Letters to the Editor
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Hillary to The W.H.!!!
Obama does not perform well in debates. He admits he's not all that good with paperwork (yikes!), he has questionable relationships with Rezko, Auchi, Ayers, Rev. Wright, a thin resume, he's a whiner, his wife is not first lady material. Obama cannot win big states. Obama will lose to McCain in November, if nominated. Hillary will investigate oil companies. Hillary will fight for our veterans, and help them and others get jobs, she will work harder than Obama-ready-to-vacation-when-stressed. I live in McCain's state of Arizona, but Hillary can win both red and blue states in a general election. Go Hillary...Go our girl...all the way to The White House!!!
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C;mon Red
The urban black vote is not trivial and it votes like no other block in the party. That is the group I am referring to.
You cannot win without it, I would think that is basic.
As I have said many times - Clinton can win without me, Obama without you. But you cannot throw away your most relaible voting block. And having party insiders take it away - be that perception or reality, withing the rules or not - in favor of a party insider is a big deal. It will be viewed as disenfranchisement.
That is my issue - she wins now with SD's only to lose in Nov because she trashed her urban base to do it. Read my past posts on this.
I wish more people had liked Hillary and you could have gotten your way, but they didn't. It is what it is.
See you in 2 weeks!
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dave
Hillary is down about 200,000 votes in the popular counting Florida.
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Obama can't close the deal
Obama has a real problem closing the deal. He out spent Senator Clinton three to one and could not break through. Obama has a serious issue with middle class Americans. There is a great disconnect in part because of the core Obama voters who are elite educated and wealthy.
Senator Clinton is a magnet for this group who are devoted to her and trust her to help them. Her message resonates with voters better then Obamas. I think he is being looked at up close, and people are beginning to recognize he is a typical politician who's use of the word "change" means more of the same. Obama has insulted the Clinton administration which is political suicide since most of us remember those eight years fondly. We had a balanced budget with a surplus and his economic advisor David Rubin was correct in all he did to pay as you go. The former President is responsible for many who have political careers today. Bill Richardson is one example of how a man who was helped by Bill Clinton to enjoy a resume defected. I think Super Delegates will now take a harder look at Obama and recognize he is no closer, far from it. Senator Clinton is showing strength. That's what counts.
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Yes, the race does go on, with the help of the GOP
Haven't you noticed AT ALL that the attacks coming in from the GOP are hitting Obama? Does that not register AT ALL with ANYONE?
What do you think will energize the GOP base more, a relatively unknown (because you know that they aren't looking him over - they're just listening to what they're told), or a "Clinton"? Now I do agree that giving the candidates a long period of exposure to the base has a good effect on providing us a better picture of who they are. BUT, letting them snipe at each others' weaknesses gives the GOP the opportunity to snipe at the target they DON'T want to fight as well - increasing the odds that the candidate who represents the interests of the people of this country will be defeated.
Yes, you heard me right - this long fight is increasing the odds that we will lose the candidate who is better for us. The GOP is not out to support the people of the United States, folks. They are out for themselves. NOT us. Not you. Not me.
So they're going to take every chance they can to put down the candidate who stands most in opposition to them. In doing so, they elevate the candidate who has more in common, and thus has fewer distinctions from them - so they can start pounding in the "personality" contest that they favor so much. How well do you think the "elitist" argument will fly against Obama from McCain? Right, not very well - McCain is worth 100M+ with his rich wife, Obama might be worth 5% of that. However, when they fly it against Clinton, they can say she's worth "109M" - and it'll stick, both because she's got money and because people out there want to find reasons to dislike her.
Enough of this crap, folks. Yes, it's a tight race. Yes, both have their pros and cons. However, from a practical stance, both Clinton and Obama are extremely similar - but Obama has a much stronger chance to beat McCain. Let's face the facts and move on them. Two more months of mutual sniping with McCain piling on against Obama will end this with another Florida or Ohio in November.
And we the people cannot afford more of this GOP shit.
T
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what Taritac said
Right on the money! WTF, Salon?!?
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sitka0230
doens't it seem counterproductive that Obama would be registering Republican's as Dems only to have them vote for Hilary...Does this make any sense to you...Even with all the fake votes he still lost by 10%...
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Hillary
Needs to start pounding him on patriotism with steady ads now.
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Here's a more accurate frame
Despite Obama's being double-teamed by Clinton and McCain, despite Clinton's having just about the entire PA Democratic machine behind her, and despite the mainstream media doing everything it can to keep the horse race going, Obama cut her lead from 25 to 10 in just a few weeks. Yes, he outspent her, but that's because he's outraised her, which in turn is because he generates more national support from individual citizens who are excited about his campaign. If Clinton had done what Obama did in this race, she'd be crowing about her amazing come-from-behind narrow loss. PA was tailor-made for Clinton, and she still lost more than half her lead in a matter of weeks. In just about every state where Obama campaigns with force, he either extends his lead or cuts into Clinton's. The more people know about him, the more they like him, and that trend will continue into the general election. Obama is the one to beat McCain, and I sure hope the superdelegates keep sight of that in the midst of the dust storm Clinton keeps kicking up.