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"@rufus11
Hillary Clinton is not a recalcitrant child having a temper tantrum, to be "punished" for her bad behavior. She is a Presidential candidate who received 50% of the vote. She is not "blackmailing" Obama. "
So what. she doesn't have 50% of the DEMOCRATIC vote. She only started winning after rush limbaugh and fox started fighting for her. why do you think all these "hillary voters" are threatening to go to john mccain? they were anyway. They are republcain sabotuers. But even if she did. She lost. She is not owned anything, as she constantly claims. this is america. this is a democracy, not a monarchy, as much as the gop has turned it into one the last 50 years.
"In order to believe that, you must believe that she alone has the power to ensure that he wins the Presidency. All she can do is concede or not. "
Nope. Take your 40% to mccain, let us build the party/coutnry without your gop sabotage. We have two parties for a reason. We have three branches of government for a reason. She has zero clout, to me, and is holding no cards. The more she and you BLACKMAIL the less youa re going to get. I hope he gives you nothing. this is not elementary school trophies were everyone gets a medal. this is serious business and lifes are in the balance. hillary cares about no one but hereself. She has showed this. I don't want that cancer hurting the great thing we are building here.
"The media have declared him the victor and he stands to gain nothing by her conceding before the convention. Why is it so important anyway? "
No the voters in the american democratic party decalred him the winner. the voters and the party and the media and reality.
Just because she and you do not acknowledge reality does not change reality. It makes you a crazy person. to build a false reality if you do not like yours.
"As for her leaving and taking her supporter's with her - we are not cult worshippers who obey every word of our great leader. We have minds of our own, and will vote the way we feel is best, regardless of her views. She has already stated (repeatedly) that she will support Obama in the general election should he win the primary. You seem to be saying "Give in and we might throw a few scraps your way, eventually". Clinton is negotiating from a position of strength, and she is wise to do so."
I agree with you she can't take her supporters. So why the threat. How many really would go, including the ones who buy the false narratives like this you republcains, i mean clinton supporters, make.
If she will support the dem candidate when is she going to start. All gop for months now.
I'm saying she lost. She such concede like a professional and patriot and step down. Not blackmail her parties candidate
"As for race and gender having nothing to do with this election... what rock have you been hiding under for the past 6 months?
-- jebldmm"
And who made sure it was an issue? Bill clinton? clinton surrogates? Sean hannity? Chris matthews (hillary backer)? Bill o'reilly? Brian williams? Gibson? CBS abc news? headline?
the republcains. the republcains made it an issue. Divide and conquer. the gop has no candidate. all they can do is sabotage the oppostion. That is their only hope. The only people that are pretending to buy this are republcains grasping for a reason to not support obama. Whether race, or left-leaning stance, or religon, or what have you.
It's all about an excuse. there is no reason or excuse to why obama will not or cannot be the next president. We need clear thinkers. We need smart people. We need leaders in politics. We need statesmen. The gop, clitnon included, brand of poltiics is done. It has not served america well the last 50 years (as a whole). the sooner you clinton backers, i mean gop, realize you have been wrong and work toward progress the sooner we can fix the damage done. The first step in solving a problem is admtting you have it. :)
