"I believe there is still a chance she can win"

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Sunday May 11, 2008 · 7:01 AM PDT

2008/05/11 · 07:01

I think about people who hold onto a glimmer of hope for Clinton and believe there is still a chance. The stories of her supporters makes me even more angry at Clinton. Her dishonesty with the true state of the race proves to me why she has not conceded. She is all about herself.

They traveled here from New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana last week to stand in the rain on a rural street corner, at a four-way intersection of winding mountain roads. One woman, a doctor, took vacation time from her job to make the trip. Another, a mother of three, hired a babysitter for the first time in months.

I have empathy for these supporters, I just do. They still believe because Clinton has not been candid with them. They are making incredible sacrifices, leaving their jobs, traveling out of state, standing in the rain because they want to believe.

Smith traveled from her home in Burke, Va., and checked into the Super 8 Motel because she'd grown tired of hearing her friends insist it was time to give up. "She's going to win so big," Smith said, "that it will force people to see all of the possibilities."

Smith speaks to the issue of Clinton's character and how she truly feels about her supporters. If you truly cared about supporters, would you continue to request that such "hard working American" go to your website and send you more money? Do you think Clinton truly cares about Smith?

It is time for Clinton to be candid with her supporters.

The women stood on the street, outlining a scenario in which Clinton could still win the nomination: big victories in several of the six remaining primaries, including West Virginia's. Public endorsements from John Edwards and Al Gore.

Yes, they still believe AL GORE is going to save Hillary and a mass upswing of Superdelegates will go her way.

Smith and Kuzma stood behind a 10-foot-long sign and listened to a developing pattern. Trucks headed out of town honked in support and encouragement. Compacts destined for the college or the nearby coffee shop slowed down and offered very different suggestions. "Give up already," shouted a woman in a red jeep. "Boo. Clinton's a loser," said a man in a blue sedan. "What are you doing?" asked a passenger in a weathered Pontiac. "Didn't you hear Clinton already lost."

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When do you believe Clinton will be candid with her supporters

May 20th when Obama receives the majority of pledged delegates

Sometime in June after the end of the primary

In August at the Convention

Never, because she cares only about herself and nobody else

271 votes Vote Now!
When do you believe Clinton will be candid with her supporters

May 20th when Obama receives the majority of pledged delegates

27 votes

Sometime in June after the end of the primary

54 votes

In August at the Convention

4%

11 votes

Never, because she cares only about herself and nobody else

179 votes

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