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Booed by Voters, Clinton Plows Ahead

Candidate endures heckling at West Virginia speech

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted May 8, 2008 3:54 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Hillary Clinton had on her game face in West Virginia yesterday, but the crowd at the hastily arranged rally wasn't helping her keep her faltering campaign alive amid a torrent of talk that it's time for her to drop out. The crowd booed her proposal for a gas tax holiday, and greeted her statement that she'd end the Iraq war with catcalls. An Obama supporter turned on daughter Chelsea, calling out “End the dynasty!” when she introduced her mother, writes the New York Times.

While the candidate never let the smile drop from her face, her remarks were primarily a cut-and-paste abridgment of her normal stump speech. As the media largely pronounced the race over, Clinton gave only a slight hint that her time might be up: She modified her usual "when I am president' to "if I am president."

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., autographs an Obama '08 sign after speaking at a rally in Shepherdstown, W.Va. Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., autographs an Obama '08 sign after speaking at a rally in Shepherdstown, W.Va. Wednesday, May 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton leaves the Democratic National Committee headquarters after her meeting with superdelegates Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Washington.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton leaves the Democratic National Committee headquarters after her meeting with superdelegates Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to members of the media outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters after her meeting with superdelegates Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Washington.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to members of the media outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters after her meeting with superdelegates Wednesday, May 7,...   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks outside Shepherd University as her daughter, Chelsea, listens at right, during a rally in Shepherdstown, W.Va., Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks outside Shepherd University as her daughter, Chelsea, listens at right, during a rally in Shepherdstown, W.Va., Wednesday, May...   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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