Sherry Chandler

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…on Saturday, I will hold an event in Washington D.C. to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. …I will extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy. This has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but as I have always said, my differences with Senator Obama are small compared to the differences we have with Senator McCain and the Republicans.

I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party’s nominee, and I intend to deliver on that promise.

When I decided to run for president, I knew exactly why I was getting into this race: to work hard every day for the millions of Americans who need a voice in the White House.

I made you — and everyone who supported me — a promise: to stand up for our shared values and to never back down. I’m going to keep that promise today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.

I will be speaking on Saturday about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama. The stakes are too high and the task before us too important to do otherwise.

I know as I continue my lifelong work for a stronger America and a better world, I will turn to you for the support, the strength, and the commitment that you have shown me in the past 16 months. And I will always keep faith with the issues and causes that are important to you.

Meantime, Big Tent Democrat reports, via CBS poll, that 59% of Democrats want a unity ticket. I personally do not, for reasons I’ve articulated earlier. But I think this indicates that a solid majority of our party want it known that they approve of Senator Clinton and the values for which she campaigned. Two historic candidates and we don’t want to have to make a choice.

Added: Meanwhile, some people just can’t quit being nasty (here and here). This kind of stuff strikes me as monumentally stupid. Anybody who thinks this has been a rough primary should read their history books.

This primary has been historical. The Democrats have broken barriers. It will change electoral politics. I cannot begin to predict how. I hope at the very least it discredits big media pundits (and even bloggers) as king makers.