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Clinton set to exit White House race, endorse Obama
Jun 7, 2008, 16:10 GMT
U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (Democrat- New York) speaks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee\'s (AIPAC) annual policy conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, USA on 04 June 2008. EPA/STEFAN ZAKLIN
Washington - Hillary Clinton was set to exit the US presidential race Saturday and endorse presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama, who clinched his party's nod for the general election earlier this week.
At an event before hundreds of supporters and reporters in Washington, Clinton was expected to call for party unity after a bitter five-month battle that saw a series of state primaries held across the United States.
Obama and Clinton met privately Thursday night to discuss a way forward and secure victory for the Democratic Party in November.
Obama had formally launched his general election campaign earlier in the day with a series of rallies in Virginia after capturing the nomination on Tuesday.
At the early stages, a tight race was expected between the 46- year-old Illinois senator and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain, aged 71.
Supporters chanted 'Hillary' at the National Building Museum in Washington shortly before the former first lady and New York senator was set to take the stage.
Clinton is still a possibility for the vice-presidential slot. Polls show a majority of Democrats support Obama picking his former rival, creating was has been dubbed the 'dream ticket.'
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The post of SP4 is clear in it's intentions;as a supporter of McCain he understands the danger of uniting Obama and Clinton ,hence is silly usual lies and character assasination,repeating for the millionth time the same false accusations .A disgusting way of conducting politics that will never change as it is the perfect representation of the way his brain functions;paranoid and distorted .Democracy merits something better;the discussion of political programs,not this!
A vote for Obama doesn't necessarily mean these people felt like she was so corrupt, just that they have hopes for 'new' blood in the White House, who might possibly have new, fresh ideas......good lord! When is your book coming out?
...it was her own party. It was the party elders too i.e. Kennedy, etc. It was the new dems, the one's who didn't live with the Clintons in office as adults. Even the Hollywierdos cut her loose.
Tonny, it was Obama who rejected her. He knew, correctly, that he would be perceived as weak, as needing her, to win. He also knew, what everyone else knew, was that her baggage would come with her i.e. Bill, all the scandals, the influence selling caught red-handed. He, correctly, knew she would NEVER be loyal, and she would hate him every day in office. He would be undermined every day she was there.
No, 36 million dems, told the supers to shove it and they did. They said they wanted new blood, cut thew cord and ran.
It was Lee Iacoca who said 'the dems are willing to try things..'
He is right today.
The democrat party, for all of it's wrongs, is capable of doing the right thing. It is heartening to see our nation do the right thing.
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SP4: Bravo for the Dems! They said no.Jun 7th, 2008 - 17:03:12
They flushed her...they said no
no to corruption, and endless scandals as a norm
No to the Clintonesque lying 24/7
no to entitlement and dynastic law getting you to the top
no to Bill constantly around
no to the influence selling
no to the entourage' of Sandy Berg(l)ars, Harold Icke(yy)s, Mr. Hsu's and the rest dirtying up the political landscape 24/7.
no to that loser Sandy McCalluff who's zero for three....
no to the automatons who voted her Senator in New York
Obama said no. He doesn't want her around plotting 24/7 to kill him off, politically, or otherwise.
HE said no to Bill hanging around
He would look weak
He would be the plantation worker
He would fall victim to all of the Clintonistas constantly undermining him.
The dems did good, they gave the party an enema, and Hillary was flushed out to sea. It was the party elders, the Kennedy's, etc., who had the foresight to see this woman for what she was..poison...and deal with her.
Most of all, it was 36 million dem voters who took their party back, who told the New York dems they do not pick their candidates for them...who bucked the superdelgates and the sham they represent...who said they want a fresh start, win or lose.
Now Obama may lie
MCCain may Lie
Hillary WILL lie
Obama may be corrupt
MCcain may be corrupt
Hillary IS corrupt
Nope, they said no more, we wnat new leadership.
Bravo...well done.
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