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Originally Posted by cincibuck
Did I hear a story a day or two ago that some of the Demo "Big Givers" threatened to withdraw their support if Hillary were to be asked/forced to stop? I think it was attributed to Time.
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Not quite, they sent a letter threatening Pelosi that they would not donate to the DNC if she didn't back off her statement that the supers should follow the lead of the elected delegates.
Daily Kos: Clinton big dollar donors threaten Pelosi and the DCCC
Anybody else find it ironic that the one arguing for "all of the votes to count" will be the first to throw the voters under the bus if she doesn't come out on top?
Clinton: Obama camp wants to end race - CNN.com
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Hillary: "My take on it is a lot of Sen. Obama's supporters want to end this race because they don't want people to keep voting," she told KTVQ in Billings, Montana. "That's just the opposite of what I believe. We want people to vote. I want the people of Montana to vote, don't you?"
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Never mind that nobody has said to stop the votes and that candidates routinely withdrawl during the primaries.
Pledged delegates up for grabs, Clinton says - CNN.com
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"We talk a lot about so-called pledged delegates, but every delegate is expected to exercise independent judgment," she said.
Clinton's remarks echoed her Monday comments to the editorial board of the Philadelphia Daily News.
"And also remember that pledged delegates in most states are not pledged," she said Monday. "You know there is no requirement that anybody vote for anybody. They're just like superdelegates."
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Well, then what's the point of voting if these assclowns can do whatever they please?