tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post5694795598694817376..comments2023-11-05T02:58:27.295-05:00Comments on Campaign Diaries: Potomac primary results thread: Obama sweeps, Huckabee fails to complete late Virginia surgeTanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333289018970623022noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-25854689145163605732008-02-13T21:07:00.000-05:002008-02-13T21:07:00.000-05:00While I too will vote for the nominee,I have a com...While I too will vote for the nominee,I have a completely different perspective. Rather than placing blame, I'll give credit. I have a very poor opinion of Obama's campaign. His rhetorical skills don't alter my understanding of his platform shortcomings. I have no doubt however that his mistakes are correctable if he should win. I do have some issues with him that might put him at a disadvantage in the general. I feel pretty confident that I can counter those through the DNC after the convention. A smart person listens more than he talks. If he keeps his ears open, he'll get all the help he needs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-30645632567820776092008-02-13T20:42:00.000-05:002008-02-13T20:42:00.000-05:00I will vote for Hillary if she is the nominee. Ha...I will vote for Hillary if she is the nominee. Having said that, she will not be the nominee. Blame Mark Penn, Mandy Greenwald, Bill Clinton, but most of all blame the candiate herself. She has run a very bad campaign which really has no rationale. She is not a LEADER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-34781976311215615232008-02-13T20:13:00.000-05:002008-02-13T20:13:00.000-05:00If the millions of people that voted prefer Hillar...If the millions of people that voted prefer Hillary and the subtraction of the non-Democrats bear that out then the superdelegates will ensure the majority will of Democrats only. That's the intended purpose of this superdelegate system. It was designed to counter outside influence on the nomination process. To avoid that scenario, Obama supporters were supposed to change their registration to Democrat. I hope all you independents switched. You could be in for a rude awakening. I'm pretty sure enough of you became Democrats though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-63401348997588321162008-02-13T15:17:00.000-05:002008-02-13T15:17:00.000-05:00One will quit! Hillary. The super delegates will...One will quit! Hillary. The super delegates will NOT overrule the popular will of all of the millions of people who have voted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-76414850612835641512008-02-13T08:46:00.000-05:002008-02-13T08:46:00.000-05:00It's virtually impossible for either of them to wi...It's virtually impossible for either of them to win without superdelegates. Except of course if one were to quit. Do the math.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-84477736246234392142008-02-13T00:51:00.000-05:002008-02-13T00:51:00.000-05:00I've had my money on Obama since July. There won'...I've had my money on Obama since July. There won't even be any necessity for considering super delegates. In a couple of weeks we will be wondering what exactly all that fuss was about. I can't wait until about a week from now when the meaningful Ohio and Texas polls start coming out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-65755254593794245482008-02-13T00:07:00.000-05:002008-02-13T00:07:00.000-05:00Look at it this way. We have two bad-ass trawlers ...Look at it this way. We have two bad-ass trawlers sweeping the political sea with the biggest net ever made to catch the attention of the electorate. I'm in no hurry to let one get too far ahead and lose half our catch. As long as both ends cross over near each other, we will have united the largest sweep of the national election imaginable. I would love to have that mass of voters converge upon the republicans in the very last days before election day. The more drama and suspense the better. I realize everybody has put time and money into this, but this is the best show on earth now and it'll be worth it to both sides of the Democratic divide. So forgive me for trimming the throttle on one side or the other because I've got a tsunami to make.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-8735695585192476112008-02-12T23:36:00.000-05:002008-02-12T23:36:00.000-05:00Barack just finally caught up and there are still ...Barack just finally caught up and there are still 450 superdelegates uncommitted. A rout is a seriously over-optimistic assessment. Doing a hundred down the freeway makes great time but the risk of a fatal crash is greater. I'm perfectly happy to see this drawn out until the very last second because each and every minute of oxygen in the air is consumed by our Democratic race. Their race is boring and not worth even paying attention to. Give the nation enough of our platform that they dismiss theirs as just plain crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-69835079555872547942008-02-12T23:02:00.000-05:002008-02-12T23:02:00.000-05:00Neck and Neck??? Get a grip. Obama is turning this...Neck and Neck??? Get a grip. <BR/><BR/>Obama is turning this into a rout.<BR/><BR/>"Super-Delegates" don't count until Denver. Unless she does something drastic, and SOON. This won't reach Denver.<BR/><BR/>With McCain Clinching tonight. Its imperitive that the Demos. Wrap this up QUICKLY.<BR/><BR/>That DOESN'T mean a civil war 7 weeks before the GE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-89144737159438215472008-02-12T22:38:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:38:00.000-05:00Neck and neck still. This is great for keeping eve...Neck and neck still. This is great for keeping everyone's interest. Now that Barack has an edge I hope the Obamans can set aside that nasty anti-Hillary vitriol and concentrate on the general. With the lead comes more scrutiny and hence more negative press. It won't be coming from Hillary so now you can't blame her. Barack better handle it more maturely or he'll crumble. He definitely needs to smile and not react too rapidly to criticism. Presidents live in a world of criticism and the ability to stand your ground and not show weakness is crucial. This kindergarten style of denial and blame ain't gonna work from now on. Expectations just got raised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-38470072241691820312008-02-12T22:31:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:31:00.000-05:00While I agree Obama has good standing with indies,...While I agree Obama has good standing with indies, don't read too much into most of those indies going Democratic over Republican. Most probably thought the Republican contest didn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-67265668368089500982008-02-12T21:19:00.000-05:002008-02-12T21:19:00.000-05:00I forgot to mention that Independents could vote i...I forgot to mention that Independents could vote in either the GOP or Democratic primary. They therefore had a choice of McCain or Hillary/Obama. They choose in large numbers Obama - this bodes well in a Obama/McCain General Election.<BR/><BR/>Also HRC likes to mention how well she did in MA and NJ. VA has more electoral votes than MA and only slightly less than NJ - so this is a big deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027045200173644956.post-88080880838587336652008-02-12T20:53:00.000-05:002008-02-12T20:53:00.000-05:00I look forward to seeing the spin the HRC campaign...I look forward to seeing the spin the HRC campaign comes out with.<BR/><BR/>Obama won a blow-out victory which was a primary in a mid-sized purple state. He won latinos, blacks and white men. Losing by only 10% with white women. <BR/><BR/>Normally HRC says caucuses in red states don't matter or elections in states with very large black populations do not count. Lets she what the excuse is for this debacle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com