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Carville: Obama Will Beat McCain
May 29th 2008 10:13PM
Filed Under:eHillary Clinton, Democrats, Barack Obama, Featured Stories
In two different interviews today--one with ABC's Diane Sawyer, and another with TPM's Greg Sargent--Hillary Clinton loyalist James Carville undercut a key rationale for Clinton staying in the race. According to Carville, Barack Obama will beat John McCain in the fall contest. True, he thinks that Hillary would win by a greater margin, but he believes that the Illinois Senator would as well:
Asked if he thought Obama would beat McCain, Carville said, "I think he will. I think Democrats will win in November... There's a crushing desire for change in this country. No one has seen a party or brand held in such low esteem" than the Republicans.
Earlier in the day, Carville was still spinning the assassination remarks, accusing the Obama camp of trying to benefit from Clinton's gaffe. But even then, he veered off-message and asserted that Obama would beat McCain in the general election. Watch:
All the self -righteous posturing aside, superdelegates within listening or reading range of these two interviews must have been struck at the divergent signals coming from Carville, who told Sargent that Obama's weakness among whites who haven't gone to college was overrated:
"I would argue that if he [Obama] gets what Kerry got he will still win the election, because the dynamics have changed."
Those dynamics? Among others, a huge surge of young people and African Americans turning out to vote.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 9)lmay10:42PMMay 29th 2008
I am tired of people bashing President Bush. Lifelong democrat here. I did not vote for Bush.. But you know what. He has kept our country free of any more 9/11 attacks. I beleive he loves our country, and maybe he's made bad decisions, at least they were based on good intention!!
Show our president some respect he is our president of the united states. And he loves America.
God Bless You President Bush!!
Whatever the circumstance...We have not had any more attacks.
Perhaps Bush was dumb, not understanding of the threat. That's what scares me with Obama! Like I said I didnt vote for Bush. But I learned from it.
Obama is naive, and I fear that we will be attacked again as a test of our new wet president. It's not worth the risk to me.
I care about our USA. I don't ever want to see 9/11 all over again.
Vote our country...Hillary or Mccain!! All the way
My choice is Hillary!! But my vote will go to which ever is on the ballot. Not Obama.
Go to HUGHHEWITT.Com....Intelligent information.
jon10:42PMMay 29th 2008
Hi I am Obama you might know me from the many roles I play on TV. Yes I am that slick good looking muslim arab who plays a black man or was that a white man, Iraq & Iran or any others that could harbor terrorists are not a threat its not like they are as big as Russia back in the cold war days, I mean they are a threat. Im so confused no wonder I dont know how many states there are its not like I went to Harvard . So in closing I will not debate, or go on Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader ,so vote for me im black if you want or white if you need me to be but dont tell anyone our secret I am really mostly Arabian.
Obama 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I promise it wil be a real BLAST
OhReally10:43PMMay 29th 2008
My AZZ Obama will beat McCain. There is not a prayer
DividedWeAre10:51PMMay 29th 2008
Read the 14th 15th and 19th and 26th Amendments. Do we really need to put one in that "the right of a citizen to vote in a primary or presidential election shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of SHEER STUPIDITY AND ANTIQUIDATED RULES OF OUR VOTING SYSTEM!"
Four days, four regional primaries, no caucuses, popular vote or winner takes all. This is not the 1800s when people lived too far apart to travel to vote. We are too technologically savvy not to be able to record the vote of the PEOPLE.
This is ridiculous. Obama CAN NOT WIN!
Take it to the CONVENTION Clinton - give the super Ds and D's the chance to vote out of the public eye and I'll bet you'll see a whole different ball game.
YOU GO GIRL!
HILLARY '08
TJ10:51PMMay 29th 2008
SO???????????
DOESNT MEAN IT WILL HAPPEN
Katherine11:07PMMay 29th 2008
No. Carville does not like Obama at all. Carville is just saying what Hillary has been saying which is a democrat will and must beat McCain--no matter who it is, so he is repeating what Hillary has already said a hundred times. But this is a shortened version of the interview: Carville repeatedly discussed how the Obama camp pushed the June/ RFK thing and it was very bad.
