OpEdNews - Diary: HILLARY BOWS OUT!

June 3, 2008 at 11:37:00 Permalink
HILLARY BOWS OUT!

Diary Entry by Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo (about the author)

Hillary Clinton is conceding that Barack Obama has won. She will, however wait until he reaches the 2118 magic number to formally announce.

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Meanwhile, Senator Clinton, will let her campaign staff go, paying them through June 15th. She retains the right, senior staff says, to stay alert and ready to "speak-out" in the area of health care. Obama, as most people now know is but 40 votes from clinching the race.

Her advisors say that she has made a strategic decision not to formally end her candidacy, perhaps in her mind, giving her leverage to negotiate with Obama on a variety of matters including a vice presidential nomination. she is resting today at home with her husband.

On NBC's "Today Show," Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said that once Obama gets the majority of convention delegates, "I think Hillary Clinton will congratulate him and call him the nominee."

In a formal statement, the campaign made clear the limits of how far she would go in Tuesday night's speech. "Senator Clinton will not concede the nomination," the statement said. Clinton's field workers who operated in key areas said they were told to stand down, (sans pay), and await instructions. Many are now busy job hunting.

Clinton's ranking staff, have said they will not contest the seating of Michigan delegates at the convention in Denver in August. The campaign staff was angry last weekend because the Democratic National Committee panel awarded Obama delegates her staff thought that Senator Clinton deserved.

Professor Bagnolo has majored in: Cultural Anthropology, Architectural design, painting, creative writing. As a child prodigy, abed with polio for almost two years, he was offered an opportunity to skip three grades at age 8.
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