Ferraro leaves Clinton campaign after remarks over Obama's race

Ferraro notified Clinton by letter that she would no longer serve on Clinton's finance committee as "Honorary New York Leadership Council Chair." She wrote that the Obama campaign "is attacking me to hurt you."

Earlier Wednesday, Obama dismissed Ferraro's remarks as "ridiculous," and his campaign aides have demanded Clinton denounce her assertions.

"I think they were wrong-headed," he said at a Chicago news conference. "The notion that it is a great advantage to me to be an African American named Barack Obama and pursue the presidency, I think, is not a view that has been commonly shared by the general public."