mmarsh
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I confess that I am supporting Obama, so I am bias. But its time to look at the facts.
Obama is winning in the number of states, the popular vote, the number of delegates and the number of super delegates. As of 5 minutes ago Obama has won NC. Indiana has yet been called, but will likely be for Hillary (barring a very sudden surprise).
UPDATE: Indiana is getting closer, Obama can still win it.
There are only 6 primaries left. North Dakota, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, Montana, Oregon, and Kentucky. Even if Hillary wins all 6 (and she is only winning in 3) she still loses on all fronts.
In fact there is only two ways Hillary can win. Both Dubiously...
1. That the votes from both Michigan AND Florida are counted for Clinton. This wouldn't be at all fair because Obama didnt campaign in Florida and wasn't even on the Michigan ballot. This isn't Zimbabwe were you can simply pretend the opposition doesn't exist. Howard Dean has been clear -this is not going to happen.
2. Convince the Super-Delegates that are supporting Obama to switch sides. That too is not Democratic, for what Hillary is saying is to tell the Super Delegates to do is to IGNORE what the voters wanted, and to vote her instead...because she knows whats better for us citizens. Sounds just like Robert Mugabe. Besides most SuperDelegates have been going in the other direction. from Clinton to Obama.
Its extremely unlikely that either the DNC nor the Democratic super delegates will do either. In fact its suicidal. If they were ever so stupid to do either than people like me would either stay home or vote McCain.
Its time for Hillary to take one for Team Democrat and call it quits. And if she wants a another chance at a Presidential run, she should start making nice at Obama and other Democrats she has pissed off over the past few months. It would be a terrible mistake for her to play "sore loser" by deliberately sabotaging the Obama Campaign as she is beginning to do by staying in this unwinnable contest.
I think I can speak to most Democrats and Left-leaning Independents, That such an action would be...unforgivable.
Obama is winning in the number of states, the popular vote, the number of delegates and the number of super delegates. As of 5 minutes ago Obama has won NC. Indiana has yet been called, but will likely be for Hillary (barring a very sudden surprise).
UPDATE: Indiana is getting closer, Obama can still win it.
There are only 6 primaries left. North Dakota, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, Montana, Oregon, and Kentucky. Even if Hillary wins all 6 (and she is only winning in 3) she still loses on all fronts.
In fact there is only two ways Hillary can win. Both Dubiously...
1. That the votes from both Michigan AND Florida are counted for Clinton. This wouldn't be at all fair because Obama didnt campaign in Florida and wasn't even on the Michigan ballot. This isn't Zimbabwe were you can simply pretend the opposition doesn't exist. Howard Dean has been clear -this is not going to happen.
2. Convince the Super-Delegates that are supporting Obama to switch sides. That too is not Democratic, for what Hillary is saying is to tell the Super Delegates to do is to IGNORE what the voters wanted, and to vote her instead...because she knows whats better for us citizens. Sounds just like Robert Mugabe. Besides most SuperDelegates have been going in the other direction. from Clinton to Obama.
Its extremely unlikely that either the DNC nor the Democratic super delegates will do either. In fact its suicidal. If they were ever so stupid to do either than people like me would either stay home or vote McCain.
Its time for Hillary to take one for Team Democrat and call it quits. And if she wants a another chance at a Presidential run, she should start making nice at Obama and other Democrats she has pissed off over the past few months. It would be a terrible mistake for her to play "sore loser" by deliberately sabotaging the Obama Campaign as she is beginning to do by staying in this unwinnable contest.
I think I can speak to most Democrats and Left-leaning Independents, That such an action would be...unforgivable.
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