Clinton presses on, urges supporters to ignore calls to quit
Exit polls in Indiana and North Carolina on Tuesday showed Clinton continuing to dominate Obama in attracting support from whites, particularly white men, and voters who lack college degrees. An average of 57 percent of whites have backed the New York senator in Democratic primaries since Super Tuesday on Feb. 5.
West Virginia's demographic makeup of white, older voters favors Clinton. During her appearance Thursday, she offered the same populist pitch she began making in the closing days before Indiana and North Carolina.
She renewed her call for a summertime holiday for the federal gasoline tax, with oil companies making up the difference, a proposal that many economists — and Obama — have dismissed as a meaningless pander.
The West Virginia rally was the first event in Clinton's exceptionally busy campaign schedule Thursday. She also planned appearances in South Dakota and Oregon, which have primaries in coming weeks.
She is favored to win West Virginia's primary but has fallen further behind Obama in delegates won in primaries and caucuses. Her hopes for the Democratic nomination rest on strong showings in the remaining contests to convince more than 200 party elders and other "superdelegates" to support her.
Obama was in Washington talking with superdelegate members of Congress, telling them it was now time to declare for him.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.
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View All Comments »wantok at 05/11/2008 5:06:40 AM
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I stand for Obama in part because he stands for change with integrity. Yet, we must ask ourselves if we were in the mist of competition and still winning in some aspect of the game its hard to just quit. As in a ball game, though you are behind in the first half you still want to finish the game.
That sad fact is the Clinton's are continually bring forth material that is demeaning to the campaign, the democratic party and nation as a whole. They are too bent on winning at any cost. But then again is that not America. Just ask an American Indian about the win at any cost mindset of America.
Khathu at 05/10/2008 9:23:35 PM
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It is the poor leadership of the Democratic Party that has created this mess. I would also add the followers of Senators Clinton and Obama. There is no party unity only a blind alliegence to the candidate we support. So what does the superdelegates think? The same thing that followers think - my candidate should receive the nomination.
djchefron at 05/10/2008 5:34:10 PM
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It is time to ask her African American superdelegates do they agree with her comment that only white hard working Americans matter.Also do they endorse her policy of pitting the races against each other
1.Charlie Rangell
2.Alcee Hastings
3.Kendrick Meeks
4,Corrine Brown
5.Maxine Waters
6.Stephanie Tubbs Jones
7.Diane Watson
8.Emanuel Cleaver
9.Sheila Jackson Lee
10.Gregory Meeks
11.David Patterson
If I forgot anyone dont worry you can run but you will not hide