Monday, June 30, 2008
Chuck Todd: Hillary to decide whether Bill will speak at convention
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Hillary Clinton, will, of course, get to give a major speech at the Democratic Convention. It will almost surely be on the first night, Monday, so that the “Clinton story” can be put to rest and the rest of the convention focused on Obama.
But will Bill Clinton speak? I had always assumed he would speak by introducing Senator Clinton. NBC’s Chuck Todd on Meet the Press isn’t so sure:
Well, this is what we do know. She’s going to speak. Shocking, right? But the question is how many Clintons will speak? And I think what we don’t know is, is will there Clintons speaking on multiple nights? Unlikely, the Obama campaign doesn’t want to have that. Senator Clinton, does she want to have President Clinton speak? And I think you’re likely to see the Obama campaign leave it up to her. If she wants to have President Clinton introduce her, that’s going to be fine with them. But does she? We’ve seen what happens when the two of them do back-to-back speeches. It’s usually not that great for Senator Clinton. Maybe Chelsea Clinton introduces Senator Clinton. That’s probably more likely. And we’ll see some sort of almost a baton passing from one generation of Clintons to another generation of Clintons. So, I think a tribute video is in the future of President Clinton.
Not having Bill Clinton speak will be seen as a snub, no matter whether its Hillary Clinton’s or Obama’s decision.
Posted by Matt at 11:55 AM 
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