Posted on 06/05/2008 9:45:50 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is conceding the Democratic presidential nomination to Sen. Barack Obama, as party leaders and strategists began to openly oppose the former first lady's aggressive efforts to join the ticket.
"Senator Clinton will be hosting an event in Washington, D.C., to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity," the Clinton campaign said in a statement Wednesday night. The event is set for Saturday.
A series of other events Wednesday consolidated Mr. Obama's power over the party as its de facto nominee - a continuing surge of superdelegate endorsements, statements by party elders that the race is over, and his naming of a vice-presidential team, which brought about the inevitable debate over Mrs. Clinton as a running mate.
Former President Jimmy Carter told a British newspaper that choosing the former first lady, who has refused to concede defeat, would be "the worst mistake that could be made." He told the Guardian that since half of each Democrat's supporters don't like the other, Mr. Obama would run the risk of "the worst of both worlds."
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a pro-Israel group on Wednesday in Washington. The Democratic presidential hopeful is expected to concede defeat to Mr. Obama later this week.
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell, a Clinton supporter, disputed the notion that Mrs. Clinton's strong second-place finish gives her leverage on the all-but-certain nominee.
"There's no bargaining. You don't bargain with the presidential nominee. Even if you're Hillary Clinton and you have 18 million votes, you don't bargain," he said.
The former first lady agreed to back Mr. Obama during a lengthy conference call with "impatient" House Democrats on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Obama aides said their team had no scheduled plans for the candidates to appear together.
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The Witch to the Winged Monkeys:
"You'll believe in more than that before I've finished with you. Take your army to the Haunted Forest, and bring me that girl and her dog! Do what you like with the others, but I want her alive and unharmed! They'll give you no trouble, I promise you that. I've sent a little insect on ahead to take the fight out of them. Take special care of those ruby slippers. I want those most of all. Now, fly! Fly! Bring me that girl and her slippers! Fly! Fly! Fly!"
I'm not a supporter but I did send her an email. Didn't tell her what to do but I did tell her where to go ;-)
I speculate that there is something lurking in the someone's arsenel against Obama that will destroy his candidacy. We have already read about Obama's vast Marxist connections which would sink a battleship if the MSM were to bring it to the Nation's attention. There could be that perfect poisen pill that would cut through the teflon armor Obama seems to exhibit. Whatever it is, it will have to be played soon before the Obama train is in full throttle.
“She has NOT congratulated Obama on his winning the nomination, and she has NOT said she’s quiting, stopping, conceding, or suspending anything yet. All she has done is congratulate Obama on running a campaign...that’s it!”
And, at 6:30 this evening (Thurs.) it will be 48 hours and she still hasn’t acknowledged he won. How come we have to see Chris Mathews magic number every night, and Lou Dobbs with his countdown clocks all the time, but nothing about this.
Can’t we finish her off with this....where’s Obama Girl? hahaha.
Karen
In reference to another shoe dropping, one pundit stated that it was like following a centipede.
I speculate that there is something lurking in the someone's arsenel against Obama that will destroy his candidacy. We have already read about Obama's vast Marxist connections which would sink a battleship if the MSM were to bring it to the Nation's attention. There could be that perfect poisen pill that would cut through the teflon armor Obama seems to exhibit. Whatever it is, it will have to be played soon before the Obama train is in full throttle.
Far too late for that.
If she had anything like that, or access to it, she wouldn't wait for him to win and then use it. She'd have used it to prevent him from winning in the first place.
” Hillary! will always be #2 to me. “
But among #2’s, she certainly tops the list. She’s a real #2-head.
So much for speculation. . .
***LMAO...yeah, Hillary is definately a number “2”. Actually, I almost did a #1 reading your post....***
LOL!
***...may end up on the ticket together since being IN the White House is their only care.***
I don’t think Obama is as bright as the Dems claim he is, but I doubt that he’s stupid enough to have Hitlery as his VP. There just aren’t enough people willing to work as food tasters any more.
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