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Clinton, Obama camps coalesce & kumbaya in California


This weekend’s meeting of the California delegations to the Democratic National Convention provides more evidence that supports the value of Barack Obama acknowledging the agony of defeat for Clinton supporters, and not only the thrill of victory, if he is going to be a truly unique leader who leads and has supporters and followers who follow that lead.

From the Huffington Post:

…Sunday’s meeting made it clear that both the Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns are ready to turn their swords into plowshares behind the impending nomination of Obama for the greater cause of defeating John McCain.

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The Clinton crew is in a rather mellow mood. There was little anger there. The watchword of the day was cooperation with the Obama forces. [Clinton delegate overseer and national finance co-chair for Clinton John] Emerson noted later that his campaign had placed some very capable people on the national party’s credentials committee (where they might push for the ultimate version of Hillary “victories” in Florida and Michigan), including himself and former Governor Gray Davis chief of staff Lynn Schenk, in the event that Hillary decided to continue the fight towards the convention. Which does not seem at all likely.

Meanwhile, the Obama forces did much the same thing, with former LA Congressman Mel Levine, a principal champion of Israel and skilled litigator, also on the credentials committee. But as [national finance co-chair for Obama Steve] Westly pointed out, the goal of the Obama forces is to be magnanimous in victory with the Clinton delegates.

Westly reportedly instructed Obama delegates to be nice to the Clinton delegates and to not engage them in arguments about the campaign.

Emerson reportedly told the collected Clinton delegates that the key goal is for Democrats to sweep California and win the White House. That while they continue to strongly back Hillary, there are two strong Democrats and each is worthy of being president of the United States. [emphasis added]

Ayup again.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:18 pm May 19th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaigning, Democrats, Elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Politics, Voting, WH2008 

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