“Senator Clinton will be hosting an event in Washington, DC to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity. This event will be held on Saturday to accommodate more of Senator Clinton’s supporters who want to attend.”
This terse statement from the Clinton campaign indicates that the Clintons have accepted what became crystal clear on Tuesday night: the Democratic primary race is finally over. I doubt that I’ll see in my lifetime another campaign that twists and turns as much as this one did. That it went on so long is reflective of both the strengths and weaknesses of the two candidates.
Hillary’s tenacity, her ability to keep going was quite remarkable. Ever since she came third in Iowa a whole bunch of contests have been sudden death for her. Losses in New Hampshire, California, Ohio or Pennsylvania would have probably forced her from the race. Every time she had to win to stay in it, she did
Attention will now turn to the VP slot. Her decision to host the event in Washington rather than New York demonstrates that she is a national politician above all else.
Clinton, though, would be a disastrous VP choice for Obama and even the speculation about a ‘unity ticket’ could be harmful to him. If this talk continues in the media and Obama doesn’t pick her, then her supporters will feel snubbed again; making the task of unifying the party even harder.
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