Posted on 02/20/2008 1:48:09 PM PST by Sub-Driver
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
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the clintons are paying the superdelegates aren’t they or are they kidnapping the superdelegates family members?
I’d move to Texas
Perhaps that is it. Either way, it seems uncharacteristic of Bubba to have messed this up so thoroughly. He's a lot of things. "Politically Ignorant" is not one of them.
The Dem party is not going to commit political suicide for the Clintons. The super delegates will go for Obama if he has the most delegates thru the primary process. He already has one million more votes during the primary process than Hillary and 150 more pledged delegates.
I about busted a gut when I read that Bill was SO devoted to Hillary...and Monica, Kathleen, Jennifer, etc.
Aren’t superdelegates part of their process? How is that stealing the nomination? If the process is undemocratic, that’s an issue the Dems should be taking up with the DNC.
but can Obama run with broken knees? :^)
and remeber its the clintons the are known to kill for thier own gain the party means nothing to them.
If Hillary can’t win the Dem nomination she will never win a general. This is her only chance. Drive a stake in her now.
She will do whatever it takes to win. This includes anything. Now, it gets ugly. Up until now, it’s been a playground fight. With her legacy and her ego at stake, all bets are off.
Expect the unexpected. We should never underestimate the evil this woman is capable of. I really believe Bill pales in comparison to Hillary Clinton. He isn’t even in 2nd place.
you are absolutely on target there.
Oh man...you’re right!!!! Never thought of it!!!
Watch the polls!
If she’s not doing well, he may just have that fatal heart attack!!!
If he meets a violent end, I bet she could make it look like an accident or even a suicide ala Foster!
Ping to post #45
Of course they are. They are the elites who control the party, which is why they will vote for Obama if he has the most pledged delegates won thru the primary system. They are not going to destroy the party and possibly lose the general election by giving the nomination to the Clintons over the people's choice, Obama. It would be insane to do so. It is not going to happen.
Couple f days ago some one on Free Republic made a great statement.
“I’d like to pour a bottle of Jack Daniels on Hilary after I drank it”.
It is beginning to sound like Her Thighness is going to get the bad end of the deal soon (just like that Santa Ana goof that got OWNED at the Battle of San Jacinto a few short weeks after the Battle of the Alamo).
Hillary’s last stand? LOL
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