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Home Front: Politix
Clinton Will Stay in Race, Spokesman Wolfson Says
2008-05-12
Hillary Clinton, who lost her lead among party superdelegates this weekend and has $20 million in campaign debt, will continue her fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, her campaign spokesman said. ``Senator Clinton is committed to her supporters and to the voters in the upcoming states to carry this through and secure the nomination,'' campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said on ``Fox News Sunday.''
She's waiting for the B.O. campaign to deflate. My guess is that she knows what will deflate it, can't use it, and is waiting for it to come out.
Paging Mr. Rezko to the white courtesy phone ...
Clinton, 60, expects to win the West Virginia primary this week, and her previous victories in Pennsylvania and Ohio have persuaded many superdelegates to delay a decision on whether to support her or rival Barack Obama, Wolfson said.
Rezko didn't work at all. Wright didn't quite work. Ayers literally stomping on the flag didn't quite work. Somewhere, in some private eye's file folder, there's the straw that'll break that camel's back. All she's gotta do is figure how to get it out there with no fingerprints on it...
Rezko didn't work ... yet. If he's found guilty and decides to sing, it'll be interesting to hear what he warbles ...
Clinton's campaign suffered a setback yesterday when Obama, 46, won endorsements from five superdelegates, erasing Clinton's long-held lead in backing from party officials and lawmakers. Obama now leads Clinton in the popular vote and the number of pledged delegates and superdelegates who will decide the nominee at the party's convention in August. David Axelrod, a spokesman for Obama's campaign, said superdelegates will continue announcing support for Obama, an Illinois senator, because ``we're coming to the end of the process.''
Posted by:Fred

#7  My guess at this point is she'll take the Ron Paul strategy. Sort of taper off but not admit defeat and hope that Obama implodes enough that superdelegates can switch.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-05-12 13:53  

#6  All votes are equal, Mom, but some votes are more equal than others.

Another entertaining notion for the Dhimmicrats: they, the party of the 'common man', are raising more money from the plutocrats than the Republicans are this year. Wonder how the wealthy plan to get a return on their investment?
Posted by: Steve White   2008-05-12 11:21  

#5  Sounds like somebody in Wisconsin listens to Rush after all.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-05-12 10:38  

#4  Here's a letter in today's Wisconsin State Journal, carrying the title "Is 'Democratic' Party a misnomer?", by one Bill Nicholson.

The Democratic Party, which prides itself on representing the common man, seems to be all about anything but one person, one vote.

Democratic voters in Florida and Michigan are currently deprived of any votes at all. Why? Because of their party officials' decision to move up the primaries.

The caucus is widely accepted to be an undemocratic process. Who has two or four hours or more to devote to this process? The result is the most radical and intense voters prevail.

Then there are "Weighted Districts." When a district votes decisively Democratic in past general elections, it is allocated more delegates in the next primary. Thus they have more representation than other districts. In one state, the candidate won the popular vote but actually lost the delegate battle. Fancy that.

Then there are the superdelegates. For what purpose do they exist? It seems the party does not trust its electorate.

If there actually was one person, one vote, the one candidate would have easily prevailed by now. Maybe next time the Democratic Party can abolish voting altogether and have only caucuses and superdelegates to determine the outcome.

The Democratic Party is a most un-democratic Party.


Your observations (keep them civil, please).
Posted by: mom   2008-05-12 10:26  

#3  Raisinetes?
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-05-12 09:49  

#2  Milk Duds! Getcher Milk Duds!
Posted by: Fred   2008-05-12 07:31  

#1  Am sick of popcorn, switching to nachos.
Posted by: Spike Uniter   2008-05-12 03:45  

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