Bill Clinton: Texas Could Be Hillary's Last Stand

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Bill Clinton: Texas Could Be Hillary's Last Stand Former President Tells Lone Star Crowd Wife Needs Wins in Texas and Ohio By RICK KLEIN and SARAH AMOS

Feb. 20, 2008 —

There's a Texas-sized stumbling block on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's comeback trail.

Even Clinton's most devoted surrogate -- her husband, Bill Clinton -- acknowledged the do-or-die stakes on Wednesday in Beaumont, Texas, conceding that a loss in Texas or Ohio would likely doom her candidacy.

"If she wins Texas and Ohio I think she will be the nominee; if you don't then I don't think she can. It's all on you," the former president told the audience at the beginning of his speech.

A series of demographic and organizational challenges are coming together to make the Lone Star State an extraordinarily difficult venue for Clinton, with her campaign needing a decisive win to overcome Sen. Barack Obama's growing edge in convention delegates.

With polls showing the race essentially tied, several independent political analysts say that even if Clinton takes an overwhelming share of Latino voters, she will be hard-pressed to carry the state, much less capture a large share of delegates.

And the unique way that Texas awards delegates could force Clinton to take as much as 55 percent of the state's vote just to break even in the battle for delegates, said Richard Murray, director of the University of Houston's Center for Public Policy.

"They've gotten some bad breaks here," Murray said. "Texas is not well set-up for her, and the Obama people have figured that out. It's tough  but they've got no choice. They must win down here, and win convincingly."

Must-Win for Clinton

[rednek]

"Obama will crush McCainu"

you have been listening to the lamestream media again. the real media says the "angry white man" will be the driving force in this election. In a two way race McCain wins a squeaker, by crossover democrats. In a 3 or 4 way race (which I believe is possible this year - with Huckabee and the loser of Her Heinous/Obammasama as 3 and 4)its anybody's guess.

who cares? They are all crooks!

red

[Rightly Biased]

Suicide maybe not but she would kill it

[Rightly Biased]

Sometimes things speak louder than money, and the clintons would probably use those things.

[kabar]

It is tin foil hat time.

[Rightly Biased]

I always wear it when clinton conversations come about....

[CPT Clay]

silver or lead my friend.

[Rightly Biased]

nothing is ever private on the internet.

if its gotta be done platinum

[jla]

Dick Morris: Better stop hillary NOW!

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[PGalt]

Thanks very much for the ping and link. Dick Morris is OUTSTANDING in this one. Hooray Dick Morris.

Hooray Mia T!

[eyedigress]

Don't expect 30,000 Volunteers to help Willy.

[Henchster]

Excellent analysis, we need to MAKE SURE the stake goes right through the heart of the beast as soon as possible.

1) If Hillary is the nominee, the Clinton vote fraud machine will spool up and steal the election.

2) If Obama is the defacto nominee in the next couple weeks, we have even longer to expose him as the empty suit he is, even his goupies will be tired of his schtick by November.

3) If Obama is the nominee, the Clintons will do every thing possible to make sure he loses. Hillary's Senate term expires in 2012, and she will have to decide whether to run for that, or the Presidency. You KNOW which seat she will seek.