Hillary Supporting Rep: Yes, Hillary Did Say On Call She Was Open To Being Veep
There's some dispute about what exactly Hillary said on a conference call with New York Congressional supporters today -- over whether she said she's open to being Obama's Veep or not, and over who brought up the idea.
I just interviewed Rep. Nydia Velazquez, a Hillary supporter who was on that call, here at the Hillary victory party. She shed some light on what exactly Hillary did say.
Velazquez said that Hillary didn't bring it up, but also said that Hillary clearly signaled her openness to the idea -- suggesting that she did indeed go beyond her previous statements on this. The Hillary camp said today that she'd merely repeated previous boilerplate about being willing to do whatever it takes to beat McCain.
"I brought up the idea" of her being Veep, Velazquez told me, adding that she suggested that Hillary as Veep might offset McCain's appeal among Latinos.
"She said she is open if she is asked," Velazquez continued, adding that Hillary stressed that her openness to serving as Veep was a direct outgrowth of her commitment to doing whatever is necessary to beat McCain.
So, Hillary didn't bring it up. But she did say she was "open" if asked. According to Velazquez, at any rate.
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