March 04, 2008
To The Pain
Barack Obama, addressing supporters tonight in TX, sought to put the best shine on what had to be a disappointing evening for his campaign.
"We have nearly the same delegate lead as we did this morning," he said. "And we are on the way to winning this nomination. Si se puede."
As did his Democratic rival, Obama turned his attention to the newly anointed GOP nom, John McCain. He praised McCain's heroism and service, but on the eve of President Bush's endorsement of McCain in Washington, Obama slammed McCain for backing Bush.
"He has fallen in line behind the very same policies that have ill-served America," he said.
Obama added: "The world is watching what we do here. The world is paying attention to how we conduct ourselves ... how we treat one another. What will they see. ... What will we show them?"
As Obama and Hillary Clinton trudge on to WY, MS and PA, it's worth wondering: Will this protracted, and of late, increasingly bruising Dem nom fight hurt the eventual victor? All the while, McCain can cool his heels, grill some ribs, raise much-needed cash and watch with glee as the Dems commander-in-chief each other to a weakened state. Oh, and watch out, Howard Dean. It appears ever more likely that FL and MI are on deck.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
Posted at 11:47 PM
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Be careful what you wish for Howard Dean. Judging from tonight's results, Hillary Clinton could win firehouse primaries in FL and MI. She won the Latino vote in TX, and she can do it again in FL. And blue-collar MI is similar to OH.
But it's appalling watching Dean force Clinton to jump through hoops to obtain delegates she won weeks ago. The delegates from MI and FL should be seated for Clinton. After tonight's results, isn't it obvious that Clinton is winning the big blue states so crucial in the general, whereas Obama takes liberal college town pockets in red states that become meaningless in the general election.
PennDem | 03.05.08 02:04 AM
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PennDem, college towns in red states that are too scarlet for Dems to carry come November? You mean like Wisconsin, Missouri, and Virginia?
First of all, it's not fully evident that the big blue states that Hillary Clinton wins wouldn't go for Senator Obama. For example, Survey USA (who nailed the CA primary results) had Clinton up 58-35. But Obama was up 61-34. This directly refutes that thesis that because Obama didn't win these states in the primaries, he wouldn't win them in the general.
In New Mexico, Clinton beat McCain by 5. Obama beat McCain by 15.
The Ohio Poll had Clinton losing to McCain by 4, but Obama beating McCain by 1.
In contrast, Survey USA had Clinton losing to McCain in Oregon and Minnesota.
Ann Selzer whose poll was rock solid in '06 with the Governor's race found that Michigan Democrats love Hillary Clinton, but Michigan independents are much more mixed towards her.
Dark Heart | 03.05.08 02:59 AM
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Oh, and watch out, Howard Dean. It appears ever more likely that FL and MI are on deck.
Obviously, you have no understanding of what happened in Florida and Michigan, which makes this statement even more embarrassing.
So having lost Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, will Obama quit the race for the good of the party?
"We have nearly the same delegate lead as we did this morning," he said. "And we are on the way to winning this nomination.
Obama is not the inevitable nominee due to pledged delegates. Most people don’t understand that superdelegates will decide this contest and that delegates aren’t the be all and end all since Clinton owns the big states (“big” in terms of size and critical importance), proving herself to be the stronger GE candidate.
corinne | 03.05.08 08:14 AM
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