CNN
Posted: 2008-05-26 20:02:08
Filed Under: _Elections News_ (http://news.aol.com/elections/john-mccain) ,
_Hillary Clinton_ (http://news.aol.com/elections/hillary-clinton)
(May 26) - Former President Bill Clinton said that Democrats were more
likely to lose in November if Hillary Clinton is not the nominee, and suggested
some were trying to "push and pressure and bully" superdelegates to make up
their minds prematurely.
"I can't believe it. It is just frantic the way they are trying to push and
pressure and bully all these superdelegates to come out," Clinton said at a
South Dakota campaign stop Sunday, in remarks first reported by "ABC News."
Clinton also suggested some were trying to "cover up" Sen. Clinton's chances
of winning in key states that Democrats will have to win in the general
election.
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Former President Bill Clinton, campaigning for his wife in South Dakota,
said Sunday that she was the victim of a conspiracy. He said some were trying to
"cover up" Hillary Clinton's chances of winning in key states that Democrats
will have to win in the general election.
" 'Oh, this is so terrible: The people they want her. Oh, this is so
terrible: She is winning the general election, and he is not. Oh my goodness, we
have to cover this up.' "
Clinton did not expound on who he was accusing.
The former president added that his wife had not been given the respect she
deserved as a legitimate presidential candidate.
"She is winning the general election today and he is not, according to all
the evidence," Clinton said. "And I have never seen anything like it. I have
never seen a candidate treated so disrespectfully just for running."
"Her only position was, 'Look, if I lose I'll be a good team player. We will
all try to win, but let's let everybody vote, and count every vote,' " he
said.
The former president suggested that if the New York senator ended the
primary season with an edge in the popular vote, it would be a significant
development.
"If you vote for her and she does well in Montana and she does well in
Puerto Rico, when this is over she will be ahead in the popular vote," Clinton
said.
"And they're trying to get her to cry uncle before the Democratic Party has
to decide what to do in Florida and Michigan," which Clinton said the party
would need to do "unless we want to lose the election."
The current requirement to claim the Democratic presidential nomination is
2,026 delegates, a formula that does not take into account delegates from
Florida and Michigan, whose contests were not sanctioned by the party because
they moved them up earlier on the primary calendar.
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