Clinton Claims Popular Vote Lead - Sort Of
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind — Hillary Clinton told voters that her Pennsylvania win means more Americans have now cast their votes for her than any other candidate.
“I’m very proud that as of today, I have received more votes by the people who have voted than anybody else,” she said at an outdoor rally in Indianapolis. “It’s a very close race, but if you count as I count the 2.3 million people who voted in Michigan and Florida, then we are going to build on that.”
While technically true, that claim ignores the fact that Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama was not on the ballot in Michigan — allowing her to close the gap by 300,000 votes. Clinton aides say they’re also including Florida, where she’s up by another 300K, as well as estimates for Iowa, Nevada, Maine, and Washington — caucus states that haven’t reported actual vote totals but where Obama is thought to lead by about a 100,000 votes.
Leaving out all those states, Obama’s lead is just over 500,000 votes.
So why tout this measurement when its significance is suspect? Clinton advisers say they want to emphasize how close the race continues to be — and to make sure superdelegates realize that Obama can no longer claim to be winning every metric in the race.
One other crucial metric where Clinton trails is in dollars and cents — though she’s trying hard to bring in enough money to compete. Her attempt to pass the online hat was more specific here than usual; she told the crowd “I hope that you will log onto my website, hillaryclinton.com… If you’re so inclined after you’ve done so, I would really welcome a contribution. Because we are being outspent, in Pennsylvania somewhere around 3, 3 and a half to 1. We really have to hustle.”
“My opponent is formidable. And it’s a tremendous challenge to get your message out when you’re being outspent in that way,” she said.
She’ll have a chance to make the pitch quite frequently in Indiana. While she told the crowd she had to leave for a vote in Washington, she said “I want to be here to tell you that I’m going to be here for the next two weeks doing everything I can to help as many Hoosiers understand that I will be there for you and you can count on me.”
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Who do the Clinton’s think people of America Are? Here again the lies and deceptions from the Clintons simple does not add up when she says that she has more popular votes than Obama. That’s Spin in a big way. But HEY N.C. Don’t fall for the penny psychology she’s trying to feed you. Sometimes the Clintons make me think that they think that people across America can’t see that the fore-front issues are important like health care, Don’t let her fool you that the health care she is posing is benefical to you pockets. It is not! For Example, if you are not able to pay for your health care, your pay check will be garnished in the amount that you own even if you can’t afford it. I don’t know about you, I don’t need for my check to be garnished. She voted on the war in Irac. That is partly why we are in the mess we are in today. Her husband pushed NAFTA and therefore jobs were lost and Mrs. Clinton went across the country sanctioning NAFTA. Don’t be angry or “bitter” with Black people, we lost in that deal also. Listen, when you vote don’t vote against Barack because he’s black. Take another look. He did not grow up like the Clinton’s priviledged he grew up working hard to get a slice of the pie in American as we all have. Take a second look and vote Barack Obama 08!
Fox news need to comment clearly that even after throwing in Michigan Hillary is still behind by over 100,000 votes assuming that you give Obama the uncommitted votes in Michigan. Since Hillary and her surrogates are into the assuming game, let us assume that she wins by an average 50% in all the other states remaining plus we throw in Florida and Michigan and of course giving Obama the Michigan uncommitted, does she win? No…She does not.
The public should be giving credit to presidential candidate that follow the rules. From day one he stated he will not take PAC and state Lobbyist money and has done just that. He said he would not give street money in Pennsylvania and he did not. My friends and families in PA said, had he handed out street money the margin for Hillary would have been around 5-6%. These are the things the media should be commentating on.
Hillary all the Way!! You Go Girl!!!!
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Hillary ‘dodged a bullet in Pennsylvania’ and now I guess she sees phantom votes flying her way.
hillary–wake up your dream is over. there is no sniper fire and you are not ahead in votes that have been counted
I COULD HAVE SWORN THAT AFTER SUPER TUESDAY HILLARY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT NOT NEEDING THE FL AND MI VOTES AND NOW SHE WANTS TO CLAM THEM. WE SEE THAT THIS WOMAN WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET THE NOMINATION.
The people of Michigan and Florida have spoken. Those votes were certified and casted. Counting the original votes is the only solution. Should their voices not be heard? This only proves that the media is biased. If it were the other way around, Obama would be arguing the same thing. This race is so close and practically a tie. There is no clear winner here. Instead of demeaning Hillary for fighting for them to count, let’s think about it here and put ourselves in her shoes. Why should get out? Maybe it’s Obama that should get out.
