Posted on 03/04/2008 6:35:52 PM PST by SkyPilot
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) campaign charged rival Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) campaign with breaking several rules in the Texas caucuses.
The Clinton campaign called an “emergency” conference call with reporters that was interrupted by Obama’s chief counsel Bob Bauer, who called in and said the Clinton campaign only criticized the caucus process when it was losing.
With Clinton facing what many consider must-win scenarios in both Ohio and Texas and both races too-close-to-call, the Clinton campaign charged that the Obama campaign had shut the doors on Clinton supporters at some of the caucuses, among other things.
The campaign also said the Obama camp had hijacked some of the caucus packets at certain precincts, adding that in others Obama supporters were calling in caucus results before the polls had closed.
Ace Smith, Clinton’s Texas campaign director, said the state party’s election hotline was jammed, and the Clinton campaign was receiving “hundreds of complaints.”
“This is just truly outrageous behavior,” Smith said. “It’s really disturbing, and it’s really undemocratic what’s going on.”
Clinton’s attorney said on the call that “all options are open at this point” when asked about the possibility of seeking a legal remedy to the campaign’s concerns.
Bauer’s presence on the call came as a surprise as he and Howard Wolfson, Clinton’s communications director, went round and round. Wolfson repeatedly asked Bauer and the Obama campaign to ensure that all votes in Texas are counted as Bauer impugned the Clinton campaign’s “attacking the caucus process.”
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Those who did won't be able to purchase enough flea powder to cleanse themselves.
They don't know whether to vote for a nut with two boobs
Or a boob with two nuts.
. Received by email today, not lady like but too good not to post. (Sorry)
The picture caption:
“The hopeful presidential candidates pull out their policies.”
Grifters seem to really hate being “grifted,” don’t they.
Looks like they’re getting ready to give the old one cheek sneak to each other. :-)
Obama’s campaign is slick, really slick.. Do not underestimate this group if he makes it to the general election..
Hijacking the Clinton campaign call is just another demonstration Obama’s team is one step ahead of Clinton’s.
“I have hear this crap from disgusted Democrat college friends over the past 8 weeks: intimidation and cheating by ObamaNazis at every caucus.”
I worked as an election judge in Texas today. The Dems and Republicans voted at the same location. The Dems had 3 poll workers who had never worked an election before. They didn’t know how to do the paperwork or set up their machines. We helped them up and running.
However, an Obama poll watcher at the election was actually helping the election clerks—clearly against the rules.
Also, the caucus was a disaster tonight. I think Hillary really does have a leg to stand on in crying foul in terms of how the caucuses were conducted. Ours was held at our local fire station. The fireman in charge said he will never host the Dems again.
When my election clerk dropped off our information at the county courthouse, the person receiving the information packets indicated that they, too, were experiencing a nightmare. Paperwork not filled out correctly, security seals missing from bags with voter tallies, etc.
Power out here in my neck of Ohio...watching FNC strategy room online using batteruy power...They just bandied in an off-air segment that HRC has moved ahead of Obama in Texas.
Allow me, then....
"Clinton and Obama pull out their latest batch of campaign ideas."
Did you guys ever hear the one about the paranoid dyslexic agnostic insomniac?
He laid awake nights wondering what would happen if there really was a dog.
“I wonder how much of it is due to Republicans who switched parties to vote for her?”
Those who did won’t be able to purchase enough flea powder to cleanse themselves.
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Can you imagine the feeling of hitting “Hillary Clinton”? It would be like that feeling when you go over the first hump in a roller coaster. “JUST HANG ON AND LET GOOOOO”
Looks like Hillary is down in TX by 29,000 votes with 14% reporting... 653k to 624k
Let's see here....dimocrats...irregularities....
Wow! Who'd have thunk it?
Good gravy, can’t the Clinton machine folk come up with a single new complaint? These were all tried by the Left (albeit against Republicans) in each of the last several elections.
If this is how ugly it is in the primaries, get ready for a DNC brownshirt riot in November.
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