Hillary is Here to Stay
By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Producer
Posted May 14, 2008 –Sen. Hillary Clinton won a clear victory in West Virginia 
Tuesday, and she used the opportunity to tell supporters she has no plans of leaving the race.
Speaking to a cheering crowd in Charleston, W.V., Clinton said, “This race isn’t over yet. Neither of us has the total delegates it takes to win and both Sen. Obama, and I believe that the delegates from Florida and Michigan should be seated.”
She floated several familiar themes about her appeal in swing states; her ability to beat Sen. John McCain; and she sent out more pleas for campaign contributions. But she also added a few messages tailor-made for rural, White, working-class voters, like those gathered at the Charleston Civic Center for her speech.
“All of the hard-working men and women who defy the odds to build a better life for themselves and their children, you will never be counted out, and I won’t either. You will never quit, and I won’t, either,” Clinton pledged.
Stressing her image as a “fighter,” Clinton sent a message to those uncommitted super-delegates to give her the edge she needs to land the Democratic nomination. “An enormous decision falls on the shoulders of Democratic voters in these final contests and those Democrats empowered to vote at our convention,” she said
That’s a long shot but Clinton’s 67 percent to 26 percent for Obama was a clear victory and she interrupts it as moving momentum her way. (Sen. John Edwards, who dropped out of the race in January, was still on the ballot and netted about 7 percent.) But with only 28 delegates at stake in West Virginia, the win isn’t enough for Clinton to chip away at Obama’s significant lead in pledged delegates, super delegates or the popular vote.
Clinton vowed to stay in the race until the final contest June 3 in South Dakota, which will surely increase her campaign debt, estimated at $20 million. Following her victory Tuesday night, the campaign sent text messages to supporters’ cell phones asking them to visit the Web site and donate. Having already loaned her campaign $11 million, she’s banking on an surge of cash.
There is no doubt Clinton tried to make her case for being the nominee, but she also gave the first signs that she might be a team player if she doesn’t win. “Our nominee will be stronger for having campaigned long and hard, building enthusiasm and excitement,” she said.
“And I will work my heart out for the nominee of the Democratic Party, to make sure we have a Democratic president,” she declared.
You folks are ridiculous on why you wont post comments. You noticed how your boards traffic has gone down? Pathetic! Obama 08 Let the voices be heard!!
I really like Hillary but like Obama alot more. I really hope they can work out something so she can be the Vice President and then the President in 8 years.
They are not going to post because former owner still stock holder Bob Johnson is a Hillary supporter
This website needs work, it is losing readers
It is clear to me that Pamela is a Hillary supporter.
Go Obama!!!
The bottom line is doing whats best for the party. Stop all the nonsense you both are wonderful people. Ms. Clintons has lost alot of surport because of the type of campaign she ran. It’s her own fault. Mr. Obama was true to the party. And hopfully he will consider her as a running mate.
I dont care about obama, hilary is the best future for this country, obama is not going to do anything if he go for president.
HEY BET>>>>STOP THIS CRAP!!! POST MY VOICE !!! THIS IS A BLOG THE LAST TIME I CHECKED!!!
i guess they scan who is a supporter n who isn’t. & wen u r against billary, u get burnt from it uh? the devil is a liar…i will be heard !!!
BET WHAT THE HECK U MEAN ” YOUR COMMENT IS AWAITING MODERATION???” U MEAN TO TELL ME, U WANT TO ADJUST MY COMMENT TO YOUR LIKING. SO U WANT TO SHUT ME UP.U KNOW, I’M NOT GONNA GIVE IN TO THE MAD BLACK WOMAN STEREOTYPICAL MODE,I WON’T BE OFFENDED, I’LL JUST TAKE MY VOICE SOMEWHERE ELSE.THANK YOU.
What has Hillary done for you since she’s been Senate of New York. I say nothing. I’m from New York and Hillary doing the same old thing just to get elected. Hillary should just give up… Because we need something new…
I’m not sure why comments aren’t being posted, but assure me we are not attempting to limit participation. I will check with our IT folks to see if I can get to the bottom of this. Thanks for letting me know, I enjoy hearing from all of you. Pamela
I think that Obama can take it all the way to the polls in November! I know that he has what it takes, and if white people stop letting the fact he is black interfere with how they will vote, he will be president and will win in a landslide victory! I used to like Hillary Clinton, but her campaign game has been cut-throat, and she has just been really childish to get votes. Obama has clearly had a better campaign strategy…hands down. I live in West Virginia, and I made sure that I voted yesterday. I hate that a lot of the people did not vote for Obama though.
