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50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp  

Posted Apr 20, 08 2:50 PM CDT in Politics    Most Covered

(newser) – As more longtime Clintonites succumb to Obamania and Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead gradually diminishes, the former first couple is left to sift their friendships into past and present. But while the Clinton camp sees shifts toward Barack Obama as acts of betrayal, others consider them comeuppance for the Clintons' habit of collecting political allies and taking them for granted, reports the New York Times.

“There is a lot of Clinton fatigue in the party and in the country today, and many people are reacting to that,” said Tom Daschle, explaining why stalwart Clintonites like Robert Reich have shifted their support to Obama. Reich had been one of a growing group of supposed Hillary supporters who had resisted formally endorsing either candidate.

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50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp
Hillary Clinton helped raise money for the campaign of Sen. Claire McCaskill, but the Democrat from Missouri has given her endorsement to Barack Obama.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp
Hillary Clinton worked hard to pull Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar to her side, but the new senator has formally backed Barack Obama.   (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)
50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp
The most troublesome type of former Clinton supporters are the ones who, like Bill Richardson, criticize the Senator's campaign while they voice their support for Barack Obama.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp
Senator John Kerry "was dead to" the Clinton campaign after supporting Barack Obama and criticising Bill Clinton's conduct in South Carolina, says one Hillary staffer.   (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation)
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