Also, the more protracted this battle is, the bloodier the nominee is in November. Clintonites continually say Obama is fighting back because he's afraid of losing the race, but in reality he's fighting back to end this. The math is clearly in Obama's favor right now, but somehow we should just ignore this because basically "anything is possible, ya never know". Well, if Clintonites want to wager Clinton's hopes for the democratic nomination vs the hopes of a dem being in office come 09, then more power to them. [ Parent ]
Duh. But you're making a straw argument with "pretending".
And your "in reality" is just a random opinion - that and backing it with some data or logical argument will get your post not banned.
And since Obama's lead exists in large part as a result of the disenfranchisement of two pretty critical states, really it's Obama wagering Nov for Aug. [ Parent ]
Just like Hillary.
I'm out. Thanks for welcoming a newbie! I enjoyed the discussion. [ Parent ]
You ought to think about why they don't -- and they won't. Too many unknown unknowns with your candidate, including his delegate count. It's the downside of the caucus exploitation strategy.
The caucus states must keep recaucusing, starting over at every stage, from now until June. None of those local delegates is bound and can flip any time at the county and state levels, until the national delegates in those states finally are selected.
With the revelations of recent weeks about your candidate, a lot could change. That campaign said that a massive number of super-delegates was going to declare for him a couple of weeks ago . . . but then the revelations began, and that became only a "rumor" . . . and the super-d commitments slowed to a trickle ever since.
They could end it now, but they don't, and they won't, because your candidate has issues still unresolved and perhaps still unknown. It's not because of Clinton. It's because of Obama that this race continues. (And that's in addition to his inability to close it up three times now.) [ Parent ]
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