Posted on 05/30/2008 2:56:13 PM PDT by prairiebreeze
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she expects uncommitted superdelegates to begin making the choice that will decide her marathon Democratic primary race against Barack Obama soon after the Tuesday's primaries.
In a conference call with Montana reporters, Clinton was asked about the effort by top Democratic leaders to push for a quick end to the fight for the presidential nomination after primaries in South Dakota and Montana next week. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that he, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and party chairman Howard Dean will urge uncommitted delegates to choose sides.
Clinton said: "I think that after the final primaries, people are going to start making up their minds. I think that is the natural progression that one would expect."
Clinton said superdelegates — the party and elected officials who can vote for whomever they choose regardless of what happens in the primaries and caucuses — will have to decide who is the stronger candidate in the fall to run against Republican John McCain.
"I think that people will have to ask themselves those questions, who would be the best president in terms of preparation and readiness and effectiveness, and who would be the stronger candidate. And I imagine that process will begin after the end of the last primaries," Clinton said.
Last week, Clinton indicated that she might take the fight to the convention in August if Michigan and Florida want to challenge an unfavorable ruling on their delegates. The two states were stripped of their delegates for holding early primaries; a special Democratic National Committee panel meets Saturday to decide their fate.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton was asked whether she would support the states if they appeal an unfavorable rules committee decision to the convention floor, the former first lady replied:
"Yes I will. I will, because I feel very strongly about this."
"I will consult with Floridians and the voters in Michigan because it's really their voices that are being ignored and their votes that are being discounted, and I'll support whatever the elected officials and the voters in those two states want to do."
Taking her battle to the convention would fly in the face of an increasing number of party leaders who say the contest needs to be wrapped up shortly after the last primary on June 3 to prepare adequately for the fall election.
Asked if she now envisioned the race extending beyond June 3, Clinton replied: "It could, I hope it doesn't. I hope it's resolved to everyone's satisfaction by that date, because that's what people are expecting, but we'll have to see what happens."
Mrs. Bill Clinton has high expectations for her little party of communists.
ONWARD TO DENVER!! LOL!
More popcorn. We are going to need it....and would someone throw some more blood in the liberal shark tank to enhance the feeding frenzy between the sharks?
Once FBI Files #347 through 715 are opened, people will DEFINITELY make up their minds...
“I will consult with Floridians and the voters in Michigan because it’s really their voices that are being ignored and their votes that are being discounted, and I’ll support whatever the elected officials and the voters in those two states want to do.”
How exactly is she going to consult with the voters and elected officials in those states? No way she can talk to more than a tiny fraction of voters. And if she seeks out people, she will find somebody who says, yes, they feel violated that their votes didn’t count. So she will be able to do whatever the heck she and Bill decide to do, and will be able to find some victimized voter to put on TV, or maybe even go to court. Who knows...........
She says that she will pursue things if the voters and elected officials want her to, ya, right! She’s just a vessel for the disaffected voters to make their voices heard. And I hear the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale...................
“My rabidly Democratic relatives are shell-shocked by all this sh** in their party. They’re pro-Hillary and can’t understand what happened.”
Ask them if they now know what it’s like to be a Republican with the media treatment she has gotten.
Democrats have that line down cold, don’t they? When it turns against them.......”let every vote count”.
I love it when they turn on their own...pass the popcorn.
‘cause next week is June.
And you know wat happens in June.
RFK
Medgar Evers
Lebanon’s Gemayel
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
I still think she padded the delegate vote....telling them to go over to Obama and then come back at the end.
With her, I wouldn’t be one bit surprised.
and would someone throw some more blood in the liberal shark tank to enhance the feeding frenzy between the sharks.................
Good idea! Where’s Sandy Berger?
My Buddy in AZ is 100% Hillary and when I told him Baracka was his Candidate he refused to listen and eventually hung-up. LOL
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she expects uncommitted superdelegates to begin making the choice that will decide her marathon Democratic primary race against Barack Obama soon after the Tuesday's primaries... Clinton said: "I think that after the final primaries, people are going to start making up their minds. I think that is the natural progression that one would expect." ...Last week, Clinton indicated that she might take the fight to the convention in August if Michigan and Florida want to challenge an unfavorable ruling on their delegates. The two states were stripped of their delegates for holding early primaries; a special Democratic National Committee panel meets Saturday to decide their fate. In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton was asked whether she would support the states if they appeal an unfavorable rules committee decision to the convention floor, the former first lady replied: "Yes I will. I will, because I feel very strongly about this. I will consult with Floridians and the voters in Michigan because it's really their voices that are being ignored and their votes that are being discounted, and I'll support whatever the elected officials and the voters in those two states want to do." ...Asked if she now envisioned the race extending beyond June 3, Clinton replied: "It could, I hope it doesn't. I hope it's resolved to everyone's satisfaction by that date, because that's what people are expecting, but we'll have to see what happens."
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