HILLARY Clinton has labelled calls for her to drop out of the White House race as "deju vu all over again" and suggested one reason she wants to go on is for the sisterhood.
"Too many people have fought too hard to see a woman continue in this race, this history-making race, and I want everybody to understand that," Senator Clinton said, despite a chorus of US media outlets saying the former first lady`s campaign is dead.
Women have been at the core of her support base in the four-month Democratic Party`s presidential nominating race.
Senator Clinton`s defiance came as it emerged her rival, Barack Obama, could be planning to declare himself the victor on May 20.
Senator Obama told NBC: "If at that point we have the majority of pledged delegates, which is possible, then I think we can make a pretty strong claim that we have got the most runs and it`s the ninth inning and we have won."
Senator Clinton is expected to win in West Virginia on Tuesday but Senator Obama is expecting to do better in Oregon and Kentucky on the following Tuesday.
Senator Obama would still be short of the 2025 delegates needed to be officially named the presidential nominee and will need the support of super delegates made up of congressional leaders and party officials.
Senator Obama yesterday made a high-profile visit to the US Congress in Washington to woo undecided super delegates.
Senator Obama also did not rule out selecting Senator Clinton as his running mate.
Asked if she could be the vice-presidential nominee, he said: "She is tireless . . . she is capable and so, obviously, she would be on anybody`s short list to be a potential vice-presidential candidate."
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