Post by Logan on Jan 21, 2016 11:39:17 GMT -6
House Speaker Robert DeLeo publicly declared his support Thursday for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and said that the rise of Donald Trump has taken him by surprise, but that he does not expect the billionaire to stumble as the race progresses.
“I always gave the line about ‘Oh yeah, this is a short-term thing and whatnot,’ but I don’t think I can say that anymore,” DeLeo said in a telephone interview.
“I don’t see him faltering at all,” he added.
DeLeo said he had been hoping to speak with Clinton before publicly pledging his support, and had “been back and forth on the phone, myself and some of her staff,” but that the conversation never materialized.
Continued at www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/21/deleo-declares-support-for-clinton/OmuSEf8oxD3AbmAVlwmYGJ/story.html .
“I always gave the line about ‘Oh yeah, this is a short-term thing and whatnot,’ but I don’t think I can say that anymore,” DeLeo said in a telephone interview.
“I don’t see him faltering at all,” he added.
DeLeo said he had been hoping to speak with Clinton before publicly pledging his support, and had “been back and forth on the phone, myself and some of her staff,” but that the conversation never materialized.
Continued at www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/21/deleo-declares-support-for-clinton/OmuSEf8oxD3AbmAVlwmYGJ/story.html .