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Clinton secures victory in Puerto Rico
by cynthia yoo | June 1, 2008 at 01:45 pm | 266 views | 3 comments | 22 recommendations
by cynthia yoo
Hillary Clinton won a large victory in the Puerto Rico primary. Yet, the victory is a low-stake one as Obama is the favoured democratic candidate.
The former first lady was winning roughly two-thirds of the votes.In defeat, Obama was on track to gain at least 14 delegates, bringing him within 50 of the 2,118 needed for the nomination.
Aides predicted he could clinch the nomination as early as this week, when Montana and South Dakota close out the primary season, and he said he was confident the party would unite for the fall campaign.
"First of all, Senator Clinton is an outstanding public servant, she has worked tirelessly during this campaign ... and she is going to be a great asset when we go into November," he told an audience in Mitchell, S.D. "Whatever differences Senator Clinton and I may have, those differences pale in comparison to the other side."
Obama's confidence in the outcome of the historic battle for the nomination reflected the outcome of Saturday's meeting of the Democratic Party's rules and bylaws committee. Before an audience that jeered and cheered by turns, the panel voted to seat disputed delegations from Michigan and Florida, but give each delegate only one-half vote rather than the full vote sought by the Clinton campaign.
While the decision narrowed the gap between Clinton and Obama, it also erased the former first lady's last, best chance to change the course of the campaign.
June 1, 2008 at 01:45 pm by cynthia yoo, 266 views, 3 comments
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at 14:16 on June 1st, 2008
cynthia yoo, I like this story. It's good stuff. Clinton wants to give PR a vote in the general elections. A no tax paying, high welfre receiveing group of people... These are Hillarys constituents, ones who want to take tax money from hrd woring americans and redistrubute it to a welfare state. Yes these are Hillarys foks who beleive the claims she makes when she forget that to provide anything to Americans it takes a house, a senate, and a presidents signature. And to give PR the right to vote in the General election it will take super majorities in both Houses of congress. She still is saying she has the popular vote. She wishes to count every vote except the ones that would put her below. She does not count any of the caucus voters. If you count caucus voters, Obama has the popular vote. It is all political spin. Congrats to Hillary on a 66% win in PR The real popular vote count
at 20:53 on June 1st, 2008
cynthia yoo, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 21:17 on June 1st, 2008
cynthia yoo, you've convinced me you've done the work - it's authentic. I also think that you've been fair and thorough. I didn't get the sense that you were hiding your biases, or passing off other's work as your own. Or worse -- getting paid by those you cover -- so it's transparent and independent. I also think you deserve praise for being an eyewitness, and for your investigative efforts. Good stuff.