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June 3, 2008
Posted: 02:35 PM ET
From CNN Congressional Producer Ted Barrett
Feinstein is a supporter of Hillary Clinton.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Major Hillary Clinton supporter Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday the final primaries mark a “moment of truth” for the New York senator, who should end her campaign. The California senator also repeated her view that Clinton should be tapped for the vice presidency. “I think after the campaigns are wrapped up today, it is in fact a moment of truth,” Feinstein told CNN. “I think a decision has to be made about whether keeping this nomination wide open is in the best interest of winning in November. I do not believe that it is, and I’m a very strong supporter of Hillary being placed on ticket as a vice presidential candidate.” Feinstein, who endorsed Clinton last summer, has resisted calls for her to use her influence to convince the White House hopeful to abandon her presidential bid, although she said last month that the protracted primary contest was making for dangerous friction within the party. “The reason I say this is because each one of them represents a different constituency. The constituencies are knocking heads at the present time,” said Feinstein.
“There are women all over the country and particularly in my state of California who think she has not been treated fairly. They want her to stand tall. One of the reasons she stayed in the race was to stand tall. She’s done that. The two of them together, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, cover the constituencies of America and I think represent a working team that is unprecedented in the United States.” “I think the time has come to end the primary, to put the ticket together, to bring people together and to march forward together into the convention.” Filed under: Hillary Clinton
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