Say what you will about the last week or so: whether you like Clinton or don’t, and think she is screwed or don’t, the last week or two of her campaign hasn’t been boring. After all the different notes her campaign has struck in the last week, she is supposedly going to show up on Saturday Night Live tonight and do the Daily Show tomorrow.
I’ll be watching just to see how the audience reacts.
Bill Richardson says let’s end this thing Tuesday:
Since there’s no way Hillary can get that “clear lead” by Tuesday, Richardson is effectively calling the race for Obama. Of course, Richardson is just one man, but I imagine a lot of superdelegates are thinking along the same lines.
I saw that and I was sort of awestruck. I think a lot of Supers are thinking the same way. Obama is outspending Clinton, and his grassroots troops are out in force. I see him keeping it close but sticking the fork in her in the end. Who will he pick for VP is a serious question right now and could make or break his general election.
Hmmm…
Maybe he wants something from Obama? Like a VP slot?
OK, she just had her Baghdad Bob moment. Are you ready for this?
Yeah, and we’ve always been at war with Oceania, the forces of righteousness are annihilating the American pig-dogs, and we all live in the Twilight Zone, which is about the only place that that could possibly be true. This denial of reality is worrisome. She’s trying too hard to hold onto something that’s already gone.
Let it go, Hillary. Let it go.
“All right Mr. De Mille, I’m ready for my close-up,”
I think the best thing about this is the comparison to Tracy Flick from that movie Election. There are many striking similarities.
Really I don’t know why HRC is still in this. A delegate lead of 20 would be a huge coup for her tomorrow and Obama would erase that later on in the week with MS and WY. Then she’ll only have PA left, which isn’t really going to give her much anyway. Given where OH and TX are now, the best she can hope to do is close the gap by 50 points at most by the end of June. And she expects the super-delegates to close the gap? I highly doubt it.
I think the superdelegates would have closed ranks around Obama much sooner if it hadn’t been Hillary. She simply can’t see what’s going on.
This, “She’s just getting warmed up” stuff is pretty terrible. She has completely lost touch with reality. What the hell does she expect to happen?
What I am worried about is Florida voting again. That’ll give her another convenient firewall to rely on. I don’t know how Obama would do but it will be annoying as hell if they do this.
The papers are all saying she’s picked up momentum. I think it’s an editorial decision more than reality. We’ll find out soon enough.
I don’t know who Clinton thinks she is but you cannot claim to have more momentum after 11 straight losses and being down in over all delegates.
Clinton has to say she’s going to carry on - it’s part of having the undefeatable attitude that voters want. Nobody’s going to vote for her tomorrow is she says she’s thinking about quitting.
But realistically, she must be thinking about the unthinkable. If Obama wins Super Tuesday, I’m betting Clinton will announce her withdrawal before the weekend.
Both Edwards and Romney gave “I’m gonna keep fighting” speeches a day or two before they dropped out.
Little Nemo and cricetus are right. Clinton has to say she is gaining momentum and is going to continue to fight. But who is getting legislative endorsements after endorsement after endorsement? Obama is. Obama had more than 35,000 donations from Friday night to Sunday night. That’s 35,000 people signing on and donating to him in less than 72 hours.
Math would tell you that Clinton doesn’t have a chance in blowing Obama out of the water in Texas and Ohio. If he ties each state and wins pop in just one of them it’s over.
Obama hasn’t triumphed in 11 states and taken the clear frontrunner status for nothing. He did all that to win, plain and simple.
Here is an interesting “inside story” on what has gone wrong in the Clinton campaign. I particularly enjoyed this part about Mark Penn attempting to distance himself from the campaign:
Jokes about rats and sinking ships optional.
I think Cordwainer Bird is listed as her chief strategist.
If it had been Cordwainer Smith instead, she might have been able to pick up a substantial slice of the geek vote.
Well John Edwards’ former Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Leo Hindery, had endorsed Obama today.
I wonder how many people will get this reference.
Well, I couldn’t say Alan Smithee because there’s actually a poster here who uses that name.
Hillary housed her campaign’s press filing room in a men’s rest room in Austin tonight.
I’m speechless. Did you see the picture? :eek:
Yep. I love the suggestion in the comments of the original link to say hi to Senator Craig…
Seriously, though? What the hell is Clinton thinking? Reporter of BOTH genders are working in the men’s restroom. Plus they served them FOOD in there!