Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Superdelegate Altmire Being Strong Armed by Clintons

representative jason altmire of pennsylvania said on npr today that obama reached out for his support in june 2007, long before the desperate clintons, whom just before the texas primary and caucuses, found they might need altmire's support.

altmire also said that the clinton camp suggested they might not support altmire in his reelection bid if he didn't support them. they also said that it's clinton's time, not obama's.
it's time for the clintons to go.
npr: Altmire says even his constituents are ratcheting up the pressure. "Sen. Obama had a rally in my district on St. Patrick's Day, which I attended, because I make it a point to attend anything that's in my district, and the media reported it. We got a few dozen calls from people supporting Sen. Clinton, saying that you should think twice if you're going to support Sen. Obama."

The message was clear. If Altmire supported Obama, the Clintons' supporters might not back him come November. Altmire is likely to face a tough rematch in his southwestern district with the Republican he ousted from the seat in 2006.

When he returns the calls of the Clinton supporters, Altmire says they frequently tell him that this is Clinton's time and that she has earned this; Obama is young and can afford to wait.


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