Democratic Party Marching On
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Posted: 5:50 PM Mar 28, 2008
Last Updated: 6:47 PM Mar 28, 2008
Reporter: Linsey Davis, ABC News

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The Democratic party is getting battle fatigue.

The long and drawn-out struggle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is taking its toll on nerves and morale.

Democrats have a big problem.

Party Chief Howard Dean is trying to solve it .

"There has been some criticism. Some personal criticism," stated Dean.

The mudslinging between the Obama and Clinton campaigns is proving divisive for the party.

"Some people saying end this primary, shut this down. There was a poll other day that 22-percent wanted me to drop out, 22-percent said Sen. Obama should drop out and 62-percent said let people vote and see what the outcome is," said Clinton.

Speaking of numbers, former President Bill Clinton's calculations have his wife winning the nomination by only counting the 40 primaries, not the 18 caucuses.

"I don't think we are hurt long-term. I think short-term, there is gonna be work to do for the nominee to bring the party back together again," said Obama.

On the top of Dean's wish list: resolution. And he's calling on Superdelegates to decide--sooner than later.

"Well, I think it would be nice to have this done by July 1. If we get it sooner than that, that's all the better. We don't want this to degenerate to a big fight at the election," stated Dean.

Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey isn't waiting until July. He endorsed Senator Obama on March 28.

"There is one person qualified and that is Barack Obama," said Casey.

Vermont Senator Pat Leahy called for Senator Clinton to end the infighting by simply dropping out of the race.

Hillary Clinton is coming to Kentucky March 29.

Her campaign announced the Democratic presidential candidate will attend a campaign event in Louisville in the afternoon.

Then, she'll be the featured speaker at an annual Democratic dinner in Madisonville.

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Posted by: Zachary Location: Brownsville on Mar 30, 2008 at 06:10 PM
Howard Dean and the aristocrats are at it again. They want to all group together and decide a winner before July so they can patch things up before November. What he doesn't realize is that you can't just snap your fingers and bring a divided party together; it takes a lot more work than that.

Posted by: Faye Location: Bowling Green on Mar 29, 2008 at 06:19 PM
I think it is time to vote for a woman president.I think Hillary Clinton will be good for america . former bill clinton had america out of debt i think she can manage to she has my vote

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