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House Majority Whip: 'I Don’t Believe That There Is Any Way That She Can Win the Nomination'
May 10, 2008 9:08 AM
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., tells The New York Times that the "tipping point" giving the Democratic presidential nomination to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was "reached around midnight last Tuesday. I could tell the next day, when I got up to the Capitol, that this thing was going to start a slide toward Obama.”
And then he said -- cue clap of thunder -- “I don’t believe that there is any way that she can win the nomination.”
He is still refraining from endorsing anyone, Clyburn said, but he added, “I think everybody for the good of the party needs to find a graceful way of bringing all of this to a close.”
- jpt
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The dirty little secret that the Democratic Party doesn't want anyone to know about the Democratically controlled (Do Nothing) Congress:
George W. Bush has an abysmally low favorability rating - the lowest it's ever been. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. We all know that. So???????
Guess who's favorability is lower?????
That Democratically controlled CONGRESS!
(Theirs comes in at 22% even lower than Bush who's at least in the 30's).
Posted by: Reagan Democrat | May 12, 2008 12:21:17 PM
It is indeed sad that this political contest has come down to these issues, gender, age, race, media bias and dirty, corrupt, politics. And of course, Obama would not be ahead if not for these issues. It has absolutely nothing to do with character or policy issues. Just dirty politics--Chicago style and it may be going to Washington.
Posted by: Mary | May 11, 2008 5:31:43 PM
Charlie Chaplin, I'm concerned myself that the media will turn around and attack Obama with the same ferocity that Clinton was attacked, if he is the nominee. I think the splintering between the two groups of supporters has been supported by media to a certain extent.
Posted by: kathy | May 11, 2008 11:56:36 AM
Who needs corrupt politicians like Jim Clyburn for support. CBS reporter Shryl Atkinson did a very revealing expose on this shady professional politician from South Carolina. Who needs Jim Clyburn? May be Obama, and for sure, not Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton running strong everywhere! Now, Obama folks are running scared having manipulated many a caucus with small groups of zealots. Obama has not won a single battle ground state! He’s been propped up by the big media for so long; the plan was to rid of Hillary Clinton, because she was the stronger candidate. She's still running strong. She's 43 points over Obama in WV. Obama was mouthing "change" but he has always been the darling of big media and the corporate candidate. But the people in this country are behind Sen. Hillary Clinton all the way! Look, conservative political writers David Brooks, William Kristol, Robert Novak and others who were promoting and pulling for Obama and condemned Hillary Clinton are now turning back to McCain. All that was a big media ploy to defeat Hillary Clinton and but these guys are just about ready to poke a big hole in Obama’s presedential balloon!
Sen. Hillary Clinton should run as an independent candidate for president in the fall--I bet she can defeat both Obama and McCain. This would be like Sen. Joe Lieberman who lost in the democratic primary, but won in the general election! She could also get 80 million in public financing. Bill Clinton won a three-way race in’92, remember? Dump the creeps in the corrupt DNC!
Let’s hope and pray for Independent Hillary for 08!
Posted by: charleychaplin | May 11, 2008 9:58:13 AM
I tried reading all of the comments...lol...
simply put, history tells us that a nomination process that has not been decided before the convention = a loss in the GE for dems.
this is why she should leave. nothing personal hillary, but at this point if w are to win in november then this phase of the nomination process needs to end now.
Posted by: david barton | May 11, 2008 9:31:12 AM
Vote and it would be the decision. Who are" they", if You are alos among them.
Go and vote.
That would be the Word, not gossip.
Are these Super Adult people, who can make desicion, or kids, waiting for parents to make it for them?
Posted by: LINDA,FL | May 11, 2008 8:49:46 AM
Bobbi:
The truth is President Clinton was a successful Govenor for 12 years before he became, undoubtedly, the best President in modern day history.
He was also the first President to reach across party lines to get many effective legislation passed with the cooperation of the Republicans.
Obama is not only inexperienced in his views and thinking, but he crumbles under even the slightest pressure. He is hiding behind the support of many misogynysts who can't stand the thought of a woman taking the highest office in the land. Similar men are also responsible for Obama's early victory in caucus states that helped him amass pledged delegates. These men were relentless in their pursuit of anyone they can find to get to the polling booth. Unfortunately, many of these voters weren't the working class (all working class, not excluding African-Americans) that make up the majority of the population of America. They were often the well-to-do, non-hourly paid workers who could get off work any time of day, did not have to worry about childcare, were not the elderly who simply could not show up at a certain place and a certain time to caste their vote.
In view of the above, not only is Hillary Clinton hands down the legitimate nominee but also the victim of a seriously flawed Democratic nominating process which you will see change as the years go by.
And let's not forget that the same amount of people voted for them so far -- less than 2% of the total separates them.
