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They're trying real hard not to let every person in the purported party of the people have a say in choosing the nominee who not only represents the wants and needs of the most hardworking Americans -- as opposed to the corporate fat cats lining up behind John McCain or snooty college kids trying to annoy their parents by heeding half-baked notions of their professors by giving three cheers for Barack Obama before the weekend frat party -- but this thing isn't over yet.
Admittedly, it doesn't look good. They are coming around the homestretch and Hillary Clinton isn't gaining any ground on Obama, but that is no reason to move up the finish line.
It's bad enough that the party is shamefully holding firm on reducing the American flag to 48 stars by not allowing the voters in the vital swing states of Michigan and Florida to be heard, but so-called superdelegates are crawling out of their holes to make names for themselves by hitching rides on the caboose of the Obama express train to Denver.
Nonetheless, we have some primaries still to go. Next, this Tuesday, is West Virginia. Even with Wolf Blitzer giving him a rubdown during an interview on CNN Thursday, Obama admitted that Clinton should pretty much crush him in this state.
Wednesday morning, the sunlight may shine again on the process.
Obama also hinted that Clinton would be on his "shortlist" of vice presidential candidates -- if, he was quick to qualify, he is the nominee.
The operative word remains "if."
Sounds like the Republicans better hope it stays that way.
Admittedly, it doesn't look good. They are coming around the homestretch and Hillary Clinton isn't gaining any ground on Obama, but that is no reason to move up the finish line.
It's bad enough that the party is shamefully holding firm on reducing the American flag to 48 stars by not allowing the voters in the vital swing states of Michigan and Florida to be heard, but so-called superdelegates are crawling out of their holes to make names for themselves by hitching rides on the caboose of the Obama express train to Denver.
Nonetheless, we have some primaries still to go. Next, this Tuesday, is West Virginia. Even with Wolf Blitzer giving him a rubdown during an interview on CNN Thursday, Obama admitted that Clinton should pretty much crush him in this state.
Wednesday morning, the sunlight may shine again on the process.
Obama also hinted that Clinton would be on his "shortlist" of vice presidential candidates -- if, he was quick to qualify, he is the nominee.
The operative word remains "if."
Sounds like the Republicans better hope it stays that way.
posted by Gordon Glantz at
11:35 AM
8 Comments:
GG -- This is a primary, not a general election. In primaries, candidates run until they see that their candidacy has no shot, and then they drop out. Are voters disenfranchised because they can't vote for Biden, Richardson or (my first choice when this begain) John Edwards? No, they're not. That's just the nature of the primary election process.
And now the time has come (and is actually long past) for Hillary to heed the reality of mathematics and politics, and clear the way for this year's nominee, Barack Obama. The longer that Hillary ignores reality, the more this already decided race allows John McCain a free ride on the Repub side and the less attention gets focused on other important races like governor (in many states), senator (in about 33 states) and US Rep (everywhere) that people are ignoring because of the nonstop coverage on Clinton-Obama.
It's over. And now it's time for us to come together and make sure that the country is not subjected to a third Bush term by electing his economic and Iraq-War clone, John McCain.
And OK, while we're at it, let's talk about Florida and Michigan.
You refer to them as if it's Obama's or the Democratic Party's fault for what's happening. That is absurd, Clinton-inspired spin, and you should know it, GG.
The responsibility for Michigan and Florida being left out sits squarely and solely on the heads of the elected officials who decided to break the primary rules laid out by both parties and schedule their primary elections earlier than allowed by the rules.
They knew it was wrong, and they did it anyway. And now, the voters who elected them are paying a price.
It's not the Democratic Party's fault, and it's not Obama's fault.
And in the end, once all the other votes are in, there will be a solution that lets delegates from these two states sit and cast ballots for the Democratic nominee.
But sadly, the voters in these two states will not have had a chance to really take part in the greatest primary race of our lives. And they have nobody to blame but the people they chose to lead them in their own states.
That's the reality of the situation, Gordon.
Time to call it quits Hil and let Barack Obama concentrate on the fall election & who he has in mind for all the appointments he will need to consider. Richardson should be considered for VP, Biden maybe for Rice's spot...he is level headed but then so is John Edwards. What about "Clark" he could fill almost any position - Attorney General?? His whole cabinet should be well into the planning stage with only a little tweeking to do before November. I wish I were a little bird that could sit in on his planning sessions. Not knowing makes me nervous. McCain has it together so I've been told and articles published - we will see.
Gordy you are right Florida & Michigan have been excluded from the primary count - now you understand that that was a Democratic Thing and is now coming back to cause them grief. It is impossible for me to believe that any state would permit this to happen without going to the Court System, as in the 2004 Election but then you know how that turned out - not good for the Dem.
The writing is on the wall. No way Obama wins the white house without the white vote. Fine with me. President McCain has a better ring to it anyway.
The only ring about a President McSame would be the ring of familiarity between how he'd run the country and how Bush has done things.
If you're happy with Bush, vote for John McSame. Same lousy ideas, same lousy results. Four more years of this stuff, doesn't that sound great?
Good news for MPD:
Drudge is speculating that in the wake of John Edward's endorsement of Obama, that Obama will ask John Edwards to be his running mate.
If this happens, MPD, your work here is done. Gordon will be assimilated. And your ticket will have all the depth it needs:
Hope. Change. Fabulous Hair.
vs. McCain: "No change. No hope. No hair."
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