West Hollywood Obama Supporters Woo Clintonites

Tina Chong — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:30:20 +0000

One day after Hillary Clinton announced the suspension of her campaign, supporters of Barack Obama in Los Angeles celebrated the clinching of his nomination by marching in the 38th L.A. Pride Parade, part of an annual three-day celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.

Pam Cooke, the local coordinator of L.A. Pride events for the Obama campaign, expected about 150 volunteers to participate in the parade. Though she has organized Pride events for previous Democratic presidential candidates, this year she felt things were different — and not just because of the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down California’s ban on same-sex marriages.

“This is the first time we have been so excited about a candidate,” said Cooke.

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West Hollywood Obama Supporters Woo Clintonites