Hilary Clinton has lost!!!!!! It's over!
It's been over for a long time now, but Senator Clinton has managed to hoodwink the media into playing the expectations game -- where people's expectations are more relevant that the reality of who is winning more states and delegates. But reality has a way of catching up with you.
I looked at the number of delegates Clinton and Obama had before the Ohio and Texas contest on March 4th and how many they have now. What do you think the result was? The media has been talking non-stop about Hillary's momentum and how Obama has been stumbling. So, that must mean she has really closed his lead, right?
Well, the reality is that Senator Clinton has lost 53 delegates since then to Barack Obama. He has widened his delegate lead to 155 delegates. She has absolutely no chance of winning this race. None.
How much clearer does this have to be before we call it what it is? She has no momentum. She does not have enough pledged delegates or superdelegates. She will not win the delegate race or the popular vote. She can't go on much longer like this. She will have to face reality very, very soon.
The only question that remains is whether she will be pushed out the door by the rest of the Democratic Party or whether she leaves voluntarily. Stay tuned for how that turns out.
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61. Atrapada en infierno de boludos
FYI: Two of the three attributes I listed are associated with the modern day FDR/LBJ Democratic Party.
It is also the modern Democratic Party that places former KKK Grand Wizards in prominent positions of power.
Paul Sparcello at 10:35PM on May 7th 2008
62. Botts
How Dem constituents of Obama in Chicago living in the areas that he and his buddy Rezko used as pawns to pillage the public out of $40 Million dollars in "Tax Payer Backed" loans?
WOW: What a Change!!!!!!!
Paul Sparcello at 10:39PM on May 7th 2008
63. Liberals are preparing for a McCain victory in November. They are already claiming such a victory would not be "fair and honest". Gee, how many times have we heard that before? you might even draw the conclusion that Liberals are elitists
IRONBLUEEYES at 10:49PM on May 7th 2008
64. Both Hillary and Obama should employ their "Winning Stratergy" they claim will beat terrorism and surrender within 60 days to John McCain.
Paul Sparcello at 12:40AM on May 8th 2008
65. Hot Damn, The Police are being armed with M-4 automatic weapons in an attempt to quell the violence that is raging out of control in the former districts of Democrat Barack Obama.
Democrat Barack Obama did not have the guts to vote for tougher laws against street thugs.
Hey, at least Obama was able to cut a dirty land deal with the local political fixers wife to move his family into a safe neighborhood at his constituents expense!!!!!!!
Change, Change, Change......Obama voters are fools.....
Paul Sparcello at 12:51AM on May 8th 2008
66. I can't believe most of the crap I'm hearing these days coming from blacks...They are saying oh we will riot in the streets if Obama doesn't win...OMG, some "change" he is bringing to America! America has had more than it's share of blacks rioting in the streets years ago. I think thats the blacks answer to everything..."Give us our way or we will cause upheaval in your streets and cause torment and destruction...That is about the last thing Americans need right now!
Hillary is on the campaign trail working her azz off fighting for Americans homes that are in foreclosure,fighting to get gas prices down,fighting for ALL Americans...What do we hear from Obama and his backers? "Change" but obama never tells us what change he plans on bringing and he has yet to give Americans any form of detailed outline of his policies...thats not change.Obama has no experience,no plan to turn our economy around and his supporters are just voicing threats of rioting in the streets...Thats just intemidation! I hope Americans are smart enough not to fall for Obamas supporters threats. I fear the Super Delegates will fall for the threats from them just to avoid confrentation...
Hillary has EXPERIENCE, Obama does not.Everyone should research how Obama managed to get where he is today in the Senate...It is quite the story and very inlightening.
McCain will destroy Obama if he is the Democratic Candidate! God knows he has all the ammunition he needs to do it...
Wright,Rezko,Ayers,Sinclair,Michelles mouth,His own elietest statements about Americans! Good grief,a racist anti-American minister,friend,mentor,father-figure,Illegal dealings with Rezko,ties to Ayers,Ties to known terrorists,and ofcourse my personal favorite which I wish I would see the media take more notice of....Obama/Sinclair gay sex appointments in Chicago where they would meet for gay sex and cocaine use!
Voters really need to look into this crap before voting for Obama!
I have voted Democrat for over 15 yrs. now and if Obama is the nominee I will for the first time be voting republican which I though tI'd never do...I will not vote for someone so unexperienced as Obama is!The ONLY way that Obama would get my vote is if Clinton is on the ticket with him...I think if she was the Vice President she could pick up the pieces when Obama starts making bad decisions because of his lack of experience!
