Hillary Clinton Unendorsed By Leading Gay Paper
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by nytexan
If this isn’t a slap down to Clinton I don’t know what is. I’m sure Clinton will create a new rule stating that endorsements can not be undone. On December 21, 2007, the Washington Blade formally endorsed Hillary Clinton. And today, in an editorial by Editor Kevin Naff, the newspaper formal unendorsed Hillary Clinton.
Last night’s results in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries have left Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton out of options. She ran a tough and spirited campaign that will be talked about for a generation. But it’s over.
The time has come for Clinton to adopt a gracious and conciliatory tone, end her campaign and endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president.
Tuesday night was, indeed, a game changer. Clinton suffered a drubbing in North Carolina — a “big†state, in her terminology — and barely squeaked out a win in Indiana. She needed a convincing win there and a strong finish in the Tar Heel state to convince voters and, more importantly, donors that she still had a chance to win over the dwindling number of uncommitted superdelegates.
Unfortunately, all the talk of experience and competence was belied by a campaign rife with incompetence. From Bill Clinton’s ruinous (and arguably racist) campaign swing through South Carolina, to an obvious failure to craft a strategy past Super Tuesday, her campaign staff made so many miscalculations that Hillary went from a coronation to a shocking defeat.
Hillary Clinton’s gay supporters should take a day to mourn her defeat and then join Obama’s cause. She’s resilient and will bounce back, probably as Senate majority leader, a job much more in line with her skills than that of president.
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Perhaps they just now realized that Hillary’s husband ol’ Billy was the one who signed the Defense of Marriage Act effectively banning gay marriage across the US in 96… a point that often goes ignored by liberals and the homosexual community. Good job.
Katy:
Thanks for your comment
Believe me the gay community is acutely aware of Bill’s BS and they were willing to support Hillary in spite of it.
I think everyone should wake up to the many Bill’s deal that Hillary will gloss over. I think it’s called pandering.