CNN's Roland Martin on Hillary Clinton's Ambitions--Independent Run?

By: bladerunner
Published On: 5/28/2008 2:28:10 PM

If you listen to all the talk Hillary Clinton is doing one can hear the theme, "I am the better candidate." And it sounds like she really believes that she is the better candidate. That being said, I believe her when she says she is seriously considering taking this all the way to the convention--she's invested a lot of money and time in this primary.

Here are two excerpts from Roland Martin's piece that indicate Hillary seems far from stopping her DREAM of being president:

Sen. Hillary Clinton will do anything and everything to win. This race, regardless of what anyone says, is still airtight. Obama has the lead among superdelegates and has garnered a majority of pledged delegates, but they always can change their allegiance, per Democratic Party rules, and don't think for a second that the Clinton camp doesn't understand that.

To me this indicates that the Obama camp should keep the hammer down--Because it looks like she is ready to carry this thing on further.

And this excerpt from Martin's piece says it all about Mrs. Clinton:

Her comments to The Associated Press that she may take this to the convention in August shouldn't be dismissed. I don't think Clinton cares about the party. Last week, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux said a Clinton source told her that their focus is Clinton first, and the party second.

I know there is nothing here that already hasn't been in print, but this last excerpt lends itself to the possibility that maybe she'll run as an independent.(ala Lieberman) And she is using the popular vote as an indication whether she should do this. Since know really knows what her real motivations are, this is just another scarey speculation. You can find his full piece at CNN.Com.


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