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For the second election night in a row, Hillary Clinton failed to acknowledge or congratulate Barack Obama after he won the day in dominating fashion.

On Tuesday in El Paso, hours after Virginia had been called for Obama, she stuck to her “Texas campaign kickoff” message and did not stray from an energetic, Lone Star-themed stump speech. She did mention Obama by name, only to chide his health care plan.

On Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia, Clinton spoke to a crowd of thousands at the state’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, but she ignored Obama’s quartet of blowout primary and caucus wins that day as well (Obama also won the Maine caucuses the next day).

The courtesy of conceding a primary or caucus loss — and then congratulating your opponent — is by no means required. But it has become standard practice during campaign season.

Clinton congratulated Obama and John Edwards after their first and second place finishes in the Iowa caucuses. Obama returned the favor in New Hampshire, saying Clinton “did an outstanding job.” That courtesy continued through the early states.

But as the race has shifted to a delegate chase with dozens of states in play around the country, the notion of congratulating one’s opponent seems, for Clinton, to have fallen by the wayside.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...ions-for-obama/

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Is she still smarting from that handshake thing?

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sign of a small person and sore loser

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Live Vote -- Potomac Primary

Obama has won eight contests in a row. Does Clinton still have a chance? * 11106 responses

Yes, the campaign is moving into states that set up well for her 33%

No, Obama's momentum is unlikely to slow in the weeks ahead 67%

Would Huckabee be a good vice presidential choice for McCain? * 10993 responses

Yes, he'd help solidify the ticket among conservatives 29%

No, McCain needs to pick his own man 41%

I wouldn't vote for either of them for anything 30%

Obama managed to cut into some of Clinton's core constituencies in Maryland and Virginia. Does this constitute a turning point in the campaign? * 11019 responses

Yes, Clinton is starting to lose her grip on women and Latinos 84%

No, Obama won't be able to continue this trend outside mid-Atlantic states 16%

Are conservative commentators hurting McCain's campaign? * 10632 responses

No, they are a sideshow 59%

Yes, and they should pipe down for the good of the party 41%

How much do Obama's victories in the Potomac primary matter? * 11018 responses

Every delegate counts 72%

A little, but there is still a long way to go 17%

Not much, since Clinton will pull off the eventual win 5%

It's a speed bump on the way to a GOP winner in November 5.6%

Should Democrats scrap the idea of superdelegates? * 11010 responses

Yes, the process isn't Democratic 66%

No, the process has worked fine thus far 13%

No, it's going to be fun watching Democrats self-destruct at their convention 10%

What is a superdelegate? 10%

Edited February 13, 2008 by Rocinante

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