FreeDuck wrote:DontTreadOnMe wrote:i mean, wtf... what are obama's supporters so worried about ? that she might actually pull it off and be the nominee ?
I think they (those who want her to withdraw) are worried that the long nasty fight will make both candidates very unappealing in the general election thereby ensuring defeat in November.
I don't happen to agree with that, though, because I think Obama (who I support, full disclaimer) is getting good practice and honing his responses. Hillary is doing her part by attacking exactly as the Republicans would and embracing their arguments (and arguably some of their tactics). This allows Obama to figure out the best way to deal with those attacks and also saps some of the power from them should McCain try to dredge them up again. That's if Obama gets the nomination.
If Hillary wins the nomination then there is the possibility that she's hurting herself by campaigning the way she has, but I don't think that means she should quit.
fairly pragmatic, ducky. i like it.
dunno about it making them unappealing. at least not to me. just cause rove is not in the spot light does not mean that he's not back there behind the curtain polishing and oiling the levers of the gop.
anyone who thinks that the gopsters will abandon "politics as usual" is not living reality. i think that it will be even stronger than in '04.
which ever dem gets the nomination better be tuff as nails and ready to hit harder, faster and without exception.
i cannot take another wimpy, mueling campaign like the one kerry ran.
this is serious ****. if the hard right that has taken control of the gop scores another 1-2 terms, the democratic party is gonna be finished for quite a long time. maybe even permanantly.
can't you just see a few of those who we do not name dancing a freakin' jig over that sentence?
that's what we're talkin' about here.
and that, is far less appealing to me as a non-democratic centrist than a prolonged primary and a few primary cuts that aren't even deep enough to require stitches.