The more Hillary campaigns, the more she demonstrates just how unfit she is to be president. Do we really want someone in the Oval Office who is willing to distort reality just to try to have her way? Given the whole Bosnia Sniper thing, it makes a soul wonder how in touch with reality Mrs. Clinton is as she goes around now talking about Michigan and Florida vote totals as a reliable indicator of the nation’s preference for a leader. Does she not realize that none of the candidates worked those states–and that even in such a void, she STILL lost a huge chunk of support to “Uncomitted.”
Really, is thinking about a future in which she isn’t president so awful for her that she has to keep slamming ahead? Pretty soon New York’s gonna start wishing she wasn’t even a senator!
yeesh
Get real! We here in Michigan did not have a legitimate primary because the DNC told everybody to get off the ballot and all the major candidates did except - guess who - yep, Clinton.
We do not need a president who twists the truth any time it suits her. The people in Michigan will remember her fabrications - and maybe we’ll go Republican this time!
Well… Heh, technically — if you give Obama ALL of the Michigan votes that were *against* Hillary (which you’d figure were also for Edwards, at least) — and then grant Hillary the ones that were specifically for her. If you do it that way, she does still have the lead.
They did run a fairly strong “no confidence” campaign to ask people to vote against Hillary there, actually.
So, regardless of what you prefer or how … yeah, I suppose it’s true.
D
Hahahahahahahahaahahaahhaahahahha
You have got to believe this.
So much to say. Get back to it later.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/133557/page/4
Hillary, like McCain, makes a LOT of false claims. But the media is defending both of them because they don’t want Obama to win.
Isn’t it obvious?
All I can say is wow……
I dislike Hillary Clinton more and more.
At one point I thought either Obama or Hillary would make a great president.
If Clinton wins the popular vote, I say good for her and she should win the nomination.
If Obama wins the Popular vote and has more delegates she better just walk away.
I have a feeling she will keep yapping away. Sorry Michigan doesn’t count!!!!!
Even with Florida she is still behind in the popular vote.
Lets all just tough it out until Obama wins the nomination.
The only way Hillary will win is if it’s stolen from Obama and handed over by the super delegates.
The super delegate better vote the way of the people or say hello to four more years of the republican party. I for one will vote for McCain just to teach them a lesson.
Someone give Hillary a calculator
The people of Michigan and Florida have spoken. Those votes were certified and casted. Counting the original votes is the only solution. Should their voices not be heard? This only proves that the media is biased. If it were the other way around, Obama would be arguing the same thing. This race is so close and practically a tie. There is no clear and defined winner here. Instead of demeaning Hillary for fighting for them to count, let’s think about it here and put ourselves in her shoes. Why should get out? Maybe it’s Obama that should get out.
OK OK… I think everyone failed math class when in school. Hillary mathematically has no way to win more points than Obama at this point. She is in fact still in the race hoping that the super-delegates will turn the table in her favor. The Supers don’t just do that because they like you. Historically the Super Delegates go in favor of who has the most points, and that is in fact Obama. I think that it is great that she shows she is a fighter, but even Rocky stopped throwing punches when the bell rang. I think her supporters are not very good at using this tool called math to see that she has no way to catch up. I wanted her to win as well but for now my vote will have to go with Obama, because I do not want Mccain in office for the sequel of “BUSH 3″…
Do you actually use the internet to do some research or do you just make up some of this drivel that I have been reading. Obama and Edwards took their names off the ballot in Michigan and then actively campaigned for people to vote undecided, so if people didn’t want to vote for Hillary then it was easy, she still won Michigan by a large margin. As for Florida, Obama used the excuse of nationwide ad buys so that he could run adds in Florida, neither Edwards nor Clinton actively campaigned in florida or advertised in Florida. Now here is the big thing, The Obama camp says the votes of Michigan and Florida democrats do not count, you have to win these states in order to win the presidency in November and you have just told over 2 million people that their vote doesn’t matter, the ordinary voters did not break the rules. Obama is supposed to be intelligent but this is the dumbest thing he has come out with so far, he thinks Clinton voters will just fall into line if he becomes the nominee, well he must be living in fantasy land, you have told millions of voters they don’t count and then expect them to vote for you, its time to start living in the real world, he is behind mccain in all the swing states and tied in massachussets and then insults michigan and florida voters - he is unelectable, he will not unite the country, he has no intention of uniting the country, he has made no attempt in the last 3 years.
