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Hillary Clinton '08, R.I.P.
For a little while there, it looked like Hillary Clinton had a shot at mounting a comeback. But on Tuesday, that pesky math caught up with her. There's simply not enough time, or delegates, remaining for her to pull it out. Barack Obama has won. Such is the prognosis from all of those but the most hardened loyalists. Here then, a compendium of obituaries for Hillary's '08 bid for the presidency.First, a few editorials from today's papers:
The Seattle Times gives us "Clinton's end: time to yield and unify," that conculdes:
Clinton's campaign is over. She is perhaps the last to know.
The Boston Globe sees Clinton's "Not dead yet!" appeal as pointless and counterproductive:
At the heart of the Clinton's political mythology is their ability to thrive amid setbacks that would defeat other politicians. Clinton still seems well positioned for upcoming contests in Kentucky and West Virginia. She can run more negative ads. She can max out her donors and force Obama to do the same. She can fight on to the convention--if party luminaries will tolerate it, and maybe even if they won't.
Clinton's resilience and determination are impressive. But the delegate math is not inexorable, and it favors Barack Obama.
The Los Angeles Times has nice words for Clinton, and a blunt assessment:
Hillary Rodham Clinton has run a long and admirable campaign for president of the United States. The prospect of her presidency has energized voters, particualrly but not exclusively women, and offered working people a champion for their cause in this time of economic malaise. She has demonstrated resolve and character. And yet, she has lost.
Looking for that major daily that advises Clinton to keep soldiering onward? Good luck finding it.
From the pundit class, the-man-formerly-not-known-as-Annonymous, Joe Klein, gives us the following homily in Time magazine:
Clinton's apparent loss of the nomination was a consequence of her campaigns impotence, but it was also a result of the same-old. The shameless populism that seemed a possible game changer to media observers, micro-ideas like the gas-tax holiday, the willingness to go negative--which Obama tried intermittently, in halfhearted reaction to Clinton's attacks--appeared very old and clichéd to Obama's legion of young supporters, who were the real game changers in this year of extraordinary turnouts.
Columnist George Will has the lead editorial in today's Washington Post:
Gen. Douglas MacArthur said that every military defeat can be explained by two words: "too late." Too late in anticipating danger, too late in preparing for it, too late in taking action. Clinton's political defeat can be similarly explained--too late in recognizing that the electorate does not acknowledge her entitlement to the presidency, too late in understanding that she had a serious challenger, too late in anticipating that she would not dispatch Barack Obama by Super Tuesday (Feb. 5), too late in planning for the special challenges of caucus states, too late in channeling her inner shot-and-a-beer hard hat.
Here's Politico's Roger Simon, piling on with the metaphors:
Rats don't swim toward sinking ships, and pols don't back no losers, and this is why Hillary Clinton is in such trouble. In a relatively short amount of time, Clinton has gone from being the inevitable winner to being the underdog to being a dead woman walking.
Karl Rove pens a piece in the Wall Street Journal, whose title, "It's Obama, Warts and All," sums up the outcome pretty well.
And Slate's famous "Hillary Death Watch" meter now puts Hillary's chances of winning the election at a comatose 2.5%.
As for Clinton's trusted circle of supporters, who will be telling her it's time to pull the plug? George McGovern stepped up to the plate yesterday, and Diane Feinstein tipped her hand a big when telling reporters:
"I'd like to talk with her and get her view on the rest of the race and what the strategy is... I think the race is reaching the point now where there are negative dividends from it, in terms of strife within the party."
Finally, we'll end with Tim Russert, who weighed in on election night with the following eulogy.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 14)Davidg9:59AMMay 8th 2008
Why should she quit? There's still a good chance Obama will implode. Just pray it happens before it's too late.
President McCain looks and sounds better every day.
sblum10:13AMMay 8th 2008
blacks vs whites for obama the uniter if and i do mean if he wins nomination,
good luck with that one mr. uniter hahahah
Carol Rusk10:14AMMay 8th 2008
SHE FOUGHT A REALLY TOUGH CAMPAIGN, AND IT WILL BE EQUALLY TOUGH GETTING RID OF HER!!! WE WILL STILL HEAR THAT MOUTH OF HERS LONG AFTER SHE IS GONE!!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!!! GGOD RIDDANCE!!!!
Florida10:16AMMay 8th 2008
The democratic system for nominee is stinks and has to be updated to the 21st. century.Go to the hell with super/pledged delegates. They don't use their judgement, they select under the pressure of DNC & CO. The RNC system is more fair. My opinion,not any delegates super or otherwise should choose the president of our country. The voice should be given to the people,otherwise is no big difference between the communist system. If,Hillary's system of approachig the voters is old,in this case the system to decide the nominee,is old,very old ,too.It's time to update the system.The actual one is overdue.
