Posted on 05/08/2008 2:04:38 AM PDT by freerepublic_or_die
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each took a state Tuesday. But the result was a damaging loss for the woman who was once the overwhelming front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Here are some observations on the race:
- Mr. Obama is now the prohibitive favorite. Tuesday night, he took at least 94 delegates to Mrs. Clinton's 75 and leads the former First Lady by 176 delegates in the AP tabulation. He has 1,840 of the 2,025 delegates needed to win. Mr. Obama needs only 185 – or 38% – of the 486 outstanding delegates (217 to be elected in the six remaining contests, and 269 superdelegates yet to endorse a candidate). Mrs. Clinton needs 341, or 70% of those left to be awarded.
Mr. Obama understands this. On Tuesday night, he added a big dollop of general election themes and pre-emptive defenses against coming attacks to his stump speech. - Mrs. Clinton may battle until June and possibly until the convention in August. There's nothing Mr. Obama can or should do about it. After a long, bitter struggle, losing candidates often look for reasons to feel aggrieved. There is no reason to give her one. No pressure from Mr. Obama or party Chairman Howard Dean is better than pushing her out of the race.
- The Democrats' refusal to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations at their convention is an unresolved problem. If they insist on not seating these delegations, Democrats risk alienating voters in states with 44 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. And here Mr. Obama is at greater risk than Mrs. Clinton, especially in Florida. He trails John McCain badly in Sunshine State polls today, while Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. McCain there.
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I agree.
The Clintoons will do their best to poison the well for O’Bammy this year.
She’ll only be 64 in 2012, pumped full of Botox and ready for another attack. If Billy J happens to keel over before then, she’s got the sympathy vote too.
Yes, I didn’t emphasize the importance of the VP pick as much as I should have. It may be the most important one for the last century, if not longer.
It's funny to think that "this joke" got started because sealed divorce records were made public showing that Jeri Ryan's (Star Trek's Seven of Nine) husband wanted to have public sex with her at adult clubs.
-PJ
Whether or not this slow progression changes depends on if anything scalds the frogs out of the pan :).
Apparently 911 was not enough cause here they are oooohing over someone named obama who goes to a church where 911 is considered a good thing.
I wish the scalding could only affect these people if it is to happen.
She’ll look tighter than ‘stretch’ Pelosi by then LOL
Specifically what do you think the dems of 1978 have in common with the GOP of 2008?
How many republicans would you have seen in 1978 that were for open borders (in time of war), gay marriage, smoking bans, and bigger and bigger government? Just three examples. The party’s become RHINO infested/democrat lite.
I think George Soros is probably the secret leader of the committee. I remember reading nobama’s speach “defending” Wright was written by a committee. He is a committee spokesman, an empty suit.
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