Letters to the Editor
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Hillary's donors are HILLARY'S DONORS
They're not Democratic donor, they are donors to the party of Clinton. And if they do not get their way, they'll take their ball and go home. Good riddance. Let the Democratic Party make a clean break with the Clintons and all the Republican-Lite crap they represent. Since Bill Clinton left the White House, the Democratic Party has steadily rebuilt its grass roots, state organization, and Congressional strength.
To steal a phrase from Ms. Steinem, Democrats need the Clintons like a fish needs a bicycle.
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@xufapemu
Why did Dodd, Biden, Richardson, Edwards drop out?
they dropped out because they had absolutely no chance of winning under any remotely realistic circumstance and because even if they'd wanted to stay in no one would have given them money to do so.
hillary's chances of victory are quite real, especially since her supposed impossible path to the nomination is a fiction based on the obama campaign's insistence that his flimsy lead at the end of the primaries constitutes a "mandate" that should override the independent judgement of the superdelegates. see my previous post for more on this point.
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FYI - enjoy
From: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/26/821438.aspx
"From NBC's Chuck Todd
As expected, one of the two major Democratic candidates saw a downturn in the latest NBC/WSJ poll, but it's not the candidate that you think. Hillary Clinton is sporting the lowest personal ratings of the campaign. Moreover, her 37 percent positive rating is the lowest the NBC/WSJ poll has recorded since March 2001, two months after she was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York."
and:
"In the general-election matchups, Obama led McCain by 2 points, and McCain led Clinton by 2 points"
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@ xufapemu
Why did Dodd, Biden, Richardson, Edwards drop out?
Because they couldn't raise money. You think they did it out of altruistic concern for the democratic party?
Let the Democratic Party make a clean break with the Clintons and all the Republican-Lite crap they represent
If by "republican-lite" you mean moderate democrats, you will probably get your wish if Obama is the nominee. And you probably think you can win a national election with only liberals.
According to a 2004 Harris Poll:
Self-described moderates (40%) continue to outnumber those who consider themselves conservatives (33%) or liberals (18%). These numbers have been remarkably stable over more than 30 years.
But maybe if you have a really strong, motivated, not to mention cool 18% you can win. Good luck.
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Clinton is a clown and her trajectory is down
Clinton is just limping along on crutch and a curse, if she can't win an honest race, she'll just open her purse.
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Skinnin' Fat Cats & Clintonian Disinformation
Every single donor who is a signatory to the blackmail note sent to Pelosi should be publicized, named out right. We have a right to know who the fat cats are that are trying to exert undue influence on this election. We should have the opportunity as citizens to make them pay for their arrogance by undermining their business interests. I hope Pelosi gives them all the finger. If Obama has taught our generation's politicians anything, it's that you don't need the fat cats to succeed. Not when you have the internet.
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Think about November . . .
and how disenfranchising voters in two large, important states will affect Democrats. I understand that counting all the votes may hurt your candidate, but try to keep your eye on the prize.
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Think about November . . .
I am thinking about November, and I'm having a hard time seeing how a state that has been hurt, perhaps more than any other, by vanishing jobs is going to suddenly find salvation in the Republicans.
I'd be annoyed too if my vote wasn't counted, but I'd be a helluvalot more annoyed if I was unemployed.
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Hillary republican-lite
Hillary is republican-lite as in a republican in democrat clothing.
By the way, Thanks Professor
That latest poll is quite interesting. Not only does Hillary only have only a 37% positive rating, it shows how unelectable Clinton is. Obama still beats Hillary with independents. The independents are the key to winning the general election. Hillary will have the hardest time winning over independents compared to Obama or McCain.
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The Audacity of Fools
Ok, so two weeks ago before Obama had undeniably imploded even to his fringiest fans, the obamateur's and their nutty mouthpieces were threatening the superdels riots and bricks... Not ONE of the Obamavulgarians here objected at all.
But now somehow if long-time Democratic donors express their opinion the obama-fringe has a conniption.
I suggest Obama's next book should be about his campaign and be called the Audacity of Fools .
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@AlKALINE
I am thinking about November, and I'm having a hard time seeing how a state that has been hurt, perhaps more than any other, by vanishing jobs is going to suddenly find salvation in the Republicans.
Surely not referring to Florida I hope. If Mrs. Clinton is our candidate we'll have that locked up. Older folks like her and her economic policies. As do hispanics.
Michigan, well, yes, it's hurting. All the midwest is. And Hillary fares very well with much hurting blue collar workers.
They might vote Obama if they thought he could DO anything, but all polls show they don't.
My guess is if Obama gets the nomination (God forbid) McCain will takeover with double digit leads so quickly that a lot of the poor won't even bother to come out to vote.
For this reason among many others I believe Hillary is our only chance. I agree that this nasty nasty primary has crippled both candidates, but those that claim Obama was on some sort of highground just becasue he employed others to throw a very nasty racist campaign are just being ridiculous.
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@Professor - Odd then that Obama couldn't win California, New Jersey, NY and Mass
Among the most reliably Dem states, he lost by double digits, but somehow this buttwipe of a poll you're referring to is supposed to persuade us to front a man as our nominee who is prospectively our weakest GEneral Election Dem since Dukakis???
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@RealityCounts
Self-described moderates (40%) continue to outnumber those who consider themselves conservatives (33%) or liberals (18%). These numbers have been remarkably stable over more than 30 years.
And continue to be. This years estimates are less than 1/2 of 1% different. NOt that this will dissuade the fools of course. They do this every election.