Clinton Reacts to Edwards Withdrawal

From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. -- Hillary Clinton reacted to fellow Democrat John Edwards' withdrawal from the presidential race today saying that she is unclear on how this affects the race between her and Barack Obama leading up to Super Tuesday.

"I don't know I'm going to leave that to the political pundits and writers," she said adding, "Now is a time to really thank him for his service and to recognize the sacrifices that it takes for any family to go through a presidential campaign and to keep he and Elizabeth and his family in our thoughts and prayers as they move forward."

She also said she hasn't specifically asked for his endorsement "because I think that this is up to Sen. Edwards to decide how he is going to participate, if at all, in the ongoing campaign. We talked this morning he told me we were making this announcement and I wish him well."

When asked if she was concerned about whether Edwards' white supporters would now back Barack Obama, she tried to shift the focus away from race saying, "I'm not concerned with anything like that. That's not what this campaign is about. Its about reaching out to voters everywhere, each and every voter I'm trying to persuade to support me. I'd be honored to have the support of those who supported Senator Edwards. We're going to have a vigorous campaign and then we'll get a nominee and then we will close ranks and be unified and bring our party and our country together."