Tonight, Hillary Clinton has conceded nothing. While nodding toward "unifying our party," her speech really continued to make the case that she should be the Democratic nominee. "I know a lot of people are asking, 'What does Hillary want?'" she laughed. "I want what I have always fought for in this whole campaign: I want to end the war in Iraq, I want to turn this economy around, I want health care for every American, I want every child to live up to his or her God-given potential, and I want the more than 18 million Americans who voted for me to be respected, to be heard, and to no longer be invisible." Clinton also reiterated her longstanding argument that her primary wins in general election swing states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania prove she is the better candidate to face John McCain. "Because of you we won the swing states necessary to get to 270 electoral votes," she told her supporters. The message: She's not quitting. She's not calling Obama the nominee. As she said to an elated New York crowd, "This has been a long campaign and I will be making no decisions tonight. ... I want to hear from you, I hope you'll go to my website. ... In the coming days I will be consulting with Party leaders and supporters to determine how to move forward with the best interests of our Party and our country guiding my way." --Dana Goldstein
