Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumObama endorsement coming as Clinton allies plan for unity push
Obama endorsement coming as Clinton allies plan for unity push
Obama endorsement coming as Clinton allies plan for unity push
By Jeff Zeleny, Michelle Kosinski and Kevin Liptak, CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/politics/hillary-clinton-barack-obama-endorsement/index.html
Updated 5:04 PM ET, Mon June 6, 2016
Clinton close to clinching Democratic nomination
(CNN)President Barack Obama's long wait to hit the campaign trail is about to come to an end. With Hillary Clinton set on Tuesday to secure enough delegates and become the presumptive Democratic nominee, the White House is signaling that Obama's full endorsement could come as early as this week.
White House officials and Democratic aides are still determining how and when Obama, along with Vice President Joe Biden, will throw their formal endorsements behind Clinton and her campaign. Eager to exploit his recent spike in popularity, Obama is looking to become the most active lame duck campaigner in recent presidential
Even as Sen. Bernie Sanders pledges to keep fighting until the Democratic convention, Clinton and her allies are planning a major push to unify the party behind her candidacy, including a high-profile endorsement Obama is poised to deliver as soon as this week, two Democrats familiar with the effort tell CNN.
While he has formally remained neutral in the race between Clinton and the Vermont independent senator, Obama has inched closer and closer to Clinton's side in recent weeks and will take the final step after the last round of states vote on Tuesday. The Clinton campaign in Brooklyn is working with the White House to coordinate the effort.
Democrats are still holding out hope for a large-scale unity event, bringing together Clinton and her rival on stage with popular top Democrats like Obama and Biden. But as the Vermont senator vows to continue his populist campaign through July's Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, there's little sign Obama has the appetite for waiting around any longer................................
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
2 replies, 548 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (2)
ReplyReply to this post
2 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Obama endorsement coming as Clinton allies plan for unity push (Original Post)
riversedge
Jun 2016
OP
riversedge
(70,174 posts)1. Clinton Makes U.S. History As First Woman Presumptive Presidential Nominee The “highest, hardest” g
Last edited Tue Jun 7, 2016, 07:28 AM - Edit history (1)
Hillary Clinton Makes U.S. History As First Woman Presumptive Presidential Nominee
The highest, hardest glass ceiling is cracking.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-woman-nominee_us_57561752e4b07823f951189d?rrd32jjfltu1h5mi
.........June 7 of that yearfour days after the primary season endedshe gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama................
riversedge
(70,174 posts)2. June 7: —she gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama.............
.....
.........June 7 of that yearfour days after the primary season endedshe gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama................