Feinstein: Clinton Should Resist Calls to Drop Out

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Not so fast, says California's senior senator, after hearing calls from supporters of Sen. Barack Obama that Sen. Hillary Clinton should drop out of the race unless she scores big wins in Ohio and Texas.

According to the New York Times, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California said on "Fox News Sunday" that Mrs. Clinton should ignore the pressure to bow out and decide for herself what is best. "Hillary Clinton is a major candidate," Ms. Feinstein said. "She has every right to stay in the race if she chooses to do so."

Feinstein also weighed on the press coverage ("I read a lot of columns. I'm amazed at the number that are spent on really picayune things about Senator Clinton -- her hair, her suits. And I think some of this just drives toward the insecurity of having a woman running for this office. If anyone is qualified to run for this office, Chris, Senator Clinton is -- eight years in the White House.")

Read the entire transcript here.