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Leahy to Clinton: You're Out  

Posted Mar 28, 08 2:45 PM CDT in Politics    Most Covered

(newser) – Continued sniping with Hillary Clinton is hurting Barack Obama's chances of winning the White House, and "she ought to withdraw and she ought to be backing Senator Obama," Sen. Pat Leahy told Vermont Public Radio in an interview aired today. The harsh assessment coincided with a suggestion from another influential Vermonter, DNC chairman Howard Dean, that the superdelegates make their plans public by July 1.

“John McCain, who has been making one gaffe after another, is getting a free ride” while the Democratic race continues, said Leahy, an Obama superdelegate. Dean appealed for party unity: "Somebody's going to lose this race with 49.8% of the vote," he told CBS. "And that person has got to pull their supporters in behind the nominee."

Sources Vermont Public Radio, CBS

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Leahy to Clinton: You're Out
Howard Dean and Patrick Leahy worry about the costs of a bloody nomination fight for the Democratic party.   (AP Photo)
Leahy to Clinton: You're Out
U.S.Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks at a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Friday, March 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
Leahy to Clinton: You're Out
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., takes the stage as she campaigns at Mishawaka High School in Mishawaka, Ind., Friday, March 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Leahy to Clinton: You're Out
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), shown in his office in Burlington, Vt., in November 2007, has called for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the presidential race.   (AP Photo/Alden Pellett)
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