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The Clintons on "June"


Bill and Hillary Clinton make the same point over and over again regarding the nature of this race - Bill wasn't nominated until June.

That is a bogus claim to make. Clinton had it almost wrapped up after Super Tuesday and then, after a brief challenge to the claim (and buyer's remorse, similar to what has happened recently with Senator Obama) by Jerry Brown, wrapped it up again in April.

Here is Wikipedia's take on Bill Clinton's race for the democratic nomination in 1992:

"Clinton, a Southerner with experience governing a more conservative state, positioned himself as a centrist New Demoract. He prepared for a run in 1992 amidst a crowded field seeking to beat the incumbent President George H. W. Bush. In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, Bush seemed unbeatable but a small economic recession spurred Democrats on. Tom Harkin won his native Iowa without much surprise. Clinton, meanwhile, was still a relatively unknown national candidate before the primary season when a woman named Gennifer Flowers appeared in the press to reveal allegations of an affair. Clinton sought damage control by appearing on 60 Minnutes with his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, for an interview with Steve Kroft. Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts won the primary in neighboring New Hampshire but Clinton's second place finish - strengthened by Clinton's speech labeling himself "The Comeback Kid" - re-energized his campaign. Clinton swept nearly all of the Super Tuesday primaries, making him the solid front runner. Jerry Brown, however, began to run a surprising insurgent campaign, particularly through use of a 1-800 number to receive grassroots funding. Brown scored surprising wins in Connecticut and Colorado and seemed poised to overtake Clinton but a series of controversial missteps set Brown back and Clinton effectively won the Democratic Party's nomination after winning the New York Primary in early April."

The final tally: Bill Clinton 3372 delegates; Jerry Brown 596.

When is someone going to call them on this nonsense?

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The voters of Pennsylvania would be doing us all a huge favor if they "called" them out on this one, on April 22, by handing her the defeat that would likely end this ridiculousness. Please?

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