March 10, 2008
Hillary’s New Game
Posted by michaelindc under 2008 Politics, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Democratic ticket, Hillary Clinton, Hillary is desperate, Nomination, Political failure, Primary, endorsement, political attacks, politicsThe contradictions in the new Clinton strategy are apparent to most and have been poured over and ranted about for the last few days. Hillary, who has no hope of legitimately attaining that which she believes she is entitled to, the Democratic nomination and the Presidency, has been simultaneously losing state after state, and proposing that Obama would be her VP. This is definitively Clintonian.
They try and play two or more different messages to win over opposed groups. They try and tell undecideds, superdelegates and their own supporters that Obama is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief, that he is unprepared and that he is too inexperienced. Then they tell those who are undecided but lean towards Barack that that black guy could have his shot in eight years and they should vote for Hillary because its her time
A year ago I was an Obama supporter, but I liked Hillary. I would have never imagined that this campaign would have destroyed the Clinton legacy for me as much as it has. I am so sick of their excuses and their “for the moment” reasoning. They have no shame. Hillary has no shame. I can not trust someone who has fabricated convictions which can be thrown away and dismissed whenever the circumstances would call for it. It goes beyond politics with them. It is a pattern of behavior.
Obama is going to win Mississippi tomorrow. He is going to be up by over 100 pledged delegates by the time all of the states have their say. He is going to be in the strongest position to beat McCain.
Senator Obama is the candidate for right now. He is the candidate we need.
So, sorry Hillary. Bill has cheated you once again.
March 12, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I went through more or less the same process. I liked Hillary very much until she showed her militaristic side, then I began to feel a chasm between us. Until the last couple of months, however, I never considered her a polarizing person. She certainly seems to have polarized her party at this time.