Hillary’s funds are low - as explained by the NY Times Blog, she has virtually NO chance of winning as explained by Politico.com, her faux opposition to NAFTA has throughly been debunked by Jake Tapper at ABC News Blog, the Washington Post proved that her foreign adventures were nothing more than tourist trips or proven to be lies by factcheck.org, and Mark Halperin on The Page at TIME.com has broken it down for us all in 14 points, the truth that Hillary and her supporters need to face. Here’s the first five:
HALPERIN’S TAKE: Painful Things Hillary Clinton Knows — Or Should Know
1. She can’t win the nomination without overturning the will of the elected delegates, which will alienate many Democrats.
2. She can’t win the nomination without a bloody convention battle — after which, even if she won, history and many Democrats would cast her as a villain.
3. Catching up in the popular vote is not out of the question — but without re-votes in Florida and Michigan it will be almost as impossible as catching up in elected delegates.
4. Nancy Pelosi and other leading members of Congress don’t think she can win and want her to give up. Same with superdelegate-to-the-stars Donna Brazile.
5. Obama’s skilled, close-knit staff can do things like silently kill re-votes in Florida and Michigan and not pay a political price.
It’s time for Hillary to gracefully bow out and go back to the Senate and try to do something there. She can try again in 8 years. If she doesn’t realize it’s over, then it’s really going to be over. Like really.
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March 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 am
I’m not even a total Hill-man, but this is just a bit too Obamamania for me… Clinton is around because she brings a more centrist (aka realist), (though for me not realist enough [where are you Joe Biden?] ), perspective to this campaign. Numbers be damned, let’s check PA before we get all cocky, and even after that let’s pray to god that she is on our ticket, because as a dude who was raised on and decided to forsake religion, I am not about to put all my eggs in a “hope” basket. Just because most people are into something, doesn’t mean it is the right thing, (read: slavery in the 19th century). Obama rules, but that doesn’t mean that Clinton sucks.
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:50 am
Also, Obama loves NAFTA too… As do I. If you don’t like NAFTA, you don’t like free trade, and if you don’t like free trade you are a commie.
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:52 am
Matt Caplicki for Williamsburg City Councilman ‘08.
March 23rd, 2008 at 10:10 am
What does that bitch think this is, America or something?
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
It’s called a democracy for a reason. This is a free election, not a Hope ideologues’ fascist rally. You’re actually allowed to come in second, especially when the guy in first just had his worst week ever and is suffering in national polls. Oh, did I mention that voters in FL/MI overwhelmingly want to re-vote? Or that most Americans want to see a real Convention?
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
This race is so close and obviously we all feel emotional about our front runner. It’s been a long primary and we all have the best intentions at heart. Because I respect your views and Hillary Clinton I am only going to suggest you reread the post and your response.
“This is a free election, not a Hope ideologues
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
I don’t think a head to head race with McCain would benefit Obama right now. He’s better off with Hillary still in. Last week was the worst of his career, and since Hillary kept quiet, the GOP has less ammo. A long race gives Obama time to define himself and wiggle out of controversy while keeping attention off of McCain. Hillary has every right to continue on. What’s best for America is a free, open, and long debate about issues like race, Iraq, and the economy, which is exactly what we’re getting with the Dems. This is the best moment for Democratic Party since at least 1960. We’d be dumb to want it to end so the GOP can sink it’s fangs—and equal media coverage—into a black guy w a racist preacher and without a plan for Iraq…
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:26 pm
that’s a good point that Obama is better off with Hillary. Look at McCain/Huckabee. People really wanted Huckabee out right after Romney dropped. But by staying in, he kept McCain in headlines and relevant, giving the the Christian right more of a chance to suss him out to their liking against a foil they could more identify with. For Obaba, it’d probably be more like building his brand. And for money, Obama is raising $50 a pop from tons of people. If it comes down to it, you could tap sources like that a bunch more than getting a smaller pool of people to come out to $1000 dinners every few weeks, like on the McCain side.
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I commented at 5 a.m. on a Saturday night, I have no idea what I was talking about with the religion and slavery stuff…
One thing that I’ve had a problem with is when people treat their favored candidates like their favorite baseball team. Liking the Red Sox no matter what, and always hating the Yankees makes sense, but it doesn’t work with politicians. Hillary is not the enemy, and it is extremely important to have her around right now. While the Dem campaign does need to turn to more tangible discussions right now rather than doing the GOP’s work for them, settling on a candidate now would not be good. Look at the situation Republicans are in right now: Romney could’ve stayed in and tried pull an upset, but he chose to bow out so the party could rally behind what looked like their likely candidate. Now Republicans have no choice but to support their supposed foreign policy and security expert who doesn’t know the difference between Sunnis and Shiites. I bet there are a few Republicans who wish their primaries had kept going a while longer so they could’ve ended up with their best candidate. With Obama losing 10 points in the polls last week, it is not at all surprising that Hill is still “lurking around.” As people start to see that Obama is indeed a human and a politician, his lead could keep dwindling towards the end of this campaign. If Clinton won PA and with FL and MI unresolved in the voters minds if not the party’s, there could be easy justification for those super delegates to give her the nod. All I’m saying is, it is hardly over, and it might even start to get good.
March 24th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Correction Azy: It’s already beyond good; it’s been fucking great. To think we have all the way til August (Hillary ain’t dropping out) before the Dems release their platform. All this race, war, econ talk is going to force the Dems to write the most comprehensive document in Party history. It’s a very good thing! Rick: I agree, The Obama Brand (still a new product) benefits from a long primary season. I can’t stress enough how ugly it would’ve been had the GOP gotten this Rev Wright bullshit to themselves. Hillary specifically DID NOT address it last week. Thus the GOP couldn’t go into full attack mode without looking like White Supremacists. It’s better for him if his ghosts come out the closet before Hillary drops out.