Clinton says presidential race is personal; Obama replies to attacks

January 7th, 2008 – 4:48 PM by Dennis J. McGrath

The AP reports today that: “Hillary Rodham Clinton, her voice breaking, told voters in a little cafe that her White House quest is not just political. ‘It is very personal for me,’ she said in Portsmouth.”

Here’s the video:

Barack Obama was interviewed by Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, and he responds to Clinton’s attacks against him.

Here’s the second half of the interview:

3 Responses to "Clinton says presidential race is personal; Obama replies to attacks"

Robert Grant says:

January 8th, 2008 at 7:32 am

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–adjective 1. of the nature of or involving crime.
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Dennis,
Please pass this information on to Nick Coleman when you see him. This may help him understand the jist of some Pawlenty comments that good old Nick chose to “write” about again.

Robert Grant says:

January 8th, 2008 at 7:34 am

On another note, Republican or Democrat, you’ve got to admit Hillary is extremely unlikable. Could be the most phony person in political history.

What has happened to our culture….or lack there of?

bsimon says:

January 8th, 2008 at 10:59 am

I thought Senator Clinton’s unguarded comments were a unique insight into her motivations for seeking higher office. A lot more real than anything she’s delivered on the stump or in position papers. While it didn’t change my opinion of her, I think talking more about what her motivations are would do her campaign some good.

Its looking pretty likely Sen Obama will win by a large margin today in NH. The WSJ & Wash Post are reporting that Nevada is shaping up to go to Obama as well; the Journal claims the Clinton campaign could cede South Carolina to Obama, choosing instead to focus on the Feb 5 states. All of which says, to me, this race is going to the Senator from Illinois; and I mean the one representing IL, not the one born there.