AFTER a gruelling 16-month battle, Hillary Clinton gave up her quest to become America’s first woman president yesterday and urged her supporters to back her rival, Barack Obama.
Clinton, 60, acknowledged in a speech charged with emotion that she had lost the struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination. Bill Clinton, their daughter Chelsea and hundreds of fervent followers gave her a series of rousing ovations.
Clinton, 60, acknowledged in a speech charged with emotion that she had lost the struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination. Bill Clinton, their daughter Chelsea and hundreds of fervent followers gave her a series of rousing ovations.
Mrs Clinton praised her rival and his historic success and pledged: “I will work my heart out to make sure that Senator Obama is our next president.” At a rally in Washington, punctuated by her supporters’ many cheers, some tears and occasional boos, she delivered the kind of personal tribute to the victor that many party leaders had wanted to see when he secured the nomination last Tuesday.
“I congratulate him on the victory he has won and the extraordinary race he has run,” Mrs Clinton said. “I endorse him and throw my full support behind him.”
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