Million-member group says it’s backing “the pro-choice candidate whom we believe will secure the Democratic nomination and advance to the general election. That candidate is Sen. Obama.”
Asked for reaction on media conference call, Clinton spokesman Wolfson says, “Surprised.”EMILY's List Hits Back At NARAL
For the Obama endorsement. Here's a statement by EMILY's List president Ellen Malcolm:
“I think it is tremendously disrespectful to Sen. Clinton - who held up the nomination of a FDA commissioner in order to force approval of Plan B and who spoke so eloquently during the Supreme Court nomination about the importance of protecting Roe vs. Wade - to not give her the courtesy to finish the final three weeks of the primary process. It certainly must be disconcerting for elected leaders who stand up for reproductive rights and expect the choice community will stand with them.”
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