Joe at 10:54AM on May 8th 2008
67. I must be a fool and not because I voted for Obama during the primaries and will vote for him once again if he wins the Democratic nomination. Naturally, I will vote for Hillary if she wins the nomination (I do not believe that Democrats are as divided as some will have us think!)
Having gone on a small vacation and enjoying life and nature and all its glory was beautiful. Therefore, Captain if you are out there can you please explains to me how I could possibly be this foolish to allow myself to be sucked right back into this place of doom and gloom.
Moreover, Captain Negative good try with all your remarks, however, you do realize you are wasting your time.
Atrapada en un infireno de boludos, you too are wasting your time, with your remarks. However, I really do like your name. Furthermore, I am certain you have already figured out who are the real double-standards, (I can put you down, but when you do it you are an idiot Liberal), liars and as you put it “the Zombies”
Correct me if I am mistaken, boludos is not the definition of zombies, the literal translation for boludo is heavy balls, or useless balls correct?
Additionally, Lfunchesc21 I really enjoyed reading your post, however, it pains me to know that just like the Captain, Atrapada, Suzanne, Botts myself we are only wasting our time on these blogs.
Finally, Democrats and all those who are sick and tired of the current administration, the same old status quo and in particularly having the wool pulled over your eyes, unite NOW!
DEMOCRATIC WHITE HOUSE 2008!!
OBAMA 2008 or CLINTON 2008!
Patty at 2:38PM on May 8th 2008
68. Obama Sez: I will pull out the troops. Provide safe haven for my Anit-American brethren!!! Follow my lead in Chicago!!! Talk the Talk (to get elected) but do not make the perps do the perp walk!!!
Sorry Obama: Just got another of your terrorist supporters off the streets:
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/iraq-says-terror-kingpin-captured/20080508172609990001
How about that surge!!!!!!!
Paul Sparcello at 7:40PM on May 8th 2008
69. Clearly, Obama has demonstrated that he can do well in the general election. If you examine the coalition of folks that he has brought together, i.e., blacks, whites, young, not so young, Independents, and Republicans (Operation Chaos not withstanding), there is no way that you can reasonably conclude that he is less, not more likely to do well as a candidate in November.
Also, contrary to political spin, the base is uber-important. Given Hillary's early support of the Iraq war, this is an achilles heel for her. White rural Republicans will not vote for a D in November. Period. We will need overwhelming support from our base. Obama has proven that he can not only rally the base, but he can reach beyond it, which is not too shabby for a general.
If you visit my website: http://www.drchuckspeaks.com/ you will see that I have been a huge supporter of Bill and Hillary, ergo, this is not some knee jerk reaction from a person swept up in Obamerica. I carefully considered the facts.
Moreover, Hillary will be able to mobilize the GOP base like never before. The disdain they have for the Clintons is legendary and, more importantly, politically damaging for Democrats. Also, when one considers the number of folks who are voting for the first time, in greater numbers than we've seen in recent memory, that is largely attributable to Obama. We all know this. Let me be clear -- It's not that Hillary is a bad person or a bad candidate. It's that she's not the right presidential candidate for the Democratic party at this time. She must concede. The outstanding superdelegates who have not committed can end this. They should end this. This intraparty bickering cannot continue. We are now hurting the likely candidate and the party for November.
So, any superdelegate who hangs on beyond May, knowing this reality, is a coward!
Dr. Chuck at 11:49AM on May 9th 2008
70. Here's why Obama doesn't deserve the nomination. His campaign slogan is, "Change we can believe in."
When I learned grammar in grade school, I learned that sentences never end in a preposition.
As editor of the Harvard Law Review, I would assume that Obama marked up articles submitted for publication, if they contained sentances ending in prepositions.
So, why use poor grammar? The slogan should read, "Change in which we can believe." But, I woould guess that using excruxiatingly correct grammar is considered elitist and unappealing to rural voters.
Kent at 4:45PM on May 10th 2008
71. Why isn't there a heated debate about sexism?
There's clearly been lots of it thrown around in this race, not only at Hillary, but Michelle, and other powerful women. America still has a HUGE problem with sexism, but no one is addressing that as much as racism. Suddenly we're on the defense for Barack Obama because of ignorant racists, but where was the defense for women? You don't have to like Hillary, but why is it okay to make sexist comments about a woman, but we get on the defense when it comes to making racist comments about a man. This poor country has a long way to go. I'm a black WOMAN, and both of them affect me. However, I've also noticed that anything that affects only women in this country doesn't matter.
Q at 11:57PM on May 10th 2008