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Clinton camp tries to downplay Obama caucus sweep
Newsday ^
| Feb. 10, 2008
| BY GLENN THRUSH AND KEITH HERBERT
Posted on 02/10/2008 5:26:32 PM PST by jdm
**EXCERPT**
Hillary Rodham Clinton had hoped her strong showing on Super Tuesday would halt Barack Obama's momentum - but that notion was shattered yesterday as Obama scored blowouts in Washington state, Louisiana and Nebraska.
The Clinton camp had tried to downplay the widely anticipated losses as old news - and her campaign had ceded Louisiana and Nebraska to save their resources for the bigger March 4 contests in Texas and Ohio.
But the big wins for Obama could fuel the perception that he's on a roll, and victories could be scarce for Clinton over the next few weeks if she doesn't prevail in today's closely contested Maine caucuses.
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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackhusseinobama; choke; clinton; closebutnocigar; hillary; hillbilly; obama; sweep
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To: umgud
If Hillary doesn’t pull this out with super delegates, she’s not gonna be a very gracious loser.
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I wouldn’t bet on this horse race for anything.
superdelegates will seal the deal for hillary,, obama will be asked to suck it up, his followers will stay home, Huckabee is the next President in an upset.
(scary script huh?)
obama is an even worse alternative.. what has politics come the when we are down to these as the “viable” candidates?
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:44:39 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
To: jdm
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:44:48 PM PST
by
BJungNan
To: umgud
Super Delegates sounds like a Dean Wormer concept.
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:46:52 PM PST
by
blackdog
To: jveritas; jdm; blackdog
"That is a huge lie. Hillary Clinton was expected to wipe out Obama on Super Tuesday but she failed miserably to do so. Obama won 13 states, she won 8, and he won more "pledged" delegates that day." That sure is a whopper of a lie, guys.
[Hillary Rodham Clinton had hoped her strong showing on Super Tuesday would halt Barack Obama's momentum.]
And "strong showing" is code for coming in second or third or fourth....
The Grifters are kidding no one.
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:49:33 PM PST
by
Miss Behave
(Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
To: jdm
Wait’ll Wednesday when they have to downplay losses in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:50:31 PM PST
by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: umgud
If Hillary doesn’t pull this out with super delegates, she’s not gonna be a very gracious loser.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You obviously have a Doctorate in understatement from Oxford. She will be as mean as a wolverine on steroids with a bad case of rabies.
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:50:37 PM PST
by
RipSawyer
(Does anyone still believe this is a free country?)
To: jdm
stake in the heart time folks
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:50:38 PM PST
by
beebuster2000
(choice is not not peace or war, but small war now, or big war later masquerading as peace now.)
To: umgud
If Hillary doesn’t pull this out with super delegates, she’s not gonna be a very gracious loser. Gracious or not, she'll still be a loser.
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:51:19 PM PST
by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: Stimpson_J_Cat
Maybe it is time for Hillary to really have a break-down now, she needs to get more hysterical.
To: NormsRevenge
Huckabee is the next President in an upset.Huck would have to win all remaining primaries by a 85-15% to overtake McCain in delegates.
To: kittymyrib
good post, I really enjoyed it!
“It must be someone else’s fault that most voters would rather have a root canal than listen to her pedantic, boring speeches and watch her fake, over-the-top expressions as she vainly attempts to overcome her robotic nature.”
To: jdm
and victories could be scarce for Clinton over the next few weeks if she doesn't prevail in today's closely contested Maine caucuses. Ooops! She lost BIG in ME.
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:54:35 PM PST
by
woofer
(Earth First! We'll mine the other eight later.)
To: umgud
If Hillary doesn’t pull this out with super delegates, she’s not gonna be a very gracious loser.Think she'll be any more spiteful to her party as McInsane was/is to the GOP after South Carolina in 2000?
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:58:16 PM PST
by
woofer
(Earth First! We'll mine the other eight later.)
To: jdm
["The Clinton camp had tried to downplay the widely anticipated losses as old news..."]
Old news? It was yesterday.
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:58:53 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: jdm
I was waiting in line at the supermarket this afternoon and noticed one of the tabloids titles.
According to one of them Hillary and Bill have a secret contract. If she loses her bid for the presidency, they are going to get divorced.
That sure explains why Bill is messing up on the campaign trail so much lately.
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posted on
02/10/2008 5:59:34 PM PST
by
mware
(Americans in arm chairs doing the work of the media.)
To: jdm
**The perception? Huh? He’s killing her. It’s not a perception.**
True.
“Let’s Move On,” - right Billary? Not going to work this time.
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posted on
02/10/2008 6:00:02 PM PST
by
4Liberty
(U.S. Income Tax laws are enforced... but Immigration laws aren’t = global tax.)
To: Stimpson_J_Cat
Not to worry. She'll shed many tears for herself. It's all about her.
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posted on
02/10/2008 6:01:55 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: jdm
It's not a perception. It's only a "perception" if you ignore the facts.
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posted on
02/10/2008 6:03:01 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: NormsRevenge
Huckabee is the next President in an upset. True. That would upset me.
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posted on
02/10/2008 6:04:44 PM PST
by
Rocko
( "Where's the global warming? It's freezing in here." -- Bob Dylan)
To: jdm
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posted on
02/10/2008 6:07:31 PM PST
by
fightinJAG
(Rush was right when he used to say: "You NEVER win by losing.")
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