May 15, 2008
Hotline After Dark -- Double Whammy
John Edwards' endorsement of Barack Obama was the talk of the TV last night.
NBC's Todd, asked if Obama gets Edwards' delegates: "He's likely to. ... These pledged delegates to Edwards are basically kind of like superdelegates. ... We've learned all of these delegates could change their mind at any moment. You know, they're not legally bound to anybody. But the assumption is, of course, that if you have a pledged delegate that they are rabidly for you. ... You would assume most of them, if pressured, would gravitate over to Obama" ("Countdown," MSNBC, 5/14).
CNN's Borger: "I think it's got to be a great disappointment for Hillary Clinton. Both she and Barack Obama were really courting John Edwards, keeping in touch with him, talking about his poverty agenda. She really reached out to him quite often. And I think she would have appreciated an endorsement from him at any time, but particularly early on. So this has got to be a real problem for her" ("Situation Room," 5/14).
FNC's Barnes: "It helps this way: Obama suffered a 41-point defeat in the presidential primary in West Virginia yesterday -- 41 points. And the big story today is not that, it's John Edwards with his meaningless endorsement of Barack Obama" ("Special Report," 5/14).
Air America's Maddow: "The fact that this came on the same day that NARAL the abortion rights group also endorsed Obama, that is a stinging double whammy for Clinton" ("Race for the WH," MSNBC, 5/14).
After the jump, more Edwards and HRC makes the TV rounds (KATHERINE LEHR).
FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R): "It makes a strong statement about what a populist in the Democratic Party has to say about Senator Obama. It's good news for Senator Obama" ("Situation Room," CNN, 5/14).
Bill Richardson: "I was pleasantly surprised. I think it's an important endorsement because it signals that Senator Edwards and possibly his 19 delegates go to Senator Obama. He's got tremendous appeal with white, blue-collar voters. It should help in states like Kentucky. But this is another signal that perhaps this nomination and this race is coming to an end" ("Hannity & Colmes," FNC, 5/14).
Huffington Post's Sekoff: "The most comical ... was Clinton camp's reaction -- they were like, yes, it's a blow but we think we can overcome it. ... This isn't the final nail in the coffin, this is dirt thrown on the coffin that's already in the grave" ("Verdict," MSNBC, 5/14).
PICTURE PERFECT?
Hillary Clinton appeared on all three network newscasts and two cable shows. Some highlights:
Clinton, on NARAL endorsing Obama: "I am disappointed because of the work that I've done for so many years. I'm proud to have the support of, you know, many other groups that share my views and my commitment to issues. But we're going forward."
On why she is staying in: "I don't believe in quitting. I don't believe in being pushed out. I feel I have a bond with the nearly 17 million people who have voted for me, and the million more who have expressed support for me or contributed to me or come out to see me" ("Nightly News," NBC, 5/14).
Clinton, asked if she will still hold out if Obama declares victory but FL and MI have not been counted: "Absolutely. Because that's not the right number. How can we have a nominee based on 48 states? ... I just think everybody ought to take a deep breath.
CBS' Couric: "So, today, as we speak, you still expect to be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States?"
Clinton: "I do. I absolutely do expect to be the nominee" ("Evening News," CBS, 5/14).
Clinton, asked if some WV voters admitting they did not vote for Obama because of his race exposes a fault line in his camp: "No. I think that's regrettable because obviously this is such a historic campaign, race and gender are facts -- the first African-American, the first woman -- but I believe that the vast majority of voters yesterday, an overwhelming majority, chose between us based on who can be better on the economy and health care and college affordability" ("World News," ABC, 5/14).
Clinton, on referencing the AP story about Obama's support among white voters: "I regret deeply that, you know, rather than my referencing what was, I thought an objective source talking about how this campaign has unfolded, anybody would attribute that to me" ("Special Report," FNC, 5/14).
On the Time cover declaring Obama the winner: "I think it's a great picture of Barack."
On Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) calling her reference to the AP story "the dumbest thing" she could have said: "Well, he's probably right" ("Situation Room," CNN, 5/14).
Posted at 09:03 AM
Comments
Clinton takes Indiana by a ‘razor’ and Obama wins North Carolina by a huge margin. Nevertheless, Kentucky, Montana and West Virginia are still to come.
The Democratic race for nomination is still very much alive – and most likely to be decided by superdelegates
If you’re tired of waiting around for those super delegates to make a decision already, go to LobbyDelegates.com and push them to support Clinton or Obama
If you haven't done so yet, please write a message to each of your state's superdelegates at http://www.lobbydelegates.com
Obama Supporters:
Sending a note to current Obama supporters lets them know it's appreciated, sending a note to current Clinton supporters can hopefully sway them to change their vote to Obama, and sending a note to the uncommitted folks will hopefully sway them to vote for Obama. It's that easy...
Clinton Supporters too …. !
It takes a moment, but what's a few minutes now worth to get Clinton in office?! Those are really worth !
Sending a note to current Clinton supporters lets them know it's appreciated, sending a note to current Obama supporters can hopefully sway them to change their vote to Clinton, and sending a note to the uncommitted folks will hopefully sway them to vote for Clinton. It's that easy...
feeba | 05.19.08 01:41 AM
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fun bad spoil outgoing
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fun bad spoil outgoing
kerria | 07.20.08 07:31 PM
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fun bad spoil outgoing
kerria | 07.20.08 07:31 PM
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