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Angry Clinton Supporters Start Rallying For McCain

First Posted: 6/14/08 Updated: 5/25/11

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They're mad as hell, and Hillary Clinton's supporters aren't going to take it anymore.

Some Clintonites are so mad about Barack Obama's Tuesday victory that they've launched a web site to build support to launch a lobbying group to support Republican John McCain.

"We're going to run campaign ads to defeat Obama," says Ed Hale, a 63-year-old rancher and a Clinton supporter from Wellington, Texas. "We have doctors, lawyers, CPAs, the blue bloods, and then we have rednecks like me. It's a very diversified organization."

The split illustrates the difficult task the Democratic party now faces in rallying the troops behind Obama. Open dissent within party ranks provides Republicans with openings to exploit.

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They're mad as hell, and Hillary Clinton's supporters aren't going to take it anymore. Some Clintonites are so mad about Barack Obama's Tuesday victory that they've launched a web site to build suppo...
They're mad as hell, and Hillary Clinton's supporters aren't going to take it anymore. Some Clintonites are so mad about Barack Obama's Tuesday victory that they've launched a web site to build suppo...
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