Clinton Camp Memo on Remaining Contests

To: Interested Parties
From: Maggie Williams
Date: April 1, 2008
RE: Millions of Votes Still To Be Cast

2008 is shaping up to be a great year for democracy. The ride to the nomination has been
competitive – I believe exactly as our founders hoped it would be.

In the Democratic Party, fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Democrats Abroad
and 3 territories vote to determine who will be our party's nominee.

As of today, the citizens of 42 states, the District of Columbia, Democrats Abroad and 2
territories have had an opportunity to vote – and they have exercised that right in
overwhelming numbers. But the citizens in Pennsylvania, Guam, North Carolina, Indiana,
West Virginia, Oregon, Kentucky, Puerto Rico, Montana and South Dakota have not yet had
the opportunity to exercise that fundamental right. Together, this adds up to nearly 43 million
Americans. Are their voices any less important than those of the citizens who have already
voted?

Hillary Clinton respects those voters and their right to participate in this historic contest. Their
votes, along with all the others, will determine when this contest is at an end. It's the
American way – everybody counts in this country.

The last time that we were told we'd better cut the process short or the sky would fall was
when the Supreme Court stopped the Florida recount in 2000. But Chicken Little was wrong.
What was true then is true now: there is nothing to fear – and everything to gain – from hearing
from all of the voters.

The simple fact is that this election is too close to call.

After 46 primaries and caucuses, by virtually every measure, Hillary Clinton and Barack
Obama are neck and neck – separated by roughly 130 of the more than 3,100 delegates
committed thus far and less than 1% of the 27 million-plus votes cast, including Florida and
Michigan. Less than 1%! With hundreds of delegates still uncommitted, neither candidate
has reached the number of delegates required to secure the nomination. And either candidate
can reach the required number in the coming weeks and months.

This is indisputable.

No amount of editorials, articles, blog posts, calculations, formulas or projections or friendly,
but heated political conversations can change the basic fact that either candidate can win. We
have all been there before when the pundits have proclaimed that Hillary had no hope of
winning. Hillary Clinton has been counted out of this race three times before – and each time,
with their votes, the American people asked her to stay in the race.

Elections are important because they allow voters to decide how they want the big issues
confronting them addressed. Millions of voters are awaiting their turn to answer the questions:

Who is the best candidate to address the economic, health care, environmental and security
issues confronting our country? Who is the best candidate to go toe to toe with John McCain?
Which of the candidates is best positioned to win the 270 electoral votes needed to become the
next president?

This campaign will wait to hear from all of the voters.