“What does Hillary want?” the vanquished Democrat asked.
The vice presidency.
“What does she want?’’ Senator Hillary Clinton repeated.
A prime-time speaking role at the Democratic National Convention.
“I want to hear from you,” she told cheering supporters on the night her campaign for the presidential nomination ended. “Go to hillaryclinton.com.”
What does Hillary want? The former first lady wants campaign donations to forgive her debt. And she will press her case for relevancy at the risk of widening the divide between Senator Barack Obama’s supporters and her older, whiter, working-class coalition.
“This has been a long campaign and I will be making no decisions tonight,” Clinton said, begging patience of a party desperate to unite. “In the coming days, I’ll be consulting with supporters and party leaders to determine how to move forward with the best interests of our party and our country guiding my way.”
What Clinton told supporters she wanted was an end to the Iraq War, universal health care and a stronger economy. That certainly is true, but she’s also looking out for her own interests. Clinton did not bow out on Tuesday because she wants to retain her political leverage, advisers said privately, eyeing a spot on the ticket, a convention role and other benefits.
She told congressional colleagues on Tuesday afternoon that she would be open to a vice presidential bid, a significant comedown for the former first lady who entered the race 17 months ago as the clear front-runner.
“I’m in it,” she said on Jan. 20, “to win it.”
But she lost it.
Running as the establishment candidate against the headwinds of change, a hawk in a party of doves, a Clinton for better and worse, the New York senator couldn’t match Obama’s timing. His celebrity was too big, his political savvy too much and Internet-driven ground game too powerful for the candidacy of the 1990s.
“I am committed to uniting our party,” she said on Tuesday night, “so we move forward stronger and more ready than ever to take back the White House this November.”
Nice words, but Clinton didn’t say how or when.
She did pledge to fight for universal health care with “no exceptions and no excuses,” a not-so-subtle dig at Obama’s less ambitious health care plan.
In a way, you can’t blame her for being reluctant to let go.
Clinton lost, but not by much, and she built a fervent following — particularly older woman who saw themselves in every sexist slight and insult cast her way.
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