UPDATE 1-Clinton campaign says she not conceding Tuesday
June 3rd, 2008 | by admin |(adds McAuliffe, Clinton statement)
WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton will say onTuesday night that her rival Barack Obama has enough delegatesto secure the U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination,the Associated Press reported, but the Clinton campaign saidthat she would not concede the nomination on Tuesday.
The AP said Clinton, who is trailing Obama in thefive-month state-by-state nominating contest, will stop shortof formally suspending or ending her White House bid, AP said,quoting two senior campaign officials.
Clinton’s campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said the NewYork senator was “absolutely not” conceding the campaign andsaid the AP report was incorrect.
The Clinton campaign issued a terse statement: “The APstory is incorrect. Senator Clinton will not concede thenomination this evening.”
The AP report came as the last two states, Montana andSouth Dakota, were voting in the nominating contests that haveput Obama within a few dozen delegates of the number he needsto clinch the nomination and take on Republican John McCain inthe race for the White House in the November general election.
The AP report quoted the campaign officials as saying thatfor all intents and purposes, Clinton’s campaign was over.
