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by Capt Howdy on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 04:02:40 PM EST
chomp chomp chomp
slow day for me today.

over at MyDD they are trumpeting the comments of some anonymous "high placed clinton campaign official"
saying Hillary only has 10% chance of taking the nomination.
think it was Dick Morris?

10% is still a chance.
excuse me while I cling tighter.

I suspect the (5.00 / 4) (#40)
by standingup on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 04:25:38 PM EST
latest onslaught of press and blog posts that suggest Hillary has no way of winning was in the pipeline waiting for the MI and FL re-votes to be shot down.  The timing is right and there are too many articles, talking heads on cable and bloggers all on message for it to be coincidence.  


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a pair of threes is a pair of threes. (none / 0) (#221)
by cy street on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:48:21 PM EST
it does not take a conspiracy to call out a bluff.  i just used my common sense.


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Joe Trippi (none / 0) (#224)
by tek on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:51:13 PM EST
was on CBS saying that Clinton could take the nomination but she has to win PA and NC and IN.  PA and IN no problem, but I don't know about NC.

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The race fundamentally changed... (5.00 / 1) (#89)
by Exeter on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 04:45:36 PM EST
...when the Wright videos received more coverage than any other event this campaign season. The reality is that most voters first introduction to Obama was from his preacher saying God D##n America.

Instead of asking who should tell Hillary to drop out, it should be who is going to tell Obama he should step aside for the "best of the party."

Even before this, he still hadn't won white democrats in a SINGLE state.    

When the poll numbers continue to show Obama tanking, the super delegates will drop him, especially after all the media lemmings start running the other way after Clinton blows Obama out of the water in Pennsyvania.

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He did win them in Wisconsin though (5.00 / 1) (#173)
by lilburro on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:21:40 PM EST
right?  He really did well, demographically, in WI.

I really appreciate your second paragraph.  When people say "best for the party" it usually just means "the best for Barack Obama."  "Best for the party" is usually just a guise for pushing the other candidate out of your way.

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Best for the party of O(ne) (5.00 / 1) (#180)
by Practically Lactating on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:24:18 PM EST


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he peaked in Wisconsin (5.00 / 1) (#211)
by diplomatic on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:42:31 PM EST


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No (5.00 / 1) (#222)
by Shawn on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:48:34 PM EST
Wisconsin was 51/48 Clinton among white Democrats. He did win them in Vermont and Illinois though (53/46 in IL - shockingly narrow, if you ask me).

Of course, Hillary hasn't won the black vote anywhere, even in Arkansas or NY. Both sides of the coin are fairly depressing.

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Obama (5.00 / 1) (#228)
by tek on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:53:42 PM EST
is from IL, that's why he won.

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Uh yeah (5.00 / 1) (#232)
by Shawn on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 05:56:03 PM EST
I heard.

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Oops... (5.00 / 1) (#239)
by Exeter on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 06:06:52 PM EST
You're right, he did win Illinois and Vermont and white Democrats.  Illinois doesn't really count because its his home state -- although, it still should give everyone weak knees that he still lost white democrats in southern Illinois. That was his home state where he supposedly is loved and adored by 110% of the population.

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That was about the odds I gave (none / 0) (#4)
by jes on Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 04:05:13 PM EST
the campaign over the last weekend. But Bowers cheered me up on Monday or Tuesday and gave her 15%. The Clintons are trying to lower expectations yet again. So evil.

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