Clinton Shrugs Off SC Loss: "It's A Step By Step Process"
Hillary Rodham Clinton remained unbowed Sunday following her landslide loss to Barack Obama in the South Carolina primary, dismissing any notion of Obama as a political phenomenon and vowing that husband Bill Clinton would remain a vivid presence on the campaign trail.
While some view Obama's victory as a sign that his popularity will attract a new generation of voters bent on ending the politics of the past, Clinton noted in a phone interview with McClatchy Newspapers that the early contests had been basically evenly split.
"We've had five elections," Clinton said, referring to the contests so far. "People have had a chance to express their feelings. We've each won two, and I won Michigan. It's a step-by-step process."
The Michigan primary was essentially uncontested, as candidates vowed not to campaign there because the state broke party rules by moving its primary to Jan. 15. No delegates were chosen, and only Christopher Dodd, Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel joined Clinton on the ballot.
Clinton said she and Obama "both have brought people into the process" in part because of the "pent-up hope and anxiety and insecurity that has built up" among Democrats after nearly eight years of the Bush Administration.
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McClatchy Newspapers | Matt Stearns | January 27, 2008 07:20 PM