[[File:Aufzumsieg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hillary as the universally acclaimed presidential frontrunner and titular head of the Democratic party in 2007.]]
[[File:Aufzumsieg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hillary as the universally acclaimed presidential frontrunner and titular head of the Democratic party in 2007.]]
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The much ballyhooed presumptive nominee according to her media allies and "inevitable" winner as the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008 - Primaries|2008 Democratic presidential primaries]] approached, Hillary Clinton finished a dismal third in a Democratic field of three in the Iowa Caucuses.<ref>Obama won Iowa with 37.6 percent of the vote; [[John Edwards]] edged out Clinton for second 29.7 - 29.5 percent. </ref> On June 7th, 2008 she conceded defeat to [[Barack Obama]] although she did not release her delegates until the convention itself.
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The much ballyhooed presumptive nominee and "inevitable" general election winner according to her media allies as the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008 - Primaries|2008 Democratic presidential primaries]] approached, Hillary Clinton finished a dismal third in a Democratic field of three in the Iowa Caucuses.<ref>Obama won Iowa with 37.6 percent of the vote; [[John Edwards]] edged out Clinton for second 29.7 - 29.5 percent. </ref> On June 7th, 2008 she conceded defeat to [[Barack Obama]] although she did not release her delegates until the convention itself.