Sunday, March 4, 2012

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

Senator Hillary Clinton, unbowed by a third-place finish in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, hailed a "great night for Democrats" and said the strong turnout pointed for sure to the election of a Democratic president in November. She said she would "keep pushing as hard as we can."

The former first lady, who had once held a commanding lead in polls here, congratulated caucus winner Senator Barack Obama and the second-place finisher, former Senator John Edwards. She promised cheering supporters she would take "this enthusiasm and go tonight to New Hampshire" which holds its primary on Jan. 8.

"We're going to keep pushing as …

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