Letters to the Editor
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Don't Go All Sexist on Us Steve!!!
Oh Steve. Big sigh!! You're starting to sound sexist, you know, criticizing our girl!!
Shame on you, Steve Benen!! Don't count our girl out!
She's ready on day one! She's rolling up her sleeves, she's getting to work. She's ready to take charge. She's going to make the economy work! She's working for us! She's embracing every last one of us!
Come on. There are a LOT of ways Hillary can still win!!
Obama could drop dead, after all.
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The superdelegates already committed to Obama could abandon him and go to Clinton. And all the uncommitted ones could go for Clinton.
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All the committed delegates from states that have already had their primaries could abandon Obama and go to Clinton.
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Clinton could stage a coup d'etat.
So it's not over.
She's on the road to the White House.
From Pennsylvania, to Pennsylvania Avenue!!!!
Hillary! Yes we will!! Hillary! Yes we will!! Hillary! Yes we will!! Hillary! Yes we will!! Hillary! Yes we will!!
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Celebrating on Fox
Hey for those who trust Hillary Clinton, I just thought I'd let you know they're celebrating her victory over on Fox News.
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Now comes the fun part
If Obama keeps his pledged delegate lead to around 150, Clinton needs to win 70% of them on May 6 -- and if not, 80% of them after May 6.
A hundred fifty delegates is not a lot! There are, what, more than 4 thousand total?
It seems increasingly unlikely that Clinton will persuade the at-large delegates to provide the necessary countervailing weight, but so long as they don't commit, Obama won't win either. (And, technically, even after they commit — since nothing they say counts until the convention.)
So will it all get decided on the floor? Or are Clinton and Obama going to start talking about making a deal? And what on earth would the terms be? That would be a campaign story worth reading.
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Hmm.
"After all the primaries and caucuses are complete, Clinton will trail Obama in pledged delegates, and will need superdelegates to make up the difference."
AND: it would take at least 2/3 of the remaining superdelegates to make up the difference. Meanwhile, the vast majority of remaining supers are just waiting to see who comes out on top with the pledged delegates (most have said as much). SO: If it is mathematically impossible for her to have more pledged delegates, and a large majority of remaining supers are going to go for whoever has more pledged delegates ...
This isn't rocket science, folks.
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professor
why do you think that superdelegates will go along with voters, rather than try to cut deals that benefit themselves?
this is going to go to the convention, and the candidates will be promising anything to anyone for votes.
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This is a Hillary defeat
In her friendliest state, a state in which she should've blown him away by 35-40 points, after a months of almost non-stop gaffes by Obama, she can't seem to beat him by a double digit figure. Even if the Florida&Michigan "results" were allowed in, and they won't. she would still need to win all remaining primaries with about 70 percent of the vote. After tonight, it's clearer than ever that she cannot win the nomination unless Obama drops dead. She's staying in the race to prevent Obama from winning in November, so she can run in 2012.
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She just said the tide is turning
I'm listening to Clinton's victory and she just said the tide is turning. No it isn't. She led by 20 points a month ago, and she needed that big a win to have a realistic hope. She's not even close. She needs a massive 65-70% win the rest of the way. Seriously, does anyone think she'll get that? She looks close in delegates until you look at the math. Given how few states are left and how few delegates they have, she's pretty much hoping a meteor lands on Obama. What good is she doing at this point?
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A meteor LMAO!!
But seriously, the good she's doing is allowing Obama to campaign in every single US state which has consistently worked to his strong advantage (I'm thinking GE here OK?) It will serve the democrats well in the general.
Relax. It will al work itself out. Unless....meteor.
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@401kboy
If the supers were going to make a decision that had nothing to do with the delegate count, they would have already made it (as most have). They're chance to 'cut a deal' diminishes every day, as the chances of a Clinton win diminishes, mathematically. The only reason not to cash in the value of their vote now, when it is worth the most, is that they really are waiting to see who has the most delegates, which is an honorable thing to do.
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We can still learn from this
Okay, Obama's probably going to get the nomination. I am totally ready to support Obama. As this primary grows more and more polarizing for some, I see fewer and fewer meaningful differences between them. I don't personally care much for either. So, go Obama!
But it is relevant that this race is going (went) on so long. Hillary-haters, take heed--there was support for her. Not just aversion to alternatives, but support. I know it is really, really hard for some of you to believe, but it's really important to believe it! What did she offer that Obama didn't? What will Obama NEED to offer? (A couple billion letters in Salon give some answers, many of them good.)
Hillary made this race better. Obama is stronger. Let's go, Democrats!
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Thanks Fox
By the way I just want to thank Fox News, which had a bunch pundits badmouthing Obama tonight, for making my decision to vote for Barack Obama much easier.
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God everything Obama says is just so phony
Working class Dems and older voters see him for what he truly is--a slick self-serving charlatan.
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Democrat first, particular candidate secondary
If they subtracted the delegates from states that will absolutely stay red, where would we stand then? Obama won my state, but I know it's of no importance because this state will give all of its electoral botes to McCain. So, write off this state and concentrate on the big states with big electoral votes. Which candidate works better then?
I care about issues first, last and always, so I'm voting Democrat whoever the candidate is.