Former Sen. George McGovern, an early supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton, urged her to drop out of the Democratic presidential race and endorsed her rival, Barack Obama.
After watching the returns from the North Carolina and Indiana primaries Tuesday night, McGovern said Wednesday it’s virtually impossible for Clinton to win the nomination. The 1972 Democratic presidential nominee said he had a call in to former President Clinton to tell him of the decision, adding that he remains close friends with the Clintons.
“I will hold them in affection and admiration all of my days,” he said of the Clintons.
McGovern says he supports Obama 1000%.
If anyone knows when to drop out of a presidential race, it would be George McGovern.
I thought he was dead…
Good reason to stick with Hillary.
McGovern simply wants someone, anyone in his party to lose bigger than he did in ’72. Let George keep on talking.
Billy Boy Clinton worked on “old mush mouth’s” campaign back in ’72 and obviously learned what NOT to do in a political campaign.
I live here in South Dakota, and this loser (McGovern) lost even his home state in ’72. Why ANYONE would give a R*TS A*S about his political enorsement is beyond me.
“”In cartoons there is often a moment when a hapless character, having galloped over a cliff, is still unaware of the fact and hangs suspended in the air, legs pumping wildly, until realisation dawns, gravity intervenes and downfall ensues. Hillary Clinton’s campaign looks a bit like that this week”
—The Economist