Obama did NOT have the guts or decency to be the first to tell Senator Clinton she was not going to be his VP pick

Obama not the first to inform Clinton

Posted: 01:49 PM ET Source CNN Ticker

Hillary Clinton first found out she would not be Barack Obama's VP through an associate, an Obama aide said.

Hillary Clinton learned the Friday before the Biden announcement she would not be Barack Obama’s running mate by a close associate and later that day spoke directly to Obama, according to a senior Obama aide and a Democratic official.

The associate was asked by the Obama campaign to inform Clinton she was not his running mate before it was publicly announced. It is not clear what Clinton and Obama talked about in the private conversation that took place later.

The two senators-turned-rivals engaged in a bitter battle for the Democratic nomination, which ended when Clinton conceded in early June. An effort by some of Clinton’s supporters to have Obama choose her to be his running mate failed.

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