Posted by: Jane | May 10, 2008 11:07:47 PM
Word on the street is that Obama may either nominate Hillary or Larry Sinclair as his veep.
Posted by: Alison | May 10, 2008 9:10:16 PM
Thomas,
Admit or not, Obama won't go anywhere without Clintons' help...
He will be in a death valley in GE just like Al Gore and John Kerry...
Posted by: True Truth | May 10, 2008 4:31:56 PM
Unfortunately, the black man is correct. It is inconceivable that the dems establishments will not choose Bo to be the dems nominee.
Even more unfortunately, the Bo is unlikely to win the general election because of his problems with "rural America".
Posted by: fat cat | May 10, 2008 4:27:52 PM
I have never seen a candidate get such BRUTAL treatment in the media than I am seeing Senator Clinton and President Clinton are getting.
There are 6 contests left. These states have not voted in an undecided primary in over 40 years.
I take it the media could care LESS about that. All they care about is making headlines and harassing Hillary Clinton?
How about you pieces of garbage in the media have some class and just let the woman finish the contests ?
Its 3 stupid weeks. Its not the end of the world. The media is becoming petty and is hurting the democratic party.
Forcing Clinton out with snide articles aint going to bring the party together. I can tell you that.
Posted by: tomdavie | May 10, 2008 4:24:00 PM
Bobbi,
Let me tell you why I won't vote for Obama:
1. Obama offered no solution how to end the War in Iraq. He claimed he would withdraw troop immediately but his advisor admitted he had no concrete plan... He just repeated his old anti-War speech and played blame game while offered nothing to solve the problem!
2. Obama claimed himself he represented a new politics but just in this campaign he double talked NAFTA, lied about Rezko, dumped his pastor to gain his own political advantage, played race card (admit it or not), backed and fundraised by the same old lobbyists who he claimed against...
3. He is a quiter but a fighter: he ran away from debates, he admitted he could not win PA, he couldn't win WV and KY so he even would not compete in WV...
4. Of course, he claimed he got the most foriegn experience because he lived in foriegn countries more than other candidates....
To me, he is just a same typical politician from Chicago - the most infamous political city with the largest political fixing scandal...
So you tell me how I or Americans will unite behind a quiter with the same old political character...
3. Obama lied about his relationship to his pal Re
Posted by: True Truth | May 10, 2008 4:20:00 PM
I think folks trying to force Clinton out of the race is hurting the party.
It angers the 15 million Clinton supporters even more, not to mention the last states who want to vote.
Posted by: tomdavie | May 10, 2008 4:07:56 PM
fontapa,
Again, if you were a Democrat, if you were an America, you know Bill Clinton is the president with highest approval rating (70%) in modern time..
Even Obama's surrogate tried to compared Obama as Bill Clinton 2008...
It is OK you dislike Clintons (that is your right), but you can not deny the fact!!
Posted by: True Truth | May 10, 2008 3:46:04 PM
Then... as a superdelegate make your endorsement.... as a strong leader let everyone know that the 'white special kind of voters' that Clinton now says Obama can't win that she can has calculated its importance on old school... we have new voter demographics-unprecedented-thus nothing she says about the past ways to win this thing in November is even relevant anymore. Why she lost.
Posted by: origood | May 10, 2008 3:43:03 PM
fontapa,
Were you better off in 2000 compared to 1992? Maybe you are too young to remember...
It is the fact: America was better off in 2000 than in 1993...
You may not agree or dislike all the controversies but you can not deny the fact!!!
Posted by: True Truth | May 10, 2008 3:42:09 PM
Bobbi,
Yes, you may remember all those controversies. But as an American, you should not forget we had achieved no debts for our country with billions of plus by 2000.....
You may not agree with all those controversies but you can't deny America was better off by 2000 compared to 1992...
That is the fact and you can't deny the history!!
Posted by: True Truth | May 10, 2008 3:35:38 PM
I remember the Clinton years--shame, disgrace, corruption. Yeah, those are some fond memories.
Oh yeah and a little thing called NAFTA, that was outstanding for the economy. My town lost 2 factories to Mexico. Bill Clinton left a fantastic economic legacy to my community. And I am so grateful to Hillary for getting that Health Care reform passed. She really proved she can get it done didn't she.
I think some folks need to take the rose colored glasses off. The Clinton years were anything but Golden.
Posted by: Bobbi | May 10, 2008 3:26:50 PM
sandy,
Of course Obama fit his suit mighty fine: it is empty suit - it would fit for any size of Obama!!!
Posted by: True Truth | May 10, 2008 3:26:45 PM
sorry True Truth - I happen to think Senator Obama fills his suit mighty fine! :)
Posted by: sandy | May 10, 2008 3:22:10 PM
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