22 March 2008
Clinton Can’t Win!?!
Posted by Roy Bischoff under: Presidential Election 2008 .
I hear it, I understand the numbers, but it is still hard to believe the Clintons won’t find a way. Their political machine isn’t what it used to be but it is still powerful. The experts are probably right that she can’t win. BUT…if the super delegates did overturn the voice of the people, I can’t imagine the permanent damage that would be done to not only their party but to the whole nation as a result.
Story behind the story: The Clinton myth
By JIM VANDEHEI and MIKE ALLEN, 3/21/08One big fact has largely been lost in the recent coverage of the Democratic presidential race: Hillary Rodham Clinton has virtually no chance of winning.
Her own campaign acknowledges there is no way that she will finish ahead in pledged delegates. That means the only way she wins is if Democratic superdelegates are ready to risk a backlash of historic proportions from the party’s most reliable constituency.
Unless Clinton is able to at least win the primary popular vote — which also would take nothing less than an electoral miracle — and use that achievement to pressure superdelegates, she has only one scenario for victory. An African-American opponent and his backers would be told that, even though he won the contest with voters, the prize is going to someone else.
People who think that scenario is even remotely likely are living on another planet.
7 Comments so far...
Sharon Anderson Says:
22 March 2008 at 9:22 am.
I clicked on the link to see the whole article which had a link to a table of the super delegates. You can even learn the names of the super delegates in each state!
In a couple of minutes I just more about how the super delegate thing works than I have learned in months. Thanks so much for this post.
Benjamin Says:
22 March 2008 at 10:57 am.
It isn’t that I mind seeing the dems weakened as a party but I am worried that race relations are going to be made worse by this and I don’t want to see that happen. I can’t figure out how the whole super delegate thing could happen in what is supposed to be a free country. I know the parties can do whatever they want basically but still, to set up a system that is so against what we’ve always stood for is wrong.
Terrie Soberg Says:
22 March 2008 at 11:00 am.
Here is the link to the Superdelegate count:
http://www.politico.com/superdelegates/
T. Fan Says:
22 March 2008 at 1:04 pm.
Thanks Terrie, that’s helpful.
Benjamin, I agree that this could heat up the race war. Tensions have already been high because of the illegal immigrant issue and if we get this a three way tug of war of the racial classes then things could get very ugly. I hope that doesn’t happen too.
Mac Says:
22 March 2008 at 2:40 pm.
I use to think this lady would be my worse nightmare. Now I’m not so sure. A nightmare yes, the worst?
Cavetrollhead Says:
23 March 2008 at 2:48 am.
Race relations? What about gender relations? I think there may be a gender civil war soon.
Hey, doesn’t anyone else think that the Wright-Obama connection will have a big effect on super delegates, not to mention the rest of the primaries?
Obama is not electable in my opinion. I can’t see most people voting for someone who might be a closet racist and a closet America hater and maybe even a closet America hating Muslim. Don’t the democrats see these things as hurting their chances to win the white house?
Cameron Says:
23 March 2008 at 9:51 am.
Cave, personally I think three issues are going to come to a head in coming years. Race relations, gender relations and the homosexual issue. They are like time bombs waiting to go off.
As far as super delegates go, it would be crazy of them to go against the popular vote because it would tear the democratic party in half but I’m still not sure they won’t do it because of the Wright-Obama connection that you mention.
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