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Friday, April 4, 2008 12:00 AM

"Richardson has never questioned Senator Obama's electability"

A spokesman for the governor denies a Clinton associate's claim that Richardson said Obama can't win the general election.

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Friday, April 4, 2008 07:52 AM

Ok, that's enough of this.

Move along.

Friday, April 4, 2008 07:55 AM

Are we really having this discussion again today?

And then Hillary said that Barack said that Mandy was a total b**ch and that she was never even IN gym that day and that Derrick was REALLY the one who said that Bill said that Hillary said that Barack can't win. My husband is a high school teacher and hears more better conversation than this.

Friday, April 4, 2008 07:57 AM

Oh Well

She misunderstands questions. She misinterprets the meaning of statements. She mispeaks. She lies and still the Hillary Clinton is considered a viable canditadt to lead this country. Unbelievable!

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:01 AM

Of Course

He's electable. He either wins or it's Hillary's fault.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:05 AM

Who cares!!!!!

There's real issues to report on you know.

Also the Penn frackas -- WHO CARES. He was just at a MEETING.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:06 AM

Who is more believable - Richardson or the Clintons?

The American people are now more aware of the lies, obfuscations and deceit of the Clintons, from Lani Guineer to the storm of sniper bullets. They were successful enough to lay their whole baggage at the door of the vast right wing conspiracy. Today, that has all but evaporated and we see the Clintons for the dysfunctional family that they are. PA should retire them permanently from all things political. They have destroyed themselves beyond trick Dick Nixon.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:07 AM

Apparently

Oh Well... She misunderstands questions. She misinterprets the meaning of statements. She mispeaks. She lies and still the Hillary Clinton is considered a viable canditadt to lead this country. Unbelievable!

In the words of another self perceived great leader, maybe we've "misunderestimated" her ability to use words with a prefix.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:11 AM

WES

If she runs in a way that poisons the general atmosphere among democrats and puts him down, a fellow democrat as not being as qualified as their opponent, McCain, and then Obama loses to McCain, then ya, HRC would bear some portion of the blame.

I don't understand why she can't run in a way that is uplifting to both candidates.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:11 AM

Clinton/Tourettes 2008

It's a tic people - mental illness - you don't want to discriminate against a mentally ill woman running for present do you? Please move on to more relevant discussions, like how Obama is a closet islamofascist bent on world domination and bilateral free-trade agreements allowing the unhindered exportation of american babies.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:12 AM

Body language

Anyone with rudimentary understanding of facial expressions and body language knew she was dissembling in that press conference.

Her "no" at the end was strange and forced.

Some of us are no longer surprised that she dissembles.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:15 AM

Hillary and her Hillary Cultists

Clinton Cult wacks like WES do one thing for the rest of us normal people: Provide a strong and clear reason to run like hell away from Hillary. I have not seen a Clinton CultWack for some time who was a nice and reasonable person. Most of them, like WES, are sarcastic jerks. Many of the rest, like Smith, are pathetic losers.

Obama fans provide a positive, reasonable and well-considered rationale for supporting their candidate.

When I was undecided back in Jan, the Clinton CultWacks convinced me that NO REASONABLE person could support the person that the CultWacks support.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:22 AM

Clinton's strategy: blah, blah, blah, Obama's unelectable, blah, blah, blah

This whole discussion is another example of the media and the public falling for a strategy Clinton has gone back to over and over through this campaign. While the media reports on this he said/she said story, the public has to keep hearing that somebody (fill in the blank) has questioned Obama's electability. This is the strategy - to make headline news that associates Obama with something negative without going on record with actual criticism. Hopefully the public is smart enough to dismiss this but the tactic is to elevate a non-story with the intention of raising doubts about Obama's electability.

Clinton is one step short of saying "Obama is electable, as far as I know."

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:24 AM

Rejoice

for ye shall find salvation within.

http://dyn.politico.com/huddle/

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:25 AM

Hillary Isn't Raising Doubts

The polling of the Obama-McCain hypotheticals from Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania are.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:25 AM

@data

I am an Obama supporter and I've love to agree, but I can't. The Hillary Cultists and just as dogmatic as the Obama Cultists. The only differences are the loathsome sense of entitlement that the Hillary folks are clinging to; and the almost diabolical urge to say "I told you so" if Obama should lose to McCain in the fall.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:27 AM

As I Pointed Out Yesterday

It's a ways out, but one thing is certain. If Obama is the nominee we do not win Florida.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:31 AM

W.E.S.

Don't get over your own head with the Hillary hubris. Clinton's superdelegate lead has shrunk to thirty.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:34 AM

more bottom-feeding

What he said:

http://tinyurl.com/3kykkx

Someone please read Glenn's book to Alex.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:35 AM

manos

The most entertaining part of the superdelegate movement is them pretending they like it.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:39 AM

It's a ways out, but one thing is certain. If Obama is the nominee we do not win Florida

Dollars to donuts McCain picks Crist as veep, which means Dems don't win Florida anyway, regardless of who gets the nomination.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:39 AM

Lemme see...

On one hand we have a statesman that has served in many varied roles including, but not limited to, a Governor, diplomat, cabinet secretary, U.S. Rep. He has never had his honor and integrity challenged until this recent slimebath he was subjected to.

On the other hand, we have a, a.......1.5 term Senator who is, shall we say, has been exposed as a factually-challenged individual. A routine liar, even.

Who are we going to believe?

Yep, that's what I thought too.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:42 AM

No

If It's Obama, Florida belongs to McCain regardless.........His choice will be to go after Mich, Ohio, or Penn with the VP pick.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:43 AM

I do not get that last sentence

I read it 3 times, and I still don't know what you are trying to imply. "implies that perhaps there's a very specific reason it doesn't want a denial on record." I have no idea what that means. Are you implying that the Clinton campaign is trying to hide somehing? That's what it sounds like, but I'm having a hard time trying to imagine what it is that they you think they are hiding. Clinton has been quite clear that she doesn't consider Obama electable. He hasn't "passed the threshold", remember? The media have and Obama supporters have certainly spent enough time criticizing that statement, so it's hard to believe that you don't remember it or understand it.

Friday, April 4, 2008 08:47 AM

Not Hillary's Fault

Earth to Notorious WES (and others) -- if Obama is nominated and goes on to lose the general, it won't be Hillary's fault. It will be Obama's own fault, for failing to put Pastorgate behind him in a convincing and honest way. Which he has NOT done. It will also be the fault of Obama's supporters, who live in a bubble and refuse to acknowledge the gravity of this problem. This ought to be a Democratic year, but he can still blow it big time.

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