James10:16AMMay 8th 2008
To the Obama campaign and its supporters: Don't hold your breath
waiting for Hillary's supporters to unite behind your man for the
sake of a united Democratic Party. If Obama is the nominee I, a
lifelong Democrat, will be faced with a decision: do I vote for
McCain or Ralph Nader? Or maybe just stay home? You are NOT going
to inherit us just by taking the nomination!! A curse on your
candidate and all his campaign's idolitry!!!
david hubbard10:21AMMay 8th 2008
clinton hater and long time republican here this is so fun to watch the loser clintons get handed thier heads love it love it. what aloser and big mouth old COW she is a pant suit wearing freak where does she have those made must be walmart. goodbye COW goodbye COW go moo boo hoo r.i.p Bitch
david hubbard10:22AMMay 8th 2008
THEY CALL HER THE cow she goes moo and screams at you who they call her the COW a ugly pant suit wearing COW ugly and sick a political hack the COW can't belive she is thru what a ugly old prune. the COW a ugly old COW she goes moo and scares billy boy too. the COW a ugly old COW she goes moo booo hooo time to go time to go go away COW your thru any how you ugly old COW. COW (CLINTONS OLD WOMAN)
david hubbard10:22AMMay 8th 2008
wow she is still out there she will now do anything to destroy obama's chances of winning against mcpain isn't that just so sweet of the COW. what a pice of shit she is get out you ugly pant suit wearing fake get out before you destroy your party you moron you evil loser in drag all along real americans have know this COW for what she is a loser evil corrupt the worse waste of skin there ever was another wanna be even women are now hollering for her to get out so one more time everybody scream at her quit COW quit.
COW (CLINTONS OLD WOMAN)
Charlie's Angel10:26AMMay 8th 2008
I don't understand how these "so called" educated people are supporting Obama. Obama's RESUME is THIN, he has NO RECORD to back up his rhetoric and to base his JUDGEMENT on one speech against the war
doesn't seem realistic to me and it took him 3 time to handle the issue of Rev Wright. Obviously, it was done for political reasons. He openingly supports keeping Michigan and Florida voters out of the primaries, but will expect them to vote for him in November.
As a supporter of Hillary, I will not support Obama. If he is nominated I will rip up my voters registration card and mail it to Howard Dean, the very next day.
Howard Dean
Dean Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
and re-register as a Republican.
Vote Hillary or Vote McCain
dani10:28AMMay 8th 2008
I guess it is McMain then....
REBECCA10:30AMMay 8th 2008
SEE THE WAVE, FEEL THE WAVE, BE THE WAVE!
DEMOCRATS UNITE FOR JOHN MCCAIN.
dani10:30AMMay 8th 2008
Thanks for the address Charlies Angel..I plan on writing the superdelegates today also..this is ridiculous..I will never support Obama
PATRICK10:33AMMay 8th 2008
THANK YOU KNOWLES--THE TRUTH BEKNOWN. AMAZING HOW QUICKLY CLINTON SUPPORTERS SPIN INTO DENIAL MODE. LOL LOL. REALITY IS A TOUGHY FOR CLINTON AND HER BOSOM BUDDIES EH? OH YAH!! LEAST THE MAJORITY OF AMERICAN VOTERS ARE AWAKE, LIVE AND WELL. LOL LOL.
suzanne10:34AMMay 8th 2008
How can Obama ask for our votes (Florida) in the general election..
yet not want our votes to count now?
What a hypocrite
Suzanne
Clinton 08'
pepperm610:36AMMay 8th 2008
To James, If you are a lifelong democrat, and believe in democratic ideals, then both hilary and obama carry them. although neither one is a white man, that should not deter you from voting for them. i personally am a big fan of obama for his strong economic policies and views on the war in iraq, but would still vote for hillary if she won b/c do you really want "Bush's Third Term?"
Very Concerned American10:38AMMay 8th 2008
This makes me proud of Hillary to do what is in the best interest of the country and the DNC as a whole. I believe that Hillary and Obama can work together to whatever degree they feel comfortable with and this alliance would becon=me the most powerful political team in American history. She commands a strong appeal to many Americans and Obama has a mass appeal to the other side of the coin and not RACE has nothing to do with it.
Imagine the 2 of them pooling resources and popularity what a powerful result. Let's say 8 years of Obama and then 8 years of Clinton. the sum result of that is Hillary would be in the White House for 16 more years.
Rj10:39AMMay 8th 2008
www.andwearenotsaved.blogspot.com
Seriously, speaking can Obama beat McCain? Why do we feel this can happen? Because McCain is too old? His party isn't completely behind him? Obama is African-American and the media will give him a pass?
If the latter is the reason, we are in trouble...and we are not saved...
Very Concerned American10:40AMMay 8th 2008
Sorry typo corrected:
This makes me proud of Hillary to do what is in the best interest of the country and the DNC as a whole. I believe that Hillary and Obama can work together to whatever degree they feel comfortable with and this alliance would become the most powerful political team in American history. She commands a strong appeal to many Americans and Obama has a mass appeal to the other side of the coin and not RACE has nothing to do with it.
Imagine the 2 of them pooling resources and popularity what a powerful result. Let's say 8 years of Obama and then 8 years of Clinton. the sum result of that is Hillary would be in the White House for 16 more years.
dani10:42AMMay 8th 2008
I must get this off of my chest. I am new to this site..yesterday in fact and have never felt so strongly about politics before. But I am fairly young in comparison to most Hillary supporters you here about..under 40..major student loans.."educated and white" so sorry for all of you "white bashers" I am not the trailer trash, uneducated, Clinton supporting white supremacist.
But it is rather odd to me that Hillary just a few years ago was known as the front running Democratic Presidential nominee, everyone knew on some level she was going to run. Then, suddenly appears this junior Senator, near perfect, wonderful speaker, a blank slate really nothing in his closet to be used against him. No experience...divides the Democratic party along racial and to some degree class and economic lines to be honest? Think people..is it not a little odd? I met Hillary in NC...the media portrays her entirely differently than she actually is.. there are people in power that do not want her elected..powerful people. Think for yourselves for a change..don't be a "sheeple"...
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