Senator Hillary is right!!
She is ahead in popular votes but the traitors in DNC Leaders has long decided to betray her in favor of a far more left liberal…
Carville is absolutely right! There are many Judas in the Democratic Party nowadays… They should all be hanged!
These so called LEADERS that should set good example of loyalty to their constituents are Blatantly betraying them. SHAME ON THEM!!!
These Elders are asking their supporters to support them but have different standard in supporting their constituents. SHAME ON YOU!!!
DNC Traitors & Judases:(Voted against the will of their Constituents)
Ted Kennedy
John Kerry
Nancy Pelosi
Bill Richardson
Gov. Henry
***Will you join them????*** SHAME ON THEM!!!
You can’t blame the disgusted Democrat electorate if they will vote for John McCain come November if Hillary is not the nominee.
Hillary Clinton is the people’s choice
Rj
I was trying to post a cute u-tube video..but it won’t let me…I guess I should be thankful they are letting us post at all.
Her talk about obliterating Iran makes her sound like she’s lost her mind. If she has that in mind, why would you say it. She scares me. The fact that she twists everything her way and will say anything to win is not a good sign.
I simply cannot believe that the Clinton campaign is attempting to claim that she leads in the popular vote! Any intelligent person cannot agree that the votes in Michigan and Florida count due to the irregular primaries held in those two states this year.
That must mean that Senator Clinton et al. are either highly unintelligent or purposefully manipulating the facts. I’m not sure which is worse, but either way it stinks.
Clinton is on solid ground to demand that the votes cast in Florida and Michigan be counted, in my judgment. According to news accounts, the candidates agreed not to campaign in Florida and Michigan. Apparently both candidates kept the commitment, except Obama had run some national cable T.V. adds that appeared in Florida and Obama supporters led a drive in Michigan, where Obama had removed his name from the ballot, to get people to vote for “none of the above”.
The DMC ruled that the Michigan and Florida delegates would not be seated and stripped them of their delegate votes. However, there was no penalty imposed regarding the actual vote tallies since delegates, not actual votes, determine the outcome.
Obama has made a big issue of the number of votes received, in addition to the number of states won and the committed delegate count to date. Obviously then, Obama would agree that the number of votes cast (for either candidate) is a fair judge of whom the Democratic primary voters prefer, aka the “beauty contest”.
Moreover, to not count the votes cast in Michigan and Florida is a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise those millions of Democratic voters, votes that will be necessary in the Fall if the Democrats are to capture the white house. Should the DMC now impose this NEW penalty of not counting the votes, in addition to not counting or seating delegates, then the Democrat party should not be surprised when those same voters decide to vote for a party that will count their votes.
So, count the votes. They are not determinative of the outcome of the primary contest, but, as Clinton correctly asserts, they are indicative of the will of the voters and should be considered if neither candidate can muster enough committed delegates to achieve nomination. Then the auto-delegates can consider the total votes cast in order to decide which candidate can win against the Republicans in November.
Bud Curtis
Miami, OK
Give me a break, Bud! The popular votes from those two states are only useful insofar as the races between Senators Obama and Clinton in Florida and Michigan were equal and fair. That is clearly not the case and therefore the votes are largely without meaning.
Moreover, saying that the refusal to count the votes is a ‘deliberate attempt to disenfranchise those millions of’ blah blah blah is just plain wrong. The DNC made it clear that Florida and Michigan would be punished if they moved up their primary dates. The punishment that usually matters is in the delegate counts, but refusing to count the primary vote as well is consistent with that message.
Stop spouting James Carvilleisms - he’s an idiot.
From Blacks4Barack…Regarding NEW STRATEGY !
CALL TODAY !!! Stress THE FACTS to DNC & SuperDelegates !(FACT IS: Clinton Has Lost ENTIRE BLACK VOTE !)
It is absolutely amazing how the media is spinning the Clinton victory in Pennsylvania…..regardless of the facts. First of all, although she was leading in the polls by over 22%, she won by 9.4%….not ‘double digits’ which sounds so much more like a blowout. Secondly, unless Hillary wins every remaining primary by 76% or more, it is absolutley mathematically impossible for her to catch Obama in the pledged delegate count. That’s just a fact. Obama is leading in delegate count, number of states won and popular vote, even though now she has convinced some in the media to count the votes in Michigan and Florida to claim a lead in popular vote, although the fact is…..those states don’t count.
