Monday, June 02, 2008

Hillary Aides Floating Convention Fight: 'August, and No Earlier'


As usual, the Obama News Network is trying to write Hillary's political obituary. But what else would you expect? I mean it has been a very long time since anyone has seen an actual fighting Democrat. Obama sure isn't one. If he was, he would have felt compelled to show up for another debate with Hillary after he got whipped so bad in the last one.

This is from Ben Smith's blog at Politico:

A Clinton donor tells me that on a conference call today with major fundraisers this afternoon, Harold Ickes told them Clinton isn't planning to drop out. He pressed donors to stay unified, and reviewed tactical options, including challenging the Michigan delegation.

State finance committees are also circulating letters to deliver to Clinton tomorrow in New York, and I've obtained a draft of the Illinois finance committee's letter, being circulated by a Clinton fundraising aide, Rafi Jafri, which stresses a fight until the convention, and a resolution in "August, and no earlier."

. . . Senator Clinton is ahead in the popular vote, and neither candidate can secure the nomination with pledged delegates alone. The automatic delegates can change their mind up until their vote at the convention, and that is why this nominating process must be resolved in August, and no earlier.

We Democrats will be united after our nomination process is completed, but only if that process is completed justly and in fair representation of the opinions of the members of our party. We believe nominating Hillary Clinton is the only way our party can guarantee victory in November.