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It really did sound like she was saying that she should stay in the race in case something happens to Obama, a la 1968. I don't think she hopes that Obama gets assassinated but I think she is hoping for a big scandal or something that derails his campaign, and I think what she said may have been a Freudian slip. I don't think she meant to say it, and when I saw the video of her apology she looked like she clearly regretted it, for political reasons and probably genuine reasons as well. She probably realized after saying it how insensitive it was, and I am torn here. Her comment was at the very least insensitive and it may have been a Freudian slip, but I hate to see anyone go down because of one stupid thing they said. I saw how the "botched joke" killed any chance Kerry had of running again and even though I did not even want him to run again I thought it sucked the way that one comment became such a shitstorm. I have a big mouth and I know what it's like to say something stupid and then realize how insensitive it is, so I am sympathetic to some degree. But when you listen to the original comment it's really hard to excuse.
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