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Countdown Wednesday: Clinton to Concede

Posted: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 8:59 PM by Countdown
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The Concession Stand:  The breaking news tonight that Senator Hillary Clinton will concede the Democratic nomination to Senator Barack Obama at a farewell event, most likely on Friday of this week, most likely in New York... and according to a Senior Clinton Adviser quoted by The New York Times, including an endorsement of Senator Obama. Our fifth story on the Countdown: at this seeming midpoint of Senator Obama's candidacy -- five months since the day his Iowa upset sank in... five months until the presidential election itself... Senator Clinton finally committing to bowing out.

Endorsement Friday:  To recap the breaking news... our own Howard Fineman of Newsweek magazine reporting tonight that Senator Clinton will exit the Democratic race on Friday and endorse Senator Obama... He reports eight Clinton supporters in the Senate, encouraged by Clinton advisers, called her en masse today and said she must go... This following NBC's Andrea Mitchell's report that 23 members of Congress, convened by phone to tell Senator Clinton the same thing. As we continue to follow the breaking news, our 4th story -- what about the Vice Presidency.  Deal, or No Deal?

ODDBALL: A robot that climbs a ladder and baby racing.

McSame As It Ever Was:  Andrea Mitchell of NBC News confirming... Senator Clinton will exit the presidential race Friday. Howard Wolfson of the Clinton campaign saying the soon-to-be former candidate will hold an event in Washington in support of Senator Obama and party unity. Meanwhile the mystery of our third story: Why Senator John McCain would immediately challenge Senator Obama to a series of ten debates characterized as "Town Halls" in the wake of the reviews of his own on-stage performance last night. "McCain's speech was creaky, ungracious, and unnecessary." "John McCain sounded old. (Obama) sounded fresh and new and exciting and visionary." Liberal tub-thumpers? The first quote was from the National Review On-line, and the second was from Morton Kondracke of Fox News.

Worsties...see below.


WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: A spokesman for a Brazilian Jail. Jed Babbin, and Bill-O vie for tonights' top honors.

Dropping Out:  Five months later... and the end is in sight. Hillary Rodham Clinton's dream of moving back into the White House on January 20, 2009... to end... by week's end. In our first story on the Countdown: Andrea Mitchell confirming for NBC News at this hour that Senator Clinton will exit the race on Friday.

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