Posted on 04/26/2008 2:27:48 AM PDT by shrinkermd
Clinton's solid win in the Pennsylvania primary exposed a quandary for the party. Her backers may be convinced that only she can win the white, working-class voters that the Democratic nominee will need in the general election, but many African American leaders say a Clinton nomination -- handed to her by superdelegates -- would result in a disastrous breach with black voters.
"If this party is perceived by people as having gone into a back room somewhere and brokered a nominee, that would not be good for our party," House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (S.C.), the highest ranking African American in Congress, warned yesterday. "I'm telling you, if this continues on its current course, [the damage] is going to be irreparable."
That fear, plus a more general sense that Clinton's only route to victory would be through tearing down her opponent, has led even some black Democrats who are officially neutral in the race, such as Clyburn, to speak out.
Clinton's camp has a vastly different interpretation, arguing that the most recent primary demonstrated that Democrats remain very interested in seeing the contest continue.
"Pennsylvania did the job of calming any nerves that existed," said Clinton campaign spokesman Jay Carson. "It showed that the big states around the country think she's the best person to be president."
But that opinion is far from unanimous. More than 70 top Clinton donors wrote their first checks to Obama in March, campaign records show. Clinton's lead among superdelegates, a collection of almost 800 party leaders and elected officials, has slipped from 106 in December to 23 now, according to an Associated Press tally.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
“As an Operation Chaos operative, I was glad to do my part by stirring the pot here in Pennsylvania. As you can well see, the rats are as discombobulated as ever. Now its up to the good people of North Carolina and Indiana to keep this thing ours going.”
Thanks for the contribution to the chaos! I did my part by donating $50 to Hillary just after the Pennsylvania primary. Many on this site don’t understand the strategy, but it is and will work to the detriment of democrats. We need not be satisfied with trying to win the Presidency with liberal minded candidate McCain. We can use this strategy to help elect Republicans (conservatives) to congress! That is where the real gold lies.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Dem party exposed Reverend Wright themselves to keep the divide going...truth is, if Obama gets the nod...a lot of Dems will have very little reason to exist.
"Kill, kill, kill da White man. Kill him 'til he dead..."
- nod to the Wayans brothers, who have the talent to make this sound funny... : /
I think it's heavier than that.
The x42's are not going away and I think a lot of people are, without actually attatching the word, starting to look on the x42's as the cancer they are.
The x42's don't care about other people, the party, each other, the nation ... perhaps even planet Earth ... they are an evil cancer ... and their spawn has indicated that they may be matastisizing.
The bwitch was conveniently sidelined into the NY Senatorship and x42 was allowed to run around the world, spouting it's anti-everything rhetoric and doing whatever skirt it came in contact with. The C-spawn was being lured and photographed into drunken oblivian and who knows what other compromising situation.
The work of the Movers and Shakers could go on and the x42's will fade away into oblivian ... slowly ... but they will fade.
I didn't like Rush's Op. Chaos when it was proposed, but I thought .. maybe there is more here than I understand .. so I didn't get too bent out of shape about it.
The bwitch should have been taken out ... plain and simple.
The destruction of the democratic party is not a major event.
America is just about done on one side, and all that needs to be done is flip her over to brown the other ... The 2nd Ammendment.
Am I just a looney paranoid ... or am I seeing things correctly?
I don't know ...
What I do know is ... the three candidates running are 1 democrat, 1 socialist and 1 uber-socialist.
And we are in trouble.
The fact that osamaobama can carry 97% of the black male vote and 70% of the black female vote is the ONLY reason he is on the ticket.
I want to see the klintoooons get into the back room in denver and leave blood all over the floor.
Regardless of which one survives, there will be total chaos that will go all the way to November.
Democrat ~ Party Fears Racial Divide...
wrong...lib/dems embrace racial divide and promote it in every election!!!
True, the "acts" were loosely written (allowance(s) was provided for impromptu geurilla theater, and improv. solo's), but the "destruction of the democrat party" is merely the title of the manuscript.
The real purpose is to further numb the American people into accepting "The Late, Great U.S. of A."
After all ... if the dem party is destroyed, and the republican party is neutered ... what is left?
Did I say left?
The 2nd Ammendment.
While I relish the sight of the Dems getting torn apart by the racial divide that they have so diligently fed for so long, the sad reality is that, though it will hurt their party’s chances, in the bigger picture it will not benefit the country otherwise.
The hatred and rage that they have spawned and nurtured will be/is directed at all whites and the country in general.
Racial hatred as promoted by the Dems is a prime example of how they are willing, nay eager, to destroy this country in pursuit of their own desire for power.
“Will they abandon the Democrats even if Hillary robs Obama? I’ll bet they don’t.”
Because it has always been “vote for us then go to back to the plantation. We’ll get you some midnight basketball.”
Plus, people like Wright, Sharpton and Jackson will extort money from whoever wins for their support.
The Clintons aren’t stupid. Criminals yes. Stupid no.
“Well if he doesnt survive the primary, they wont be able to blame conservatives of any flavor. The blame will lie among themselves.”
He won’t. Everyone still believes that this Obamamania is real. The Superdelegates know he is McGovern in a better suit. There are only two things they need to know before they cast their votes. 1) Can Obama beat McCain in PA? 2) Can Obama beat McCain in Ohio?
The Democrats weren’t concerned about a “racial divide” when they supported segregation and Jim Crow laws.
Is Bill still considered the first Black President?
>>
As an Operation Chaos operative, I was glad to do my part by stirring the pot here in Pennsylvania. As you can well see, the rats are as discombobulated as ever. Now its up to the good people of North Carolina and Indiana to keep this thing ours going.
>>
No. It is done. Its job is done.
There reaches a point where a risk/reward ratio reverses. She is the more centrist candidate and she has the better chance in the general.
He has been weakened by Chaos’ prolonging the matter. She will now stay through June. There will be no blood on the floor in Denver because it won’t be allowed. All fights will be off camera.
The risk of her winning the nomination are too great. The black vote won’t abandon her when she nominates a black VP.
It’s over. Time to pump up Obama and erase her. The work is done. Don’t go wobbly here when cold calculations of risk/reward show what they show. Remain firm in the confidence of the evaluation that he has been damaged, but she has not been elevated to victory.
Make sure he wins North Carolina, and Indiana at least 50/50. She won’t stop, but she won’t win. THAT is the optimal goal. Have her continue, but HE MUST WIN THE NOMINATION.
I'm looking L for the first time in my life when it comes to president.
This just get’s better and better each abd every day.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.