Hillary Clinton's In It To Not Win It
Tonight, Barack Obama is expected to win enough delegates in Oregon to have finally squirreled away a clear enough majority the Democratic primaries.
However, Hillary Clinton will continue to soldier on...
But while she presses forward, aides say she is determined neither to be pushed from the race prematurely nor to be seen as doing anything to damage Obama's prospects of winning in November if he emerges as the nominee. Her campaign team believes that is the best way to bring the party together as quickly as possible once the nomination contest is over.
Her advisers say that a major reason she does not want to be pressured out of the race is that she believes it will be easier to bring her supporters over to Obama once the primaries are over if they think she was able to finish the nomination battle on her own terms.
If that's true, then that is a quite noble -- albeit somewhat obscure and incredibly expensive -- gesture on her part. But, then, we don't want to cause more disenfranchised voters like all those incredibly bitter Joe Biden supporters.
So, what do you think Obama's planning to say in his Oregon victory speech tonight?
Nothing. He's not going to be in Oregon...
Instead, he has chosen to be in Iowa, where his victory in the caucuses in January turned the Democratic race upside down. There, at a rally in Des Moines, he is expected to declare that he has secured a majority of the pledged delegates currently eligible to attend August's Democratic convention in Denver.
Obama and his advisers insist the event will stop short of a declaration that he has won the nomination. But it will be seen as another signal to superdelegates to climb aboard his bandwagon as quickly as possible.
Hmmmm. Classy move.
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I_heart_bears,
How the hell is that "alternative math"? He has a majority of the pledged delegates, excluding Florida and Michigan. That is the actual math.
You people need to get over whatever petty prejudices you're carrying. This election is too damned important to lose just because you felt Hillary was entitled to the nomination, or black men scare you, or whatever.
Do you really want four more years of Bush? Extending Bush's tax cuts, continuing Bush's war, and hiring Bush's people; that's what you'll get from McCain.
Hillary is still in it to cover her expenses. Have you noticed she's not been doing TV ads recently? She's doing low-expense gatherings in an effort to repair her 20+ million dollar deficit. Seriously, look at Montana, South Dakota, and New Mexico. Obama ads have hit the TV a few weeks back. Not a peep from Clinton.
Shes' making a show of continuing to rake in needed funds to cover her expenses and hopefully recoup the 11.6 mil she's loaned her campaign. As is usual, it's not about the people. It's about the money.
Anybody want to guess which super delegate will show up in Iowa to endorse and congratulate Obama? Gore? Pelosi? Carter? Hoprah? Ted Kennedy's tumor?
Why won't Hillary just admit that she can't let go because she's not used to losing?
I think it's about time someone said this:
Obama's a douche.
After all the criticism Clinton has received for doing alternative math, he's now doing the exact same thing. Change we can believe in, baby!
Seriously, I really do. Does he do Fat Chicks? ;)
This one calls for a Standard Answer.
I heart Jon Stewart!
Hilarious