Comments on: Clinton speech in NYC, 6/3/08

By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:49:34 +0000

Eric – which listeners are you talking about? I think you’re referring to Obama supporters. But they aren’t the ones that matter at this moment – they’re in, done, over, got what they wanted.

Now – it’s Clinton getting her supporters to believe that whatever is next for her is okay with her and will be fine for them too. So it is in their eyes that her stock must be seen as increasing in value. Those supporters think she’s been devalued and is devalued unless she’s on the top of the ticket. But she’s a realist and knows that’s not happening AND she knows, as a realist, that she has to get her supporters to accept something less without feeling that it’s a devaluation – no matter what Obama supporters or anyone else for that matter might say.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:45:26 +0000

Trust me. Her stock did NOT go up with that speech. A concession so that we could move forward in unity would have been better.

By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:27:22 +0000

I totally agree, Nelle. Thanks for commenting. I have to say, it’s sad – it’s really a little sad. It’s the right result – I don’t challenge it. But it’s too bad. I’m reading about her phone call today with NY folks re: she’ll consider VP and she wants to figure out how to leave race and the sense from people in on the call that she is 1000% behind winning the White House. And I absolutely believe that.

Frankly, I think her stock is only going to go up now.

By: nelle

nelle — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:22:40 +0000

I’m sure Hillary will be disappointed, but with such effort and an end comes also relief and a sense of being one with our circumstance, environment, in the moment, etc. I’ve felt that on several occasions, and it is a quiet, mildly intoxicating feeling of having just been empowered in a new way.

There are things left for her to do, for she controls a boatload of delegates not yet released. She can advocate for issues, she can advocate for issues important to women, and she can take a place having earned respect that was in some ways lacking a year ago.

At that time, it was quite common to hear rants about how she handled the Bill/Monica issue, how she handled health care. You don’t hear that any longer, she has proven herself a worthy candidate.