Letters to the Editor
BryanS
Published Letters: 365 Editor's Choice: 1
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Don't panic
[Read the article: "Clinton will not be able to win the nomination"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I guess I'm one of the only Obama supporters who doesn't care if Hillary stays in until the last primary is over or not (although I do think that she needs to get out before the convention). It basically boils down to four main reasons:
1) I'd rather have the Rev. Wright thing run its course as much as possible while Obama is still in the primary. I know that Obama's going to be attacked as unpatriotic and "other" by the Republicans in the fall, but dealing with it during the primary gives him time and opportunity to try out different defenses and see what works. It also weakens the line of attack if it's already been overplayed for months before Obama captures the nomination.
2) I don't think that Hillary can continue going after Obama as viciously as she has been without risking further defections from her circle. With the race speech, Obama proved that he is a legitimately inspiring figure, and the candidate a who lot of Democrats have been waiting their whole lives for. She already lost Bill Richardson because of the type of campaign she's been running against him, and if she keeps it up, I think it's only going to get worse for her.
3) Yes, John McCain is making a lot of mistakes that the Democratic nominee isn't able to capitalize on, because there isn't a nominee yet. But that also relegates him to second-tier coverage as long as the focus is on Obama and Hillary. Yes, it's annoying that his Iran/al-Qaeda gaffe didn't get the kind of coverage that it should have. But I'm sure that his campaign is pissed that his entire trip to Iraq didn't get much play either. He's getting the kind of coverage associated with high-ranking members of Congress, while Obama and Hillary are getting the presidential treatment.
4) Assuming that Hillary drops out (or is pushed out) of the race following the last primary in the first week of June, that gives Obama five months to campaign against McCain, which is an eternity in a presidential campaign. Yes, he might have to spend a month or two mending party fences, but I think he's going to have a lot of help with that from a party that's largely excited about him and wants badly to take the White House and dominate Congress in November. By the time August rolls around, if Hillary and her people don't decide to throw a tantrum, we should have a nice big group hug at the convention and an energized party that's ready to spend the next three months kicking ass. I can't see any scenario where John McCain will enjoy the same advantage from his party.
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@ W.E.S.
[Read the article: "Clinton will not be able to win the nomination"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Provided that Hillary drops out in the first week of June, once it becomes obvious that she lacks the popular or party support to become the Democratic nominee for president, then I wouldn't hold an Obama loss in November against her. Of course, if that happens, I don't think we'll see an Obama loss in November, but I think you and I are going to have to agree to disagree on that one until one of us is proven right.
But if she continues a pointless fight into the convention and/or takes action to undermine him after he wins the nomination, then I would definitely blame her in part for Obama's defeat. Of course, so wouldn't at least 75% of African-American voters, so her political career as a Democrat would effectively be over. So I don't think she'll do that. She's a survivor, if nothing else.
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@ billcap
[Read the article: "Clinton will not be able to win the nomination"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"She already lost Bill Richardson because of the type of campaign she's been running against him"
luckily we can all read minds and know exactly why people are doing what they're doing
I can only read minds when they're spoken in interviews:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/21/richardson-calls-out-clinton-adviser/
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Point: billcap
[Read the article: "Clinton will not be able to win the nomination"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]" I'd bring up that old chestnut about us being primates whose hair has fallen off, but that might offend our distant relatives."
clearly not a Huckabee supporter, eh? :)
Awesome.
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The headline I wish you'd used
[Read the article: "It is possible ... that she misspoke"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Sinbad calls out Hillary Clinton"
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billcap
[Read the article: "Clinton will not be able to win the nomination"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"I can only read minds when they're spoken in interviews"
Yes, but that is of course assuming that everything a politician says in an interview is the gospel. Which, I think we're all adult enough to admit, isn't necessarily the case. There certainly is a lot of other reasons Richardson would endorse Obama having nothing to do with her campaign. Also, I"m not sure "kind of" is particularly strong phrasing. And since he's also on record as saying "both sides" have gotten overly negative, it's hardly "The" reason or even a distinguishing one.
And now I'm wondering that if I try to say that the sky is blue, you'll respond by saying how it's just a trick of light diffusion through particles in the atmosphere, and who's to say that what's blue to you is blue to me?
Regardless: you totally win. I'm all parsed out. The year's supply of Rice-a-Roni is yours. Thanks for playing.
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@ jebldmm
[Read the article: I've got a golden (Obama) ticket]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It depends how you count. By some estimates, more people have voted for Clinton than Obama during this campaign.
Well, I guess if you go back to only counting black people's ballots as 3/5 of a vote, you might be right. Other than that, I have no idea how you arrive at that conclusion.
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lost in translation
[Read the article: I've got a golden (Obama) ticket]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What lolcait says:
Ask BO why he and his supporters are hoping that Florida and Michigan voters will not be able to vote in this election.
Barry Obama and his supporters are no different than the Bush fans who supported the Supreme Court theft of the 2000 election.
They're disgusting.
What I hear:
SCREECHY SCREECHY SCREECHY SCREECH!!! FROTH FROTH FROTH!!!!
(pant pant pant)
SCREECH SCREECH SCREECH!!!