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Clinton, Obama working out deal for roll call vote
Nedra Pickler
Issue date: 8/26/08 Section: News
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the eldest child of the late Robert F. Kennedy and a former lieutenant governor of Maryland, said the animosity that some Clinton delegates feel toward Obama "is getting worse."
Townsend, a Maryland delegate, was a strong Clinton supporter but now is fully behind Obama.
She said she partly understands why some of her colleagues have not joined her yet.
"There's a moment that you want to enjoy your bitterness," she said.
It was not clear whether there would be floor demonstrations for Clinton after her name was placed in nomination, a spectacle that could detract from Obama's political coronation.
Clinton said she would not instruct her delegates how to vote, and many will probably vote for Obama.
Others, she said, "feel an obligation to the people who sent them here that they were elected to represent."
Mary Boergers, a Maryland delegate, scoffed at the notion that suppressing the Clinton roll call would help show solidarity behind Obama.
"To try to suppress the celebration that we all want to have about her achievements is what would tear this party apart," she said.
Townsend, a Maryland delegate, was a strong Clinton supporter but now is fully behind Obama.
She said she partly understands why some of her colleagues have not joined her yet.
"There's a moment that you want to enjoy your bitterness," she said.
It was not clear whether there would be floor demonstrations for Clinton after her name was placed in nomination, a spectacle that could detract from Obama's political coronation.
Clinton said she would not instruct her delegates how to vote, and many will probably vote for Obama.
Others, she said, "feel an obligation to the people who sent them here that they were elected to represent."
Mary Boergers, a Maryland delegate, scoffed at the notion that suppressing the Clinton roll call would help show solidarity behind Obama.
"To try to suppress the celebration that we all want to have about her achievements is what would tear this party apart," she said.
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Bdygard
Craig Hawley
posted 8/26/08 @ 5:04 PM MST
Should be interesting I heard just a moment ago they are still up in the air whether they will allow the vote or not.
I think Obama is making a huge mistake by continually disrespecting Hillary and her supporters. (Continued…)
Clark Gable
posted 8/26/08 @ 5:43 PM MST
frankly, Craig, I don't give a shit.
Scarlett
posted 8/27/08 @ 6:50 AM MST
Oh Rhett, you came back. I knew you couldn't leave me. You're such a hunk with your shirt off. You're even better with your pants off.
I've had sixteen children since you left, Rhett. (Continued…)
Bdygard
Craig Hawley
posted 8/27/08 @ 4:07 PM MST
conservative Democrats peeling away from Obama.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/109846/Conservative-Democrats-Peeling-Away-From-Obama.aspx
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