Ron Paul signals to supporters that he's quitting his race for the presidency ... Clinton says even if Obama wins primary, Mississippi's choice is historic ... Neither Obama nor Clinton can win Democratic nomination without help from superdelegates ... Former President Clinton headed to Philly to campaign for Hillary ...
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Ron Paul hints he's quitting race
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul hinted to supporters that he is ending his long-shot campaign for the presidency.
The Texas Republican congressman addressed supporters in a 7 1/2-minute video on his campaign Web site Thursday night and did not specifically say he was quitting the race.
He said that although victory in the conventional political sense is not available in the presidential race, many victories have been achieved due to the hard work and enthusiasm of his supporters.
He said that he hoped that one day he and his supporters could look back and say his campaign was a significant first step that signaled a change in direction for the country.
Paul said their job now was to plan for the next phase of their effort.
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Clinton campaigns in Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Fresh off a trio of primary victories, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to set low expectations for Tuesday's primary in Mississippi by telling Democrats that even if they support her opponent the moment is historic.
Her appearance at a state Democratic dinner here, and at a scheduled town hall Friday morning in Hattiesburg, could be her only stops in the state where her campaign has said Sen. Barack Obama, her rival for the party's presidential nomination, will likely do well.
"I'm well aware that Senator Obama has an enormous amount of support here, as he should, as he should have," Clinton said. "Some people have said 'Well Mississippi is very much a state that will most likely be in favor of Senator Obama.' I said 'Well, that's fine,' but I want people in Mississippi to know I'm for you."
With the contest down to a state-by-state hunt for convention delegates after her wins this week in primaries in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, Clinton hopes to pick up as many of Mississippi's 33 delegates as she can.
Obama is expected to do better, partly because of the gains he has made with black voters. Mississippi's population is 37 percent black.
Clinton, who had long counted blacks as part of her base, has seen that support slip throughout the primary season. It took a turn particularly when her husband, Bill Clinton, angered some black voters after Obama won South Carolina's primary in January.
The former president suggested Obama had won simply because he was a black candidate campaigning in a state with a lot of black voters.
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Ron Paul hints he's quitting race
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul hinted to supporters that he is ending his long-shot campaign for the presidency.
The Texas Republican congressman addressed supporters in a 7 1/2-minute video on his campaign Web site Thursday night and did not specifically say he was quitting the race.
He said that although victory in the conventional political sense is not available in the presidential race, many victories have been achieved due to the hard work and enthusiasm of his supporters.
He said that he hoped that one day he and his supporters could look back and say his campaign was a significant first step that signaled a change in direction for the country.
Paul said their job now was to plan for the next phase of their effort.
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Clinton campaigns in Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Fresh off a trio of primary victories, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to set low expectations for Tuesday's primary in Mississippi by telling Democrats that even if they support her opponent the moment is historic.
Her appearance at a state Democratic dinner here, and at a scheduled town hall Friday morning in Hattiesburg, could be her only stops in the state where her campaign has said Sen. Barack Obama, her rival for the party's presidential nomination, will likely do well.
"I'm well aware that Senator Obama has an enormous amount of support here, as he should, as he should have," Clinton said. "Some people have said 'Well Mississippi is very much a state that will most likely be in favor of Senator Obama.' I said 'Well, that's fine,' but I want people in Mississippi to know I'm for you."
With the contest down to a state-by-state hunt for convention delegates after her wins this week in primaries in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, Clinton hopes to pick up as many of Mississippi's 33 delegates as she can.
Obama is expected to do better, partly because of the gains he has made with black voters. Mississippi's population is 37 percent black.
Clinton, who had long counted blacks as part of her base, has seen that support slip throughout the primary season. It took a turn particularly when her husband, Bill Clinton, angered some black voters after Obama won South Carolina's primary in January.
The former president suggested Obama had won simply because he was a black candidate campaigning in a state with a lot of black voters.
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