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Michigan’s Democratic leadership endorsed a plan late Wednesday that would seat Michigan delegates but partially penalize Clinton for the disputed nature of the primary, cutting her potential delegate advantage in the state.
The proposed compromise would give Clinton 69 pledged delegates and Obama 59. It would allow all 128 pledged delegates, plus Michigan’s 29 superdelegates, to be seated at the convention in Denver in August.
Clinton was to get 73 delegates if the Jan. 15 results were followed.
So that nets Hillary 10 delegates. Not gonna do it. No guarantee the rules committee will go [...]
Full Story... →After the voting is complete in Kentucky and Oregon, Obama will declare victory having the lead in every meaningful metric – and most importantly the delegate lead he has held since sweeping 11 primary contests in a row. Hillary, of course, will set up a nasty 11 day fight until the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meets to consider what to do about Michigan and Florida.
From Politico:
On May 20 we’re going to declare victory,” said an Obama senior advisor who asked that his name be withheld to speak candidly, adding that after those contests they will be [...]
Full Story... →Obama won North Carolina convincingly. He nearly won Indiana. This was the game changer Clinton was looking for, only in the opposite. Barack Obama just showed the super delegates that he could take the worst two weeks of his campaign, come off a big loss in Pennsylvania, and bounce back to surprise everyone. He outperformed and it’s becoming clear that he is the nominee.
Based on my predictions, he outperformed my expectations in North Carolina by 3.4% and Indiana by a whopping 6.4%.
There really is no argument left for Hillary. I predict much hilarity will ensue. [...]
Full Story... →I’ve watched Indiana go from +14 Hillary, to +10, to +8, to now +4.
This thing is over. She got blown out in North Carolina and barely won (if she does) Indiana.
Obama just gave a pre-acceptance speech and it was killer. He’s putting John McCain on notice that he’s coming and he’ll take all attacks with the grace and urgency that he has taken all of Hillary’s shit.
Make no mistake about it, the man is a player.
Full Story... →Sure! I’m going with:
Indiana: Clinton 54.2/Obama 45.8 (Clinton +8.4)
North Carolina: Obama 55.3/Clinton 44.7 (Obama +10.6)
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Full Story... →I think how he’s handled the negative attacks has been extraordinary. I also think people see this and it – not some 3am Rovian attack ad – tells them he’ll be cool under fire.
The new CBS/NYT Poll shows Obama rebounding to go up 11 versus McCain in a poll that had him tied last Wednesday. It also shows Hillary up 12 (up from 5), but this is in effect a dead heat and softens some of the electability arguments. It also shows Obama gaining more ground there (up 11 versus up 5).
It also dispels this notion [...]
Full Story... →I wonder what would make Hillary Clinton say this:
“Anyone, anyone, who voted for either of us should be absolutely committed to voting for the other” in the general election, Clinton said during an hourlong meeting with The Indianapolis Star Editorial Board. “I’m going to shout that from the mountaintops and the valleys and everywhere I can, no matter what the outcome of the nominating process is.”
Maybe it’s because her campaign since falling behind after Super Tuesday has done nothing but divide us? Maybe it’s because she is planning on taking this thing away with more vile [...]
Full Story... →Nice to see Joe Andrew step up:
WASHINGTON – A leader of the Democratic Party under Bill Clinton has switched his allegiance to Barack Obama and is encouraging fellow Democrats to “heal the rift in our party” and unite behind the Illinois senator.
Joe Andrew, who was Democratic National Committee chairman from 1999-2001, planned a news conference Thursday in his hometown of Indianapolis to urge other Hoosiers to support Obama in Tuesday’s primary, perhaps the most important contest left in the White House race. He also has written a lengthy letter explaining his decision that he plans to send [...]
Full Story... →Best summed up by the NYT (who endorsed Hillary mind you):
The Pennsylvania campaign, which produced yet another inconclusive result on Tuesday, was even meaner, more vacuous, more desperate, and more filled with pandering than the mean, vacuous, desperate, pander-filled contests that preceded it.
Voters are getting tired of it; it is demeaning the political process; and it does not work. It is past time for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to acknowledge that the negativity, for which she is mostly responsible, does nothing but harm to her, her opponent, her party and the 2008 election.
If nothing [...]
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