Showing posts with label super delegates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label super delegates. Show all posts

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Is it Time for Hillary to Step Down?


Indeed, has the death knell sounded for Senator Clinton? Should she exit, stage left, for the good of the party? We've been here before, and the answer is still, "When pigs fly!" As we know, the Clinton couple relationship is not so much a blissful marriage as it is a domineering political machine.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if anything, Billary is smelling the barn and forging a new strategy. She has three things going for her: Florida, Michigan, and a handful of uncommitted super delegates.

Either one of those things could be her ace in the hole. And don't underestimate the Clinton's ability to "persuade". Just as they have an uncanny knack for making people shut up or go away, they certainly know how to call in favors. One or two super delegates might just succumb to their charm.

Now Hillary is hinting at an upcoming "October surprise" in the Obama camp. Surely something more damaging than an anti-American racist pastor or an unrepentant home-grown terrorist buddy?

None of that has stuck to Obama yet. So what could be in the works? If the Clinton camp has some more devastating dirt on Barak, has she been holding it back just to use it at an appropriate time?

Her biggest challenge is not Obama, however. Her biggest challenge is getting her husband to shut the pie hole. Certainly she has to let him off the leash to raise money, but it would help her immensely if he could stop trying to derail her.

One thing is for certain - there has been a lot of water under the bridge in this democrat primary, but the real fireworks haven't even begun.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Clinton Campaign Juggles North Carolina, Indiana


It's all nail-biting for Hillary Clinton in North Carolina today. Her staff is feeling pinched by their own prediction of a 15 point defeat there in favor of Obama.

Her one spot of optimism is the Indiana primary. There are 72 delegates up for grabs in the Hoosier state and staffers feel optimistically that she can take roll over Obama there by a full 10 points.

Currently, Clinton owns 1,586 delegates and Obama has 1,719 in his camp. The magic number needed to win is 2,025. This turns up the heat on the super delegates, some of whom are in a sweat, knowing that their political future might depend on which way they sway.

It's likely that Rush Limbaugh's CHAOS operatives will give her a boost, as will her own revelation to George Stephanopoulos, speaking of Rush, "He's always had a crush on me." Talk about trying to woo conservatives!