A Game of Survivor

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Still, McCain's chief vulnerability will be exposed anew when he stands side by side with President Bush on Wednesday. This is the perception, which Obama has sought to flesh out, that McCain's presidency would represent in effect a third term for the unpopular Bush. McCain, Obama said in another rousing speech to his followers in San Antonio, Texas, "has seen where George Bush has taken our country and he promises to keep us on the very same course."

Despite her clutch victories, Clinton did not rack up the kind of margin in Texas she needed to seriously cut into Obama's lead among pledged delegates following his 11 straight victories prior to the March 4 vote. Indeed, Democratic counting rules, which apportion delegates to each candidate based on the margin of the vote rather than granting candidates a winner-take-all victory (the GOP method), made it likely that Obama and Clinton would gain close to the same number of delegates from Tuesday's four contests. But Clinton supporters argued that a shift of voter sentiment her way, and new doubts about Obama's credentials, could tilt the party's 300 or so undecided superdelegates into her column. Obama is well-positioned to prevail in the next two contests (Wyoming and Mississippi). The next big test: the Pennsylvania primary.

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Posted By: sick of clintons @ 03/15/2008 3:46:01 PM

Hey foxy, i wonder if you are a beast or a human being. talking such trash against a person who has done no harm to anyone. you are nothing but a SOB spitting filth. you should be flushed down the toilet cause you are a piece of ***
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Posted By: Jrmapu @ 03/13/2008 8:57:53 AM

Its interesting everyone wants us to read this and that. Well last night I caught up with some interesting reading regarding Michigan and Florida.
At frist I felt that Florida was a go and should be counted. Michigan was a no go and should be split 50-50. Now after reading what really went on with these two states, Hillary should fight for both of them.
Obama did an ad in Florida and was on the ballot so those votes and delegates should be counted. We know this.
What I did know about Michigan was that Obama took his name off the ballot but he did do some campaigning (yes campaigning) for the voters to vote uncommitted. Hillary still won 55% to 40% uncommitted. Did you Obama supporters think this would not come out? The truth always prevails.
Michigan and Florida should count and there should not be a do over in either state.
If the questionable caucuses can be counted so can Michigan and Florida. Whats good for the goose is good for the gander.
And all of you think change is coming? NOT. Its the same old politics. Only I wasn't fooled. The rest of you fell for the speeches hook, line, and sinker.
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Posted By: Nins @ 03/12/2008 12:34:25 AM

Sorry, I'm a middle aged white female professional who has felt the glass ceiling, but I can't identify with Hillary or with Geraldine Ferraro AT ALL. Ferraro's recent racist comments regarding Obama's skin color are despicable. And though I can fully appreciate what Hillary has accomplished, I have to disapprove of what she has done to get there. Not even mentioning the many shady deals in the Clintons' past (or Bill's out-of-control libido), I am appalled by what Hillary is doing to the Democratic party right now. It's a power play she should be ashamed of, This attitude of "take no prisoners and seize power at any cost." Her insistence on taking this to the superdelegate level and cutting a back room deal that disenfranchises the actual voters is a reprehensible replay of the 2000 Bush/Gore debacle.

The problem with stealing elections is that it opens the door for a political free-for-all in which the individual voter's ballots have no meaning and elections are only for show. That's called fascism, dictatorship, or communism (take your pick). It certainly is not democracy. So, even though I'm a feminist, I can't be swayed by feminist rhetoric when I see crimes against the American people being committed in the name of "girl power." I want a female President too. But consider how damaging it will be to women's future chances in politics, if our first female Commander-in-Chief is hated by the people for her skulduggery and election fraud.

And remember how Geraldine Ferraro's cheating on her taxes KILLED women's political chances at the Presidency until now, 25 years later. I don't want to give away the next 25 years to Hillary Clinton's mistakes.

Oh, yeah, Hillary hasn't released her tax returns yet. Are you old enough to remember what happened to Ferraro's candidacy after she released her tax returns? She got flushed down the toilet, and with her went the dreams of millions of American women.

Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll still be alive in 25 years, when Obama's daughter will run for President.