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Tuesday, June 3, 2008 05:27 AM
Original article: Viva Hillary Clinton!

Why the Clinton Political Machine Is Broken and Ineffective

Why did HRC and Company spend two weeks in Puerto Rico when the real contests were on the mainland? Now, everyone should grasp why Hillary's campaign is deep in debt and overall behind in delegates. How much do you think she lended her campaign in May to keep her obssession alive? What worked in the 1990s for Bill does not do well today's political climate.

The dynamics have changed.

Super delegates are not as simple thinking and dense as HRC's narrow-minded strategists seems to assume. She's leading in the popular vote? Only if you believe in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. You cannot pick and chose which state results to count and use "estimates." Michigan and Florida were simply straw polls at the time.

Everyone knows its the delegate count, stupid! Especially when Obama is leading in pledged delegates when the last primary vote is cast in Montana. Being a fierce competitor is one thing, but chasing a vanishing pipe dream is another thing entirely. Who wants Bill Clinton around the White House, even as the spouse of the VP? Not anyone in the Obama Camp, I hope and pray.

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