Clinton urges her supporters to back Obama

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

DENVER, Colorado (AFP) — Democrat Hillary Clinton on Monday called on her supporters to rally behind Barack Obama, launching a concerted effort to end the discord over her own failed bid for the White House.

"I am asking you -- to those of you who supported me I will be forever grateful -- to work as hard for Barack Obama as you worked for me during the primary," Clinton told a meeting of the Hispanic caucus here.

She was speaking just hours before the Democratic Party was to launch its four-day jamboree aimed at thrusting Obama forward into the final crucial weeks of the 2008 presidential elections.

"We must have a Democratic president," Clinton stressed to Hispanic supporters, many of whom have yet to fully embrace Obama as the party's choice for the White...

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