how i wish i had been right
Why? Why didn't she concede last night? I understand she did very very well in Kentucky, but Obama now has the majority of the pledge delegates. She _cannot_ win in the pledged delegate contest. So instead of conceding, she comes up with a new, ridiculous argument: She's winning the popular vote. Apparently she uses Bush's "fuzzy math".
From Daily Kos:
Aside from the idiocy of the argument itself -- 1) this is a delegate race, and 2) unlike the 2000 presidential election, you can't compare the popular vote from contest to contest since each state has different rules (caucus or primaries, open, closed, or hybrid -- the way the Clinton campaign and its supporters shamelessly stretch this argument is almost embarrassing.
Clinton is "leading" the meaningless popular vote, but only if:
1. You count the unsanctioned contests in Florida and Michigan, where candidates were not allowed to campaign;
2. You give Obama zero votes in Michigan's Soviet-style election, where Clinton was essentially the only name on the ballot; and
3. You don't count the caucuses in Iowa, Nevada, Maine, and Washington.
What next, is she going to tell Kentuckians "Some have said your votes didn’t matter, that this campaign was over, that allowing everyone to vote and every vote to count would somehow be a mistake."? Oh wait, she did say that. Who the hell said that allowing every vote to count is a mistake? Who is she accusing of this? "Some"? The voices in her head?
Now, it’s especially sweet tonight because Kentucky has a knack for picking presidents. This state delivered two terms to a president named Clinton. And it’s often been said, as Kentucky goes, so goes the nation.
Really? Its been said often? That's new to me. Apparently so goes West Virginia, Ohio, Maine, Vermont, Google, and Steve Buscemi
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You know, Obama would stop loosing in all these working class states if he had me on his campaign team to get the proletariat point of view. First I would start by upping his bowling game because the last guy to bowl lower than 40 in Kentucky was probably too drunk to stand. Then I might put him is a Lynard Skynard wife beater and have him do a photo opp bass fishin' or maybe an appearance on Springer for a paternity test.
All jocularity aside, I'm pretty sure Hillary still has a few Aces up her sleeve and I'm interested to see what they are.
aces up her sleeve is a good idiom for her. she's ready to cheat.
Of course she's ready to cheat, as treachery is ingrained in the psyche of the modern politician. But it won't be blatant cheating it will be more like slight of hand, very artful and an utter joy to watch the ace magically appear out of nowhere. At least from my viewpoint it should be interesting, as I have yet to fathom just what her aim is. As I said I'm still waiting for Jar Jar and wondering if he's going to come in the form of a a Peace Prize laureate. One thing is for sure, Mrs. Clinton is so morally bankrupt she would probably stoop to throwing her minister to the wolves if it would better her chances of winning.
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