[标准VOA]美国大选旷日持久(2) [080606]

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Obama On Brink of Winning US Democratic Party Nomination (2/2)

Obama is planning a major address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, shortly before the polls close later tonight. It is not yet clear whether he will be able to use the venue to declare himself the Democratic nominee.

Hillary Clinton, who trails Obama by more than 150 delegates, will be addressing supporters in her home state of New York.

There have been conflicting reports from inside the Clinton campaign about what she plans to say, but the campaign is insisting that she does not intend to suspend her campaign or end her candidacy Tuesday night.

Fineman says Clinton will need more time to throw her support behind Obama."I don't expect her to endorse him immediately. I think it is going to take her a while to come to terms with the fact that she came so close but didn't get it.

Don't forget, a year ago at this time she was the prohibitive favorite. She was on her way to a coronation, not a campaign. And she came very, very close here at the end."

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在今晚晚些，民调点结束前时，奥巴马正计划在明尼苏达州的圣保罗发表重要演说。尽管这时，他能否在这次集会上宣布他就是民主党提名人还尚未明确。

希拉里.克林顿落后于奥巴马150多张代表投票，她将在自己的老家纽约向支持者发表演讲。

在克林顿的竞选班子内部，对她该说些什么有争议。但是，她的竞选班子坚称她没有计划终止竞选，或者说在周二晚上结束她的候选资格。

法恩曼说希拉里需要更多的时间把她的支持投向奥巴马。“我并不期望她会马上认可奥巴马。我认为她将要花一段时间来接受这个事实：她已经很接近了，但还是没有成功。

别忘了，一年前的此时，她极其受拥护。她走的是当选之路，而不是竞选。而且她走到这已经非常非常接近目标。”