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To: pabianice

I don’t know whether I would go this far; Obama seems to have lots of momentum. However, the idea of Hillary taking a graceful defeat in stride creates much cognitive dissonance, to be sure.


6 posted on 02/11/2008 11:21:28 AM PST by dinoparty
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To: dinoparty
I don’t know whether I would go this far; Obama seems to have lots of momentum. However, the idea of Hillary taking a graceful defeat in stride creates much cognitive dissonance, to be sure.

At this point, I would assume Obama would be the one. But then, I'm not taking in account the Clinton nastiness and behind-the-scenes manipulations they are capable of.

It would be fun to see the Clintons tear McCain apart, however. As mean and unscrupulous as he is, he won't be able to match them.
12 posted on 02/11/2008 11:24:32 AM PST by CottonBall (The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. (Henry David Thoreau, "Walden", 1854 ))
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To: dinoparty

Hillary doesn’t do graceful.

If she finds grace at Obama’s win, I’ll be shocked.


21 posted on 02/11/2008 11:26:07 AM PST by hoe_cake
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To: dinoparty
Obama seems to have lots of momentum.

I agree. When considering the superdelegates we have to remember that they are uncommitted and hence could go for Obama if the correct circumstances present themselves. I'm not sure I'd be happy to be one at the moment. The sort of arm-twisting involved is legendary and the Clinton machine is one of the dirtiest players in the game.

This is machine politics in its purest form - Hillary's New York machine versus Obama's Chicago machine. Those will be the principal gladiators in the convention arena, with Kennedy's Massachusetts machine in a pivotal role in between. The sort of wheeling and dealing that will take place is commonly protected by a code of silence that makes the Mafia's omerta look positively talkative.

I tried to explain this to a young colleague who is all passion for Hussein and who, I am sure, regards me as cynical and unidealistic. I have a hunch he'll change that view come August.

86 posted on 02/11/2008 11:55:13 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: dinoparty

Obama has lot of BIG MO right now but he could fizzle out or peak way too soon. He has yet to offer any specifics just his usual spin of Change, well change to what?
By the time we get to November he may have peaked out.


112 posted on 02/11/2008 12:40:18 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: dinoparty

That’s Oprah’s PR machine.


121 posted on 02/11/2008 12:54:06 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: dinoparty

I agree with Rush about Obama , He is like the pied piper for youth ,He speaks well. But there is nothing of substance in his speeches.And he is so far to the left its unreal His record what little there is proves that


197 posted on 02/12/2008 4:33:09 AM PST by TinaJeannes
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