama gets his ass kicked if he makes it to November.
God Help Us."
What exactly are you basing this on? I don't really see how any of the top dems gets their ass kicked by any of the Repub candidates. Just wondering.
Greg - you just can't help yourself can you? Are't you supposed to be unbiased as a reporter (or at least pretend to be)? Face it Greg, you have posted anti or seemingly anti-Obama or pro-Hillary stories every single day for the last month. Can't you at least admit the truth now?
Ni Daye wrote on January 3, 2008 10:06 PM:Richardson is a weasle. Mr.Clinton appointed him Secretary of Energy and U.N. Ambassador. That's his payback? He worked behind to undermine Mrs. Clinton?
CalD wrote on January 3, 2008 10:44 PM:Oopsie.
brad wrote on January 3, 2008 11:21 PM:Obama '08. Believe it.
