Clinton hopes Puerto Ricans boost her popular-vote tally

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Posted on: May 14th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Politics ] [ Election 2008 ] [ Puerto Rico ]
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“As Hillary Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination loses steam on the mainland, it’s full speed ahead in Puerto Rico, which holds one of the last remaining primaries June 1.

Her focus on the island has some political observers wondering why. Clinton has fallen behind her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, and it seems mathematically impossible for her to attain the number of delegates needed to lock the nomination in the handful of contests left.

Meanwhile, she continues to go after Puerto Rico’s 55 pledged delegates.”*

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