 March 28, 2008
Posted: 05:32 PM ET
Leahy says he thinks Clinton should drop out.
 WASHINGTON (CNN) — A pair of high-profile backers of Sen. Barack Obama Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the most unvarnished statement Friday, saying Clinton "has every right, but not a very good reason, to remain a candidate for as long as she wants to." Sen. Chris Dodd, who sought the Democratic nomination for president himself but threw his support behind Obama after dropping out of the race in January, expressed a similar sentiment Thursday. "I mean, if a person wants to stay in the race, stay in the race," he told the National Journal, a Washington magazine. "But if you have enough people rallying behind what appears to be the likely choice, and I believe the choice is Barack Obama, … then I think you have to step up to the plate and say, enough is enough. We want this to be over with." Larry J. Sabato, a professor of politics at the University of Virginia, said the Obama campaign was probably behind the remarks. "Those things don't just happen," he said. "They must have gotten some encouragement from the Obama hierarchy. Senators like Leahy and Dodd can occasionally pop off, but not in a situation like this." The Obama campaign denied responsibility for the Dodd and Leahy comments. Obama has said it is not for others to say when a candidate should get out of the race. Filed under: Chris Dodd • Pat Leahy |
 
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