Carter sees super delegates prompting Clinton to quit

[Maraya1969]

Carter sees superdelegates prompting Clinton to quit

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LONDON — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Sunday he expects Democratic superdelegates to reveal their choice for presidential nominee soon after the final primary in June and that Hillary Clinton will then have to quit the race.

In an interview with Sky News, Carter said he did not think Clinton was achieving anything by staying in the fight.

"I think not. But of course she has the perfect right to do so," he said while attending a literary festival in Britain.

"I'm a superdelegate ... I think a lot of the superdelegates will make a decision quite, announced quite rapidly, after the final primary on June 3," he told Sky News.

"I have not yet announced publicly, but I think at that point it will be time for her to give it up," Carter said.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is seen as front-runner. He holds a nearly insurmountable lead in delegates to the party's August nominating convention after months of contests that began in January.


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[LakeSamish706]

1. Unfortunately, I don't agree with him... I agree with Rachel Madow....

This will probably go to the convention... Sad but true.

[Maraya1969]

3. Yea but don't you think he has some information that the rest of us don't have?

He sounds pretty sure of what he says.

[LakeSamish706]

4. I seriously hope that he does! n/t

[TBF]

5. I'm hoping he's got some info. we don't have. I have a feeling Howard Dean

would rather talk to Jimmy Carter than Hillary Clinton any day of the week.

[MindMatter]

6. You are right and Carter is right too

He didn't say Hillary was of sound mind and likely to do as he suggested. He simply said that the SDs will be heard quite soon after the last primary and that Hillary SHOULD quit at that point.

I don't think she will.

She is within her rights to not end it and march into Denver as if she is a legitimate contestant. But if the flood of Superdelegates has trounced her at that point, what difference does it make?

And Dean doesn't have to give her or Bill any stage time. I don't believe he has to give her any opportunity to make a speech prior to the selection vote.

[Cha]

2. Good Luck to us on that, Prez Carter..

bilary, terry, gerry, and all the other psychos will be having other plans.