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Leahy Be Damned, Hillary Soldiers On

Posted Mar 29, 08 5:14 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Citing the rights of voters to speak their piece and the “many differing opinions and strong-minded individuals” of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton yesterday reaffirmed her candidacy in the face of senator Patrick Leahy’s call for her end a campaign with “no very good reason” to continue and make way for Barack Obama, the New York Times reports.

Many Democratic higher-ups worry that the continued infighting between Clinton and Obama might weaken the nominee’s chance in November, but Clinton disagreed: “a spirited contest is good for the Democratic Party and will strengthen our eventual nominee,” she said. To Obama’s view of the race as a good but too-long movie, Clinton retorted, “I like long movies.”

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean gestures during an interview with The Associated press, Thursday, March 27, 2008, at DNC Headquarters in Washington.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at Hempfield Area High School in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, March 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses an overflow crowd in the parking lot of Sara's Diner during a campaign stop in Fort Wayne, Ind., Friday, March 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
U.S.Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks at a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Friday, March 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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