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Clinton's Nuclear Option
... would be using her backer's slim majority on the rules and bylaws committee to forcefully seat the Michigan and Florida delegations (which she has the majority).
At this point, it would give her a 55 point lead in the delegate count:
"Hillary Clinton's campaign has a secret weapon to build its delegate count, but her top strategists say privately that any attempt to deploy it would require a sharp (and by no means inevitable) shift in the political climate within Democratic circles by the end of this month,'' Edsall writes in The Huffington Post.
"With at least 50 percent of the Democratic Party's 30-member Rules and Bylaws Committee committed to Clinton, her backers could -- when the committee meets at the end of this month -- try to ram through a decision to seat the disputed 210-member Florida and 156-member Michigan delegations,'' Edsall suggests. "Such a decision would give Clinton an estimated 55 or more delegates than Obama, according to Clinton campaign operatives. The Obama campaign has declined to give an estimate.
The article insists that there would have to be a major shift in the political climate for this move to be successfully adopted. (at least without major repercussions). And even with that shift, one cannot underestimate the level of hysteria and, dare I say it, Chaos that will result from the ranks of Obama supporters.
But on the other hand, Hillary knows that this is her one chance at the presidency. The stars were aligned, it was hers, and I think she sincerely believes that Obama will lose, and she will only be doing her party a favor. Even against majority wishes. If push comes to shove and we come down to continued muddle results, as in a split victory between Indiana and North Carolina, I think she could do it.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 5)vlg9:53PMMay 4th 2008
As the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review stated, "Political courage is essential in a president. Clinton has demonstrated it. Obama has not."
LAST WORD10:00PMMay 4th 2008
HILLARY WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOR 8 YEARS, BUT SO WAS THE PASTRY CHEF. WHERE IS THE POLITICAL COURAGE? SUPPORTING NAFTA, VOTING TO AUTHORIZE THE IRAQ WAR?
Diane10:03PMMay 4th 2008
Hillary is a fighter. We know where she stands. That is more than we can say about Obama.
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delahantym10:05PMMay 4th 2008
It is only equitable and fair that both Florida and Michigan citizens be allowed to vote their chosen candidate. Our country's foundation is built on a free demarcy. Freedoms include not only speech but also voting.
ruthe10:08PMMay 4th 2008
hillbilly is an admitted liar..a dirty player..an inept person who's out to destroy obama and the democratic party shes an eyepopping lying monster and i'm a NYer..she'll lose her senate seat too she lies here too
KW10:13PMMay 4th 2008
OBAMA HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THIS CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATED HIS GREATER THAN PRESIDENTIAL QUALITIES AND COURAGE.
THE CLINTONS ARE RACE BAITERS, DIVIDERS AND LIARS. THE CLINTON LIES (MONCIA) GAVE US BUSH NOT GORE, 9/11 AND IRAQ. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE CLINTONS AGAIN
LET'S TURN THE PAGE AND BRING ABOUT A BETTER AMERICA.
ITS OBAMA!
2008
Trickary Clinton = WWIII10:15PMMay 4th 2008
Diane:
You've been faked out by Bush like replicas of would be Democrats. Hillary and Bill are proven liars and are more dangerous than Bush! Don't repeat the same mistake. We can't afford dangerous people in the whitehouse anymore.
Obama 08!
big sister10:17PMMay 4th 2008
Delahanty, is it "only equitable" that Hillary lied and did not remove her name from the Michigan ballot? And now wants to claim those delegates? (Of course, she won't give Obama the Michigan "Uncommitted" seats, would she? Naaaaah!)
She makes my skin crawl.She has zero credibility here and abroad.
Katherine10:37PMMay 4th 2008
COUNT FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN FOR THE LOVE OF....
Just count the states!! Count the States!
50 states. NOT 48!
TJ10:37PMMay 4th 2008
IF IRAN ATTACKS ISRAEL, "OBLITERATE," "ASSASINATE" AND "DESSIMATE"
AMERICA IS SAFE BECAUSE SHE IS TOUGHER THAN HER ENEMIES..
