How Big A Win Does Clinton Need?

Why is it that people who “crunch” the delegate numbers on these blogs refuse to include Florida and Michigan? Are you all so naive to think that they are not going to count? Wake up to the facts. If Hillary wins Pennsylvania by whatever margin and goes on to win Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia, she will have taken all of the major industrial states in the country necessary for a Democrat to win in November.

If the super delegates refuse to acknowledge these very important statistics and think that any Democrat could beat McCain, they better think again. If the nomination is given to Barack Obama, the Democrats chances of holding the White House for 8, 12 or more years are down the drain. Given his lack of experience at the national level of government, the so called (system) he only thinks he can change will “Eat his Lunch” and the Democrats will once again be left “Holding the Bag.” Democrats and super delegates alike must seriously consider the likelihood that Barack Obama will be a four year interim president. The only viable candidate to win the White House and bring stability for the future of the Democratic Party is Hillary Clinton.

HAD THE BIASED MEDIA NOT PROTECTED OBAMA AND ALL HIS LIES, HE WOULD NOT BE AHEAD. JOHN EDWARDS WOULD BE!
NOW --- AFTER ALL THESE MONTHS --- THE MEDIA IS BEING FAIR AND BALANCED; HOWEVER, IT’S TOO LATE --- HALF OF AMERICA HAS VOTED. HAD THEY KNOWN THE TRUTH IN DECEMBER/JANUARY, OBAMA WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CHANCE!

IF THE CITIZENS WHO VOTED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY HAD KNOWN THE TRUTH, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE VOTED FOR THE LYING HYPOCRITE.

THE MEDIA AND THE DNC HAVE DESTROYED AMERICA.

Clinton has a real record. Obama doesn’t.

Clinton has experience of value to a president. Obama doesn’t.

CLEARLY, HILLARY CLINTON IS THE WISER CHOICE TO REPRESENT DEMOCRATS THIS FALL.

I would like to see 10% or 200,000 lead as that would equal her in popular vote (counting the people and not the delegates of MI and FL as the people did nothing wrong - all they did is vote)

If they had been spending at an equal pace I would have set the BAR at 8+

Given BO per different sources has outspent her by a massive 2 to 1 or maybe 3 to 1 --- I set the bar at 4+% spread and hopefully around 100,000 more votes

It will apparently all come down to suburbs of Philly where there is a massive vote (not the city which is large but is sooooo Obama)

In the Burbs BO needs to get 58+ or something like that - and then history shows she will not beat him by even 4% (unless small town PA goes bezerk)

Should be interesting and even with his outspending her - is a good test of who might run stronger vs a REP in states like Ohio and PA - where Black population is 5-15% (not lower not higher) - and lots of older people - lots of lost blue collar jobs - next to some big big cities in the New Age

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review endorses Hillary!

Obama has NO portfolio for a president --- the world’s most powerful leader. The presidency is no place for on-the-job training in the best of times — and certainly not when the nation is at war, the economy is struggling, and federal governance in general is adrift.

More disturbing is what seems to be Obama’s private view of America.

Start with the “God damn America” diatribes of his one-time pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. (Obama claims he didn’t know of these, even though he sat in Wright’s church for 20 years.) Add his wife Michelle’s remark about being proud of America for the first time in her life only because of her husband’s campaign.

Now we hear Obama himself disdaining small-town, Middle-America attitudes and values — a “clinging” to God, guns and bigotry — as a legacy of bitterness.
Everyone utters stupidities now and then. Yet taken together and uttered repeatedly, they sound like a pattern of thought in the Obama household. It’s a pattern the nation can’t afford in the White House.

In sharp contrast, Clinton is far more experienced in government — as an engaged first lady to a governor and a president, as a second-term senator in her own right.

She has a real voting record on key issues. Agree with her or not, you at least know where she stands instead of being forced to wonder.

Many of her views on domestic issues are too liberal for us, but on others she seems to have moderated. She told the Trib she opposes raising the cap on Social Security taxes, and she is less eager to raise income taxes than Obama.

More important, she is extremely knowledgeable on crucial foreign issues. Meeting with Trib editors last month, she ticked off an impressive list of international challenges and the solutions. (In Wednesday’s Philadelphia debate, Obama praised George H.W. Bush’s foreign policy — apparently not realizing that one of its architects was then-Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, a man he regularly excoriates.)

As we noted at the time of that meeting, Clinton’s decision to sit down with the Trib was courageous, given their longstanding criticism of her. That is no small matter: Political courage is essential in a president. Clinton has demonstrated it --- Obama has not.

Clinton has a real record. Obama doesn’t.

Clinton has experience of value to a president. Obama doesn’t.

