Clinton Wins Easily in Puerto Rico

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/01/AR2008060102238.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2008060102302





Clinton Wins Easily in Puerto Rico




......At her victory rally, Clinton, thanking her Spanish-speaking supporters, also praised the Democratic front-runner and struck a tone of unity.

"Our two campaigns have turned out record numbers of new voters, determined to chart a new course for America," Clinton said. She did not question Obama's ability to win the election as she has in the past, nor his legitimacy in asserting that he is nearing the finish line to claim victory in the nomination. But she urged superdelegates who have not yet picked a candidate to consider her merits -- an argument that seemed as relevant to the vice presidential choice as to the nomination itself.

Clinton repeatedly said that she has won the popular vote. "The people have spoken, and you have chosen your candidate," she said. She said she has won the states that will be important battlegrounds in the general election, a case that she has made many times in the past but that she now hopes will persuade undecided superdelegates to turn her way.

Speaking directly to the superdelegates, Clinton said: "I do not envy the decision you must make, but a decision has to be made. And in the final assessment, I ask you to consider these questions: Which candidate best represents the will of people who voted in this history election? Which candidate is best able to lead us to victory in November? And which candidate is best able to lead our nation as our president in the face of unprecedented challenges at home and abroad? I am in this race because I believe I am that candidate."

In Puerto Rico, Clinton won voters across the board -- both men and women and voters in each age, education and income category, according to a CNN exit poll of Democratic primary voters. .............

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1. She won HUGE!!!

Go Hillary! And she looks great too. That's a wonderful picture.