Not the Party She Planned
Disappointed by losing an extremely close race, Hillary Clinton graciously endorsed Barack Obama and pledged to fight for his election.
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Everyone knew it would be a loaded speech—especially Hillary Clinton. Almost 16 months after launching her bid for the presidency, she brought it to a close in Washington on Saturday, thanking her supporters and throwing her "full support" behind the party's presumptive nominee. "I ask all of you to join me in working as hard for Barack Obama as you have for me," she said.
Hillary approached the podium in Washington's National Building Museum with an air of melancholy, in spite of the large crowd of cheering supporters. She started her speech acknowledging that circumstances were less than ideal. "Well, this isn't exactly the party I planned but I sure like the company."
Clinton was acutely aware that her words and facial expressions would be closely magnified, but at times it seemed she couldn't hide her disappointment. "She's obviously really bummed," a junior campaign staffer told NEWSWEEK. Prior to the campaign's widely publicized endgame, Clinton invited about 150 staffers over the night before for a small gettogether at her home, where she looked "upbeat" and "happy." "She's always in a really fun mood, so it's tough to tell how she's really feeling," said the same staffer, who was not authorized, even at the campaign's end, to discuss the inner workings of the campaign.
Following Clinton's unique nonconcession speech on Tuesday at the official close of the primary season, many supporters, including colleagues on Capitol Hill, called on her to speak sooner rather than later for the sake of the party. Rep. Barney Frank vowed to support Clinton until the very end, but he told the campaign on a midweek conference call that she should concede and announce her support of Obama as soon as possible. She said she would.
But when she did, she managed to do so without using the words "concede," or "concession" at all. Instead, she said that she wanted to "congratulate Obama for his victory and the extraordinary race he has run." And then, Clinton's chosen phrase to express finality was to say that she would "suspend" her campaign. Some political insiders think the term "suspend" could indicate her desire keep all 1,932 delegates so she would be recognized at the party's convention in Denver. Campaign spokesman Mo Elleithee cautioned reporters not to read too far into it, saying that Clinton hasn't decided how to proceed with her delegates.
Security officials estimated 2,000 people showed up to see Clinton's curtain call, many of whom said they waited in line for hours in Washington's notorious humidity to pay tribute to Clinton's historic bid. Once inside, one dazed supporter said she felt a deep despair and disappointment knowing that this was the end of the campaign's road. "I'm depressed, that's all I can really say."
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