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06-03-2008, 07:56 PM
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/06/clinton_does_no.html
Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
June 3, 2008 09:50 PM
Hillary Clinton, projected to win South Dakota's primary but unable to keep Barack Obama from clinching the Democratic nomination, congratulated Obama tonight for the inspiring race he has run and said she was "committed to uniting our party,"
but stopped short of conceding to him or even acknowledging her defeat.
"This has been a long campaign and I will be making no decisions tonight," she said, provoking wild cheers from supporters.
She said she will consult with party leaders and supporters to decide how best to serve the party and country.
Instead, she claimed the overall popular vote lead and thanked millions of voters who picked her when they asked themselves, "Who will be the strongest candidate and the strongest president?"
"We won together the swing states necessary to get to 270 electoral votes," she told chanting supporters at Baruch College in New York City. "While this primary was long, I am so proud we stayed the course together."
Clinton said lots of people are asking, "What does Hillary want? What does she want? I want what I always fought for in this entire campaign. I want to end the war in Iraq. I want to turn this economy around."
Supporters who don't want her to drop out chanted "Denver," the site of the Democratic convention in late August.
Clinton, former president Bill Clinton, and daughter Chelsea were on stage with several members of Congress still sticking by her side, including Jim McGovern of Massachusetts. After her speech, they danced to Tina Turner's "Simply the Best,'' and Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down.''
She's not out of it, and I have no doubt that she'll campaign all the way to the Convention, and shoot for turning some of those doubting Obamunists...
Ongoing...
cewl
Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
June 3, 2008 09:50 PM
Hillary Clinton, projected to win South Dakota's primary but unable to keep Barack Obama from clinching the Democratic nomination, congratulated Obama tonight for the inspiring race he has run and said she was "committed to uniting our party,"
but stopped short of conceding to him or even acknowledging her defeat.
"This has been a long campaign and I will be making no decisions tonight," she said, provoking wild cheers from supporters.
She said she will consult with party leaders and supporters to decide how best to serve the party and country.
Instead, she claimed the overall popular vote lead and thanked millions of voters who picked her when they asked themselves, "Who will be the strongest candidate and the strongest president?"
"We won together the swing states necessary to get to 270 electoral votes," she told chanting supporters at Baruch College in New York City. "While this primary was long, I am so proud we stayed the course together."
Clinton said lots of people are asking, "What does Hillary want? What does she want? I want what I always fought for in this entire campaign. I want to end the war in Iraq. I want to turn this economy around."
Supporters who don't want her to drop out chanted "Denver," the site of the Democratic convention in late August.
Clinton, former president Bill Clinton, and daughter Chelsea were on stage with several members of Congress still sticking by her side, including Jim McGovern of Massachusetts. After her speech, they danced to Tina Turner's "Simply the Best,'' and Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down.''
She's not out of it, and I have no doubt that she'll campaign all the way to the Convention, and shoot for turning some of those doubting Obamunists...
Ongoing...
cewl