Barack Obama touted his front-runner status in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination today and rejected rival Hillary Clinton's recent suggestion he might be her running mate.
``With all due respect, I won twice as many states as Senator Clinton. I won more of the popular vote than Senator Clinton. I have more delegates than Senator Clinton,'' Obama said while campaigning in Mississippi, which is holding a primary tomorrow. ``I don't know how somebody who is in second place is offering the vice presidency to somebody who is in first place.''
Obama, a senator from Illinois, said voters shouldn't think that somehow they can ``get both'' New York Senator Clinton and himself on the Democratic ticket.
``With all due respect, I won twice as many states as Senator Clinton. I won more of the popular vote than Senator Clinton. I have more delegates than Senator Clinton,'' Obama said while campaigning in Mississippi, which is holding a primary tomorrow. ``I don't know how somebody who is in second place is offering the vice presidency to somebody who is in first place.''
Obama, a senator from Illinois, said voters shouldn't think that somehow they can ``get both'' New York Senator Clinton and himself on the Democratic ticket.
``My argument throughout this campaign is that we need to change how business is done in Washington, and I don't think Senator Clinton represents the kind of change that's needed,'' he said when asked if he was ruling out running on a ticket with Clinton. Got to admit, Obama\Clinton or Clinton\Obama would be tough for McCain to run against. But, Obama appears to be not even haveing Clinton any where near him. Would you vote more for a Clinton\ Obama ticket or an Obama\Clinton ticket? Do you think Obama is messing up his chances to win the women vote , and/or the whole race, by dissing Clinton?