SADLY FOR OBAMA, THIS NATION DOES NOT NEED "A MOVEMENT" ESPECIALLY COMING FROM A MAN WHO CLEARLY HAS NO CLUE WHERE HE IS HEADED...
WE NEED AN "ECONOMY FIXER" AND HILLARY CLINTON IS HER. FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN, ALL THESE THUGS WILL GO INTO HIDING, IF HILLARY WINS.
IF OBAMA WINS, THE THUGS WILL BE CELEBRATING IN THE STREETS , JUST LIKE THEY CELEBRATED ON 9/11. I'M INTERESTED WITH MAKING SURE THAT CELEBRATION OF AMERICA'S DEATHS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
THIS OBAMA PIED PIPER IS FOLLOWED BY A BUNCH OF "CHANGAMANIACS" WHO JUST WANT NEW STUFF-THIS AINT HOLLYWOOD.
THIS NATION WAS BUILT ON 200 YR PRICIPLES WITH CHECKS AND BALANECES SO YOU DONT CHANGE IT VERY MUCH..
OXOXO
TJ, THE OBAMAMANIA BUSTER.
LAST WORD10:42PMMay 4th 2008
MAY 4: The Charlotte Observer, the state's largest newspaper, endorsed Barack Obama two days before the North Carolina primary, as well as wrote up a litany of concerns about Hillary Clinton's behavior on the campaign trail:
He has made missteps in his first national campaign, such as failing to quickly and firmly reject radical statements by his former pastor. But in the campaign, as in the Senate, he has shown the ability to learn.
Nominating Sen. Obama would send a powerful message to the world. He's the son of a white mother from Kansas and an absent father from Kenya. His personal story would make it plain that America is changing for the better. His appreciation of the need for international cooperation is a welcome change from the Bush administration's know-it-all, go-it-alone tendencies.
LAST WORD10:42PMMay 4th 2008
MAY 4: The Charlotte Observer, the state's largest newspaper, endorsed Barack Obama two days before the North Carolina primary, as well as wrote up a litany of concerns about Hillary Clinton's behavior on the campaign trail:
He has made missteps in his first national campaign, such as failing to quickly and firmly reject radical statements by his former pastor. But in the campaign, as in the Senate, he has shown the ability to learn.
Nominating Sen. Obama would send a powerful message to the world. He's the son of a white mother from Kansas and an absent father from Kenya. His personal story would make it plain that America is changing for the better. His appreciation of the need for international cooperation is a welcome change from the Bush administration's know-it-all, go-it-alone tendencies.
TJ10:45PMMay 4th 2008
KW10:13PMMay 4th 2008
OBAMA HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THIS CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATED HIS GREATER THAN PRESIDENTIAL QUALITIES AND COURAGE.
THE CLINTONS ARE RACE BAITERS, DIVIDERS AND LIARS. THE CLINTON LIES (MONCIA) GAVE US BUSH NOT GORE, 9/11 AND IRAQ. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE CLINTONS AGAIN
LET'S TURN THE PAGE AND BRING ABOUT A BETTER AMERICA.
ITS OBAMA!
2008
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KW, WHERE YOU'VE BEEN?
OBAMA AND HIS PASTOR OVERWHELMED US WITH RACE FOR THE BETTER PART OF THIS ELECTION. ALSO OBAMAS BITTER REMARK.
OBAMA WANTS NEW AMERICA BY PUTTING DOWN THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BILL CLINTON, VOTED 6TH GREATEST OF ALL TIME...
OBAMA'S "CHICKENS ARE THE ONES COMING HOME TO ROOST."
HE WILL BE HUNTED DOWN BY A GIRL WHO IS CLEARLY BETTER THAN HE IS AND BEATEN BY HER
HE GOT HERE ON A FREE RIDE..
OXOXO
TJ, THE OBAMAMANIA BUSTER..
