Clinton, Obama Working out Deal for Roll Call Vote

[brooklynite]

Source: AP

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are working on a deal to give her some votes in the roll call for the Democratic presidential nomination, but quickly end the divided balloting in unanimous consent for Obama.

Democratic officials involved in the negotiations said Monday the idea is that at the start of the state-by-state vote for the presidential nomination Wednesday night, delegates would cast their votes for Clinton or Obama.

But the voting would be cut off after a couple of states, the officials said, perhaps ending with New York, when Clinton herself would call for unanimous backing for Obama from the convention floor. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity while the deal was being finalized.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=5645844

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Heard this on the radio earlier, but seems to be getting some more play now.

[Mike Nelson]

1. Hopefully, Obama and Biden will play

the worse Bush McCain crap

[MercutioATC]

2. The whole roll call thing is such BS...I just wish it was over.

Yes, it's politically wise to let Clinton supporters believe they have a voice...but it's nothing but an ego-feeding dog and pony show.

Will it help with "unity"? Possibly, which is why I'm in overall support of it...but it's still nothing more than asinine theatrics.

[WriteDown]

3. Wow...

I am surprised this wasn't worked out weeks ago.

[still_one]

5. who says it wasn't? ABC, the network which blamed Bill Clinton for 911

in their pseudo documentary

[leftofcool]

4. It's all glitz and glamour, means nothing and her supporters know it