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Sat 7 Jun, 2008 09:19 am
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After a tumultuous 17-month journey, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) will formally withdraw as a presidential candidate today, publicly declaring her support for Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) for the first time since he secured the Democratic nomination.
Clinton drew the wrath of many Democrats when she did not acknowledge Obama's victory in her speech on Tuesday night. Her farewell address to supporters, scheduled for noon today at the National Building Museum at Fourth and F streets NW, is intended to repair any lingering damage from the Tuesday speech and will close the door on an epic primary campaign that, after dividing Democrats, produced the first African American presumptive nominee of any major party in history.
The former rivals made progress in their search for common ground during a clandestine hour-long meeting at the home of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday night. Details of the sit-down, held in Feinstein's living room, began to emerge as Clinton aides turned in their cellphones, packed up their offices and put the finishing touches on her much-anticipated speech.
"Hillary will be holding an event tomorrow in Washington D.C. to thank all of her supporters, to express her support for Senator Obama, and to talk about the issues that have been at the core of her public service, the issues she will continue fighting for," campaign manager Maggie Williams wrote in a letter yesterday inviting supporters to attend the gathering. The e-mail doubled as a fundraising solicitation -- a reminder of the nearly $30 million in debt that Clinton will seek to retire.
Clinton welcomed campaign staffers to her Northwest home yesterday for a final, personal thank-you before today's event.
Obama, who is taking the weekend off, made a surprise appearance yesterday at a rally in Chicago for the city's bid to win the 2016 Olympics. Noting that he lives just two blocks from the proposed event site, Obama said: "So I'm just going to be able to walk over there. I might have to rent out my house. I don't know how much it's going to be worth."
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He added: "And, also, in the interests of full disclosure, I have to let you know that in 2016, I'll be wrapping up my second term as president."
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Is she having second thoughts?
some women are known to turn to food at times of crisis
are you sure she's not making a concession stand speech
"i'll take a a dozen pogo dogs, a bucket of candy floss, 10 bags of kettle corn ......"
She's doing a good job so far.
Cycloptichorn
I'm upgrading my estimation of the speech to 'great.' One of the best I've ever seen her give.
Cycloptichorn
Just a quick galnce at the liberal blogospheres and it appears it is all kudos.
She did great! She did a lot of good for herself with that speech. I think it will soothe all the ruffled feathers and egos that were scratched by her June 3rd speech.
Hopefully more of her supporters will follow her lead now.
BBB
Hillary Clinton is a heroic woman I'm very proud of.
BBB
I'm trying to find a transcript of it but am having no luck. Does anyone have a site I can go to to read it?
It was a great speech - at times I thought it could have been written by Obama. She was gracious and has talked about her support to Obama
more than once (which I was surprised of).
Her dream came to an end, so the disappointment, her melancholic state
of mind, actually made her more likable than when she was on the
campaign trail.
yesterday she was ****... and now because she's done something you like she's okay. I'm glad I don't have any friends like you people.
If it matters, bear, I still have the same opinion of her I've always had.
JPB wrote:If it matters, bear, I still have the same opinion of her I've always had.
well that indicates to me that you are neither a fair weather friend or enemy... and that shows character. Congratulations.
Thank you, Soz.
The first and last parts made me gag and I wonder how much of the rest of it she really believes and feels.
It was a totally political speech, IMO.
I didn't get a sense of genuineness at all. Maybe I have to see it live.
What do you want her to do, Mame? Jump and shout for joy and sing the praises of Obama?
Jesus! The woman has put her heart and soul into this, it has been her life's passion to become president, and to get this close and realize it is not going to happen, well, that has to completely drain a person.
Give her time to lick her wounds.
I'm sorry I yelled at you, Mame.
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