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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackhusseinobama; choke; clinton; closebutnocigar; hillary; hillbilly; obama; sweep
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To: Non-Sequitur
She’s running an ad here in Virginia (nonstop). In it she looks simply awful and sounds sick. There’s no enthusiasm, no energy.

It’s almost painful to see the comparison between her ad and Obama’s.

She might do better if she pulled the ad.

61 posted on 02/10/2008 6:28:00 PM PST by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Miss Behave

Brilliantly done! :-)


62 posted on 02/10/2008 6:28:35 PM PST by JennysCool (They all say they want change, but they’re really after folding money.)
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To: Rosemont
Clinton camp tries to downplay Obama caucus sweep” Oh yeah...by firing her campaign manager. Way to downplay it.

Late on a Sunday afternoon with no live coverage....they're oh, so clever! ;^D

63 posted on 02/10/2008 6:30:03 PM PST by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Miss Behave

but it’s Obama who is taking the first shots. That dump truck of dirt is waiting...


64 posted on 02/10/2008 6:31:03 PM PST by ari-freedom (Pragmatism: the 4th leg of conservatism.)
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To: jdm

You go girlfriend

Thet young upstart aint goin’ nowheres a tall

Who does he think he is ??

You’re the smartest woman in America..

Here’s a hanky...

Wipe yer nose and go git ‘im


65 posted on 02/10/2008 6:31:31 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: blackdog
Obama is sucking Hillary’s oxygen faster than Monica hoovering her hubby, errr I mean delivering his pizza.

LOL!!!

66 posted on 02/10/2008 6:31:37 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Stimpson_J_Cat
"Poor Hillary. I almost shed a tear for her. Almost."

Yeah, I really feel for her.

But I can't reach her. HA HA HA!!!

67 posted on 02/10/2008 6:32:20 PM PST by mass55th
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To: jveritas
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.

Par for the course. That's how they were able to roll out the "comeback kid" cliche when she got that 2-point win in NH - by making it seem like she was supposed to lose when in fact she had a 20+ point lead in New Hampshire right up until the Iowa caucuses. So in reality, that 2-point win was just an indicator as to how far she had already fallen.

68 posted on 02/10/2008 6:32:34 PM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 6 days away from outliving George Reeves)
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To: SamAdams76

Agree 100%.


69 posted on 02/10/2008 6:33:51 PM PST by jveritas (God bless our brave troops and President Bush)
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To: NormsRevenge
According to CBS News estimates, Obama holds a razor-thin lead with 1,134 delegates overall to 1,131 for Clinton.

GO OBAMA!! Don't go near Ft. Marcy Park especially now since Maggie Williams is back!!

70 posted on 02/10/2008 6:36:15 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Non-Sequitur
Gracious or not, she'll still be a loser.

Loser or not, she WON'T be gracious.

71 posted on 02/10/2008 6:37:18 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: JennysCool

Thanks, L. Hi to THE good guy. ;-)


72 posted on 02/10/2008 6:37:48 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Hill and Bill will be after those SD’s like Captain Ahab. And, I’d bet that Clinton Inc. has a LOT to offer. This isn’t a “fait accompli” by a long stretch.


73 posted on 02/10/2008 6:41:08 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: ari-freedom
"but it’s Obama who is taking the first shots. That dump truck of dirt is waiting..."

And Richie Daley will send in his heaviest hauler...no charge. ;-)

74 posted on 02/10/2008 6:45:23 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: kittymyrib
It must be someone else’s fault...

You hit it exactly. That's the liberals thinking in microcosm right there, as epitomized by HRC...

75 posted on 02/10/2008 6:49:26 PM PST by CodeMasterPhilzar
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To: blackdog

Walter Mondull.


76 posted on 02/10/2008 6:52:44 PM PST by beckysueb (Pray for our troops , America, and President Bush)
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To: CodeMasterPhilzar

So what ya’ll are saying is that it is kind of like the battles between the English and the Scots.

The Scots kicked our xxxx on the battlefield, so we go and buy of their ‘superdelegate’ nobles with land and castles so we can win.

I got it now.


77 posted on 02/10/2008 7:01:00 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad
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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.

That's an understatement if ever there was one.
But there will be an even better "up side".....
She and Bill will make it their mission in life to completely destroy the democrat party. They are a vengeful pair.
Her "Thighness" shall not be denied her "throne".

78 posted on 02/10/2008 7:05:25 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: fight_truth_decay

Thanks for your post and attendance.

I have always lived in a primary state and never attended a caucus. Since you sat on the sidelines and observed maybe you can answer a few questions for me.

You noted the young. Did these look like working youth or mama boy types that go home to mamas cooking? Or did they look homeless?My question is what type of people can donate hours of their time on the weekend to politics if they work and have a family?

The more that I have watched the caucuses, I have decided against them. This is not democracy IMO. This is none other than old fashioned, behind the door politics meaning to disinfanchise many people.

The Maine caucus win was O. 1800 to Clinton 1305. The figures may not be exactly right but close. New Hampshire a much smaller primary state had over 200,000 voting in the primary. The Alaska dem. caucus was 305 obama to ?Clinton 103. What a joke the caucus system is. Not even 500 people voted in the Alaska Dem primary, yet that is not even talked about or discussed.


79 posted on 02/10/2008 7:09:59 PM PST by texastoo ((((((USA)))))((((((, USA))))))((((((. USA))))))))
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To: jdm

If Bill had stayed home and kept his filthy mouth shut she would be way ahead. Just my opinion.


80 posted on 02/10/2008 7:16:05 PM PST by MomwithHope (I have never had a tagline....oops...)
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