Clinton Tells Her Supporters to Back Obama

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT: Clinton Tells Her Supporters to Back Obama
By JEREMY W. PETERS
Published: August 25, 2008

DENVER – In a ballroom overflowing with many of her most diehard supporters, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday implored New York Democrats to work as hard to elect Senator Barack Obama as they worked for her. Mrs. Clinton, while acknowledging that true party unity may take time, repeatedly told them it would be disastrous for the country to endure four more years of a Republican in the White House. Despite news reports of lingering tensions between her campaign and Mr. Obama’s, Mrs. Clinton sought to dispel those notions in her remarks.

“We were not all on the same side as Democrats, but we are now,” the senator said.

Mrs. Clinton also took issue with a just-released ad from the John McCain campaign that questioned why Mr. Obama did not select her as his running mate, and used footage of her criticizing the Illinois senator during the primary campaign. “Let me state what I think about their tactics and these ads,” she said a bit mischievously. “I’m Hillary Rodham Clinton and I do not approve of that message.” The crowd rose to its feet and started shouting, “Hillary! Hillary!”

The event was emotional at times, and members of the audience interrupted her frequently with hearty applause and numerous standing ovations. People pressed a rope line to greet and hug her, some with tears in their eyes.

Mrs. Clinton’s appearance reflected how she appears to be framing her message this week: celebrating the achievement of her breakthrough campaign, preserving the bonds she built with her supporters, while emphasizing the importance of electing Mr. Obama....

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/us/politics/26YORK.html

[Radical Activist]

1. Good

That's a corny line about the commercial but at least she's saying the right things.

[shellsandbells]

2. she has been saying this for the past 3 months

and things have just gotten worse from her suppoerters,she doesn't give a sh!t if obama is elected.

[MaraJade]

5. Sheesh! So her response was "corny." Figures--just another slam. . .

Not willing to give her full credit for anything at all, are you.

Typical.

No wonder 10 million of her supporters are continuing to be lukewarm about this
election.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-24-campaignpoll_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing


Hillary people are still not totally sold because they don't really KNOW Obama. Many
who will vote for him feel as if they are voting for a "pig in a poke," an unknown
quantity, or possibly the lesser of two evils. Unease abounds, and Obama and his supporters don't care about that. His supporters are especially vicious and nasty, continuing to trash
Hillary at every possible opportunity while at the same time telling those who
supported her that they are fools and nutcases.

The question is: Does Obama need the votes of the 10 million Clinton supporters or not?

Based upon what his followers think, we should all "board the mothership" and get out
of the Democratic Party.

It seems that up to 10 million may do just that.

Can unity EVER come about under these circumstances?

[RaleighNCDUer]

8. Bullshit. Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit.

"In the survey, taken Thursday through Saturday, 47% of Clinton supporters say they are solidly behind Obama, and 23% say they support him but may change their minds before the election."

Last time I checked, 47 + 23 = 70. 18 million voted for Hillary, and 30% of 18 million is NOT 10 million.

[Radical Activist]

9. heh

I thought your 10 million number was bogus and when I clicked the link I found that the article says your claim is bogus too.

"In the survey, taken Thursday through Saturday, 47% of Clinton supporters say they are solidly behind Obama, and 23% say they support him but may change their minds before the election. Thirty percent say they will vote for Republican John McCain, someone else or no one at all."

So only 30% are talking about supporting McCain (far less than 10 million) and that number will go down dramatically after the convention.

I gave Hillary credit. If people like you choose to look for reasons to be outraged and offended then no, there won't be unity. Thankfully, you're a small minority.

[GetTheRightVote]

3. Sorry Hillary, not happening, a vote for obama is a non vote for HRC

and that I can not do.

[Old and In the Way]

4. I think the vast majority of Hillary supporters will break for Obama once they get

their roll call vote. They understand the stakes. The PUMA's, of course, won't...but I suspect that they'd have voted for McCain anyways.

[enlightenment]

6. Umm - they can't vote for McCain -

it's the Democratic convention. McCain isn't up for nomination at the Democratic convention.

[MaraJade]

7. The roll call vote is worthless.

It means absolutely NOTHING and it is worth NOTHING. It's like counterfeit
money. Valueless.

Why would any reasonable person set any store by such an empty gesture. . .

[Old and In the Way]

10. Well, of course it's kabuki theater...she lost.

That's OK...we honor Hillary and Bill by letting her put her name in nomination, so she can pull it - that's called unity. It's a beautiful thing.

[NashVegas]

11. Therein Lies the Bullshit

It was not for you or Obama or anyone to let Clinton put her name in for nomination. It's in the fucking rules that every candidate gets to. It was the press, RW agitators and the Self-fellators for Obama who determined to make it such a big fucking deal in the first place.

There would never have been any call or reason for that little piece of theatre if not for the assholes who acted like the proverbial elephant seeing a mouse.

That some people seem to have the notion that every one of Clinton's successes - even after the delegate race was over - must somehow detract from Obama, is their problem, but they made it everyone elses' with all the shrieking. To me, all it does is scream that Obama's supporters don't really have all that much confidence in him. Pretty sad.