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Hillary Clinton’s Farewell Speech

The transcript of Hillary’s concession speech this afternoon in Washington DC.
Thank you so much. Thank you all.
Well, this isn’t exactly the party I’d planned, but I sure like the company.
I want to start today by saying how grateful I am to all of you – to everyone who poured your hearts and your hopes into [...]

Barack Email on Hillary Support

The email from his campaign about her support today:
Matthew –
Hillary Clinton announced her support for our campaign today.
Senator Clinton made history over the past 16 months — not just because she has broken barriers, but because she has inspired millions of Americans with her strength, her courage, and her commitment to causes like universal health [...]

Hillary’s Saturday Event Invite

From Maggie Williams, campaign head:
Dear Matthew,
I have been honored and privileged to work with so many dedicated people on Hillary’s historic campaign. Your enthusiastic commitment to her campaign through the primaries has been inspirational.
As you know, Hillary will be holding an event tomorrow in Washington D.C. to thank all of her supporters, to express her [...]

Memoir of a Hill Embed Alum

Athena Jones gives her rundown of 5,000+ hours covering Hillary:
I covered the once-”inevitable” nominee from September to late April, when I was reassigned to Obama’s plane. What follows is this embedded reporter’s take on the best, and only, political story I’ve ever followed on such a massive, exhausting, exhilarating, demanding scale — a close-up view [...]

Obama and Clinton Secretly Met at Dianne Feinstein’s House

Last night, they met at the Clinton supporting Senator’s house in Washington DC to talk about how to bring the two camps together under Obama.  They put out a joint statement and all indications are that it went well.  I’m sure that Clinton’s remarks this afternoon will be parsed to see just how well it [...]

How She Left

Hillary pleaded for more time.  Her Senate colleagues acquiesced, but her House supporters told her that it was over.
[Top House supporter Rep. Charlie] Rangel then stepped in. Repeating his public comments from earlier in the afternoon, he stressed the need for party unity and expressed concern that New York Reps. Yvette Clarke, Gregory Meeks, and [...]

Steinem Says Vote Obama, Hillary Has Made History

Gloria Steinem’s New York Times Op-Ed on the eve of the New Hampshire primary launched a movement of women and women’s rights advocates to Hillary Clinton’s campaign.  Now that Clinton has lost the nomination, Steinem looks at the issues, sees the similarities, and suggests other women now support Obama.
Margary Eagan, writing in the Boston Herald, [...]

Hillary Clinton Emails One Last Invite

Here is the text of her email to supporters announcing the end of her candidacy.

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On Saturday, I will extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy. This has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but as I have always said, my differences with Senator Obama are small compared to the differences we have with Senator McCain and the Republicans.

Clinton Will Endorse Obama on Saturday

On Saturday in Washington DC, Senator Hillary Clinton will host an event to thank her many supporters and to express her support for Barack Obama and Democratic party unity.  Last night, she had asked for a few days to figure out what to do, and today she huddled with her top advisors, donors and congressional [...]

Never Give Up, Never Give In

It ain’t over, til it’s over. It ain’t over til the fat lady sings. Losing is for losers. Quitters never win. You can knock me down, but you can’t count me out.
There are so many cliches and positive idioms in American English reflecting the value we place on underdogs and tenacity. [...]