While the media is dissecting the demographics, for some reason they keep leaving one verrrrry important statistic out of their breakdown. The Major Fact Is…..BILLARY HAS ALIENATED AND LOST THE ENTIRE BLACK VOTE ! Where’s THAT fact ? And they have the gall to think that they can claim her to be more electable to superdelegates…….with close to zero black support……ARE THEY NUTS ???????? Hillary Clinton is the first democratic presidential nominee in modern day history to lose the entire black vote ! That, too, is a fact !
THE STRATEGY IS SIMPLE:
It is time for EVERYONE to contact the DNC and every superdelegate that we can trace and remind them that due to her own actions HILLARY HAS LOST THE ENTIRE BLACK VOTE ! How in the world could she and Bill have the nerve to claim more electabilty when they have lost an entire race of people….the very group that the Democratic Party has always been able to count on.
SPEAK OUT !!!!
TIME TO MAKE CALLS….SEND EMAILS….CALL RADIO TALK SHOWS….EVERY WAY YOU CAN THINK OF !!!!!! THEY MUST HEAR FROM US !!!!
Call The DNC TODAY at 202-863-8000 or contact them at Democrats.org.
This is in no way meant to be racial. We are all in this together….blacks, whites, young, old, rich and poor……working together for a better America. But the fact that Hillary Clinton (wife of ‘The First Black President’, who started this campaign with 82% of the black support)has lost the support of an entire race of people….is not only pitiful…..but should be made….a very well known FACT !
Visit: Blacks4Barack.org
(A Multi-Racial Organization…Dedicated To Truth !)
SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE !
Yes, people voted in Florida and Michigan and, yes, the vote of every American matters. These facts, however, are to the side of the main reason why the voting in Florida and Michigan can’t be given weight equal to that of other states: It is a matter of fairness to the candidates, not merely the voters. Irrespective of whether or not delegates were seated, if all the candidates still in the race at the time–last fall, there were five of them, Sen. Obama, Sen. Joe Biden, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio–had reason to believe the vote would ultimately be ratified, they would have presented themselves more thoroughly and earnestly to the voters. Since neither they nor Hillary did that, it is more than a little hollow for Mrs. Clinton now to claim that the voting in these states really reflects the will of the people living there. How many Obama, Biden, Richardson, Edwards, and Kucinich supporters simply stayed home those days (believing the same things that made the candidates stay away).
Hillary only wants to change the rules now because it could help her win the game (even though, at the start of the game, she agreed to the rules as they were). This is no different from some losing team wanting to add more players in the 4th quarter simply because they could help. You can’t start arguing about whether or not the players would help; you have simply to look at the game plan everybody accepted at the start.
Hillary is such a liar that now she believes things that are not even close to the truth. Hillary- you are pathetic!
Phony black friends ditch Clinton
By BILL MAXWELL
COLUMNIST
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should be leery of ever trusting the word of another black person, especially the word of elected officials, celebrities and other elites. She most certainly should never again trust the word of black preachers.
Too many blacks have betrayed Clinton. They have been disloyal. They have lied to her, many to her face.
From the moment she entered public life after graduating from law school and before her opponent, Barack Obama, started to move up in the polls and won some major caucuses and primaries, Clinton worked with blacks and supported their causes. She was mostly popular among blacks nationwide and was treated as a trusted friend because she was a trusted friend.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/355304_maxwellonline18.html
Bud Curtis,
I agree with your post 100%
American Woman
You said
Hillary Clinton should be leery of ever trusting the word of another black person.
Like we can believe anything she says.
American Woman
They have lied to her, many to her face
Are you kidding me. Tell me how many times she has lied to the whole country.
Comment by Mike
April 24th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
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Mike,
I am not a plagerist…I posted an article…maybe you should read it..
What about the people who did not vote because they were told the votes would not count. If you gave all them to Obama since people actually voted for Hillary, Obama would have the most votes. Wake up people you can not count votes that the rules said they will not count.
CAUCUS - is a legit way of stealing votes from the real winner -
- Obama is the recepient of this.
-This is the only reason why they’re leading in delegates count.
-DNC Leaders should do the “Winner takes all” by GOP to avoid stealing votes from the real winner.
-Hillary should be ahead in delegates count if there’s no caucus.
American Woman
Didn’t call you a plagerist. I Just thought that was the most mind blowing statement I’ve heard in a while, A Clinton being mad at someone for lying to them. The biggest liar ever to set foot in Washington.
