Hillary Clinton Seeks a Way to Hang On Despite Results

New York Times
By JEFF ZELENY and LARRY ROHTER May 8, 2008

With her hopes for a shift in campaign momentum deflated by Senator Barack Obama’s commanding victory in North Carolina on Tuesday, his strong showing in Indiana and signs of mounting financial problems, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton nonetheless vowed to fight on, heading early Wednesday for a new round of speeches, rallies and town meetings in West Virginia, which holds its primary on May 13.

Highlighting the financial woes of her campaign, Mrs. Clinton has lent her campaign more than $6 million over the last month, according to campaign officials. She did so, they said, in three installments: $5 million on April 11, $1 million on May 1, and $425,000 on May 5. Click here to read more in New York Times.

Meanwhile, the Pundits Believe It’s Over

New York Times

By JIM RUTENBERG May 8, 2008

Very early this morning, after many voters had already gone to sleep, the conventional wisdom of the elite political pundit class that resides on television shifted hard, and possibly irretrievably, against Senator Hillary Clinton’s continued viability as a presidential candidate.

And this morning the Superdelegate choices and celebrity endorsements have begun to turn firmly to Obama. Today Senator and Presidential candidate George McGovern of South Dakota has endorsed Barack Obama. This endorsement is a switch as McGovern had previously supported the Clintons. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to be in South Dakota tomorrow morning and this endorsement is clearly bad news.

McGovern, former Clinton backer, endorses Obama

Associated Press, Dennis Gale, May 7th

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Former Sen. George McGovern, an early supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton, urged her to drop out of the Democratic presidential race and endorsed her rival, Barack Obama.

After watching the returns from the North Carolina and Indiana primaries Tuesday night, McGovern said Wednesday it’s virtually impossible for Clinton to win the nomination. The 1972 Democratic presidential nominee said he had a call in to former President Clinton to tell him of the decision, adding that he remains close friends with the Clintons.

“I will hold them in affection and admiration all of my days,” he said of the Clintons. Click here to read more of the Associate Press story.

Posted on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 9:40 am in National News.