tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post408765519182697310..comments2023-10-14T06:04:12.915-05:00Comments on Polly and the Mooch!: OK, I'm Officially Sick of It.Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512342406089557249noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-74006326520706924432008-06-02T14:16:00.000-05:002008-06-02T14:16:00.000-05:00I think the campaign will be suspended this week. ...I think the campaign will be suspended this week. not before getting 3 shots off at Obama and exposing his weakness with the Latino vote. Thanks Hill.<BR/><BR/>Oh, Bill Richardson would like to thank you too. His value in the VP race just went through the roof! (he's my pick!)Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512342406089557249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-9498500063385724352008-05-28T10:41:00.000-05:002008-05-28T10:41:00.000-05:00nope, I think that Hillary as VP would do more ham...nope, I think that Hillary as VP would do more hamr than good. You have a much higher opinion of her ability to draw voters than I do.Jas N Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12769363271940285353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-12762595272633873812008-05-26T06:43:00.000-05:002008-05-26T06:43:00.000-05:00But don't you see, Obama needs Hillary because of ...But don't you see, Obama needs Hillary because of the moderate voters. Moderate voters and especially older women will go for HC as veep. We old feminists do want a woman on the ticket. This is a classic face-off. (See <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Daughters-Unsung-Heroines-Movement/dp/0684850133" REL="nofollow">Freedom's Daughters</A>.)brdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999205528107936871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-67622635986099846572008-05-25T09:16:00.000-05:002008-05-25T09:16:00.000-05:00The only thing this is doing is allowing the Repub...The only thing this is doing is allowing the Republicans to stay above it all. McCain can make softball appearances on David Letterman and Sat Night Live, while the two Dems rip each other to pieces for him. Hillary is losing moderate votes for the party everyday...every minute she stays in it. McCain can coast from now until the convention and then get a bump when he announces his running mate. This should have been a cake-walk for teh dems, instead it is tight in the polls. The Dems have some repair work to do with the moderate voters, and they need to be able to focus on a single candidate. I don't even think Clinton would be viable as a VP at this point. I think she would only serve to rally the Republicans. She needs to congratulate Obama and get the hell out of the way.Jas N Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12769363271940285353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-42169073926931960802008-05-23T07:26:00.000-05:002008-05-23T07:26:00.000-05:00We only care about "every vote counting" when it c...We only care about "every vote counting" when it counts. We didn't think hanging chads mattered until it mattered. We wouldn't be rethinking Florida and Michigan, if it didn't make a difference. Had we only known. The reality is, and Kentucky and West Virginia revealed this clearly, the Democratic party is split, just about 50/50 between Hillary and Obama. If she had not stayed in the race, we wouldn't see this quite so clearly. But she did, and we do. Obama has the advantage, and I think he should get the nomination, but, if Florida and Michigan had abided by the rules and run normal elections, Hillary might have a slight advantage. It is as problematic as a hanging chad.<BR/><BR/>I think that Hillary and Obama should light up some cigars, sit in a small room, fill it with smoke, and then exit the room with a ticket. Obama/Hillary.brdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999205528107936871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-43334380126593168692008-05-22T14:27:00.000-05:002008-05-22T14:27:00.000-05:00another thing to consider. see this story:http://...another thing to consider. see this story:<BR/><BR/>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/22/compromise-in-works-to-se_n_103010.html<BR/><BR/>Hillary plans to contest this all the way to the rules committee. they call this the "nuclear option" because it means making a final attack for victory that is so powerful, that there will be considerable democratic collateral damage.<BR/><BR/>I really do believe what you said above. i think a spirited primary has energized our voters. However, i am now deeply concerned that this is spinning to the point of real damage. If it continues, I don't see how this doesn't damage both candidates, regardless of outcome. The people that really bother me at this point are the uncommited 'super' delegates. i have a pretty low tolerance for undecided voters and even less for these people. the entirety of this problem (for both candidates) is in their hands. <BR/><BR/>Brd, how do you feel about Florida and Michigan? should the be counted as a compromise, should they not be counted at all because they violated the rules, or should they be given completely to Hillary?Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512342406089557249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-15271156138793772008-05-21T21:39:00.000-05:002008-05-21T21:39:00.000-05:00you are being generous. She cannot win without ov...you are being generous. She cannot win without overturning the popular vote, yet she still pushes to the convention. the latest:<BR/><BR/>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/21/clinton-says-shes-willing_n_102934.html<BR/><BR/>Now, what is to gain here? She is not going to be the nominee, so what is the upside of draining money that could go to senate candidates? gubernatorial candidates? house candidates? Obama? what is good for the party if she wins any more contests? how does exposing or amplifying Obama's weaknesses at this point help the cause? the party?<BR/><BR/>i just don't believe it. i could buy this all 3 months ago. 2 months ago. now? no. this is bleeding the candidate and the coffers in a way we never do in modern times. there will be no dream team now. Hillary has assured it at this point. Her campaign is doing no strength building at this point. even for herself. I say this as a long time Hillary defender and supporter. Maybe this is my campaign experience speaking, but in a real race, you cannot afford this ceaseless cutting at the status of the nominee. every day. every news cycle. battleground state after battleground state. this ground is too hard to earn to be giving it away to someone that isn't in the race. don't underestimate how bad this is for the early part of a campaign.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512342406089557249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437319.post-25911074525278104462008-05-21T08:08:00.000-05:002008-05-21T08:08:00.000-05:00No, no. This is so great. People are excited. Peop...No, no. This is so great. People are excited. People are thinking about issues and possibilities. Hillary has stayed in the race long enough to reveal the heart of the party, not just in early states, but in late states too. Of course Obama should lead the party ticket. But US democrats want the dream team, no matter what the party and press pundits say.<BR/><BR/>This is good for the party. No one is even thinking about the Republicans.<BR/><BR/>If we talk about change, we ought to change and take a new approach to this whole election thing.brdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999205528107936871noreply@blogger.com