There is one way to solve the Michigan problem…have a re-vote. Send Howard Dean an email and tell him to support a re-vote. Send Barack Obaam an e-mail and urge him to support a re-vote. It’s too late for Florida re-vote because of time restrictions and Florida law.
The article was the columists opinion not Hillary Clinton’s..
To RJ
You can bet your last Dollar that the demacrats will redo their whole election process. Superdelegates are the reason I’m not a demacrat. why don’t they just tell me and you to stay home and they’ll pick a candidate for us. Thats real american.
American Woman
The problem with a revote in MI. is that they don’t have voter registration. all the republicans can vote again in the primary. and they have no way to regulate it. And to a sad point, howard dean could care less what you and the rest of the public thinks.
Mike,
I’m sorry I can’t comment about MI electorial process..but I thought I heard somewhere that they could pull those that voted Rep…from a system and not allow them to re-vote..but like I said I really don’t know…and you are right about Howard Dean he could care less.
To American Woman
I’m truly sorry. I thought those were your thoughts. I guess I should read the whole post before I get my feathers in a ruffle.
Mike,
That’s ok…I have done the same thing.
American Woman
Mi and FL are nothing less than a crime. But when it comes right down to it it’s hard to say who’s to blame. State officals changed the date. Dnc said you can’t do that. State officals said yes we can. dnc said if you do we won’t count your delegates. State officals said try it. Sounded to me like a lot of chest thumping. And Mi and Fl take it in the rear.
Mike,
I said double digits in PA. Does 10 pts count?
Mike,
“dnc said if you do we won’t count your delegates”.
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The DNC said nothing about not counting the popular vote?
Well as I see it the only candidate left that the Fl and MI votes would effect would be Obama and Hillary. As Al Sharpton was in Florida on Obama’s behalf and he ran commerials in Florida then he was well represented. Hillary won because, there are less African Americans in Florida, she tends to carry the older American voters and also she carries latinos so it make sense. The should seat the Florida votes as the people who are guaranteed a right to vote and to have that vote counted. As far as Michigan - they should just split the delegates evenly and that would settle that as Obama wasn’t on the ticket. The DNC, Ted Kennedy and Howard Dean should be impeached for the mess they caused and Nancy Pelosi just needs to SHUT UP.
The DNC has noright to decide what happens to votes cast by registered voters of either state, we are the ones who votes those jerks into office. Howard Dean is the biggest looser I have every seen. We all should demand that this states are counted weather you like Hillary Clinton or not, it is about our rights as Americans and it about taking back the democratic party. We need to get it out of the hands of Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy and so on…
Brenda in SC,
“Obama wasn’t on the ticket”.
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obama voluntarily took his name off the ticket. The DNC did not make him. The candidates who left their names on the MI ticket to allow the “people” to vote, should not be punished for obama’s bad judgement!
obama is only leading in pledge delegates, because of the way the democratic party distributes delegates in some states. States like Texas, NC, MS, and others give a higher proportion of delegates in black congressional districs. Since obama is winning over 90% in those districts, it is virtually impossible for Hillary to overtake him in pledge delegates. On the other hand, if the Democratic party was winner take all as the republicans, Hillary would have been the winner by now!
Bruce you still here
Come on Bruce I’m ready for your gloating
Obama is our Savior. Obama, Ayers, and Reverend Wright are Right! God D*** america! The stupid, bitter, racist “typical white people” of pennsylvania voted for clinton. How disgusting. They ignored their opportunity to redeem themselves for their racist past - slavery - and finally make Michelle proud. How sad. Please no hater responses, but typical white people, please stop buying guns you biiter small town hicks, and save it for my reparations check! Obama ”08, Repartions Check, ”09! http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/racism/0108 27.reparations.html
[...] This morning reading a piece by John Fund in Wall Street Journal Political Diary (available by subscription), I l learned that Ms. Hillary was already claiming she has already “received more votes by the people who have voted than anybody else . . . . if you count . . . the 2…..” [...]
If the democrat rules were like the republican rules where winner of the state takes all Obama would of had the nominee rapped up a long time ago.
