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Is campaign finally nearing an end for Democrats? “I think the campaign has been good for the country because it has awakened the interest of all kinds of new voters and energized the party. I don’t think it has hurt it. I think we’ll come together as one, and Obama will be elected in a landslide.”
Williams said he believes Democratic and Republican campaigns are successful when they “get more people involved in the process.” Williams said he hopes people, regardless of their political preference, “will take a little time to remember how special this is, for our country to have had a viable female candidate and a viable African-American candidate running for president. It says great things about the progress of our country.” Williams said he has found Obama’s and Clinton’s stances on policy issues to be “very similar.” He said what attracted him to Obama was “his message of change.” “I especially liked him saying that he wouldn’t be able to do everything on his own, and that he wants the people to hold him and other elected officials accountable,” he said. “I also liked the fact that he and his wife have been through a lot of things that most people have. I think he comes closer to understanding what regular people are going though.” Daniels said Obama “is right on the issues involving working families, for getting control of mortgage lending problems and building up the country’s infrastructure.” Daniels, business manager of Laborers Local 319, said Obama supports legislation that would make it easier for employees to join unions. “I also believe he’ll bring a higher standard of ethics to the presidency — certainly higher than we’ve had in the last eight years,” he said. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Delegate count Barack Obama on Monday night was 41.5 delegates shy of the 2,118 needed to clinch the nomination at the party’s convention in Denver. He gained 5.5 during the day Monday, including Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, a member of the House leadership who scheduled a formal announcement for today. Hillary Clinton had 1917.5 delegates after adding two on Monday. 
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