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Clinton: West Virginia 'A Test for Obama'
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ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: A determined Hillary Clinton returned to West Virginia Thursday pledging once again that she's not ending her campaign and calling the Mountain State a 'test' for both her and her Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
Watch the VIDEO HERE.
"I think West Virginia is a test. It's a test for me, it's a test for Senator Obama," Clinton said, "Because for too long we have let places like West Virginia slip out of the Democratic column. It is a fact that no president, Democratic president, has ever won the White House since 1916 without winning West Virginia."
Clinton made reference to her interview with USA Today where she said "Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."
In her speech today, Clinton left out the part about white voters supporting her (remarks which have been generating buzz) to say "I'm winning Catholic voters and Hispanic voters and blue collar workers and seniors -- the kind of people senator McCain will be fighting for in the general election. Some call you swing voters but I call you Americans."
Clinton then stressed the importance of swing states, stressing the importance of the electoral math for the general election. "Now the delegate math may be complicated but the electoral math is easy. We need 270 electoral votes to win in November, that's what we have to have and Senator McCain is the frontrunner has served on the senate armed services committee he is a formidable opponent."
Clinton insisted on primary voting taking place in West Virginia, "Some in Washington wanted us to end our campaign – and then we won in New Hampshire. Then we had huge victories on Super Tuesday and then we won Ohio and Texas and Pennsylvania and I was never supposed to win Indiana. Well I want to be the president of all fifty states.”
Clinton continued "There are some folks who say we need to end this before we got to West Virginia – I said I don’t think so. I think we ought to keep this going to the people of West Virginia's voices are heard."
Clinton then set the bar for her campaign in this state where she is ahead. "I know that according to the polls -- and you know I take that with a grain of salt -- I'm dong well here but I want to do really well."
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Don't be think she might be having some psychological problems? Think about it. She has to be pulled off the campaign to recieve some medical treatment before it's too late
Posted by: Michael A. | May 8, 2008 1:38:01 PM
Senator Hillary Clinton should stay in the race. She is a far better candidate and person than Obama.
Posted by: Jane | May 8, 2008 1:40:23 PM
It's one thing to campaign positively in order to prove your worth on the ticket but this is divisive and destructive for the Democratic Party. Someone needs to pull the plug on this now.
Posted by: Eddie M. | May 8, 2008 1:40:34 PM
Hillary issues a challenge to Obama:
The Party has become divided. And a house divided should not stand. IT SHOULD BE BURNED DOWN.
New Slogan: "Hillary or no Democrat in 08."
Posted by: The Commander Guy | May 8, 2008 1:40:56 PM
Earlier today, ABC reported that Hillary's campaign is claiming to be in debt $10-15 million dollars.
Clinton insiders are saying it's more like $20-30 million in debt.
Posted by: Dan | May 8, 2008 1:47:02 PM
The test is Hillary's alone. Knowing that she can't win, is she willing to destroy the democratic party and its likely nominee for her own personal interests. Actually, this is a warning flare to the Democratic leadership to unite or lose the entire new generation of voters.
Posted by: Tre | May 8, 2008 1:48:35 PM
Why do Democrats want their leadership to step in stop things? Why do you need leadership? You don't trust your own voters? You don't want any more votes?
Posted by: Gary | May 8, 2008 1:50:02 PM
I think Obama should prove her wrong...go compete in WV and let's see if he can finally land the last blow!
Come-on Obama supporters, what do you think??? YES, HE CAN - I can't hear YOU!
Posted by: Cheryl | May 8, 2008 1:50:14 PM
Hillary is correct. WV is an actual test. NC was no test. I am a liberal Democrat but I believe that the party is becoming too liberal. If Hillary can get the Florida votes to count and if the supers vote for her to be the nominee then the Party can win back the country. If I was a super I would be thinking what is better dumping far left Obama and getting the wrath of his fans ( who aint going nowhere but back to the party later) or Voting Hillary and by dumping Obama showing the USA that the party is more moderate than they thought. Liberal means progress but Obama means 4 more years of vetos.
Posted by: bruce | May 8, 2008 1:50:51 PM
she is not redeemable...for the love of country superdelegates...pull the plug!
Posted by: loki | May 8, 2008 1:51:08 PM
YES superdelegates pull the plug and alienate the voters, so Obama can lose!
If she's going to lose, let him beat her!!!
Posted by: CD | May 8, 2008 1:52:46 PM
Yes Trettin, I think you are correct!! Sad huh!
Posted by: Cheryl | May 8, 2008 1:53:57 PM
I think both Clinton and Obama should be on the ballot...what would it hurt? Then we would know for sure who America wants for her next president. We can make history again :) Why should we have to listen to the Democratic Nomination Committee? We are a smart people and the best candate will win the presidency be it Clinton, Obama or McCain!
Posted by: Debbie from Columbia | May 8, 2008 1:57:52 PM
I believe the Topic is will West Virginia decide the nomination and if not does Hillary Still Have a Chance to Win the Nomination?
If any Hillary Fans think so, go ahead and let us know just how she can pull it off. But don't make your Victory Scenario sound like a fairy tale.
Cheryl, in your tactful measure tone, go first.
Tell how Hills can win babe.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | May 8, 2008 2:00:10 PM
Here she goes again. She lies all the time. Of course she was supposed to win Indiana, not Obama. Gee, her memory gets worse because of all the sniper fire from Bosnia that didn't exist. But this is ridiculous, now dragging Obama into her fray again -- ' a test for her and Obama'. She should leave him out of it, she knows damn well she's slated to win this state and that is why she's calling it 'a test' for her AND Obama. HA! She needs to just campaign and shut up all at the same time because she's looking stupider and stupider. And if Obama puts her on his ticket it is bye bye Obama for me and us, sorry to say. I WILL NOT VOTE if Hillary is on an Obama ticket. I will not vote if Hillary is the nominee. And if Obama is the nominee and Hillary is not on his ticket, then who cares if her backers don't support him. If they want to be that stupid and vote for McCain for 4 more years of Bush then let them go right ahead because they're only making that charge now so that the superdelegates make Clinton the nominee.
Posted by: RuthieM | May 8, 2008 2:01:58 PM
I understand how painful it is to see the dream slipping away. Hillary is undergoing this experience. She needs a counsellor to advise her how to go about it!
Posted by: Peace | May 8, 2008 2:05:31 PM
If I were an Obama supporter, I’d be very hesitant right now to say anything even remotely negative about Hillary because Obama cannot win without the 13 million people who have voted for Hillary.
If we stay home – Obama loses BIG!
No, he can’t – not without the 13 million who voted for Hillary!
Posted by: ch | May 8, 2008 2:06:54 PM
If I were an Obama supporter, I’d be very hesitant right now to say anything even remotely negative about Hillary because Obama cannot win without the 13 million people who have voted for Hillary.
If we stay home – Obama loses BIG!
No, he can’t – not without the 13 million who voted for Hillary!
Posted by: ch | May 8, 2008 2:07:03 PM
Why isn't it ok for Clinton to say that obama is having a hard time with white voters, hispanic voters women etc?
Everyone else is saying the same thing.
Posted by: s.b. | May 8, 2008 2:08:54 PM
Actually, 16 million people have voted for Hillary.
Posted by: s.b. | May 8, 2008 2:09:55 PM
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