Comments on: A Great Reckoning

By: Hillary’s Voice

Hillary’s Voice — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:16:34 +0000

[...] A Great Reckoning (by dcmediagirl at No Quarter) [I]t was only a matter of time before Obama and his followers were forced to face the fact that all the hysteria, fainting and fairy dust in the world couldn’t conceal the fact that an untested, unvetted candidate would at some point have to face The Great Reckoning, an unpleasant inevitability that all serious political contenders have to endure. And when that Great Reckoning comes, it’s best to be prepared, not forced out of the magical bubble to face the cruel world unarmed and unfocused… [I]t’s inevitable that now Obama is in trouble precisely because he and his supporters started to believe their own press releases and hype. [...]

By: LuigiDaMan

LuigiDaMan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:21:04 +0000

I just want to take the time right now and thank Larry, Susan, DCMediaGirl, Taylor Marsh, Anglachel, MyDD, Jerelyn, Big Tent Dem, and all the rest that have made this primary season bearable for truly progressive people like myself.

I cannot see how we could have a President Obama any time soon and I fear that the Dems by picking him will be handing four more grueling years to the Repugs.

I do think Hillary will prevail. If so, I feel she will win in November.

But don’t trust my word. Heck, I thought Gore won!

By: T. Barr

T. Barr — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:12:07 +0000

I’m 100% behind Hillary because…of Bill!! He’ is to be treasured, he has one of the finest political minds since FDR! Wake up Democrats, he’s our best asset to fight the GOP, and you want to throw him/her under the bus! You have fallen for Obama/ right-wing propaganda! I want these gifted people on my side. Udercutting the Clintons only serves the competition! Stop trashing Bill Clinton!

By: reality based

reality based — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:05:38 +0000

The SUSA polls have got to be pretty sobering to the superdelegates. The down ballot implications of an Obama collapse could be devastating to Democrats. It’s been my experience that politicians are often most concerned about their own local electoral prospects than that of the Presidential candidates. 26% in Kentucky is not good news for them.

By: Mr.Murder

Mr.Murder — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:56:01 +0000

Expediency is never a strategic factor.

The Rev. was a plausible expedient prop.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:38:48 +0000

Hey, Sean Hannity and those guys are gonna keep pounding on Obama. The Republicans figure they can’t lose no matter how it comes out. They will either get a badly damaged Barack Obama who would be lucky to draw 40% nationally – or if Hillary get it, they figure it will be a mess no matter how it occurs.

The best case scenario would be Obama being weakened to the point that he steps down. His people would accept that better. I watched his interview with Anderson Cooper tonite – and he made a statement that sounded like he was resigned to losing. He shrugged his shoulders and said, “I always thought the odds were pretty long of an unconventional candidate like me winning.” So maybe there is hope.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:25:17 +0000

The entire campaign prior to Texas, Republicans were crossing over and voting AGAINST Hillary Clinton. Much of it was organized by the Obama camp. They also had a program called Democrat For A Day, where Republicans register for one day to vote against Hillary, and then revert back.

So by the time Texas rolls around, Obama is the frontrunner and the wurm turned, as far as cross-over voting.

We also saw in Mississippi some evidence of voting along racial lines. In order to consolidate the black vote, Obama went in and started using Malcolm X language to black voters: “they’re trying to hoodwink ya; they’re trying to bamboozle ya.” That had the effect of driving white voters away from Obama.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:19:19 +0000

Superdelegates are paying attention right now, you can be sure of that. It’s rough but Obama is electoral suicide. You can bet that GOP 527′s are already gearing up for Jeremiah Wright’s greatest hits 24/7.

Nominating Hillary is our only shot to spare the country a third Bush term. Obama’s numbers have taken a hit . . . and a Rasmussen done a couple days after that Wright story broke said that 66% of the country knew about it. 56% nationwide said they would be less

likely to vote for Obama, and 44% within the Democratic Party. I know it’s only one poll,
but those are some rough numbers.

