Clinton says Iowa results point to Democratic president, brushing aside a third-place finish


Published/Last Modified on Saturday, January 5, 2008 3:01 PM MST


DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, claiming to be unbowed by a third-place finish in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, hailed a ``great night for Democrats’’ and said the strong turnout pointed to the sure election of a Democratic president in November. She said she would ``keep pushing as hard as we can.’’


But her poor showing here was a searing blow to the former first lady, dissolving her image as her party’s inevitable nominee and setting up a critical five-day race to Tuesday’s leadoff primary in New Hampshire.

Clinton told cheering supporters that she had congratulated caucus winner Sen. Barack Obama and the second-place finisher, former Sen. John Edwards. She promised to take ``this enthusiasm and go tonight to New Hampshire.’’

``We’re going to keep pushing as hard as we can,’’ she said, with former President Bill Clinton and their daughter Chelsea at her side. ``I am so ready for the rest of this campaign and I am so ready to lead.’’

Iowa Democrats delivered a cautionary tale to the New York senator, an established figure on the public stage who is running to be the first woman president.

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