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Hillary Clinton's strategy of last resort
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 Hillary Clinton's strategy of last resort
By Peter Wallsten and James Hohmann, LA TimesUnable to revive her presidential campaign at the polls, Hillary Rodham Clinton now envisions a road to the nomination built on disputes over Democratic Party rules and fights over delegate selections. But on Wednesday even that route looked unattainable, with some key party officials warning that they would not cooperate with Clinton's strategy.
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By Peter Wallsten and James Hohmann, LA TimesUnable to revive her presidential campaign at the polls, Hillary Rodham Clinton now envisions a road to the nomination built on disputes over Democratic Party rules and fights over delegate selections. But on Wednesday even that route looked unattainable, with some key party officials warning that they would not cooperate with Clinton's strategy.The party leaders' comments came as they digested Tuesday night's election results from Indiana and North Carolina -- results that extended Barack Obama's lead over Clinton in both the popular vote and nominating delegates and led some to conclude that the New York senator simply could not catch up.The Democratic leaders' reaction suggested that setbacks for Clinton's new strategy could come as early as May 31, when a party committee meets to consider the dispute over delegates from Florida and Michigan. Under party rules adopted before the campaign began, the two states were stripped of their delegates as punishment for holding their primaries earlier than allowed.Clinton won the states and wants them included, a move that would help her cut into Obama's lead and extend the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Obama's campaign views the strategy as an unfair attempt to move the goal line. Obama's name was not on the Michigan ballot, and neither campaigned in Florida.
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