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A Strange Event for Clinton as Primary Winds Down
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ABC News' Kate Snow and Eloise Harper Report: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has a lot on her mind, with her supporters, including Gov. Tom Vilsack a co-chair of her campaign, clamoring for her to get behind Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., after Tuesday.
On the last day of campaigning for the Democratic party's nomination Clinton lost her voice, introduced the wrong mayor of the town and told the crowd she needed to "gargle" to recover her voice, while her daughter took the microphone.
In a room with a muffled echo coming from the speakers, Chelsea Clinton introduced her mother onto the stage. Her voice was so distorted that it caused many reporters who are used to hearing the young Clinton to speak wonder if she was feeling sick. When her mother's voice sounded similar – it was clear it was the room or the speakers.
Senator Clinton introduced Curt Bernard as the mayor of the town of Yankton to which got some boos in the crowd and a confused Clinton looked down and someone in the audience informed the Senator which prompted her to say "Oh Dan Specht right, I got the wrong list, I don't know who the other gentleman is but I hope I haven’t offended him." Bernard, the former mayor, was ousted in December, which might explain the boos from the audience.
About a quarter of the way through Clinton's voice gave way and she started coughing and grabbed her water glass. She quickly asked her daughter to help her on the stage. Chelsea grabbed the microphone and articulately outlined her mother's entire universal health care plane. Clinton recovered and later burst into another coughing fit – and the Senator asked Chelsea again to grab the microphone. Before exiting the stage Clinton said "I'm going to run out and gargle for a bit."
Chelsea Clinton went point-by-point through Clinton's energy plan, and filled her mother in on what they had been talking about.
Clinton made it clear that she is not conceding the race tomorrow, pointing out that she will spend the next few days making calls to superdelegates. "Tomorrow is the last day of the primaries and the beginning of a new phase in the campaign. After South Dakota and Montana vote I will lead in the popular vote and Senator Obama will lead in the delegate count. The voters will have voted and so the decision will fall to the delegates empowered to vote at the Democratic Convention. I will be spending the coming days making my case to those delegates. Their responsibility not only to the Democratic Party but to our country is to vote for the candidate who is best able to lead us to victory in November and best prepared to lead our country into the future."
There has been much speculation that Clinton will drop out of the race Tuesday night in New York – but the Senator and her campaign aides have made it clear that Clinton intends to do no such thing. Clinton's campaign will not identify what the benchmark is for there to be a nominee. They have not accepted the 2118 number as the threshold, because the argue that they reserve the right to appeal that to the credentials committee. As one reporter said earlier "it sounds there's a nominee when she says there's a nominee."
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So what is with Obama' schedule to be in NY wednesday?
Posted by: Thinking | Jun 2, 2008 7:44:43 PM
Thinking: Sen. Obama is gonna be talking to this Jewish-Israeli, super-powerful PAC.
Posted by: carl29 | Jun 2, 2008 7:49:23 PM
Obama and Hillary are speaking at the same event Wedneday.
Posted by: Topher | Jun 2, 2008 7:51:51 PM
I think he'll be meeting with Hillary Clinton.
Posted by: Vanessa | Jun 2, 2008 7:52:53 PM
only a nominee when she says theres a nominee lol
cmon so what does he need 1222 1236 or i mean can we just get a number so i know when the campaign is over, im almost out of beers!
I just want to know which democrat im going to be voting for in november
Posted by: bhrandon | Jun 2, 2008 7:55:20 PM
Tons of young white males need desperately for Obama to give them some of his male essence because their rear end has been itching for so long.
Posted by: Thinking | Jun 2, 2008 7:55:58 PM
Clinton must NOT drop out. It will HURT her supporters tremendously.
We, the voters, do NOT care for Democrtaic or Republican Party. We care for this country and we DESERVE the BESt of three three running to be the President.
SDs - please shun your fear. Nothing is going to happen to you if you choose the best. You know Clinto is the BEST.
Don't you???
SDs must remember this "We will never forgive your PRETENCE."
We will make McCain win, because he is the SECONd best.
Posted by: Jkan | Jun 2, 2008 7:56:48 PM
What is the new Larry Sinclair rumor about Obama,anyone has info?
Posted by: msnbama | Jun 2, 2008 7:57:01 PM
At this point she looks unprofessional and petty. She is not going to go gracefully. She wants to fight, argue and drag out this contest. This reflects so badly on the democratic party which allowed this nonsense. In a business setting, you are expected to be professional and be a team player at this point in the game rather you are a woman or a man. She had all the advantages in the beginning but due to running a bad campaign and racking up huge debt she has lost.
Posted by: leslie | Jun 2, 2008 7:57:51 PM
Bo smells like Dukakis Kerry and Gore. Dem llosers
Posted by: greg | Jun 2, 2008 8:01:56 PM
Again can we get that digusting post removed posted by whoever is using my user name? Thanks
Posted by: Thinking | Jun 2, 2008 8:03:30 PM
Right On Leslie!
HCF (Hillary Control Freak) can't let go, even though her party, the popular vote and the delegates have told her its time to move on. By trying to desperately influence or control the final say on who is the nominee, she is slapping everyone in the US in the face, and sealing her political fate. One more term as NY Senator and out if you ask me.
Posted by: ScottWV | Jun 2, 2008 8:03:48 PM
HEADLINE:
Clinton's Bid Ends
Pastel Sow Put Out To Pasture
Posted by: ScottWV | Jun 2, 2008 8:05:55 PM
MSNBAMA,
Larry and Obama also smoked pot in that car
Posted by: ScottWV | Jun 2, 2008 8:06:48 PM
This was Hillary's nomination to lose - and she lost it. BO and his organization out campaigned her. She has no one to blame but herself - she should have won this. It's time for her to gracefully concede.
Posted by: darklight | Jun 2, 2008 8:10:52 PM
Barack Hussein Obama appealing to voters on his vague promises of “unity and change”, has had a one really strong stance that he was against the war in Iraq from the beginning and in his own words-----showing his own judgment to assume the responsibilities of the President of the US, showing his clear-sightedness, showing his wisdom----- was that America can never win the war in Iraq---he has consistently taken this stand. So now we learn on the news, in the Newspapers that indeed the war in Iraq has finally taken the turn that our men fought so hard to achieve, and our men that died were not “wasted” as Obama said. The terrorists have lost, life is now being restored for the Iraqis and stability is coming the Middle East. So how will OBAMA turn this around to his advantage? What will he say now that everyone misunderstood his stance?
Posted by: Anne | Jun 2, 2008 8:11:25 PM
American Research Group has some interesting pollling data:
Montana
Democrats May 31-June 1
Clinton 44%
Obama 48%
Undecided 8%
South Dakota
Democrats May 31-June 1
Clinton 60%
Obama 34%
Undecided 6%
http://www.americanresearchgroup.com/
Posted by: ScottWV | Jun 2, 2008 8:14:12 PM
Even Hilliary's BODY knows this campaign is OVER! WOW!
Posted by: pity | Jun 2, 2008 8:20:28 PM
Anne- I see you "cut and pasted" you post from another blog to this one; How oriignal.
Posted by: AnotherLaura | Jun 2, 2008 8:24:50 PM
poser ScottWV...put your real handle on here so we can address you properly...although, we know you haven't the spine or intellect to stand up to challenges. dark corners with pockets full of candy for school children is your realm...
Posted by: darknight | Jun 2, 2008 8:26:47 PM
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