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Clinton Takes on 'Those People on TV'

May 17, 2008 4:21 PM

ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: In Loretto, Ky., today, Sen. Hillary Clinton vented some frustration with the pundits who keep saying the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is over and that she should quit.

"And you know all those people on TV who keep telling you and everybody else that this race is over and I should just be graceful and say ‘Oh, it's over,’ even though I’ve won more votes," she said. "Those are all people who have a job. Those are all people who have health care. Those are all people who can afford to send their kids to college. Those are all people who can pay whatever is charged at the gas pump. They're not the people I’m running to be a champion for."

Clinton continued to make the argument that every time she gets counted out she comes back stronger.

"There’s some people who have been saying for months that this is over –- and every time they say it the voters come back and say, "Oooh no it's not, we're not ready for it to be over,'" she said.

The senator made the point that she is no quitter.

"You see all those folks on TV, they keep telling me to quit," she said. "Well, I don’t know, maybe I was just raised with the kind of values you were raised -– you don’t quit on people and you don’t quit until you finish what you started and you don't quit on America. And I'm running for president because I believe that I would be the best president and I’m the stronger candidate to beat John McCain."

Clinton continued to make her argument that she is ahead.

"Right now I am leading in the popular vote –- more Americans have voted for me," she said. "Right now if you add up the states that I have won, it totals 300 electoral votes you have to have 270 to win -– now there are some states I've won that maybe won't go for the Democrat, like Texas or Oklahoma, but I still have a comfortable margin. My opponent has won states totaling 217 electoral votes and lots of states like Alaska, Idaho and Utah that haven't voted for a Democrat in a long time. So if you look at the states we have to win, if you look at the big states, if you look at the swing states, I am the stronger candidate."

Clinton made her push for Kentuckians to go out and vote for her and said that their voted mattered for winning in the fall.

"You know, last week I won West Virginia by 41 points. A Democrat hasn't been elected since 1916 without winning West Virginia, but here's something else -- you don't win the White House without winning Kentucky."

Senator Clinton made these remarks at the Makers Mark distillery. She did not take a shot of whiskey – but did dip a bottle in the famous red wax. Wearing black gloves and clear goggles, Clinton had a big smile on her face as she dipped the bottle. She spilled a little of it and said later that they were going to let her keep the bottle.

After Clinton spoke, "I Won’t Back Down" by Tom Petty played in the background.

May 17, 2008 in Bush, George W. | Permalink | User Comments (722)

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I am paid by the Obama campaign to request that if Hillary showed a bit of cleavage she'd get my vote

Posted by: Fred in Ohio | May 17, 2008 5:17:11 PM

Libre,

You have said it all. The DNC is in for a really rude awakening. like you, so many others are ready to walk away from this party. Hillary Clinton is the best qualified candidate in this race and she is getting thrown under the bus. Thanks for taking the time to tell it like it is!

Posted by: Nancy | May 17, 2008 5:17:51 PM

Hillary spending weeks in the last primary and winning by a landslide - minus $20 mil

Obama spending two days campaigning and walking away with eight delegates couple thousand dollars

Obama announcing Edward's endorsement and Knocking Hill off the Front Page after her W V win....

PRICELESS!!!!

Posted by: Priceless! | May 17, 2008 5:18:15 PM

I pay a high respect to Sen Clinton.
Good luck to your campaign.

Posted by: The truth | May 17, 2008 5:19:14 PM

Just Like Bill, Hillary is taking the Democratic Party down with her.

Posted by: Thinking | May 17, 2008 5:19:33 PM

Until the convention is over, it is not over. The superdelegates must vote there, not in the papers. So that is when the cut comes and hopefully the dems will see the writing on the wall, obama will never get elected. period. guaranteed if he runs, mccain will win and then what,

Posted by: stan | May 17, 2008 5:21:07 PM

Go Hillary, keep fighting and we will always support and ignore all the pundits. These pundits and Obama's superdelegates want to end this race because they are afraid you will win big in the state where there a lot of older voters and blue collar voters. They are afraid Hillary's supporters know that they choose the weak candidates to fight against McCain. If you are not nominee, we rather vote for McCain than Mrs. fast talker with the empty suit. McCain is an experience senator and war hero and protect our country safe.

Posted by: stephanie | May 17, 2008 5:21:56 PM

Well, there is a funny thing called History and then there is now. Historical performance does not ensure future gains. It is about time to change the old ways of politics and usher in the new. I vote Obama!

Posted by: Greg Orlowsky | May 17, 2008 5:22:18 PM

I will vote for no other democrat, along with Obama, losers all. Edwards thinks he is so smart to get the pundits to talk about his supporting Obama and away from talking about Hillary's huge win in West Virginia. I hope she wins even bigger in Kentucky.

Posted by: Jan Phillips | May 17, 2008 5:23:03 PM

Posted by: Jan Phillips | May 17, 2008 5:23:11 PM

These Hillary people are in deep denial. They're going to need professional help when they face reality.

Posted by: Steve Fought | May 17, 2008 5:23:33 PM

I'm sick and tired of people blaming Obama and Dean for the Florida and Michigan screw-up. The Democratic state legislators in both state almost unanimously voted for moving the primary up with full warning they would be sacrificing their delegates. All the Democratic candidates, including Clinton, agreed before the primaries started that both states broke the rules and the punishment should stick. If anyone is to blame, it is the voters in Florida who elected the idiots that screwed them.

I am also sick and tired of Obama supporters and Clinton supporters who keep claiming they will vote for McCain if their candidate does not win the primary. Grow up and wake up people. Both Clinton and Obama are good candidates and they line up together on all major issues.

A VOTE FOR MCCAIN IS A VOTE FOR FOUR MORE YEARS OF THE SAME!!!

Posted by: Oeno | May 17, 2008 5:24:37 PM

What is more important to Hillary Clinton?

The future of America or her own swollen ego ?

The answer has seemed quite obvious for some time now.

Posted by: PulSamsara | May 17, 2008 5:24:43 PM

George

it is Obama and the DNC that has subverted the rules... we will not stand down.. Clinton will win the nomination or run as independant!

Posted by: NCDem | May 17, 2008 5:26:36 PM

MSNBC/CNN or as I like to call them, Obama Campaign Central are a disgrace to journalism. I know FOX news is conservative, but at least they have people on who can disagree with them. The only one on CNN that is fair is Lou Dobbs, he even takes on his own network for bias reporting. I am surprised he hasn't been sacked. MSNBC/CNN trash TV.

Posted by: Tina from Florida | May 17, 2008 5:27:17 PM

steve

Obama will not win the GE and Hillary has the popular vote no matter what you say... she will be on the ticket or the nominee of the democratic party or she will run as an independant and you will accept it!

Posted by: NCDem | May 17, 2008 5:28:53 PM

obama!
Obama won 130-140 delegates from the caucus not primary election. Caucus is undemcrocrat like Nebraska and Washington caucus he won 2-1 but primary result almost tie.
The state that he won are the red state and he can't win in the GE. GE is not caucus so how can he win.

Posted by: Laura | May 17, 2008 5:29:56 PM

I agree Tina

we are fighting back for her we will not take this anymore!

Posted by: NCDem | May 17, 2008 5:30:09 PM

When Hillary kicks Obama's butt again in KY will John Opportunist Edwards endorse him again?

Posted by: Tessa | May 17, 2008 5:30:35 PM

Laura

exactly and with the states that are big wins in the GE that Hillary has won she will win the electoral college in a walk in 3 or 4 way race its not over... we will force them to make her the Dem nominee or she will run as an Independant

Posted by: NCDem | May 17, 2008 5:32:05 PM

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