Since she has not agreed to do an interview with CNN's Larry King, I have to assume that Hillary Clinton is pandering to the Repubican voters that are switching over during the primaries to make sure she is the Democratic candidate. The Republicans know that the Clinton's withll of their baggage - are easy to defeat.
They don't want to run against Barack Obama because they know the whole country will be in the race. With the massive number of new voters Obama has attracted to the race, there would be no more sure-bet Republican or Democratic states.
The Clinton's will focus on traditional Democratic states and, once the Republican's that flipped for the primary go back to their party, along with a loss of at least 1/2 of the black vote, Hillary Clinton can not win. I believe she knows that and is attempting to position herself for the next presidential race. Appearing on Fox News supports that theory. Read her Fox News transcript
If people wonder why Hillary and Bill Clinton would stay in the race with a less than five percent chance of winning, they are using old math. With old math, 2+2 doesn't necessarily equal 4. That's why the Clinton's could suggest offering Barack Obama the VP slot.
To start, with old math, black people had to do twice as good to get half as much. With old math, when you're not winning, you simple find a different way to add the numbers. If that doesn't work, find different numbers to add. And if that still does not put you in the winners seat, it's time to take drastic measures.
As Billary said, you can't get in the game and expect not to get tackled. Sen. Obama was prepared to get tackled, however, Sen Obama is too young to understand what a lot of the "old-school" blacks have been preaching- You can still do twice a well but as soon as you get close to your goal all of a sudden the rules will change.
Young black children were taught the twice as good for half as much scenario from birth. As a young black man raised by white grandparents Obama might have missed that tidbit. We all had hope that things had changed. And they have. But not for old-school people like the Clinton's. So, for the past few months the Clinton's have attempted to apply the old math to this election. Since the old math and the kitchen sink strategy has not worked the Clinton's pulled out their trump card – which explains why they have been so arrogant about being the winners of this primary. Read on....
Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA) House Speaker and chair of the Democratic National Convention, recently commented, "If the votes of the superdelegates overturn what's happened in the elections, it would be harmful to the Democratic Party."
In response to Pelosi's remarks, ABC.com reports that several Clinton donars "reminded Pelosi that they have given generously to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which helps fund Democratic House races."We have been strong supporters of the DCCC." they wrote. "We therefore urge you to clarify your position on super-delegates and reflect in your comments a more open view to the optional independent actions of each of the delegates at the National Convention in August. We appreciate your activities in support of the Democratic Party and your leadership role in the Party and hope you will be responsive to some of your major enthusiastic supporters." Clinton Fat Cats Hiss at Pelosi An ABC News update from ABC News' Political Director David Chalian: UPDATE: ABC News' Political Director David Chalian reports that a Democratic operative unaffiliated with either campaign and familiar with the reaction to the letter among Members of Congress says, "Members of Congress - who are superdelegates - make up the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee" or DCCC from which the donors seemed to be threatening to withhold funds. Read "More on those Clinton Fat Cats" at ABC News blogs
The Long Defeat - by David Brooks New York Times
Hillary Clinton may not realize it yet, but she’s just endured one of the worst weeks of her campaign...
...In short, Hillary Clinton’s presidential prospects continue to dim. The door is closing. Night is coming. The end, however, is not near.
Last week, an important Clinton adviser told Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen (also of Politico) that Clinton had no more than a 10 percent chance of getting the nomination. Now, she’s probably down to a 5 percent chance.
...No wonder the Clinton campaign feels impersonal. It’s like a machine for the production of politics. It plows ahead from event to event following its own iron logic. The only question is whether Clinton herself can step outside the apparatus long enough to turn it off and withdraw voluntarily or whether she will force the rest of her party to intervene and jam the gears. Read the full story here
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