According to ABC News:
In talking points circulated late last night, the Clinton campaign acknowledges that it can never overtake Obama with pledged delegates, and asserts that it intends to overtake him with the support of superdelegates.
Clinton's strategy has shifted from actually winning the nomination through the votes cast in primaries and caucuses to being selected by the party insiders and elected officials who make up the super delegates.
Disregarding for the moment whether or not the super delegates would even give the nomination to the candidate who received fewer votes from the masses, the fact is that Clinton wants them to do just that. She has apparently decided that her own ambition matters more than the will of the people. She is clearly putting herself above her party.
As soon as the Clinton camp realized that their candidate had no chance to surpass Obama's pledged delegate total, Hillary Clinton should have dropped out of the race. If she receives the nomination through the (imo) underhanded super delegate system, it could have devastating consequences. Who can predict how many of Obama's supporters will decide not to vote, or to vote for McCain? Does Clinton believe that she would get their support just because she would be the Democrat on the ballot and arguably the lesser of two evils?
At this point, Hillary Clinton's campaign is serving no one but her. She doesn't care about the voters. She doesn't care about the democratic process. All she cares about is getting her chance, even if it means alienating her party -- and almost certainly handing Bush III (aka McCain) the presidency -- once she gets it.
3 comments:
heh. Things might not be all they appear.
At this point, I'm taking a wait and see position.
I don't think that Clinton should be talking about heading a ticket with Obama when she's trailing by 120 pledged delegates. She may be trying to condition people to the idea so it won't be as much of a shock if the super delegates decide to overrule the will of the people and give her the nomination.
Hey there Mike....Clinton full of herself???Nooooo come on give the girl a break, she can squeeze some tears out if you just give her a chance. You know I love this little position the GOP is in. McCain can campaign while the dems duke it out!! I love it!! Great post!! :)N
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