Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

Some die-hard Hillary Clinton fans in Texas may have left the state’s Democratic convention on June 7 more than a little reluctant to embrace Barack Obama’s candidacy, especially after a debacle involving her much anticipated concession speech.

Convention attendees were supposed to watch Clinton’s speech on Saturday, in which she unequivocally asked supporters to back rival Barack Obama, via a live CNN feed. But only minutes into her remarks, the satellite signal began to drop out in small spurts, interrupting the speech, until finally going down permanently, much to the consternation of the massive contingent of Hillary supporters hoping to pay some sort of final tribute to a candidate they campaigned for with passion.

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