Posted on 04/23/2008 4:47:28 AM PDT by Renfield
Even before the scope of Barack Obama’s loss became apparent in last night’s Pennsylvania primary, the New York Times editorial board published a screed attacking Hillary Clinton for remaining in the race. Called “The Low Road to Victory”, it demands an end to her campaign even while she handily wins major states. Actually, it’s not that they want her to quit, but that they want her to stop competing against Obama so hard — apparently conceding that Obama can’t win in a tough race:
The Pennsylvania campaign, which produced yet another inconclusive result on Tuesday, was even meaner, more vacuous, more desperate, and more filled with pandering than the mean, vacuous, desperate, pander-filled contests that preceded it.
Voters are getting tired of it; it is demeaning the political process; and it does not work. It is past time for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to acknowledge that the negativity, for which she is mostly responsible, does nothing but harm to her, her opponent, her party and the 2008 election......
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My intial reaction was that the worm had turned . . . . . until I realized that the NYT was remaining true to form - they support the more liberal candidate (who USED to be Hillary).
What’s annoying about the Times’ editorial is its psuedo high-mindedness. Hillary shouldn’t be “negative” about Obama. Well, why not? Liberals, and the Left in general, are negative all the time, irrationally so. But it’s not fair to raise “negatives” about your fellow liberal?
Hillary could still win the nomination only if something extremely damaging comes out about BaaRock.
The Big Media prefers BaaRock over Hillary. She needs to pull a rabbit out of a hat to win the nomination!
See my tag...
I agree. Hillary would be a much more difficult foe for McCain. They would be fighting over the same swing voters. The poling numbers show more Hilary voters would abandon Obama in November than the other way around.
I want her to win everywhere but NC, that state can go Obama. That gives her just enough to stick around to August, but guarantees Obama is the candidate.
Hilary could win in November. Obama would lose if he ran against a dead dog.
Well, after Pennsylvania she leads the popular vote. How's that for a rabbit?
Its very funny. They all say that Obama is winning the popular vote. But he's not even close, let alone winning. They are giving him credit for the caucus wins at the same ratio as the actual votes. But a caucus is far from an actual vote. Look at Texas. Hillary wins the popular vote and looses the caucus. The reality is that she has won the popular vote hands down. He wins caucuses. Well the general election is not a caucus.
Obama has not won the popular vote. He will not win the general election. Besides that lack of ballots, he also has a huge problem with key states. He hasn't won any key states. If he can't when them within his own party he will have a hard time winning them in the general.
If Obama wins the nomination he absolutely needs her on the ticket to win, or he will lose big.
My Favorite Liberal says she will vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee, but may vote Democrat if Mrs. Clinton is the nominee.
A sample of one, but My Favorite Liberal usually has a pretty good instinct about such things.
:)
The NYT doesn’t have much use for free elections. Or even for semi-free elections, like they have in Philly...
That is so true.
Divide and conquer, divide and conquer, it works.
Since when does anyone care what the NY Slimes says? I smell blood in the water....beat the crap out of him Hillary!
And then wrote another one that sounds grown-up.
HUH?? She won didn't she?....sheesh!! Throwing mud at your competitor will work! Take notes McVAIN!!
OK—we’re in synch. Now, riddle me this: Is it time for Operation Chaos to begin voting for BHO in the primaries?
Vote Obama in NC, vote Hilary every where else. We need Hilary close enough to stay in, but too far away to steal the nomination.
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