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Clinton Supporters: 'We Won't Be Fooled Again'
Dateline - Washington, DC, March 11, 2008
After a week that saw her win primary contests in Texas and Ohio, Sen. Hillary Clinton has enjoyed a bit of a campaign renaissance. Her support seems to be growing, and the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama seems to be on the defensive. In an interview with Newsweek magazine published Sunday, Clinton aimed to keep pushing Obama to the edge.
"There are elected delegates, caucus delegates and superdelegates, all for different reasons, and they're all equal in their ability to cast their vote for whomever they choose. Even elected and caucus delegates are not required to stay with whomever they are pledged to. This is a very carefully constructed process that goes back years, and we're going to follow the process."(link)
While this comment would seem to imply that Clinton is not above the "backroom dealings" that some Democratic Party supporters have feared going into the August Convention, many of her supporters are applauding.
"You go girl! Keep on fighting," said Amanda McPherson, 27, spokeswoman for Texas Womyn for Hillary, "She's right. All the female delegates, no matter whether they are pledged, caucus, or super should switch and support Hillary. This is our moment, and they don't want to be standing on the sidelines when Hillary becomes our Commanderess in Chief."
But isn't a pledged or caucus delegate, awarded to the winner of a state in proportion to the popular vote outcome, different than a superdelegate, who is supposed to remain autonomous? Shouldn't pledged and caucus delegates be bound to represent their state?
"The fate of our country is at hand," McPherson added, "We don't need another President who is surrounded by an inner circle of co-conspirators, who rode into power on his daddy's coattails, lying and cheating to get his way, no matter the consequence. Hillary has built a team of advisors from which she can leverage combined experience, including her husband, who's name alone should inspire confidence in her abilities, and she's overcoming any obstacle she faces, including turncoat delegates swayed by the biased media's representation of a popular candidate. See, she's totally different!"
But what about the good of the Democratic Party, and the good of America? Couldn't this sort of extended infighting divide the party and the country if it continues all the way until August?
"Hillary is a uniter, not a divider," McPherson contends, "She is going to stay the course until the Convention in August. Anyone who is not ready for that should turn the corner and run. You're either with us or against us in this campaign. We're not going to stand by and elect another leader who's only credentials are his speaking skills. Remember in 2000, when we elected the likable candidate over the smart and boring candidate? We've got a saying here in Texas: Fool us once, we won't be fooled again."
For WNN this is Different Liketotally reporting.
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