Thursday, August 07, 2008

Hillary Says She Won't Upstage Obama

Contrary to what her husband has said and other news reports, Hillary says she's not undermining Obama. But she wants her supporters to have one more last say. It seems that these diehard supporters always need one more last thing.
I'll believe her. For now.
CNN: "I happen to believe that we will come out stronger if people feel that their voices were heard and their views were respected," Clinton said, adding that giving them a voice could provide a sort of "catharsis" for some of her supporters.

Clinton said she wanted her supporters to leave the convention feeling as if their voices were heard and satisfied with Obama as the nominee.

"I mean everybody comes, and they want to yell and scream and have their opportunity, and I think that's all to the good, because then, you know, everybody can go, 'OK great. Now let's go out and win.' "

The senator from New York immediately shot down the notion that she might try to upstage Obama.

"Since the delegate count is so close ... what if you are called up for nomination and what if you do win by a narrow margin?" a questioner asked her at last weekend's event.

"That is not going to happen, not going to happen. Look, what we want to have happen is for Sen. Obama to be nominated by a unified convention of Democrats," she said.