Letters to the Editor
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W.E.S.
Sure enough. Only Florida doesn't count because their legislature and governor crapped their own bed. And if/when it does, she'll still be a quarter million votes down.
Losing is losing. Obama lost PA, and no spin can change that. Hillary needed 10% to cut into the delegate lead and remain relevant and viable. She missed that mark, but with the help of MSM lies, she's managed to spin an 8.3% win into $3million over night. Good for her!
But for us, it's a little sad: the people who flushed all that money down the crapper are flushing the parties chances in November with their money. By funding this continuing knife fight, they're chumming the water for whichever Democrat finally wins.
W.E.S., in this thread you've already admitted her only path to win the nomination is by convincing Supers to ignore the electorate. Combine her path to victory with the broader personal animosity towards her outside the party and it's clear she cannot win in November. I concede Senator Obama might be damaged by Senator Clinton's "kitchen sink" tactics, and recognize the hurdle for a black man is much higher than it is for John McCain (who looks more like every President ever elected).
The fact is any Democrat is running head first into a wood chipper. The media clearly doesn't want to talk about issues, and prefers a horse race to a conversation on facts. I think there are sound reasons to vote for either of these candidates, which boil down to one's vision. If you believe politics is what it is and always will be that, well, Hillary is a good choice, since she definitely plays to win and is unencumbered by reality or even human decency. But, since I can remember a time when things were not as they are, I harbor hopes that we can chart a different course. We have to: the problems we face cannot be solved by eeking out a 51% majority and calling it a mandate (the status quo of the Clinton/Bush era). I think we have one chance to get it right - after 2008, we'll be too poor, too bogged down, and too debased as a nation to change our fate. Hillary will be a great engineer if you plan on heading deeper into this off-road wilderness. Barack is better if you hope to get out of the ditch and back on the road.
PA has proven beyond all doubt that Hillary is a 51% leader, who can only get ahead by going negative. In other words: She's running just like George W. Bush. If that's what you want, WES, you've got her. It's more fun to be cynical and contrarian, and often you're right. While it's more difficult to face the future with hope, it's worth remembering that things CAN change, because this nation has changed course in our past. We have our moments and this is certainly a great opportunity.
The good news: Nothing you or Hillary say change the basic math, and it's unlikely Supers will choose Hillary's career over their own. If the elite overturns an election, and hands victory to the loser by every measure based on a flimsy argument, the Democratic party turns a sure-win year into a dismal trainwreck. Barring a total collapse by Senator Obama in North Carolina, it's STILL over. The only question is how much mud Hillary is willing to sling to keep her chances alive for 2012? So far there appears to be no limits... she is a Clinton after all!