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May 09, 2008 10:48 PM

ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: Hillary Clinton was back in Louisville, Ky., Friday night delivering her stump speech. She rolled through her lines at the Democratic Party dinner in this state where she is up in the polls, as many in the audience cheered while holding “Hillary” signs.

Sen. Clinton re-introduced her electoral map argument, which she raised yesterday in West Virginia, where she said “delegate math may be complicated, but the electoral math is easy.” Clinton on Friday night sought to make the same argument that she can win the election in November despite Sen. Barack Obama’s lead in delegates.

Clinton said, “The only way we can have a Democrat in that White House come next January is to win in November, and we cannot win unless we can win 270 electoral votes. Look at the map and figure out where we are going to get those votes and which candidate is more likely to be able to win those votes in November.”

Clinton even offered a jab toward her opponent during the dinner saying, “We have had enough of speeches. Enough promises. That’s not going to solve our problems. What we need is action.”

The senator was introduced by superdelegate and DNC committee member Terry McBrayer, who ribbed Sen. Obama for not spending time in Kentucky.

“We have been looking for Obama in Kentucky,” he said.  “I personally contacted with Dean’s Milk Company, and we are putting Obama’s picture on a carton of milk to see if we can find him in Kentucky.”

The crowd booed, to which McBrayer responded, “Bring it on.”

Clinton saw the opportunity later in her speech to remind guests that she made the effort to be at the dinner. “I am the only candidate here tonight in Kentucky with all of you,” Clinton said to a loud cheer.

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No matter how hard she tries, no superdelegates are going to be so foolish as to completely ignore the primary results and simply hand her the nomination because she says she has a better chance of winning in the fall.

Al Gore could win - why not nominate him? It's a silly argument born out of desperation and a rampant desire to do anything to win this thing.

http://www.political-buzz.com/

Posted by: matt | May 9, 2008 10:55:20 PM

What another Bar. Clinton drinks too much

Posted by: Thinking | May 9, 2008 10:58:00 PM

That's right - rather than take the high road and behave like someone of her stature should - she wants to keep playing republican tatics. SSDD- same S*&t different day

Posted by: jozy | May 9, 2008 11:01:27 PM

Boy this just posted story from timesonline.com showing Obama's advisor was meeting with Hamas?? Now Obama's firing him !!! he was meeting with them regularly and this advisor had no love for Israel to say the least!! Here's your miracle Hillary!! happy Mother's Day from BO!!

Posted by: DG in NC | May 9, 2008 11:09:31 PM

Any other candidate in Hillary Clinton's position would be getting no attention.

She has ZERO chance to win the nomination.

She is behind by 171 pledged delegates and Obama is surging past her in superdelegates and Edwards delegates in south carolina are about to endorse him.

THIS NOMINATION IS OVER.

Why is the media covering her candidacy when she has no chance at the nomination.

Lets move on to the general election already.

Hillary is in massive debt stop encouraging her to waste money which Obama will eventually have to get his donors to pay.

Posted by: Mike | May 9, 2008 11:11:53 PM

Phoney

Posted by: Thinking | May 9, 2008 11:21:12 PM

OK Trolls - please go AWAY!

I've searched timesonline, used Google, and have even done full searches of 6 different news sites.

Guess what? There's absolutely no reference to OBAMA or anyone else working in his campaign ever having had ANY contact with or other association with Hamas or any other terrorist organization.

You guys are pathetic. Did McCain hire you?

Posted by: Fred | May 9, 2008 11:26:27 PM

Hillary's prediction that Obama cannot win in Nov. will be proven true. He will never attract enough moderates. McCain will be a one term president and Hillary will run in 2012. Obama will go back to teaching.(I'm betting my retirement on this...see Intrade)

Posted by: Peggy In PA | May 9, 2008 11:29:59 PM

Hillary is staying in until the end of the primaries. Give her a hard time if you want, but she has legitimate reasons.

She promised all her supporters, fundraiser, and women everywhere she would battle to the end.

She will continue to point out her strengths, which include the electorial map, blue collar white vote, women etc....

These are legitimate public issues we already know that isnt going to hurt Obama anymore than it already has.

She will fight on because there is only 3 weeks left and she is not a quitter.

She knows she cant win, but is expanding the base by registration.

I think the super delegates should have come out after North Carolina or kept quiet until after june 3rd.

Not this 1/2 baked way of sort of coming out, harassing clinton to get out, but yet Obama hasnt won yet.

That is just stupid.

Posted by: tomdavie | May 9, 2008 11:30:12 PM

Fred just because you couldnt find it doesnt mean its not true Obama will have major problems with half the democratic party gettign elected and we will not help him! Hillary people will fight at the convention regardless

Posted by: staniam | May 9, 2008 11:30:23 PM

Peggy

absolutely right because Obama will resign from the senate shortly therefore he wont have a job when he loses the GE not hat he has done any work in the senate since 2005

Posted by: staniam | May 9, 2008 11:32:36 PM

try this site to see the connection between Obama's advisor and Hamas -
://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/05/obama_adviser_c_1.html

Wake up people;
signed,
former Kansas democrat

Posted by: jodee | May 9, 2008 11:33:32 PM

Trung

NO you cant and you better not try to!

Posted by: staniam | May 9, 2008 11:33:49 PM


The short answer is no.

Hillary all the way!

Hillary '08

Posted by: rd | May 9, 2008 11:34:52 PM

What's the matter, guys - afraid a woman might just become the president of the United States? For goodness sakes, give her a fair chance to see what she can do and give the little people like me a chance to cast my vote to. Hilary knows how to roll with the punches and get up and fight for what she wants. If she was president she would fight for us too...Gail from Arizona

Posted by: Gail | May 9, 2008 11:34:55 PM

Git r done. Git her done. Git her out of the race. And let her take the baggage with her (Bill)

Posted by: bjones | May 9, 2008 11:37:10 PM

Bill

yea it was movon.orgg that screwed it up for kerry in 2004 and they have been spending so much just on ideological grounds and saying that anyone that disagrees with Obama and the Obamabots are racists is ludicrous I will vote for Mcaiin or a third party and fix his little red wagon!

Posted by: staniam | May 9, 2008 11:37:11 PM

How does Mr. Obama, the likely Democratic Party nominee, propose to win Pennsylvania in the general election? If he can't pull off a win there he cannot win...period.

Posted by: Brock | May 9, 2008 11:38:51 PM

Clinton is the only one who will be able to defeat McCain in November. Obama is promises while she offers solutions. Also, Obama listens to the ranting of a pastor for 20 years against America while Oprah had enough sense to leave Wright's church after a few short years. Who do you really want to be in the White House?

Posted by: Lillie | May 9, 2008 11:38:53 PM

No she will not get out of the race and when she wins wva and KY by 30 and 40 pts respectively you will have doubts about your candidate again!

Posted by: staniam | May 9, 2008 11:39:13 PM

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