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| Carter says Clinton should abandon nomination battle in June |
| 2008-05-26 |
| Former US President Jimmy Carter said Sunday that Hillary Clinton should abandon her battle for Democratic presidential nomination by early June. Carter told Sky News television that most Democratic party leaders known as superdelegates will have announced whether they support Clinton or her Democratic opponent Barack Obama soon after the last round of primaries finishes early next month. Like about 200 or so other superdelegates, Carter is officially uncommitted. But he suggested the outcome of the race was a foregone conclusion. "I'm a superdelegate, having been president before, and I think that a lot of us superdelegates will make a decision ... quite rapidly, after the final primary on June 3," Carter told Sky News. "I think at that point it will be time for her to give it up." Clinton and Obama need 2,026 delegates to secure their party's presidential nomination. Obama has a total of 1,974 delegates, giving him an almost insurmountable lead over Clinton, who has 1,779. But Clinton has so far refused to bow out of the race. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Billary is counting on a Dump-Obewan movement forming. Could happen. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2008-05-26 14:04 |
| #4 Watch the wind on Hole 3 in the ST. Layup and settle for a bogey, trust me on this. |
| Posted by: George Smiley 2008-05-26 11:42 |
| #3 Jimmy needs BO to get elected so there somebody in the WH even more inept than he was |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2008-05-26 09:13 |
| #2 "I'm a superdelegate, having been president before, Jimmeh, STFU. The fact that you are a superdelegate proves how useless the concept of a superdelegate is. The fact that you were once president is an unfortunate fact that cannot be erased from our history. But it should be. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-05-26 04:44 |
| #1 Obama could prove himself to be a great and wise leader if he would select jimmuh to be the next ambassador to Zimbobwe. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-05-26 01:52 |