--Glenn Beck (Hillary hater)discussed the "fascist" liberal media with Ben Stein and how people like Keith Olbermann have lost their minds--how the mass media is another wing of the Obama camp, who are cannibals to Hillary, and if there is any justice in the world she would win dem nom, etc:
MUST Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtvM3XX6Q4I
--Also, I noticed AOL is not playing Father Pfleger's Hillary hating, white hating recent rant at Trinity church where Otis is current Rev. This Father Pfleger was (until this afternoon) on Obama's Faith page, and he is close to Wright and best friends with Farrakhan.
Watch and Read: http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/29/looking-forward-to-a-barack-presidency/
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_____Also, ALL must watch this three part video set up--it finally explains black liberation theology as Wright and Farrakhan see it, and yes, sadly, Barack Obama. It is about hating the USA and white people. I'm sure some Obama followers will like this, but I elieve it to be very racist and off base and unhealthy and could be dangerous.
HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS!
Watch Black Liberation Theology:
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/29/the-christian-heresy-of-barack-and-michelle-obama/
---Also, all HILL supporters need to visit No Quarter daily. It's very prolific, so there is a lot to read, read old artiocles by clicking "previous.." at the bottom. No Quarter:
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/
suzanne11:10PMMay 29th 2008
Ah yes ...Father Michael Pflege and Trinity Church
the "Gift" that just keeps giving!
Suzanne
Clinton 08'
OhReally11:10PMMay 29th 2008
May 29, 2008
North Carolina: Precursor to Victory or Defeat for Obama?
By Steve Mitchell
As political observers are examining national polls, even key state polls, North Carolina may be the precursor to victory or defeat for Barack Obama in November.
On May 6, North Carolina was "Obama country." He won the Democratic primary by almost 15%, beating Hillary Clinton by close to 230,000 votes. Some of the media touted the win as a further example of his crossover appeal in what was a red state in the last two presidential elections.
Two weeks later, a different picture emerged. In a poll conducted by Survey USA just fourteen days after Obama's big win in the Tar Heel state, he trailed GOP candidate John McCain by 8 points. Meanwhile, in the same poll, Clinton led McCain by 6 points. That is a huge 14 point difference between Obama and Clinton's support.
ROFL
June11:19PMMay 29th 2008
When I look back over this election and I do that literally by looking at my favorite places on AOL where I have saved article after article about every aspect of the democrat primary,.What I am seeing is that almost since the beginning it has been Hillary having to apologize to Obama for one thing after another over and over and over again! It has been "We are so sorry we mentioned that you used drugs cocaine marijuana and who knows what else ! Oh we'll fire that person that said it might be held against you in the General Election! Oh no! My husband said Jesse Jackson won the South Carolina Primary in 84 and 88! We will lock him up and not let him talk anymore! We are so sorry! Oops! I said President Johnson signed the civil rights bill! I am so sorry ! I should have lied and said Martin Luther King signed it so you would not be offended!
I have never seen a campaign where you are backed into a corner being forced to say your opponent would win! I am seeing it now though! Even on the debates Hillary has been forced to say" Yes of course Obama can win in the fall!" What a crock! When his darling little wife was asked would she support Hillary she say's "Well ,I'd have to think about that!" But if Hillary tries to point out that she believes herself to be the better candidate( why else the hell else would you be running anyway) then she is cast to be hurting the democrat's chance in November!
Now,We have Obama deciding after the North Carolina primary that NOTHING else matters! Him and his pals at the DNC decided to anoint him then! So none of the other states were even looked at! All Hillary's big wins have been completely ignored by the Obama campaign and the biased media!
I have watched this man become more and more full of himself until now he doesn't even try to cover his tracks when he is caught lying!
After the stunning performance he gave at the Pennsylvania debate he flat refused anymore debates with Hillary( I can't say I blame him ,it was embarrassing!"
Then the other day damn if I didn't hear him say he would debate Bush any where any time! BUSH? And weren't they Hillary's word yet again?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MJG2211:23PMMay 29th 2008
LOL.
