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Wednesday, June 4, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama's epic win

The young senator makes history not only in terms of race, while a determined Hillary Clinton delays the inevitable a bit longer.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Wednesday, June 4, 2008 03:55 AM

    @LandWhale

    It's not for me to say whether Hillary deserves to President. That sort of thing is decided by a majority of electoral votes (in an election that is hopefully fair). If she wins the Presidential election, then she will deserve to be President. That's what our constitutional republic is all about.

    If she believes that she deserves to be President and she has a plan to win, then I don't see any reason for her to give up as long as she is able to run. Personally, I think she's deluded, but I still believe she deserves the opportunity to run for President on behalf of her own dreams as well as the hopes of the people who support her. That's what our democracy is all about.

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