my worst nightmare
February 20:
"winning Democratic elections is not a qualification or a sign of who can win the Presidency." - Mark Penn
February 20:
"We don't expect to do well [in Texas and Ohio]. But there is no question that they are critically, critically unimportant" - Howard Wolfson
February 21:
"I had no idea how bizarre it [Democracy] is. We have grown men crying over it." - Hillary Clinton
February 22:
"If she wins Rhode Island and ties or comes in second in Puerto Rico, I think she will be the nominee. If you don't deliver for her then I don't think she can be. It's all on you." - Bill Clinton
February 26:
"It would be tragic if Hillary were to win this election in Rhode Island and somebody were to win in Texas and take it away" - Bill Clinton
February 27:
"and at that time [last spring] I said we have got to start thinking about our connections at the DNC" - Hillary Clinton
February 29:
"If he cannot win all of the states, including the ones he already lost, then he cannot be the nominee." - Clinton Campaign Memo
March 2:
"We're not even trying anymore since we already won." - Clinton Campaign Memo
March 3:
"At the end of the day, if Hillary loses every one of these contests, and she stays in the race, then she's got a good chance of being the nominee." - Bill Clinton
March 5:
"The fact that Hillary came within ten points in Rhode Island, and did not drop out, proves that she can hold her own against John McCain in the general election." -Mark Penn
March 10:
"I won't drop out because I think it would send the wrong message to women and children and people all across America."
- Hillary Clinton
"If Hillary had won 15 states in a row, every single news organization would have called it for her. Because it's him, he gets a free pass, and they know they oughta give it to her cause they know she's right. And he's wrong. But Hillary's still in it, and if she wins Pennsylvania, even by a small margin, she has the chance of being the nominee." - Bill Clinton
March 20:
"I wish people would stop being so mean to my mom." -Chelsea Clinton
April 10:
"Hillary only has to lose the remaining states that matter by a small to medium margin to stay competitive into the convention" - Howard Wolfson
April 12:
"Thank you. Thank you. I just want to say - thank you - I am thrilled to say thank you to the great state of Pennsylvania, thank you for keeping my campaign within 25 points of winning this state, and within the margin I needed to win this nomination tonight!" -Hillary Clinton
April 13:
"There are some delegates that matter, and some that don't." - Mark Penn
"Our job right now is to sort the delegates into groups that count and groups that don't." - Howard Wolfson
April 15:
"We've stopped campaigning in order to focus on the delegates that matter." - Clinton Campaign Memo
April 17:
"Hillary is going to be the nominee whether she wins it or no. And that's final. Cause it's not up to you. That's right. It's up to the Chinese. And the Russians. My friends. What do you think I was doing all this time, napping on the sun porch? I was Mr President. I'm still Mr President. What I say goes, and we Clinton's are going back to the White House cause it's Hillary's turn." - Bill Clinton
August 25-28:
"Thank You! Thank You! (clap clap point point clap clap point point) Thank You!" - Hillary Clinton