Is Hillary Clinton Launching a Vice Presidential Campaign?
Since the final results came in late Tuesday night, Barack Obama has been declared the victor in the Democratic race for the nominee by most media outlets. The slow but steady shift in super delegates has begun to Barack Obama’s column, and there have been reports from within her own circle of advisors that the math may be too daunting to overcome. So why is she continuing? It is likely that she is continuing in order to state her case that Obama will be unable to assemble a broad enough coalition without her on the ticket.
The primary calendar for the next couple of weeks heavily favors Clinton. Recent polls show Clinton leading by 30% in both West Virginia (May 13th) and Kentucky (May 20th). Rasmussen polls are showing Clinton 56% Obama 27% in West Virginia, and SurveyUSA is showing Clinton 62% Obama 28% in Kentucky. A somewhat closer race favors Obama in Oregon where the Illinois Senator currently leads 51% to 39% (Rasmussen).
Clinton will likely attempt to use these landslide victories to persuade Democrats that she is the key to securing the working class white vote for Democrats in November. As former advisor to President Bill Clinton, Paul Begala, stated on CNN’s election night coverage, “We (Democrats) cannot win with eggheads and African-Americans, that’s the Dukakis coalition that carried 10 states…”
So the working class white vote angle will be the Clinton argument for the next two weeks, and the fact that it will be reinforced by the primary contests in Kentucky and West Virginia will only give the argument more weight in the media.
But in the end it will be Obama and his circle of advisors that make the final decision about who will fill out the ticket. My feeling is that Obama will only choose Clinton if he feels as though it is his only chance at beating McCain in November. And I simply do not believe his campaign is in that desperate of a situation. But if the general election polls, (which I am not convinced mean anything just yet, continue to hold well into the summer) particularly in key swing states such as Ohio and Florida where Obama is currently trailing McCain, it is likely that the super-ticket will become a more enticing option for all Democrats.
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Comment by jacksmith on 10 May 2008:
DON’T BE DUPED !!!
Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. With Hillary Clinton you are almost 100% certain to get quality, affordable universal health care very soon.
But first, all of you have to make certain that Hillary Clinton takes the democratic nomination and then the Whitehouse. NOW! is the time. THIS! is the moment you have all been working, and waiting for. You can do this America. “Carpe diem” (harvest the day). You will have to work together on this and be aggressive, relentless, and creative. Americans face an even worse catastrophe ahead than the one you are living through now.
You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don’t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-selves.
Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama’s. She also leads in the electoral college numbers that you must win to become President in the November national election. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!
As much as 30% of Obama’s primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses, and open primaries where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help. Except North Carolina where 35% of the population is African American, and approximately 90% of them block voted for him. African Americans are only approximately 17% of the general population.
Hillary Clinton has been OUT MANNED! OUT GUNNED! and OUT SPENT! 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton.
If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. That is crystal clear now. Because all of the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. And the demographics, and experience are completely against him. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is.
You will have another McGovern catastrophe where George McGovern lost 49 of 50 states. And was the reason the super-delegates were created to keep that from happening again. Don’t let that happen to the party and America again super-delegates. You have the power to prevent it. The only important question now is who can best win in November. And the answer is HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON. That fact is also now crystal clear.
And YOUNG PEOPLE. DON’T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose. As do African Americans. Support Hillary Clinton. She will do her best for all of you. And she will know how to best get it done on day one.
The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy.
The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses.
Fortunately the Clinton’s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic, and heroic comebacks of Hillary Clinton’s. Only the Clinton’s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen. Probably the best there has ever been. Maybe it’s time for Hillary to start thinking about switching to an INDEPENDENT run for the presidency. Wipe the slate clean. After all she is running to be the President of all the people. Hillary, Bill, and Chelsea would cream everyone. You know it’s true.
“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)
Sincerely
jacksmith… Working Class
Comment by What Do I See on 11 May 2008:
How interesting that the Clinton machine is now spamming the comments of any site they can find.
Folks, you gotta understand, 500 word, self-serving essays are not going to get you any points in places like this.
Hillary is over. No nomination, no VP slot. Ain’t gonna happen. Even if there’s another hail of sniper fire.