Darth Wong wrote:They're already playing the race card as hard as their base will allow. I'm getting a little tired of hearing everyone in her campaign dismiss Obama's victories by saying that it's just black people voting for him.
I was shocked at how much Hildabeast could get away with saying and NOT being called a racist. When Obama molly-wopped her in Louisiana, she had a total sour-grapes attitude and was on camera saying "Well, you know, there's lots of black voters there so I guess that's just what happens."
I was all "WTF"? There's no way he could be winning because he's doing A DAMN GOOD FUCKING JOB? Until that moment I couldn't put my finger on exactly what it was that made me want to afundar a sua cara (forgive the portuguese, but it's the only phrase that fits) but then I had it: Her smugness, her arrogance, and her self-assured opinion that nobody is close to being as qualified as she is. She makes me wanna barf.
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I was watching the Daily show last night, and they brought up race. The black correspondant (his official title) said "But Obama won in MAINE, John. Have you been to Maine? They consider LUTHERANS to be 'colored' people."
He's got broad appeal.
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Hillary is flummoxed because she figured she had this whole thing wrapped up and she was the front runner since before the primary race began. Now, she's running a close second and momentum is undeniably shifting to Obama precisely when they're heading into the final big states and she can no longer claim the race card because now her support is eroding badly in the other demographics and frankly people want to vote for a winner and the undecideds are looking at Obama and thinking "Shit, looks like he's going to win, I might as well vote for him" Not to mention she's done absolutely nothing to deal with her high negatives and naturally polarizing personality while Obama has really gotten the "I'm the black candidate" thing behind him.
It's amusing to see an insider with decades of experience just lost because she just assumed she was going to win and can't understand why people just don't agree with her.
She can keep harping on the experience thing but it is rapidly becoming extremely obvious what this election is going to be about. Not the War, not even so much the economy, it's Change stupid. People want change. They want to sweep the shit that's been accumulating over the last 8 years out. Hillary cannot with a straight face run as the candidate for change.
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People seem to be dancing on Hillary's grave when she hasn't even been declared dead yet. I remind you guys that the ENTIRE Clinton family is in Wisconsin right now, zig zagging from city to city. Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak in Madison today at 2:30; Chelsea was here on Monday; Hillary will be here sometime this weekend. How Wisconsin turns out will determine the next phase of the primary election and yes, Hawaii doesn't matter much, at least to the media. If Obama loses Wisconsin but wins Hawaii, all the talking heads will be clamoring on and on about how Hillary pulled a rabbit out of a hat. Keep in mind, by the time the Hawaii caucus results are reported in, the rest of the continental US will be sound asleep in bed. So a Wisconsin win is paramount to determine the mood for how Texas and Ohio will take place.
Currently, some polls have Obama leading by double digits but a few polls show Obama with a slight lead by a few points. He needs to win by a large margin in order to make up for any possible future missteps. I suspect that Wisconsin will vote Obama due to several factors:
1) Huge student population; students made up 27% of the 2004 vote
2) Huge independent population; people generally vote Republicans for local positions and Democrats for higher offices; party affiliation is not very strong and people vote for the one whom they trust the most
3) People can register and vote on the same day; I expect the Obama campaign will be trying to get as many possible voters to the polls to register
4) Wisconsin shares a like-mindedness with Minnesota and Illinois; I suspect there will be some political diffusion to take place
5) The one who can carry the two largest cities in the state (Madison and Milwaukee) will carry the majority; Madison is very liberal, anti-war, large student population and Milwaukee, well, has lots of black folks
But despite these favorable factors, I still have some reservations about a strong Obama victory. Everyone is expecting him to blow Clinton out of the waters and if he doesn't live up to that expectation, his chances for Texas and Ohio are dampened substantially. Moreover, there is a substantial blue collar population in Wisconsin who have been taking an economic beating; they'll vote for their perceived economic interests over the interests of the US as a whole.
My point? Don't let your guard down because the more cornered the Clintons are, the harder they fight.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Mitt Romney, John McCain's former chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination, will endorse the Arizona senator, officials familiar with the decision said Thursday.
Romney will make the endorsement later Thursday at his campaign headquarters in Boston and will release his 280 delegates and ask them to support McCain, said officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting the announcement.
The former Massachusetts governor dropped out of the race last week after it became apparent that toppling McCain would be near impossible given his lead in the hunt for convention delegates.
Romney made his decision on Thursday, one official said, in hopes of helping McCain get the delegates he needs to secure the Republican Party nod and unite the GOP while Democrats continue to battle for their own nomination.
The endorsement came together quickly.
Romney's campaign notified McCain's camp after Romney made the decision, and McCain's campaign adjusted its campaign schedule to fly to Boston to accept the endorsement because the senator was campaigning in nearby Rhode Island.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Officials have told The Associated Press Mitt Romney will endorse former rival John McCain.
He will endorse the Republican front-runner on Thursday. The officials have told spoke on condition of anonymity. Romney will release his 288 delegates and urge them to back McCain.
The former Massachuttsetts governor dropped out of the race last week. It became apparent that toppling McCain would be near impossible.
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