Number one, this is for you “Florida girls”, learn the english language! If you represent the caliber of people voting for Obama then I hope the Gods will have mercy on us. This is a very close race and anyone who thinks one or the other should quit, well your just an idiot. What kind of president would we have if they quit when things got tough, think what your saying people. Thats just palin stupid. This primary will come down to the super delegates making a decision for us, that is clear. Whats inportant is that the democratic party stays strong and together. I have talked to so many people who say If Obama does not win then either they won’t vote or they will vote for the GOP and vice versa with Clinton supporters. Come on people, lets hold together.
By the way, if you want a civil rights dictator in office………
IN A WAY - Obama is saying that those who voted in MI and FL are not “HOMO SAPIENS” and are NOT PART of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!
It is the total opposite of what he told Americans during the 2004 Democratic Convention when he said: (Obama in 2004)
“It’s that fundamental belief “I am my Brother’s Keeper, I am my Sister’s keeper - THAT MAKES THIS COUNTRY WORK, It’s what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as ONE AMERICAN FAMILY, “OUT OF MANY…ONE”,
“THERE ARE THOSE..??? WHO ARE PREPARING TO DEVIDE US”,
(he’s probably thinking of his Pastor Jeremiah Wright Jr.)
WELL I SAY TO THEM TONIGHT,
“There is no Liberal America and a Conservative America
- THERE IS A “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!”,
“There is not a Black America, and a White America, and Latino America, and Asian America,
THERE IS A “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!”….ALL OF US DEFENDING “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!”
(Obama 200
-”Google” and youtube What Obama said about those electorate in MI and FL.
Obama is very willing to sacrifice the rights of those electorate and waste their voice just to achieve his own ambition regardless of their rights to be a part of this election.
The very reason why Barrack Obama opposed to count FL and MI votes is because of the argument as to “Who will win the popular Votes???” They knew this will be the end of their campaign if they allow these delegates to be seated.
“IF PENNSYLVANIAN ARE BITTER PEOPLE FOR OBAMA”.
-IN A WAY OBAMA IS SAYING NOW:
“THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED IN MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA ARE NOT “HOMO SAPIENS”
“THEY ARE NOT EVEN PART OF THE UNITED STATES W/C HE SAID IN 2004 “ONE COUNTRY”.
“”"Obama should be asking himself IF HE IS ONE OF…”"”
“THOSE, WHO ARE PREPARING TO DEVIDE US?”
CAN OBAMA MAKE US ONE COUNTRY??? NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
GOD D@^# AMERICA!!! AS TOLD BY HIS SPIRITUAL ADVISOR Pastor JEREMIAH WRIGHT Jr..
“”"WAKE UP AMERICA BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE…”"”
VOTE SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON AS PRESIDENT ‘08
(OR JOHN McCAIN ‘0
Hillary’s statement is based on ineligible voting counts. Both Hillary and Obama agreed BEFOREHAND that the votes in Florida and Michigan would not count due to primary date-setting rule violations. No wonder Hillary couldn’t even pass the D.C. bar exam that included questions on…ethics!
I’m Canadian, so my opinion counts even less in this race than the opinions of 2.3 million primary voters in Florida and Michigan.
Neveretheless, I admire how Hillary has adopted some of the best/worst practices of the Bush campaign machine. Here specifically, she is attacking one of Obama’s strengths - the popular vote - which his team has pointed to consistently as an indicator of his right to the nomination. He can argue long and loud that her numbers are skewed, but the more he does, the more clouded this issue becomes. Suddenly, something that was once an unquestioned certainty is now open to interpretation, and that plays in her favor.
I love what Obama stands for, but if Democrats want to win the election they should go with the street fighter.
One last thought/question: What’s with Obama’s back-and-forth head snaps between teleprompters during his speeches? Does he ever actually stop to look at anybody? It’s a little hypnotic, kind of like windshield wipers when you’re driving through a rain storm! Once you notice it, you’ll never be able watch him speak again without thinking of windshield wipers! Agghhhh!
The ….. republican controlled… legislature in Florida moved up the primary election date.
The ….. republican Governor signed the bill.
And then ……………………………………….. the DNC, Dean and a lot of OTHERS ……. fell … into THEIR TRAP.
The answer is so … so simple … the DNC rules committee should take into consideration.
1. Democrats in Florida did NOT break ANY RULES.
2. Neither Obama or Clinton campaigned in Florida for the primary.
3. Declare that there will be NO PENALTY against the faultless patriotic voter.
4. PENALIZE “the Florida republicans” for the ROVE LIKE “dirty tricks” delivering Florida’s
ELECTORAL votes to the Democratic candidate.
Let republicans know you are not as dumb as they think you are.