via HufPo -- Hillary Clinton has summoned top donors and backers to attend her speech tomorrow night in an unusual move that is being widely interpreted to mean she plans to suspend her campaign and endorse Barack Obama. Obama and Clinton spoke Sunday night and agreed that their staffs should begin negotiations over post-primary activities. In addition to help raising money to pay off some $20 million-plus in debts, Clinton is known to want Obama to help out black officials who endorsed her and are now taking constituent heat, including, in some cases, primary challenges from pro-Obama politicians. "This has never happened before," one donor said, referring to the personalized request by email to attend the event in New York Tuesday night. Obama is expected to claim enough delegates to put him over the top that night at a separate event in Minneapolis. Earlier in the day it was reported that, Clinton staffers were being urged by the campaign's finance department "to turn in their outstanding expense receipts by the end of the week," another sign that the run at the White House was nearing an end. In addition, Politico wrote that members of Clinton's advance staff had received calls and emails Sunday night, summoning them to New York City and telling them their roles on the campaign are ending. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/02/clinton-summons-top-donor_n_104715.html
indeed, let's get the show rolling ! what a delight it will be to see the double-talk express from AZ exposed for what he is !
You are right... it's gonna be fun watching him win in a landslide. Breaking news from the RNC: Obama once forgot to brush his teeth! This just proves he is unfit for command!
This really shouldn't be a surprise. Any talk of taking it to the convention was pure posturing for the sake of superdelegates, potential voters and possibly the VP slot. Clinton had an enormous network of passionate supporters, and by the time there was clearly zero shot at winning, it was so close to the end that she might as well have let it play itself out and give all her supporters a voice. There's no conspiracy. There's no blood lust for power. There's no sabotaging the party. That's all mindless drivel from the paranoid lunatics. It was merely one of the closest primary races in a long time, and all Clinton did was let the final weeks play out. Now that it's over, she'll do the right thing -- endorse Obama. With that we'll all go forward, and watch him win by double digits in November. If she doesn't concede tomorrow or Wednesday, I'll eat my share of crow. But I see no reason to believe that to be the case. Tomorrow, the primary season ends, and Obama officially becomes the nominee. Simple as that. And she'll congratulate and support him on a campaign win well deserved.
The Cat you have been pretty dam classy and reasoned regarding your support for Hillary this campaign season. It’s more than I can say (including myself at times) for a lot of us here. Now let’s focus on supporting the new leader of the Democratic party!
I am very eager to see this race wrapped up soon myself. Obama is the clear cut candidate at this point.
Agreed and def kudos to The Cat... There's nothing wrong with being passionate about a candidate and sticking with her until mathematical elimination (Game 6 1st round ). There's definitely going to be a period of reconciliation between the Democratic split we have here. I have a strong belief that we can unite and take our country back from the "crazies."
Thanks. I think the biggest difference between me and a lot of folks is that so many people seem to be wrapped up in the politics of campaigning as much or more than the issues. There are things I don't like in campaigning, sure, but on my priority list they pale in comparison to policy issues. And when it comes to policy, honestly, these two are ridiculously similar. I like Clinton a more on a couple of issues, but by and large, they're so similar that I have zero problems supporting him. In fact, I can honestly say Barack is pretty high on my lifetime list of favorite politicians -- he just happened to run against someone in the primary who is also extremely high on my list. Unless the Obama campaign does something crazy like taking a personal shot at Clinton over the absurdly misinterpreted RFK remarks (and they've been remarkably good throughout this campaign of not doing that), I see no reason why Clinton supporters wouldn't support Obama, given a little time to cool off. With the exception of the reason of which we won't speak, I'm pretty sure the vast majority of Clinton supporters will support him with class, the same way she hopefully will tomorrow night.
Most nationwide polls and electoral maps show Obama slightly ahead. Of course, current snapshot polls in early June will mean absolutely nothing by the time we vote in November.
Thank goodness they enlarged his teeth. That could have been very offensive otherwise. Granted, the interracial dry-humping is probably unsettling enough as it is.
With all due respect to those who think Hillary will bow out, IMO she won't. She reminds me of the bad horror movie where everybody thinks the monster is slain but it arises for one last gasp before it is really, really slain. I hope I am wrong. Hillary for Governor of New York!
so what do yall think clinton will receive as a trade off for her endorsing obama? ive already heard obama will: 1) attend fundraisers to help clinton recoup her financial losses 2) not penalize the politicians who endorsed clinton Do you think she will get more: vice president? cabinet position? judicial nomination?
Well put and I fully agree. In another sign that this very well maybe a concession speech Bill Clinton was quoted this morning as saying "After tomorrow I may never work on a campaign like this."