CLEARLY, HILLARY CLINTON IS THE WISER CHOICE TO REPRESENT DEMOCRATS THIS FALL.

All depends on turnout but HRC will get double digits in PA, lose by ten in NC, and win in IN and the other primaries (by 20 pts in KY & WV). Obama and his flunckies seem downright mean at this point -- so much for his statements about not running a negative campaign.

Every time I turn around people are raising the bar for Hillary Clinton. She reaches the bar and then it's moved up. Six weeks ago people were saying that if she won Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania, she had the nomination. Well, she won Ohio and Texas and will probably win Pennsylvania. Why does it matter by how much? Barack Obama has not won the states he needs to win to secure the presidency in a General Election. Hillary Clinton has. If the democrats really want to win in November, Hillary Clinton needs to be the nominee.

I cannot believe people are voting on a "change" for a guy that changes all the time, but knows nothing of real value or government. Hopefully I can get this on the comment list. I have been censored for no reason for the last two months even though I am an American citizena and do not write anything vulgar or untrue.

Hilary Clinton is perhaps the biggest bag on wind ever to hit Washington. She will stop at nothing to getting what is important to her and NOT the American people. She has constantly lied through the campain and has a higher negative rating than Bush. Was the impeachment of her husband not enough for you tree huggers in denial. It is time for a change in this country and OBAMA is the man to do it.

Excuse me but Obama has more of the popular vote, is winning in more states and taking away super delagates day after day. You can't force yourself against the will of the people

We're going all the way to the convention.

UNNN--DERRR---SSSSTANDUH??

Dang. Do all these people think we are kidding or something? (lol)

There are ten contests left. Obama probably won't win nomination, so shouldn't he drop out? We are BOTH going to the convention.

Hillary does not need to win by 1 million points.

Point guessing is a set up for later. And it's obvious.

GOOOO HILLARY BABY!!


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Not an Obama Supporter9:14AMApr 21st 2008

Every time I turn around people are raising the bar for Hillary Clinton. She reaches the bar and then it's moved up. Six weeks ago people were saying that if she won Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania, she had the nomination. Well, she won Ohio and Texas and will probably win Pennsylvania. Why does it matter by how much? Barack Obama has not won the states he needs to win to secure the presidency in a General Election. Hillary Clinton has. If the democrats really want to win in November, Hillary Clinton needs to be the nominee.

That's RIGHT!! A few weeks ago it was she needed to win Ohio and Texas and she did. If she wins Pennsylvania, the nomination is hers they all said. Now, they have moved the bar again. She's reached it every time and she will again. Let's see what kind of tune the Dem Elite will be singing tomorrow.

Hillary '08

To: shepweiler1015 09:14:11 AM Apr 21 2008

How can you say that Florida and Michigan will count? The democrats themselves decided to not let the votes count. If they have to redo the primary it will have to allow for a significant amount of time for campaigning by the candidates. A better solution would be to award each of the candidates 50% of the votes and delegates in order to seat the Florida and Michigan delegates.

To: D Smith9:19AMApr 21st 2008

If we award each candidate 50% of the votes and delegates from Florida and Michigan Barack Obama will be over the top and be the democrat candidate.

Hillary made a choice to stay with cheating Bill. You cannot choose your parents or siblings BUT you do choose your spouse. She should have kicked him out when he was messing with Miss Flowers. She knew, she excepted it. What kind of judgement is that?

Bill will be running the country just as he is running her compaign. He is her worse liability.

WE NEED AN EXPERIENCED WOMAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

I deserve your vote to be president.

I served eight years as the first lady - working on policy issues and being involved in the day to day working of the presidency.

I served two terms as wife to a governor, also working on policy and promoting an agenda to help children and women.

I have the experience to be your president!

Vote for me.

LAURA BUSH

it is a thin and often illegible line between this kind of journalism and outright favoritism.

Wherever the line, it is clear that the profession collectively has stepped over it — based as much on what it hasn’t covered as what it has. it is time for Obama’s cheerleaders in the media to ask some questions of themselves

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9718.html

Obamas Secret Weapon : "The Media"

An article on Politico By John Harris & Jim Vandehei everyone should read



Suzanne

Clinton 08'

tinkv22 Wrong, the biggest bag of wind in in the White House now, Obama ties Bush for that title.

If I was from Florida I would be really ticked off that my vote and delegates will not be counted.

The DNC really messed this up and Clinton with her supporters should seek redress from the court. Obviously, Florida and Michigan are important states.

If Hilary is not the nomineee, I will write her name in rather than vote for either of the other two.

To: SamTexas9:19AMApr 21st 2008

She didn't win Texas, Obama did!

PA Voter Where have you been??? People like you are scary!