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Clinton, Obama Discuss Party Unity

Posted on: Friday, 6 June 2008, 09:00 CDT

Winning the White House and party unity topped talks between presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama and primary rival Hillary Clinton.

The primary competitors met privately at an undisclosed Washington location Thursday, not at Clinton's Washington residence as initially reported, sources told CNN Friday.

Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama ... had a productive discussion about the important work that needs to be done to succeed in November, a joint statement issued Thursday said.

Clinton, D-N.Y., and Obama discussed plans for bringing the two campaigns together to unify the party, CNN said.

Obama, the U.S. senator from Illinois, earned enough delegates Tuesday to clinch the nomination, and Clinton neither suspended her campaign nor conceded.

Clinton and Obama spoke by phone Tuesday after Obama claimed victory and again Wednesday when they addressed the annual conference of American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group.

Clinton scheduled a rally in Washington Saturday to thank her supporters and express support for Obama's campaign.

I will be speaking on Saturday about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama, she said in an e-mail sent Thursday. The stakes are too high and the task before us too important to do otherwise.

Source: United Press International

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