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June Fischer

August 26, 2008 - 10:45pm

New Jersey delegates react to Clinton appeal for unity

By Matt Friedman
Category: President
Tags: Barack Obama, Steve Rothman, Barbara Buono, Hillary Clinton, Bill Pascrell, June Fischer

DENVER -- The reaction of the New Jersey delegation to Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight seemed almost uniformly positive. Most said she hit the right notes.  All found her message a unifying one.

And perhaps the message that resonated most with the delegation was Clinton’s emphasis that her supporters weren’t just pulling for her, but a message that she said Barack Obama shares.

“I think Hillary Clinton really hit all the right notes.  She did a magnificent job reminding everyone – she asked her supporters the right question: did you work so hard just for me or was it for all the causes that we believe in,” said U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman, who was Barack Obama’s most prominent early backer in New Jersey.  “If it was ‘not just for me,’ if it was for the causes we all believe in, then you must support Barack Obama as President.”

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