Carter: Obama-Clinton Ticket Would Be the ‘Worst Mistake’
(Fox News) - Jimmy Carter urged Barack Obama not to pick Hillary Clinton as his running mate in an interview with a British publication, saying such a pairing “would be the worst mistake that could be made.”
The former Democratic president, who announced his support for Obama as the Illinois senator clinched his party’s nomination Tuesday night, told the Guardian’s Weekend magazine that Obama and Clinton together “would just accumulate the negative aspects of both candidates.”
In a bluntly worded assessment, Carter defended his stance by citing Clinton’s negative ratings and the many questions and biases Obama faces.
“If you take that 50 percent who just don’t want to vote for Clinton and add it to whatever element there might be who don’t think Obama is white enough or old enough or experienced enough or because he’s got a middle name that sounds Arab, you could have the worst of both worlds,” he said.
The former president said he also would have opposed a Clinton-Obama ticket with Clinton at the top.
His comments only add to the sharply opinionated speculation about whether Obama should reach out to Clinton with an invitation to be his running mate. Clinton said on a conference call with lawmakers Tuesday that she would be open to a VP slot if it would help the party.
The former Democratic president, who announced his support for Obama as the Illinois senator clinched his party’s nomination Tuesday night, told the Guardian’s Weekend magazine that Obama and Clinton together “would just accumulate the negative aspects of both candidates.”
In a bluntly worded assessment, Carter defended his stance by citing Clinton’s negative ratings and the many questions and biases Obama faces.
“If you take that 50 percent who just don’t want to vote for Clinton and add it to whatever element there might be who don’t think Obama is white enough or old enough or experienced enough or because he’s got a middle name that sounds Arab, you could have the worst of both worlds,” he said.
The former president said he also would have opposed a Clinton-Obama ticket with Clinton at the top.
His comments only add to the sharply opinionated speculation about whether Obama should reach out to Clinton with an invitation to be his running mate. Clinton said on a conference call with lawmakers Tuesday that she would be open to a VP slot if it would help the party.
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