Sunday, August 24, 2008

Clinton to officially release her delegates

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, hoping to unite the Democratic Party and cement her future in it, will gather her hard-won primary delegates Wednesday at a reception where she is expected to formally release them to Barack Obama.

Clinton has invited her pledged delegates to a reception at the Colorado Convention Center, not far from the main Democratic National Convention arena.

The high-profile gathering of political regulars who once fought against Obama serves a dual purpose for Clinton: Show fellow Democrats that she can be a team player, and display her still-formidable political strengths for the future. Many of her supporters want her to run for president again.

A Democratic official told The Associated Press Sunday, a day before the convention begins, that she is expected to release her delegates at the Wednesday event. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss details publicly. - AP
Many Clinton delegates will still vote for her, and especially for pledged delegates, they may feel a need for them to honor their voters choice. And that's as it should be. However, once the vote is done, I still expect a move to make it unanimous, and I've been predicting for a month that it will come from a former President and member of the NY delegation.