By: Mr.Murder

Mr.Murder — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:05:12 +0000

Obama’s new kind of politics:

Upper 48 states- USA
lower 2 states- Michigan and Florida.

By: Mr.Murder

Mr.Murder — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:03:53 +0000

I’ve debunked that before. States where the voting was split or races after the McCain nomination was sewn up show Obama getting the vote spike.

Registered Dems still back Clinton on the whole.

By: Dr P

Dr P — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:47:01 +0000

Many voting for Clinton to boost GOP
Seek to prolong bitter battle
By Scott Helman, Globe Staff | March 17, 2008
For a party that loves to hate the Clintons, Republican voters have cast an awful lot of ballots lately for Senator Hillary Clinton: About 100,000 GOP loyalists voted for her in Ohio, 119,000 in Texas, and about 38,000 in Mississippi, exit polls show.
A sudden change of heart? Hardly.
Since Senator John McCain effectively sewed up the GOP nomination last month, Republicans have begun participating in Democratic primaries specifically to vote for Clinton, a tactic that some voters and local Republican activists think will help their party in November. With every delegate important in the tight Democratic race, this trend could help shape the outcome if it continues in the remaining Democratic primaries open to all voters.
Spurred by conservative talk radio, GOP voters who say they would never back Clinton in a general election are voting for her now for strategic reasons: Some want to prolong her bitter nomination battle with Barack Obama, others believe she would be easier to beat than Obama in the fall, or they simply want to register objections to Obama.
“It’s as simple as, I don’t think McCain can beat Obama if Obama is the Democratic choice,” said Kyle Britt, 49, a Republican-leaning independent from Huntsville, Texas, who voted for Clinton in the March 4 primary. “I do believe Hillary can mobilize enough [anti-Clinton] people to keep her out of office.”Britt, who works in financial services, said he is certain he will vote for McCain in November.
About 1,100 miles north, in Granville, Ohio, Ben Rader, a 66-year-old retired entrepreneur, said he voted for Clinton in Ohio’s primary to further confuse the Democratic race. “I’m pretty much tired of the Clintons, and to see her squirm for three or four months with Obama beating her up, it’s great, it’s wonderful,” he said. “It broke my heart, but I had to.”
Local Republican activists say stories like these abound in Texas, Ohio, and Mississippi, the three states where the recent surge in Republicans voting for Clinton was evident.Until Texas and Ohio voted on March 4, Obama was receiving far more support than Clinton from GOP voters, many of whom have said in interviews that they were willing to buck their party because they like the Illinois senator. In eight Democratic contests in January and February where detailed exit polling data were available on Republicans, Obama received, on average, about 57 percent of voters who identified themselves as Republicans. Clinton received, on average, a quarter of the Republican votes cast in those races.
But as February gave way to March, the dynamics shifted in both parties’ contests: McCain ran away with the Republican race, and Obama, after posting 10 straight victories following Super Tuesday, was poised to run away with the Democratic race. That is when Republicans swung into action.
Conservative radio giant Rush Limbaugh said on Fox News on Feb. 29 that he was urging conservatives to cross over and vote for Clinton, their bête noire nonpareil, “if they can stomach it.”
“I want our party to win. I want the Democrats to lose,” Limbaugh said. “They’re in the midst of tearing themselves apart right now. It is fascinating to watch. And it’s all going to stop if Hillary loses.”He added, “I know it’s a difficult thing to do to vote for a Clinton, but it will sustain this soap opera, and it’s something I think we need.”
Limbaugh’s exhortations seemed to work. In Ohio and Texas on March 4, Republicans comprised 9 percent of the Democratic primary electorate, more than twice the average GOP share of the turnout in the earlier contests where exit polling was conducted. Clinton ran about even with Obama among Republicans in both states, a far more favorable showing among GOP voters than in the early races.