- Yes, I do believe that Clinton could use the money to finish the primaries strong. Obama is awash in cash but from what I hear, he’s spending it like a sailor and it isn’t always paying off for him. He wasted so much money in NJ it was scary and he *still* lost by 10 points. Did the Clinton staffers go without pay? I dunno but I’ll betcha they were plenty worried about it.
- Mitt Romney made the ultimate sacrifice for his party. With Romney out of the way and McCain the defacto beneficiary of it, the Republicans can now go hammer and tongs against the Democrats who are in disarray and divided. (Thanks Howard for supremely f%&^ing it up this year) So, they start pounding on Obama over national security and he starts to look weak, while with the other hand, they continue to spread rumors about half of the Democratic party defecting to McCain if Clinton is the nominee. It’s a twofer!
- Last year, if anyone had asked me whether a serious Democratic challenger should debate on Fox, I would have said they were crazy. Fox News isn’t really news. It’s the Republican propaganda channel. But after the last couple of months when MSNBC and CNN started to try to bring Clinton down during the debates and ask moronic questions of the rest of the candidates, Fox News’ distinction is no longer, er, so distinct. They are all getting to be foxy. And Clinton has shown that she can take it in debate and after the debate. What seems to be happening is that she looks so strong against her opponent that that’s the lasting impression people have of her, not the spin that comes afterwards. So, all things being equal this primary season, at least as far as the media goes, why not go on Fox? There are a lot of low info voters, older women, independents who are viewers and she can take any question that’s thrown at her. Obama will look uncertain and that will make these fearful voters feel uncomfortable. Hillary will make them feel safe. They might even go back to their original party to vote for her.
It could happen.
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Goldberry,
Notice that Clinton won AR, TN, OK, and AZ right off the bat. While Obama supporters brag about him winning in red states (like Utah), Clinton has won in red states that MATTER.
She will contest all 2000, 2004 states (including FL and OH, NH, and NM) plus she will be competitive in AR (for sure), and likely competitive in TN, OK as well.
I didn’t put AZ b/c if McCain gets the nomination, he’ll naturally win his home state.
Ahhh, but let us not forget that Republicans are masters of “perception management”. And about a month ago, David Brooks was on Charlie Rose and he pretty much admitted that their dream matchup was McCain- Obama. Why? Because the fearmongering worked so well in the past two elections, why not roll it out again? McCain is a hawk. He’s bona fide. Obama will look like Alan Colmes when Rove gets done with him. And not just any Alan, Colmes, no. It’ll be one that resembles Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and steals everyone’s stuff and gives it to his Rezko pals.
Of course, none of this will be true. But will hardly matter. Clinton on the other hand takes a licking and keeps on ticking. She is projecting an aura of toughness and to be quite honest, I think she’s getting better. She’s battletested. She’s unflappable under pressure and there;s nothing the media hasn’t accused her of.
And yet she won CA, NJ, NY, FL, MI, MA and all the other states you mentioned.
The nitwits who are fanning Obama’s flame don’t see the true gem i their midst.