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DENVER — Even though Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) released her delegates Wednesday, many still say they feel bound to vote for her one more time.
"I have been debating all week," said Nancy Floreen, a Montgomery County (Md.) Council member and delegate. "I decided I'll vote tonight for Hillary. The only reason I'm here is Hillary." Clinton delegate Blanche Darley won't be voting for Obama tonight or in November. "I'm not voting for McCain, either," said Darley, of El Paso, Texas. "I don't trust him and I don't like him." She added, "I just don't think he knows anything about Hispanics." Floreen and Darley were among thousands of Clinton delegates and supporters who poured into the Korbel ballroom at the Colorado Convention Center to hear what their candidate had to say. Allida Black, a Clinton delegate from Arlington, called Clinton's remarks "courageous, real and respectful" in trying to rally support for Obama without exerting pressure. "I will work my heart out for Obama, but I have to vote for Hillary first," Black said. Shirley Love, a state senator and Clinton delegate from West Virginia, thinks Clinton has "done everything she could to get Obama elected." "Obama's mistake," the state senator said, "was he should have picked Hillary Clinton [for vice president]. If he loses, they can't say it was Hillary's fault. But they can say it was his fault for not picking Hillary Clinton." |