Clinton Urges Her Supporters to Back Obama

Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from Denver. Hillary Clinton got a warm welcome from the Hispanic Caucus on Monday and urged them to rally behind her former opponent. “For those of you who supported me, I will be forever grateful if you will work as hard for Barack Obama has you would have for me,” she told the crowd to chants of “Hillary! Hillary!” Amid reports that her supporters are still not rallying behind the presumptive Democratic nominee, Clinton has dedicated her first two speeches at the Democratic National Convention to urging her fans to vote Democratic. “Let us remember what we were fighting for. We were not just fighting to elect a particular person president, we were fighting to take our country back,” she said. “So let us join hands.” But not everyone is listening. P.U.M.A (People United Means Action or, more popularly, Party Unity My Ass), a group unrelated to the Clinton campaign, is planning to hold a protest Monday afternoon just outside the ... (link)