Are the top-ranking Democratic leaders ready to break away from the spin that the Clinton argument is, “good for the party”?
From the NYTIMES
WASHINGTON - Hoping to bring the Democratic presidential nomination fight to an end, party leaders are intensifying their efforts to encourage remaining uncommitted superdelegates to make their choice public by the middle of next week.
TAGS: Barack Obama, NATO, obama, Politics, spin, Talk Radio, Travel, warIn an interview Thursday on a San Francisco talk radio station, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, said he had spoken with Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier in the day, and they had agreed to take steps to avoid a contest that extends into the convention in August.
“We are going to urge folks to make a decision quickly – next week,” said Mr. Reid on station KGO. He said he had also spoken with party chairman Howard Dean on Wednesday night. (Audio: Interview begins at 8:17)
Mr. Reid’s comments came after Ms. Pelosi told the editorial board of The San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday that she would intercede in the contest if it were not concluded by the end of June to bring it to a close….Traveling in California to promote his new memoir, Mr. Reid also told an audience in Los Angeles that the nominee would be known by Wednesday. He told others that a sufficient number of superdelegates are prepared to put Senator Barack Obama over the top quickly after Tuesday’s voting is finished.
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