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Mar 5, 2008 6:58 pm US/Eastern
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Clinton Likes The Idea Of Vice President Obama
Drops Hint On 'The Early Show'; Barack: Not So Fast
DALLAS (CBS) ―
One day after Hillary Clinton's dramatic victories over Barack Obama, both candidates are firing away at each other.
Although Clinton is calling her herself the comeback kid, she is hinting at a possible Democratic dream ticket with Obama.
The latest estimate is that Clinton picked up just 12 additional delegates from her victories Tuesday night, but the lift from her victories in Ohio and Texas was huge. And Wednesday on CBS' "The Early Show" she all but offered Obama the vice presidential spot on her ticket.
"That may be where this headed, but of course we have to decide who's on top of the ticket," Clinton said. "I think people of Ohio very clearly said it should be me."
Clinton said the race between her and Obama remains "incredibly close," with just "smidgens of difference" between them in both the popular vote and number of delegates.
But Obama was having none of that.
"The bottom line is, we've won twice as many states, we won a greater share of the popular vote and what's most important, we've won far more Independents and Republicans than Sen. Clinton has," Obama said.
The turning point for Clinton came here in Texas. While she never lost her lead in Ohio, she had to claw her way back in the Lone Star State after losing her double-digit advantage over Obama.
She succeeded by launching a relentless stream of attacks on Obama. On Wednesday the Obama camp signaled they may not play nice for much longer, demanding the Clintons release their tax returns.
"There are a bunch of my supporters who I am sure are frustrated with her and her campaign and some of the tactics she has been employing," Obama said.
Experts say Obama may needs to get rougher to survive this race, something he's resisted.
"A couple of issues hit him, and he just didn't know how to respond to them -- and the thing about the Clintons is that they're tough and Obama's got to show some toughness," political consultant Norman Adler said.
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