Earlier today, reports surfaced that Hillary Clinton was calling her staff back to New York City. In a booze-related incident, Clinton campaign chair Terry McAuliffe confirmed on MSNBC's Morning Joe that Clinton would be holding a "victory celebration" in New York on Tuesday night, the last primary election night of 2008.
Speaking to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell early this afternoon, Barack Obama's senior foreign policy advisor Greg Craig confirmed that Obama would also be in New York, on Wednesday, June 4, at a DNC event, in an "effort... to reach out and embrace all the elements of the party."
Under Mitchell's direct follow-up, Craig was coy as to whether the two candidates would actually meet. But the signs are clear that the Clinton campaign is beginning to fold up its tents, as key supporters unequivocally state, and even her husband seems to acknowledge, that the race is over and Obama is the nominee.
Whether or not Clinton's Tuesday night event will be a celebration of "victory" as McAuliffe claims, or a celebratory elegy of her historic candidacy, it appears as though Obama will claim victory that night.
If that is accompanied by a Clinton concession, a Wednesday conclave in New York could signal the beginning of the political marriage of their campaigns' supporters, if not of the candidates themselves.
think about trying to put humphty dumpty back together again
Bill was a good president, despite his all too human human flaws. They should have been satisfied with his legacy and the life they get to live because he was once president. Her greed has ruined them both.
I think it's still about Monica, and what she thinks he owes her. It's also about the promises she made to her very large donors who are not going to get their payback now.
I wouldn't want to be either of them now. So sad.
Chip
The Clintons are using rhetoric like rigged and stolen to describe Senator Clinton’s failed presidential campaign. Her supporters promise to meet Obama in Denver.
I just don’t see this wedding that you write about.
Those who want to strip Clinton of dignity at this point need to understand that they are only making it harder for us to win in November. Also they are demonstrating one of the qualities that we need to get our of politics, which is dehumanizing our opponents.
I don't agree with some of your post---Hillary stripped herself of dignity.
As for being gracious, I suggest you email Bill Clinton and ask him to stop verbally crucifying Obama on the eve of the last two primaries. Ask him to be gracious.
Just if you want tbe fair to all.
Too nice--but admirable all the same.
What makes you so sure they won't meet?
At this point she is just standing in the way of our noble and just fight against McBush.
Carol
Anyone who thinks Hillary Clinton is simply going to "do the right thing" and heal the party has been asleep for years.
She could give a crap about the party.
She has spent her whole life running for this thing.
She has endured the very public humiliation of a serial cheating husband.
She's willing to play the race card. She's willing to use lawyers to sue the party.
She ain't going anywhere!
So don't get excited about tomorrow night.
Get ready to hear more of her tortured logic as to why she should be the Dem candidate.
She'll point out that that Gaffe-Master Flash has no chance in the general, due to his twenty year relationship with a racist Church.
Will we listen?
Heck no!
BHO '08!!
White House Civil War
"Promised real power as Bill Clinton's vice president, Al Gore found he had a rival for that role: the First Lady. And when Hillary decided to run for the Senate, a tense competition got ugly. In an excerpt from her new book about the Clinton White House years, the author reveals how conflicting agendas—the triangle of a scandal-ridden lame-duck president, the wife he'd betrayed, and his designated successor—sapped Gore's 2000 campaign as the bond between two couples dissolved into distrust, anger, and resentment."
White House Civil War: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/11/clinton200711
It's a weird analogy but: Rock stars should always *play* what their fans want to here, but should never *write* what they say they want to hear. I.e. give 'em what they want , but don't let them influence what *you* want.
Two cents please. ;-)
The media help sell us on the war claming Iraq had weapons of mass destructions, in which was a lie. Now they are trying to sell the voter of the Clintons, and they are really weapons of mass destructions. What an example to set before all the young people following this primary. You can lie, cheat, and change the rules, don't apy your bills, never admit your mistakes, use the race card, deceive, and still get rewarder for it.
Watch how Fox news bring out all the Clinton dirt now. . As an Independent voter we will not vote for any Clinton. . The GOP could not dig enough dirt on Obama, so they ask their voters to voter for Hillary, than they bring out all the Clintons dirt.. Let them vote for McSame, he is like a fish out of water, flip flop, McSame is against killing a baby before they are born, so they can grow old enough to go to war and be killed or kill others They are for war, but we are for peace. McSame and Hillary both need a nap.
I will sue the DNC for all my donations back.
I understand your passion and that of the Clinton supporters, but by us continuing to attack each other and our candidates of choice, we are making ourselves look no better than the people we claim to be railing against.
Listen. I don't agree with everything Sen. Clinton or Sen Obama has said and done, but I made a choice as to who I thought would be the best candidate. Now that is seems Sen. Obama will be our nominee, it is important that we support BOTH candidates who ran. They are both important to the process of the Dems taking back the White House.
The cold hard reality is that we need now to focus in on November and making sure a Dem takes the seat behind the desk in the oval office. That, above all else, is why I will never vote for Sen. McCain.
I am a first time voter..Older white female.................I support Obama, I also believe there should be no deal between Obama and Clinton till The Clinton(s) heal the wounds of the party they and they alone created.
Sorry I am just very very frustrated right now.......
We should have had our nominee a while ago( after NC and IN)...John McCain has had wayyyyyyy tooo much free time.
Let us HOPE everyone in on the same page