hillary says she is staying in the race in case Obama gets

Clinton cites Kennedy assassination in primaries

By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer
 14 minutes ago 5/23/08


Sen. Hillary Clinton referred Friday to the assassination of Robert
Kennedy in 1968 Democratic campaign as a reason she should continue to
campaign despite increasingly long odds.

Clinton was responding to a question from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader
editorial board about calls for her to drop out of the race.

"My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the
California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all
remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don't
understand it," she said, dismissing the idea of dropping out.

Clinton said she didn't understand why, given this history, some
Democrats were calling for her to quit.

Her remark about an assassination during a primary campaign drew a
quick response from rival Barack Obama's campaign.

"Sen. Clinton's statement before the Argus Leader editorial board was
unfortunate and has no place in this campaign," said Obama spokesman
Bill Burton.

Clinton spokesman Mo Elleithee said the senator was only referring to
her husband and Kennedy "as historical examples of the nominating
process going well into the summer and any reading into it beyond that
would be inaccurate."

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