Hillary Clinton Is Still My Candidate, And I Support Her More Than Ever...
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Senator Hillary Clinton is still our best choice as Nominee for President if the Democrats even hope to have a chance to win in November. Senator Hillary Clinton's big Win in West Virgina this late in the primary season should speak volumes, if the DNC would only listen...I worked on Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign in Pennsyvania, and I'm glad I did. When I was in Pennsylvania people were very excited about Senator Hillary Clinton and the support for her was overwhelming. Even when I was driving through Pennsyvania and Ohio, people would see my Hillary Clinton sign in the back of my truck and smile, wave, and give the thumbs up. If the DNC thinks it's going to appoint Senator Barack Obama our nominee without looking at all the facts, like the Supreme Court appointed George W. Bush to be president. You'd better think hard and fast about what you really want to accomplish here. Because I guarantee you with all the dirty tricks we have seen so far in this Democratic Primary process, there will be a backlash. A backlash that spells defeat in November.
I see I have friends here.
I agree with you all. I am so very hurt by this party that I worked my whole life for.
The DNC is not giving Barack Obama anything. His campaign was more effective than Hillary's. It raised more money, managed the money it raised better, got more people participating, had a 50 state strategy; he won more votes, more delegates and thus far twice as many contests. His nomination isn't inevitable, but he has earned it if it comes. This is no slight to Hillary, but I blame her campaign team for her failure. They went about fundraising the wrong way, the campaign is in serious debt and has been for some time, had a "big state" strategy; she won fewer votes, fewer delegates and half the contests. However, purely speaking for Hillary (and not her campaign managers), if she gets the nomination she will also have earned it for sheer determination, tenacity, energy and obvious mass appeal.
". . . sheer determination, tenacity, energy and obvious mass appeal." However, on her "plate" is 35 years of solid experience which she not only uses, but also will use in all her decisions for us.
John Edwards endorsement of Barack may have rattled our "cages" but only temporary. The "Comeback Lady" will prevail.
Obama is endorsing based on fear to lose the black vote and no matter that he would get 99% of the black vote it is not enough to give him a win.
And the list? It is the most coveted list in the history of politics. Obama does not need to share that list with anybody, but he chooses to share, because he, like me, wants a solid majority in both Houses to push forward Democrat initiatives and undo the damage done by 8 years of a Republican administration and 13 years of a Republican-controlled Congress and Senate.
Hillary to the contrary of Obama has captured the Blue States and could be able to grab more votes than Kerry and Gore did in Red States.
Even if you discount the enormous progress we have made in those "red" states you are dismissing, you can't deny this: In the so-called "blue" states that Dems win all the time, even when Clinton won Obama garnered as much as 30% more of the independent and "swing" voters. clear statistical evidence that he will be stronger in so-called "swing states."
No one is "appointing" anyone to anything. The numbers do not lie - Clinton has just not been winning, fair and square.
But, I must say I have been very impressed with Mrs. Clinton's rhetoric this last week. She has increasingly been de-emphasizing the differences between her and Obama, and she has been clearly defending Obama against attacks - whereas a couple weeks ago she would have been jumping at the opportunity to knock him.
I am very impressed by this change in tone, and my estimation of her political abilities has increased tremendously as a result.