WOW! Barack lost WV by 40 POINTS?! Doesn’t that give anybody (media, delegates, super-delegates and followers) pause? Especially when this race was supposed to be over? Don’t people normally start flocking to the “winner”?
The red warning lights are flashing Obama……
WEST VIRGINIA IS THE HILLBILLY MOUNTIAN STATE! IS 95 % OF OLDER WHITE PEOPLE THERE AND THERE’S NO BLACK COLLEGES THERE! SO OFFCOURSE THEY VOTE FOR HILLARY! OBAMA WON IOWA BECAUSE ALL THE YOUNG WHITE VOTERS CAME OUT IN NUMBERS VERSES THE OLD WHITE VOTERS IN HILLBILLY WEST VIRGINIA! BESIDES, HER WEST VIRGINIA WIN DONT MEAN SH$T EVEN IF SHE WINS IN KENTUCKY OBAMA IS WAY AHEAD OF HER IN DELEGATES & SUPERDELEGATES! TODAY HE GAINED 2 MORE SUPERDELEGATES AND BY THE TIME HE WINS THE OTHER 3 STATES HE WILL BE EVEN CLOSER TO 2025 DELEGATES TO WIN THE NOMINATION! SHE WILL LOSE!
OBAMA 08
PEACE
WEST VIRGINIA IS THE HILLBILLY MOUNTIAN STATE! IS 95 % OF OLDER WHITE PEOPLE THERE AND THERE’S NO BLACK COLLEGES THERE! SO OFFCOURSE THEY VOTE FOR HILLARY! OBAMA WON IOWA BECAUSE ALL THE YOUNG WHITE VOTERS CAME OUT IN NUMBERS VERSES THE OLD WHITE VOTERS IN HILLBILLY WEST VIRGINIA! BESIDES, HER WEST VIRGINIA WIN DONT MEAN SH$T EVEN IF SHE WINS IN KENTUCKY OBAMA IS WAY AHEAD OF HER IN DELEGATES & SUPERDELEGATES! TODAY HE GAINED 2 MORE SUPERDELEGATES AND BY THE TIME HE WINS THE OTHER 3 STATES HE WILL BE EVEN CLOSER TO 2025 DELEGATES TO WIN THE NOMINATION! SHE WILL LOSE!
OBAMA 08
PEACE
IS THE OLD WHITE VOTERS WHO COME OUT HEAVY FOR CLINTON! THATS WHAT SAVED HER BUTT IN INDIANA! SO ALL THE YOUNG WHITE AND BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE MORE IN NUMBERS! OUR GENERATION NEED TO VOTE HEAVY OVER THE OLD VOTERS SO OBAMA CAN WIN !!!!!
THOSE OLD WHITE HILLBILLY PEOPLE LIKE IN WEST VIRGINIA ARE STILL STUCK IN THE 50S! WE NEED MORE WHITES BLACKS AND LATINOS OF THIS GENERATION TO VOTE MORE AND MORE IN RECORD NUMBERS FOR CHANGE!
OBAMA 08
PEACE
I am hoping that if Obama should win, he and Hilary will combine their efforts to have Democratic and Independent voters work together by becoming one anothers running mates! Can you imagine the great support that they would have during the election date? There will be an overwhelming number of voters turning out to fill out their ballots against McCain and whomever he decides to run with him!
Is anyone really surprised that Hillary won West Virginia?
ITS A LITTLE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR HILLARY AT THIS POINT, SHE HAS A LOT OF YES MEN ON HER TEAM OR THEY WOULD TELL HER TO GIVE IT UP. THE LONGER SHE STAYS IN THE CONTEST, THE MORE DAMAGE SHES DOING TO HERSELF, SHES KILLING HER CAREER ALL BY HERSELF, THERE WILL NO COMING BACK IN 2012 HER CAREER WILL BE OVER. ARE THERE ANY BLACK PEOPLE STILL STUPID ENOUGH TO VOTE FOR HER? AND IF I WAS WHITE AND “UN-EDUCATED” I WOULDNT BE VOTING FOR HER MYSELF SHES SO INSULTING……………..
Just because Hillary won West Virginia does not mean she would win in November against McCain.
With that said I wished Barack would have campaigned there.
I think that this is a world with many minds,and many belifs. I think Obama should win an he’s going to win. Someone once told me that when God is for you who could be against you.People fell to relaize is that “BLACK’S” are just as SMARt as whites. Not being races! But we deserve a chance also.Hillary, I really do not understand why she is ruunning. Her husband has been prisdent and she was in the shot light with him. This not about show an tell.This is about the BEST person to lead this nation.I also believe OBAMA desever to the prisdent of this nation!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IM SICK OF MY COMMENTS NOT BEING POSTED
YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE..ANNA OBAMA IN 08!!!
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