Get Real, James Carville is a die hard Democrat. He's not going against the Party. What he was saying, if you were listening was; the Democrats have a great chance to win in November, so why would you want the weaker candidate to win over the stronger candidate. It made perfect sense to me and to the millions of people who voted for Hillary Clinton.
kaflooey11:28PMMay 29th 2008
Yes, he did say that he thought the Democrats would win. He didn't count Hillary out as far as being the candidate yet. He was also on CNN, here is that clip:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/05/29/am.carville.hillary.cnn
kaflooey11:31PMMay 29th 2008
MJG22,
Yes, I agree that is what he was saying. These guys make my head spin. lol
Big Sister11:40PMMay 29th 2008
Thousands and thousands of voters in Florida and Michigan stayed home on Primary Day because they were told their votes would not count because of DNC rules. Why would those people leave work early, hire a babysitter, travel across town, etc etc, to place a vote which they were TOLD IN ADVANCE WOULD NOT COUNT? It is obvious that the voting results in those 2 states were not accurate, and did not represent the will of all of the Democrats in that state. Obama supporters, being well-educated and well-informed,understood from the news media that their votes would not count, and stayed home. So there is no way Hillary should be given those delegates, just because she wants to break the rules. The popular vote in those states was tainted.
Independents R Us11:47PMMay 29th 2008
Carville can't make up his own damned mind. He's balmy. Spinning his own spin. Looney Toones. Lost all cache far as I'm concerned. Go polish your head.
Independents R Us11:54PMMay 29th 2008
C L I N T O N 2008!! "THE KNOWN EVIL" THE REST HAVE
WORDS UP THE WHIZZWHANG AND LOVE TO PLAY 'EM OVER AND OVER. WHO'S GOT THE MOTT'S?
rrm1212:18AMMay 30th 2008
Big Sister11:40PMMay 29th 2008
Thousands and thousands of voters in Florida and Michigan stayed home on Primary Day because they were told their votes would not count because of DNC rules. Why would those people leave work early, hire a babysitter, travel across town, etc etc, to place a vote which they were TOLD IN ADVANCE WOULD NOT COUNT? It is obvious that the voting results in those 2 states were not accurate, and did not represent the will of all of the Democrats in that state. Obama supporters, being well-educated and well-informed,understood from the news media that their votes would not count, and stayed home. So there is no way Hillary should be given those delegates, just because she wants to break the rules. The popular vote in those states was tainted.
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Get your facts straight, Hillary didn't break "ANY RULES", The "DNC" broke the rules by disenfranchising the votes in Florida and Michigan. I would like to see this taken through the courts just to show how wrong the "DNC" was in taking away the right of the voters to have their vote count. They seem to think they are "God" and above the "CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS". A court action could and should reverse their decision and reinstate the votes in Florida and Michigan.
This abortion of leaders have lost many Democrats to Independants because of their stupidity due to their love affair with Obama, and more than likely will lose the General Election. They have shoved Obama down our throats, and we are going to shove him right back in their face come NOVEMBER.
kaflooey12:22AMMay 30th 2008
"Obama supporters, being well-educated and well-informed"
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You'd never know it from these blogs.
jpgoodrow12:22AMMay 30th 2008
NOBODY WANTS TO LOOK UNDER OBAMA'S ROCK because everytime they do we find another layer of the garbage that makes up his friends and inner-circle.
But anyone who thinks the GOP hasn't collected evidence of the REAL OBAMA is only fooling themselves.
American Terrorist Ayers, Rev. Wright, the now indicted Rezko and wife, Rev. Pfleger, Big Oil Companies, and only God knows who else.
Apparently the qualifications to be president now require Dems to elect a nominee who is unvetted, unqualified, and arse-to-ears in shady friends. And Obama is well qualified on those fronts!
CLINTON or MCCAIN '08
OBAMA IS TOO CORRUPT
Al12:24AMMay 30th 2008
The man is a Democratic Stratagist !!! Why would he say anything different ? The man makes millions doing this while his wiffe makes millions doing the same exact thing for the Republicans ! WHEN are people gonna wake up ? DUH ! They laugh themselves to sleep at people that believe their BS ! Its a business people - grow a brain and make your OWN decisions !
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