Posted on 06/01/2008 2:30:36 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
Senior advisers to Senator Hillary Clinton have prepared the ground for her to abandon her presidential ambitions within days rather than disputing the Democratic nomination all the way to the party convention in August.
Senator Barack Obama is expected to be able to declare himself the party's candidate against Senator John McCain as early as tomorrow, when South Dakota and Montana become the final states to hold their primaries. Howard Dean, the Democratic National Committee chairman, said the nomination would be decided this week: "We don't want to go to the convention, have a big fight at the convention, and lose the presidency."
A dispute over whether and how to seat delegates from Michigan and Florida was resolved on Saturday by giving each delegate only half a vote as a penalty for those states defying the party by holding early primaries.
The Clinton camp was unhappy with the decision, which raised the number of delegates needed for victory from 2,025 to 2,118, but showed little appetite to challenge.
Just after the polls close, Mr Obama, who could be accompanied by senior Democratic Party figures, is to hold a huge rally in St Paul, Minnesota, at the venue where Mr McCain is due to accept the Republican nomination in September.
His aides were working furiously yesterday to amass the two dozen or so "super-delegates" – party officials whose convention votes are not tied to the primaries – he would need to ensure that the South Dakota and Montana results give him a majority.
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I missed those rumors....what do they say? What source is emitting these rumors?
You really think McCain would nominate her? I would bet that he would before BHO would.
McCain has already stated he would ask Demos to be in his cabinet.
I guess the American papers won’t eat up this Obamaganda any more,
so it is planted in British ones.
She’s going to the convention.
Well, I'm thinking she would make that deal with the Obama camp to concede If he wins the POTUS it's a slam dunk
If McCain wins, the Senate will be probably controlled a 60 plus majority of "rats" so they would basically trade off one moderate nominee to pass for a Clinton nominee without a protracted fight
Splain please.
Yeah right! I’ll believe it when I hear sHillary say the words “I concede” and I’m not too sure I’ll believe even then.
Why should Hillary quit when the Michael Pfleger scandal and possibly a scandal over Michelle Obama’s alleged use of the word “Whitey” is about to bring Obama’s campaign crashing down like a house of cards?
Popcorn, please...
If anyone is watching her speech in Puerto Rico, it strangely sounds like a start of a concession speech. She is thanking all those who have helped her run the campaign.
President McCain will not nominate Mrs. Clinton.
Also keep in mind the perfidy of the Democrats. None of the superdelegates are "committed" until the votes are cast on the convention floor.
I wonder who is doing her work for New York as our Senator?
Do you still get paid when you take time off to run for election?
After she finishes her concession speech-I’ll believe it. Not ONE SECOND before.
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