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Obama: Clinton Lead in WV, KY 'Insurmountable'
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ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf and Jacqueline Klingebiel report: Sen. Barack Obama told reporters Thursday, on the floor of the Capitol Rotunda, that he is still locked in his primary battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton, (D-NY).
"Senator Clinton is a formidable candidate, she is very likely to win West Virginia and Kentucky, those are two states where she's got insurmountable leads. We are going to spend some time there, but we are also going to be going to Oregon, Montana, South Dakota and Puerto Rico." Click to watch the video here.
Despite his recent win in North Carolina, he is taking nothing for granted or his current position as front-runner.
"I think our goal is going to be deciding who our party is governed by as soon as possible," Obama said while walking. "We still have contest remaining, and so, in no way am I taking this for granted we are going to have to keep on working."
But he looked every bit the triumphant Democratic nominee as he marched on foot in the drizzling rain with some members of Congress from a meeting nearby into the Capitol building.
Obama held court on the House floor, where he is allowed as a U.S. Senator, but not technically a member. It was a good opportunity to talk to Democratic Congressmen, who are all superdelegates.
Then, after a half hour or so on the House floor, he left to take a picture and gladhanding with the 35 or so of the teenagers who intern in the House as pages, he walked through the ornate statuary hall and rotunda of the capitol, talking to a crush of reporters about the race as he went and drawing the attention of the tourists away from the paintings on the walls and the statues in the alcoves.
While some party elders are saying Sen. Clinton, whose path to defeating Obama is almost unpassable, should drop out of the race, Obama said today she is still a viable candidate and he will campaign hard in the remaining primaries.
Of his visit to the House of Representatives side of Capitol Hill today, which caused the mob scene of journalists, lawmakers and tourists, Obama said, "The goal was just to say hello."
"I have not been over to the House side," he said. "We've got a lot of supporters who work there. There are still some undecideds. If they have questions for me then I'm certainly happy to respond to them. Obviously they're a little anxious about some of the sense of division in the party and I just wanted to assure them that whatever happens…"
At this point he was interrupted by a group of tourists shouted to him that they were from Illinois. He turned and shouted back, but was being swept along in the wave of cameramen and reporters and secret service.
It was quite the scene, although the Capitol building has had its share of scenes. You could start with the British storming the place down and go on from there in 1814 during the War of 1812 and go on from there. LINK
Contrast all this with Sen. Clinton's meetings yesterday with House members at the Democratic National Headquarters. She met with 7, according to her office and there was no triumphal march to the Capitol afterward.
Most reporters lost him at the elevators on the senate side of the capitol building. But he went down to the basement and got on the subway. It was diverted, however, before it reached the Hart building, where his office is when a building engineer came in the car to announce the train was being closed for service.
Obama and his security got out of the car and plunged into the Dirksen building, where they finally disappeared into an elevator.
May 8, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (271)
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Senator Clinton should stay in the race. She is the better candidate.
Posted by: Mai | May 8, 2008 1:46:09 PM
The American voters have spoken !
Posted by: yardgirl | May 8, 2008 1:52:38 PM
I'm glad Hillary is staying in, too. She's brilliant and can handle anything that comes her way. She is also not afraid of anyone or anything.
Obama would be LUCKY to have her as a running mate- she's got the big states locked up- he can't win them without her. If he gets the nomination, he better hope and pray to have Hillary on his side or he hasn't got a chance.
Posted by: Jackie,nc | May 8, 2008 1:56:29 PM
Can you define, "is?"
Posted by: DAVID NH | May 8, 2008 1:58:16 PM
PLEASE STOP THE FIGHTING FELLOW DEMOCRATS, THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. LET'S COME TOGETHER AND MAKE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY STRONG FOR NOVEMBER.THE MAIN FOCUS NOW IS TO STOP MCCAIN.
Posted by: bb | May 8, 2008 2:00:22 PM
Planet Clinton sounds like a wonderful alternate reality.
But here, in the real world, it's Obamamania people. Get on the train.
Wooohoo!
Posted by: PJ | May 8, 2008 2:02:02 PM
Hillary can when I can't believe the media is trying and team Obama is playing from the republican play book if she wins big in WV and KY and does fairly well in the three states in up nprth she can come withhin twenty del.after PR.
