Clinton vouches for Biden
Hillary Clinton continues to be a good soldier for Barack Obama, talking up his running mate Joe Biden and demurring on talk that she should be on the ticket instead.
In an interview today on ABC's "Good Morning America," (watch it here) she said she is telling her supporters that they have much more in common on the issues with Obama than with Republican John McCain and that she looks forward to working with Obama and Biden on important issues.
For instance, she said, the Democrats have much better policies on the economy. She blamed the Bush administration, in part, for the Wall Street crisis, saying it has been asleep at the switch and hasn't adequately regulated the financial sector.
But Clinton also continued to refrain from directly going after Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, preferring to focus on differences on issues. "This goes beyond any one candidate," she said.
Asked about Palin's comment last week that Obama likely regrets not picking her, Clinton said it's fine to be "excited" about a woman being nominated, but added: "That's not a good enough reason to vote for that ticket."
Appearing in New Hampshire last week, Biden also suggested that Clinton might have been a better selection. Clinton, however, said she's fully behind Biden.
"We have a great Democratic vice presidential candidate," Clinton said. "He’s been a strong leader both on issues here at home when it comes to the economy and stresses on middle class working families, and he understands the strategic challenges that we face around the world.”
Asked about McCain making up ground in the polls, Clinton did not sound too concerned.
"We have close elections.... I believe with all my heart that we'll win this election."
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Glen Johnson is Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for "Political Intelligence." He moved to Massachusetts in the fourth grade, and has covered local, state, and national politics for over 25 years. E-mail him at 


