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Ferraro leaves Clinton campaign post
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Mar 12, 2008 05:53pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - Geraldine Ferraro stepped down Wednesday from an honorary post in Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign amid a controversy regarding her comments that Barack Obama wouldn't be succeeding in the presidential race if he weren't black.
Ferraro notified Clinton by letter Wednesday that she would no longer serve on Clinton's finance committee as "Honorary New York Leadership Council Chair."
Obama has called Ferraro's comments "ridiculous" and his campaign aides have called on Clinton to denounce the statement.
"I think they were wrong-headed," he said at a Chicago news conference. "The notion that it is a great advantage to me to be an African American named Barack Obama and pursue the presidency, I think, is not a view that has been commonly shared by the general public."
In a letter to Clinton, first reported by CNN, Ferraro says: "Dear Hillary, I am stepping down from your finance committee so I can speak for myself and you can continue to speak for yourself about what's at stake in this campaign. The Obama campaign is attacking me to hurt you. I won't let that happen. Thank you for everything you've done and continue to do to make this a better world for my children and grandchildren. You have my deep admiration and respect, Gerry." |
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