Clinton & Obama Need to Cool It or Lose It ( Advises Bob Beckel )

RealClearPolitics ^ | March 26, 2008 | Bob Beckel

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Two things have become obvious about the state of the Democratic nomination for president. The first is that the stars haven'’t been better aligned for Democrats to win the White House since FDR crushed Hoover in 1932. The second is that six more weeks of attacks and counterattacks between the Clinton and Obama campaigns will move them perilously close to accomplishing the otherwise unimaginable job of giving the Republicans another term in the White House.

Just this past week, Clinton supporter James Carville called Bill Richardson’'s endorsement of Barack Obama on Good Friday a Judas-like “act of betrayal”. Not to be outdone, Obama supporter and former Air Force chief of staff Tony McPeak accused Bill Clinton of McCarthyism.

What’'s painful about these almost daily negative exchanges is that they're not going to alter the outcome of any of the remaining contests. All they do is stir up hostilities between both camps, making it increasingly difficult to unite the party behind the eventual winner.

[ansel12]

“What’’s painful about these almost daily negative exchanges is that they’re not going to alter the outcome of any of the remaining contests. All they do is stir up hostilities between both camps, making it increasingly difficult to unite the party behind the eventual winner.”

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As Cartman would say, sweeeet.

[Enchante]

I’d prefer to see them savage each other until neither is left standing, but that’s just my personal predilection.

[BJungNan]

The only way to cool-it between Hillary and Obama is for Obama to withdraw from the race. Short of that and as long as Hillary is not in the lead, she aint going to let up.

It takes two to make love. Shes making war.

[Southack]

The DraftGore ‘08 crew can hardly be displeased...

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Sic ‘em Michele, Sic ‘em Hillary!!

[Katarina]

LOL I love it they deserve all and anything they dish out to each other.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I feel so bad for them..../s

[calex59]

In other words, Clinton and Obama should just lie their butts off or keep silent so no one knows what they really think and plan for the country. Right, nothing communistic about that./SAR

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Obama is not giving in either:

Obama presses Clinton on finances

Barack Obama has published seven years of tax returns on his website and urged his rival, Hillary Clinton, to do the same.

[zadox]

“What’’s painful about these almost daily negative exchanges is that they’re not going to alter the outcome of any of the remaining contests. All they do is stir up hostilities between both camps, making it increasingly difficult to unite the party behind the eventual winner.”



I'll take any good news at this point.

[DB]

Can someone explain why anyone pays Beckel to give his opinion on anything?

He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer...

[Mark]

Bobby, your votes don’t count. SUPER Delicates— Steal the election. Libs are SO funny. Oh, see my new tag line!

[Mark]

delicates= delegates but who cares?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

That tag line is funny....LOL!

[Bobalu]

That tag line rules!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Popcorn futures plunge on the news.....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Related thread:

How the Leftist Churches Set a Time Bomb for the Democrats

[2ndDivisionVet]

Obama’s speech succeeded because of the topic it didn’t address http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991679/posts

[singfreedom]

I heard good ole Beckel utter these words on FOX this afternoon. I wanted to stand up and cheer-—but I was driving.