Sally10:45PMMay 4th 2008
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT IF IRAN HAD A NUCLEAR WEAPON THAT COULD REACH THIS COUNTRY THAT WE HAVE A STRONG PRESIDENT LIKE HILLARY CLINTON THAT WOULD OBLITERATE IRAN BEFORE THE WEAPON GOT OVER HERE AND WE WOULD HAVE A MUCH WORSE SITUATION THEN PEARL HARBOR OR 911 COMBINED. I WANT A PRESIDENT THAT AT 3;00 IN THE MORNING THAT GOT THAT PHONE CALL COULD RESPOND WITH NO DOUBT IN THEIR MIND WHAT HAS TO BE DONE INSTEAD OF PANDERING ABOUT IT.
Diane10:45PMMay 4th 2008
There are so many Governors and Senators in this country that have a long list of qualifications to become our next President. Please don't tell me we will end up with Obama.
Obama has an extremely thin resume and his judgement stinks. Obama talks about how our country has to come together, when he was the one who is dividing us.
If the superdelegate put him as nominee there will be 5 people in my family voting for McCain.
Vote Hillary or Vote McCain
Final Straw10:50PMMay 4th 2008
Uniting for Victory
The simple fact is that Democrats need to be united in November to win, and Clinton supporters, in particular, will be vital to victory. We will not convince Clinton supporters to join the Obama campaign, however, by personally criticizing them. We must welcome everyone and avoid doing Republican work for them. It is therefore incumbent on all of us who once supported Senator Clinton to welcome the thousands who should now switch their support to Senator Obama. Similarly, a necessary part of the healing process for our Party is for those who supported Senator Obama early to have the grace and good sense to broaden the tent and welcome newcomers into the fold.
The old players of the old political game will claim that I am betraying my old friend Senator Evan Bayh by switching my support to Senator Obama. I believe that Evan Bayh would be a great President, and therefore a great Vice President. I will continue to argue that he would be a great choice to be on the ticket with Barack Obama. Evan Bayh is uniquely positioned as a successful governor with executive experience who is now a U.S. Senator with foreign policy experience and who is young enough to not undercut the message of vitality and hard work that Barack Obama represents. Part of healing the Party may be to have a Clinton supporter on the ticket, let alone someone who would help with Indiana, Ohio and the moderate Midwest in the general election.
TJ10:54PMMay 4th 2008
HILLARY WILL OVERWHELM OBAMA BECAUSE HE GOT HERE ON A FREE RIDE
WITH THE BAGGAGE OBAMA IS CARRYING, THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WOULD BE VOTING FOR MCCAIN
HILLARY IS SAVING THIS NATION FROM THE UNKNOWN AND WE WANT FLORIDA COUNTED AS IT IS. MICHIGAN REDONE.
OBAMA REFUSED BECAUSE HE WANTS "A MOVEMENT.". WELL, WE HAD OUR MOVEMENT IN 18TH CENTURY
Demeceus10:58PMMay 4th 2008
So much anger, so much hatred, so much racism, so much war, so much poverty, so much lost to high gas prices, high food prices, high materialistic prices...when are we going to get back to dealing with America's problems & not someone elses problems. True other nations problems are laid at our door step all the time it doesnt mean we are obligated to fight other peoples wars for them...Iraq, Afganistan,Bosnia, etc. We need hope, help & a fighter who can bring about real change -Clinton is the best running candidate to do that..despite her past she is best qualified of those running..if i was running i would bring about real change without ANY past or present bad history..in the mean time lets get hillary elected and move forward as a nation.
Diane11:02PMMay 4th 2008
KW10:13PMMay 4th 2008
OBAMA HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THIS CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATED HIS GREATER THAN PRESIDENTIAL QUALITIES AND COURAGE.
THE CLINTONS ARE RACE BAITERS, DIVIDERS AND LIARS. THE CLINTON LIES (MONCIA) GAVE US BUSH NOT GORE, 9/11 AND IRAQ. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE CLINTONS AGAIN
LET'S TURN THE PAGE AND BRING ABOUT A BETTER AMERICA.
ITS OBAMA!
2008
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Obama has shown us on TWO occasions that he is Presidential material. That just goes to prove Hillary is the only choice. Every time Hillary speaks she is Presidential. A fighter, experienced, she has great depth of knowledge on all issues. She is clear and precise. Obama is an intern compared to Hillary. The job is not an internship.
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