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Article: To Claim Popular Vote, Clinton Is Seeking Wins in Last 3 Primaries
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- The Washington Post
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- May 25, 2008
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Trailing in delegates while her debt continues to grow, Sen.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is aggressively campaigning in the final
three contests of the primary season in the hope of seizing a
victory in the overall popular vote from Sen. Barack Obama.
The effect of such a victory -- and the question of whether
Clinton hopes to leverage it into the No. 2 spot on the Democratic
ticket or simply leave it as a historical marker -- is less clear.
"One hundred percent of her energy is on the popular vote," a senior
adviser said. "The only thing she can control is how hard she works
and what effort she puts into the remaining three contests. She
wants to end this with as many votes as she can."
The ...