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Clinton's Letter to Obama
Time.com ^ | May 8th, 2008 | Hillary Rodham Clinton

Posted on 05/08/2008 5:13:05 PM PDT by The_Republican

May 8, 2008

Senator Barack Obama

Obama for America

P.O. Box 8102

Chicago, IL 60680

Dear Senator Obama,

This has been an historic and exciting campaign. Millions of new voters have been brought into the process and their enthusiasm for the Democratic Party and the principles for which you and I have fought and continue to fight is unprecedented.

One of the foremost principles of our party is that citizens be allowed to vote and that those votes be counted. That principle is not currently being applied to the nearly 2.5 million people who voted in primaries in Florida and Michigan. Whoever emerges as the Democratic nominee will be hamstrung in the general election if a fair and quick resolution is not reached that ensures that the voices of these voters are heard. Our commitment now to this goal could be the difference between winning and losing in November.

I have consistently said that the votes cast in Florida and Michigan in January should be counted. We cannot ignore the fact that the people in those states took the time to be a part of this process and to make their preferences known. When efforts were untaken by leaders in those states to hold revotes to ensure that they had a voice in selecting our nominee, I supported those efforts. In Michigan, I supported a legislative effort to hold a revote that the Democratic National Committee said was in complete compliance with the party's rules. You did not support those efforts and your supporters in Michigan publically opposed them. In Florida a number of revote options were proposed. I am not aware of any that you supported. In 2000, the Republicans won an election by successfully opposing a fair counting of votes in Florida. As Democrats, we must reject any proposals that would do the same.

Your commitment to the voters of these states must be clearly stated and your support for a fair and quick resolution must be clearly demonstrated.

I am asking you to join me in working with representatives from Florida and Michigan and the Democratic National Committee to arrive at a solution that honors the votes of the millions of people who went to the polls in Florida and Michigan. It is not enough to simply seat their representatives at the convention in Denver. The people of these great states, like the people who have voted and are to vote in other states, must have a voice in selecting our party's nominee.

Sincerely,

Hillary Rodham Clinton


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KEYWORDS: 2008; clinton; loveaffair; obama
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To: Pikachu_Dad
The Dems who are supporting here would never go third party, if that's what you are implying.

Most of those broken-glass Dems vote Dem knowing that the candidate is diametrically opposed to most of what they hold dear.

They will not do that to the Democrat party. Especially when they have two liberals to choose from in the general.

21 posted on 05/08/2008 6:34:49 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (If Hillary is elected, her legacy will be telling the American people: Better put some ice on that.)
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To: The_Republican
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LOOK... it's TouristSenator!!!
It shows up in more places than TouristGuy,
only with less class, style and substance...
she's Vaporware, just an empty crusty.
(Please spread me around like the parasite that i am...)
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22 posted on 05/08/2008 6:43:20 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: The_Republican
I have consistently said that the votes cast in Florida and Michigan in January should be counted.

Consistently since she started losing.

23 posted on 05/08/2008 7:11:45 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy ("I believe in Santa Claus. I believe in the tooth fairy." - John Edwards)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Well, sad to say, fun time is nearly over. She’ll be out of the race before June, even if she remains semantically in the running and clings like a dingleberry until the convention. Hillary is done.

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24 posted on 05/08/2008 11:11:28 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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[sighs]
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25 posted on 05/08/2008 11:20:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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