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Hugabear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:42 AM
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Hillary last fall: It's clear this election [Michigan is] having is not going to count for anything
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4905785&page=1

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The New York senator's resounding victory in the Kentucky primary Tuesday let "the naysayers and skeptics" know that she was still very much a candidate, she said.

She will remain in the race, but the viability of her candidacy may depend on the outcome of a meeting of Democratic Party officials to determine whether and how to count the delegates from Michigan and Florida.
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Clinton did not always feel so strongly. In the early days of the campaign she said Michigan would not count.

"It's clear," Clinton told New Hampshire Public Radio in the fall, "this election having is not going to count for anything. I personally did not think it made any difference whether or not my name was on the ballot."

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And most significantly for Hillary fans: "ABC News has crunched the numbers and even with Michigan and Florida included Obama has a significant lead in delegates.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:46 AM
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1. Hillary is not getting out
She wants to take this to the convention and the "hurt voters"
in Michigan and Florida Hillary sees them as her ticket.
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