Letters to the Editor
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To June 3rd?
Could it really even last that long? Unless Hillary is specifically holding out for something, how long can she hang on with everyone counting her out? Eventually she'll realize she's just embarrassing herself. At that point she'll bow out.
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The Undeclared Supers Are Waiting ….
For the voting to be over and are enjoying the pandering from both candidates. After all the talk about how ‘energized’ the electorate is and ‘huge voter turnouts’ jumping in this late in the game with only six contests left doesn’t get them anything. Especially after all the talk about how ‘undemocratic’ the superdelagate process is. They will hang out on the sidelines for another month.
My guess is within a week of the last vote being cast enough Supers will call it for Obama to give him the win (assuming he retains his lead in popular and delegates counts – a near certainty at this point). The only real question is how many Clinton Supers will switch over during that week. Several have hinted (a even out right said) they will vote for the candidate with the lead in popular and pledged delegates.
It will give the MSM something to talk about.
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Don't forget. . . .
The Clinton campaign patented The Portable Goalpost.
I wouldn't trust McAuful as far as I could kick him.
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Well Wolfson on Hardball today wouldn't deny it
He jumped all around that question.
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Start of a National Third Party?
If the super-dlegates give the nomination to Clinton? Perhaps.
Everything is in play at this point.
Think of Richard Allen and the genesis of the AME Church.
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Clinton fits the model for a third party candidate
I doublt she'll do it, but she's politically in the middle of Obama and McCain abd would grab support from both. Obama would be smart to offer her the veep slot or a high-ranking semi-autonomous cabinet position (i.e. Secretary of State) if gets the nod from the Supers on June 3.
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Clinton can..
..flush the notion of any forward motion.
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Why this obsession
with when/whether Hillary will "concede"? She's not required to by any stretch; I for one would love for her to take it all the way to the convention, no matter what. A great number of people have supported her candidacy, and continue to do so; should their concerns, their efforts be dismissed so casually, just because her numbers fall short of the lead? Anything's possible; why not have an active candidate ready to take the reins should say, another Rev. Wright-style dust-up arise? Don't tell us it can't happen. If you're so sure your candidate's got it in the bag, can't you just be happy and STFU?
Obama people, of the sort who regularly flood Salon letters columns with Hillary-hate, have gone a long way toward turning off Clinton supporters. Okay, hate the woman, if that's how you feel, but it'll be hard for you to expect warm smiles and enthusiastic support from people whose first preference you've so tirelessly trashed. No, I'm not threatening to vote McCain, but I do not relish the thought of joining forces with the louts who shout down all opposition in the cause of their "change" candidate.
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@ Buckshot Roberts
First of all, awesome handle for a Hillary supporter. Just fire a spray of lead in a direction and hope that you hit something. Very "kitchen sink."
Secondly, in response to this:
I for one would love for her to take it all the way to the convention, no matter what. A great number of people have supported her candidacy, and continue to do so; should their concerns, their efforts be dismissed so casually, just because her numbers fall short of the lead? Anything's possible; why not have an active candidate ready to take the reins should say, another Rev. Wright-style dust-up arise? Don't tell us it can't happen. If you're so sure your candidate's got it in the bag, can't you just be happy and STFU?
At a certain point, you've got to take the training wheels off and trust that the candidate you've selected can ride all the way to the White House. Hillary's had more than enough time to present her strengths and expose Obama's weaknesses. If she hasn't made her case by now, she's not gonna make it. This has already been the longest primary in the history of the Democratic party.
It's also been one of the most divisive. That's not a huge problem if Hillary does the right thing and officially concedes in early June, because that leaves five months to reunite the party and come together to whip John McCain's wrinkled ass. But if Hillary is still nominally a candidate, even one with no legitimate chance of winning, she'll be preventing the party from rallying behind their nominee until late August. And considering that this thing isn't exactly getting friendlier as it drags on, that's a huge problem.
Besides, Hillary said that if Obama wins the nomination, she'll work her heart out campaigning for him. Obama's going to capture a majority of the pledged delegates when my fair state of Oregon votes on May 20th. Every candidate who's ever won a majority of the pledged delegates has gone on to become the nominee. So at that point, for all intents and purposes, Obama will be the Democratic nominee for president, and I expect Hillary will throw her full support behind him. Unless, of course, she's one of those people who says one thing and does another...
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geez Buckshot
there have been MANY obama supporters on here (myself included) that do NOT think she should drop out right now.
Can't say i think this should go to the convention. But it won't. After June 3rd the supers will decide this thing.
Not all Obama supporters are calling for her to step down. You remember what you read selectively i guess.
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Maybe he should become a Fox liberal
Thanks Terry, how Fair and Balanced of you.
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McAuliffe's statement
Possibly it will end before the convention because there still a chance that Hillary Clinton will be the nominee.
There are MILLIONS of her supporters who will not accept Barak Obama and consequently the Republicans will win the White House again unless Hillary is the nominee.
Obama was chosen by the DNC and the media along with the black voters, also young people who voted in their home state and the college state. Hillary was treated with disrespect from day one because the Messiah had been chosen.
Obama is so unworthy and not really good enough to be in the Senatorial position he holds.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Along with the millions of Hillary supporters I will be voting for John McCain. Better the devil I know than the devil I don't know. Obama does not have a chance.