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More Clinton-Obama Convention Drama
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Leon Harris reports from Denver:

Everyone here seems to agree, Hillary Clinton hit a homerun with her speech Tuesday night, and now, behind me, the roll call is starting -- where Clinton's delegates will get to vote for her. But some worry that could just reopen the wounds she tried to heal with her speech.

Delegates we talked to are clearly still divided over Barack Obama (web|news|bio) .

It was a big morning for the Maryland delegation, including breakfast with House Speaker and Baltimore native Nancy Pelosi.

But much of the buzz focused on Hillary Clinton.

"I think the roll call itself will further reflect the respect that the party has for her," said Isiah "Ike" Leggett, the Montgomery County (web|news) Executive. "But I think at that point, we'll move on and be a unified party and go forward to a victory in November."

Clinton delegates insist the roll call is necessary.

"To try and pretend that there aren't Hillary Clinton supporters here, and that somehow or other they should be pushed off the stage because there's this new younger generation," vented Chevy Chase delegate Mary Boergers. "I was elected by the people of Montgomery County to come to Denver to vote for her."

Boergers and others are still not yet ready to get behind Obama.

"If you want to get that support, it would have been much better to have had her on the ticket," said Ellis Mottur, a North Bethesda delegate.

Despite all the reporting about the recalcitrant Clinton delegates, many have gotten on board the Obama bandwagon, including one Hillary fan from Prince George's County.

"Last night, she said it, she put it all together for me," she said. "I am now 100% Barack Obama supporter."

At some point during the roll call vote, Hillary Clinton is expected to step forward and request that Obama be nominated by acclimation.

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