Finally!

June 4, 2008 — Ron Chusid

Multiple news sources, including ABC News, CNN, and The New York Times are sending out alerts reporting that Hillary Clinton will drop out of the race on Friday. While details remain sketchy, it appears she will announce this at a meeting of supporters, most likely to be held in New York City. Reportedly she will suspend her campaign and endorse Barack Obama.

Hopefully this will finally mean we will no longer have Hillary to kick around any more.

Update: Later reports say that Hillary Clinton will drop out on Saturday.

Friday, the previously announced date, will be the fortieth anniversary of the death of Bobby Kennedy, leading to speculation in the blogosphere that this is the reason for moving the date back. Clinton couldn’t even manage to drop out without a gaffe. For a campaign which appeared to be ready to roll over all competition at the start, it certainly turned out to be poorly run.

Speaking of Bobby Kennedy, I wonder what effect having Caroline Kennedy involved in the selection of the vice presidential nominee will have. She just might not like someone who tried to use the death of her uncle for political gain.

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3 Comments

  1. 1
    Politivine.com says:
    June 4th 2008 at 10:44 pm  

    Finally! I just hope it really happens. I have lost all respect for Sen. Clinton after the way she ran this campaign, and I think it time that we put a new face on the Democratic party.

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    CINDY says:
    June 5th 2008 at 12:29 am  

    i THINK HILLARY, IS JUST BAD NEWS FOR OBAMA AND HAS NO BUSINESS AND WOULD WORK AGAINST HIM AND HAVE HER OWN AGENDA AND CAUSE MORE FRICTION AND DESTROY HIS GOOD NAME .  ABSOLUTELY DO NOT LET HER ON HIS TICKET TO RUN AS VP

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    btchakir says:
    June 5th 2008 at 7:59 am  

    This was in my morning e-mail…did you get it too?

    Dear Bill,

    I wanted you to be one of the first to know: on Saturday, I will hold an event in Washington D.C. to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. Over the course of the last 16 months, I have been privileged and touched to witness the incredible dedication and sacrifice of so many people working for our campaign. Every minute you put into helping us win, every dollar you gave to keep up the fight meant more to me than I can ever possibly tell you.

    On Saturday, I will extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy. This has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but as I have always said, my differences with Senator Obama are small compared to the differences we have with Senator McCain and the Republicans.

    I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party’s nominee, and I intend to deliver on that promise.

    When I decided to run for president, I knew exactly why I was getting into this race: to work hard every day for the millions of Americans who need a voice in the White House.

    I made you — and everyone who supported me — a promise: to stand up for our shared values and to never back down. I’m going to keep that promise today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.

    I will be speaking on Saturday about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama. The stakes are too high and the task before us too important to do otherwise.

    I know as I continue my lifelong work for a stronger America and a better world, I will turn to you for the support, the strength, and the commitment that you have shown me in the past 16 months. And I will always keep faith with the issues and causes that are important to you.

    In the past few days, you have shown that support once again with hundreds of thousands of messages to the campaign, and again, I am touched by your thoughtfulness and kindness.

    I can never possibly express my gratitude, so let me say simply, thank you.

    Sincerely,
    Hillary
    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    I’m not sure why she’s thanking me, since I was a very early Obama supporter. However… at least now we can get on with the exposure of the aging McCain and his continuation of Bush’s policies.

    My only question is… picking Saturday to do this Obama support speech is putting it on an awfully slow news day, isn’t it? Don’t politicians save week-ends for things they want to hide?

    Under The LobsterScope

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