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May 14, 2008
Posted: 02:00 PM ET
Clinton after her win in West Virginia.
FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty: Hillary Clinton is sort of starting to look like the last guest at a dinner party who doesn’t recognize that it’s time to go. Her win in West Virginia is being called “large but largely symbolic.” That’s because the numbers just don’t add up. In West Virginia she won 20 delegates. Barack Obama won 8, a net gain of only 12 for her. In fact, Obama’s lead over Clinton has actually increased in the last week despite her big West Virginia win. He picked up two more superdelegates today, a sign that the Democratic leaders know exactly where this thing is headed. The Associated Press reports Obama has picked up an additional 30 superdelegates in the past week. He now leads Clinton by 11; she once led him by more than 100. One of these new Obama superdelegates is Roy Romer, former Democratic Party chairman, who told reporters, “This race, I believe, is over.” He says only Clinton can decide when to withdraw, but that it’s time to focus on the general election. Obama is also being endorsed by three former chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of whom was appointed by Hillary’s husband, former President Bill Clinton. Rubbing salt in the wound, this afternoon Obama received the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a leading abortion rights group which has supported Hillary Clinton throughout her entire political career. All this seems to beg the question: What part of “go away” doesn’t Hillary Clinton understand? Here’s my question to you: If you could interview Senator Hillary Clinton, what would you ask her? Interested to know which ones made it on air?
Steve writes: Angus writes: Dave from Iowa City, Iowa writes: Tracy from Indianapolis writes: Janet from Capon Bridge, West Virginia writes: Debbie from New Jersey writes: Gary from Long Beach, California writes: Marylee from Atlanta writes: Posted by: CNN's Jack Cafferty
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