Over/Under Obama-Committing Supers Now-Tues.

Ben_Hecht · Jun 2, 2008

JayFarrar said:

Obama and or his campaign wants absolute victory.
They don't want Clinton to have an edge in popular vote, pledged delegate count, states or superdelegates.
The last thing Obama wants is someone tugging his cape and saying that he wasn't the choice of the people, which is how superdelegates deciding looks, at least to some.
And he has to win in November because if he doesn't and Clinton ended the race with a slight lead in the popular vote, then Obama is done as a national candidate.

Of course one person is already saying an Obama nomination is the key to a McCain victory. I don't buy that argument though. I think the right choice of a veep will make all the difference.
Here's the argument anyway ...

Why a McCain victory?
Because presidential races are about one of two things -- a prevailing national mood or a prevailing national fear. The mood is all for the Democrats, but the fear is all of Barack Obama.
Obama is going to be the Democratic nominee, and Hillary Clinton, though cynical and opportunistic and selfish and destructive to her party, is right.
Obama isn't winning Reagan Democrats. He isn't winning rural white voters. He isn't winning blue-collar white voters. He may not ever be able to win them.
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http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/19053334.html
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That's the R-J. Editorially, they're to the right of Hitler.

Starman · Jun 2, 2008

JayFarrar said:

Obama and or his campaign wants absolute victory.
They don't want Clinton to have an edge in popular vote, pledged delegate count, states or superdelegates.
The last thing Obama wants is someone tugging his cape and saying that he wasn't the choice of the people, which is how superdelegates deciding looks, at least to some.
And he has to win in November because if he doesn't and Clinton ended the race with a slight lead in the popular vote, then Obama is done as a national candidate.

Of course one person is already saying an Obama nomination is the key to a McCain victory. I don't buy that argument though. I think the right choice of a veep will make all the difference.
Here's the argument anyway ...

Why a McCain victory?
Because presidential races are about one of two things -- a prevailing national mood or a prevailing national fear. The mood is all for the Democrats, but the fear is all of Barack Obama.
Obama is going to be the Democratic nominee, and Hillary Clinton, though cynical and opportunistic and selfish and destructive to her party, is right.
Obama isn't winning Reagan Democrats. He isn't winning rural white voters. He isn't winning blue-collar white voters. He may not ever be able to win them.
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http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/19053334.html
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Insane. The United States hasn't had a truly left-wing presidential nominee since McGovern, and Obama won't be one either.

The philosophical spectrum in this country goes from "conservative" (Dems) to "ultra-arch-conservative" (the other guys).

MU_was_not_so_hard · Jun 2, 2008

CNN citing sources saying the almost all of the remaining 17 Superdelagate-holding senators will announce for Obama this week.

Ben_Hecht · Jun 2, 2008

Open the floodgates.

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