Written pre-"Nobody Asked Me But..." on February 24, 2008
Poor Hillary Clinton. Damned if she does. Damned if she doesn't.
Should she go on the attack? Should she play nice?
Neither seems to have worked so far. So what is she to do? How will she approach the run-up to the Texas and Ohio primaries? Will the attack dog, Bill, re-emerge and take over?
And can't you just imagine the in-fighting going on among her campaign advisors? Considering that her three top advisors are earning $275,000each per month, you would think that they would and should have been serving her better. No wonder she had to take out $5 million from her piggy bank to keep her campaign going. And what about the salaries of the other "volunteers" on her staff?
Despite the continuing wins by Barack Obama and his widening lead, I still feel that the back room arm twisting for the super delegates by her campaign staff is still going on and will intensify if she doe swell in Texas and Ohio. She has said on many occasions that she has been a fighter all her life. There is no reason to believe that she is about to quit now.
The next debate between her and Obama should be interesting. What will be her game plan?
If she does not pull off wins in those very important states, or just loses by the narrowest of margins, mathematically speaking she could be toast. I would hope that if that becomes the case, she acknowledges that she is not going to win the voters support, and gives up the quest for the super delegates. For if the "voice" of the primary voters is ignored, and the fight for the super delegates shift over to Hillary and voids everything that has taken place the past two months,there could be so much anger, disappointment, and a defeated reaction like: Why vote? Politics is dirty and will never change.
And all those young voters, those black voters, those Hispanic voters,all those independents, all those who voted for the first time, may not vote for Hillary, and may not return to the voting booth for years to come. Talk about giving the Republicans an edge, if not the election in November. And for some years to come.
And one more point. Talk about an edge. Talk about giving away the election. Good old (literally) Ralph has done it again. Ralph Nader has thrown his hat into the 2008 election. For the fourth time he has entered a presidential race. This not to say that he hasn't served the public well. He has brought to the surface many consumer issues that had gone by without anyone taking up the fight. But it is also fair to say that he doesn't have the chance of a snow ball in hell of winning.
But Ralph, at the expense of taking votes away that surely would go to the Democratic nominee?
Isn't there something wrong with this picture Ralph?
Haven't your learned enough from the 2000 election, costing Al Gore the election?
Wouldn't this country, and this world, be different, and most certainly be better, if Gore had won?Give it up Ralph.
Peace. Larry.
2 comments:
We all know the effect that Nader will have on the election. As we've seen in recent history, candidates have not stood one for all, all for one whether Democratic or Republican. Therefore, I, like many Americans, see the need to change the voting process in America. Ralph Nader is setting an example of the need for this change and with a proven track record in the favor of humanity and not for pocketing money. Yes, I agree entirely that right now that this could tip the scale towards the Republican party with votes for Nader in specific swing states. But what about our future? Our children's future? Grandchildren's future? I have lost hope in the way the elections are run obviously and have lost trust in both parties, there are only two parties that will lie, cheat, and take money anyway they can to get into the White House. I am for a change in the elections...we need another option, like an Independent party, it's about time. I personally urge those that are in a Republican state by FAR, to vote for Nader. If this happens that party will have enough votes to be a legitimate party to vote for in our future, one that will listen and will not demand, whore, or pimp millions of dollars for us to listen to him or her too.
Nobody asked me either, but...I divulged my opinion on your site. Thanks for the free speech blog.
You're a fucking idiot. Throw another election away. Way to go Anonymous. You have shit for a brain...now is not the time. Dems need to take over the house now...let's start there. DON'T VOTE FOR NADER! I think Larry is right all the way.
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