Posted by: Bishop | May 8, 2008 2:02:45 PM
Will he still look triumphant when he loses Kentucky by 38%?
Are Democrats so dumb that they are going to nominate an unelectable candidate again?
If they are they don't deserve to hold the white house now or any time in the near future.
Posted by: s.b. | May 8, 2008 2:06:00 PM
The voters have spoken. This should be stopped now.
All Hillary is going to do is try to get votes on fact she feels people should feel sorry for her. That way if she does a sweep on the remaining states they will give it to her. She is done. Obama fight hard and wipe that witch out.
Posted by: Becky | May 8, 2008 2:06:48 PM
The real damm truth is they are get real
Posted by: Bishop | May 8, 2008 2:07:29 PM
My vote will be for a p.o.w. who serve
his country with honor not a johnny
come lately who used his church for
his political gains and will NOT wear
a FLAG PIN.
Posted by: VINNIE | May 8, 2008 2:09:13 PM
Yes, brilliant is an accurate word to describe Hillary. Even her worst enemies have to admit that. So, some loser who blogs about her not being smart...well...who cares what he thinks.
Is it not okay to say "white Americans?" But it is okay to say "black Americans." What exactly is the problem here? Geez...
Posted by: Jackie,nc | May 8, 2008 2:13:20 PM
Obama has it. She won't even come close in MT or Oregon and even if she wins all of the other primaries she still won't win. Go ahead sit Florida Mchigan she still won't win because there is no way they will award all those delegate to her some but not all. GET OVER IT SHE LOST THIS THING IN FEB!! even her own people say that!
Posted by: Joe | May 8, 2008 2:16:08 PM
Jackie, it's not smart for Hillary to alienate such a large portion of her constituency. Many "white Americans" support Obama, or he wouldn't be winning. Nothing wrong with saying "white Americans" or "black Americans" to me, but making racial generalizations is hardly a brilliant political manuever, unless it is her intention to widen the growing rift in the Democratic party.
Posted by: louielouie | May 8, 2008 2:16:45 PM
I have a question maybe someonew has an answer for. How many states has Obama won that did not have an African American population of at least 18%. I am sure that is out there in Blogland somewhere.
This race should go on through all primaries including Florida and Michigan. All voters have the right to be heard. Only Obama people want it to end knowing there could be an upset.
Posted by: Mai | May 8, 2008 2:17:07 PM
This is a gut sick description of a man who would NEVER be where he is without the help of the media cheerleaders. If he was really about unity he would have called the media on their outrageous bias long time ago so that the nominee is a legitimate nominee and not another politician who snakes his way into office. IF he becomes the nominee he can then thank the media for helping him DIVIDE the party . What an ego !
Hillary '08
Posted by: catherine in nm | May 8, 2008 2:19:29 PM
Even a kid with only 6th grade knows it is absolutely wrong to deny people's right...
So let people exercise their own right to vote and let all the voice be heard...
Posted by: True Truth | May 8, 2008 2:20:53 PM
Obama is making his "triumphant march" with the complicity of the biased media. Well, if he swipes the nomination from Sen. Clinton, he will crash and burn in November and his delusional messianic power to "heal" won't save him from this implosion. The "triumphant march" will eventually end with the Democratic Party train wreck because of his raw ambition. McCain will be president.
The Democratic nomination process calls for all states to vote and if the candidates are short in delegates for the nomination, then the superdelegates select the best experienced, qualified candidate using their independent judgment. Qualifications, not skin color or race, should be the unyielding principle, just like the rule of law. Sen. Clinton is the best experienced, qualified presidential candidate.
Posted by: crat3 | May 8, 2008 2:21:26 PM
HILLARY IS DIVIDING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS BEWARE, SHE MAY COME BACK TO HUNT ALL OF YOU
Posted by: Sunday Sunshine | May 8, 2008 2:29:13 PM
These two states are small states.
Hillary has already told us that small states are REALLY insignificant and meaningless and their voters don't count.
Has something changed?
Now Hillary is saying small states are REALLY important. I can't keep up with all her shape shifting positions.
It is like she is channeling Mitt Romney.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | May 8, 2008 2:48:20 PM
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