Hillary Today: “I’m Fighting On”
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Her voice raspy, her tone determined, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged cheering supporters on Thursday to ignore the political pundits who have declared her toast.
The former first lady declared she would move forward with her campaign and insisted anew that she, not rival Barack Obama, would be the stronger Democratic candidate to face Republican John McCain in November.
At a rally under the dome of the West Virginia Capitol, Clinton dismissed calls for her to drop out, calling the situation “deja vu.” She said she had faced similar pressure before going on to win New Hampshire, Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania.
“I’m running to be president of all 50 states,” Clinton said to cheers. “I think we ought to keep this going so the people of West Virginia’s voices are heard.”
In contrast to the confrontational comments she made in speeches leading up to recent primaries, Clinton’s only mention of Obama was to say next Tuesday’s election would be a test for her and the Illinois senator. She did highlight her strengths with various voting blocs through the primaries, an implicit comparison with her Democratic foe. She said the states she has won and the voters she has attracted are essential if the party is to beat McCain and claim the White House.
“We need to bring back hard-working people to the Democratic Party,” the New York senator said. “I’m winning Catholic voters and Hispanic voters, blue-collar workers and seniors. People Sen. McCain will need in the general election.”
She added, “Some call you swing voters. I call you Americans.”
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 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.
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Hill, time to start bringing out the big guns aimed at Hussein …. Bloody him up real good there, Hilda …
May 8th, 2008 at 9:59 amTenacity is a good thing but there comes a point when retreat is just the smart thing to do.
1942 Stalingrad, take a hint from Hitler there Hillary, you’re pissing into the wind.
May 8th, 2008 at 10:04 amShe is “toast” but I support her completely. It’s just not fair that her fellow Dhimmicrats would give away her piece of the American Dream to some jive ass newbie.
*She added, “Some call you swing voters. I call you Americans.”*
We call them American swing voters. You Dhimmis call them either “….Catholic voters and Hispanic voters, blue-collar workers and seniors. People Sen. McCain will need in the general election.” or, worse yet ‘typical white persons’.
May 8th, 2008 at 10:41 amRun, Hillary! Run!!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 11:05 amYou know, I’ve seen all these breakdowns of voters (black, white, hispancis, blah blah, college grads, catholics, blah blah blah). What happens, do people in various voting places have to fill out questionnaires as they leave? I’ve never been asked a question ever after voting anywhere in my life. I don’t get it. Yes, Hillary, YOU GO GIRL….
May 8th, 2008 at 11:07 amsurprising… I have read here that it would be easier for McCain to have Obama as challenger
May 8th, 2008 at 11:29 am“I’ve never been asked a question ever after voting anywhere in my life.”
I’d also like to know where they get this data from. I’ve never been asked nor have I seen anyone asked. I’ve never heard of anyone being quizzed over the phone after voting either. They’re making it up? Wouldn’t surprise me.
May 8th, 2008 at 11:33 amCourage in the face of such strong odds against her, truly American….
May 8th, 2008 at 11:35 amChaos?
May 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pmThis is what it’s all about Franchie, Chaos in the party that deems itself enlightened. Ain’t America great….
May 8th, 2008 at 12:22 pmgreat, of course, as a spectator !
May 8th, 2008 at 12:52 pmThat’s okay too….
May 8th, 2008 at 12:57 pmFight on Billery, who gives a flying fu*k what you do.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:28 pmJust get the freak out of the way soon, ok?