Leahy Be Damned, Hillary Soldiers On

Citing the rights of voters to speak their piece and the “many differing opinions and strong-minded individuals” of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton yesterday reaffirmed her candidacy in the face of senator Patrick Leahy’s call for her end a campaign with “no very good reason” to continue and make way for Barack Obama, the New York Times reports.

Many Democratic higher-ups worry that the continued infighting between Clinton and Obama might weaken the nominee’s chance in November, but Clinton disagreed: “a spirited contest is good for the Democratic Party and will strengthen our eventual nominee,” she said. To Obama’s view of the race as a good but too-long movie, Clinton retorted, “I like long movies.” (More Hillary Clinton stories.)