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Hillary's Chances: Growing Chorus Says It's Not Going To Happen

  |   May 9, 2008 04:28 PM

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The chorus from major news outlets saying Hillary Clinton's candidacy is almost impossible is growing louder as the Clintons continue to push on. The AP reports on the nine superdelegates Barack Obama picked up today. Clinton picked up one. This morning, ABC declared that according to their delegate tallies, Obama had won more superdelegate support than Clinton for the first time. This afternoon, AP's tally showed Obama within half a superdelegate of Clinton.

When asked about Clinton this morning on NBC and MSNBC, former Democratic contender John Edwards said, "it's very difficult to make the math work." Edwards has yet to make an endorsement.

Read excerpts from the various articles below:

AP:


Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.


ABC:

ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: For the first time this campaign season, Barack Obama has surpassed Hillary Clinton's support among superdelegates, according to the ABC News delegate estimate.


John Edwards on NBC and MSNBC:
The former presidential candidate told interviewers on NBC and MSNBC that Barack Obama will probably top the Democratic ticket this fall.

Hillary Clinton has said that she can still win the nomination - but "it's very difficult to make the math work," said Edwards.


 

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collapse LeftLeaner See Profile I'm a Fan of LeftLeaner

Everyone's been down on Hillary since the results from Iowa came in.

She's taken the worst pounding of any candidate I've ever seen.

It's disgraceful.

If she had gotten 1/20 of the positive press Obama has, she'd be the Democratic nominee- HANDS DOWN!!!

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:55 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse WWJD2 See Profile I'm a Fan of WWJD2

And if he only had a brain ... Check out the YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:20 AM on 05/11/2008
collapse Daniel8168 See Profile I'm a Fan of Daniel8168

If he only had a brain? Wait a minute, weren't Hillary supporters crying "elitist" about a week ago because he has an Ivy league education? Make up your mind, please.

What's particularly funny about the fact that you "cling" to this mis-statement is that you somehow think this is a big deal when Hillary "accidentally" remembered imagined sniper fire. But somehow you can justify that, right?

Please, you just look really, really sad and desperate right now.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:17 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse WWJD2 See Profile I'm a Fan of WWJD2

Obama is sooooooo great. Praise be to Obama!!! Praise Jesus!!!! Praise Jesus!!!!!!

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:19 AM on 05/11/2008
collapse Daniel8168 See Profile I'm a Fan of Daniel8168

Well, no one but you and a few other petulant Hillary fanatics pretend that he is Jesus, but I'm curious when you realized he was sooooooo great? Was it when you realized that he has won more elected delegates, pledged super-delegates, popular vote and states than Hillary despite the fact that virtually every political analyst in the free world thought her candidacy was a lock as little as 5 months ago? Whatever the case, at least you've partially come to your senses. You might still want to work on the religious fanatacism thing though - that can make you look kinda kooky.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:24 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse seenitall See Profile I'm a Fan of seenitall

the page is turning without her...the focus now is making sure McCain does not extend the Bush catastrophe...

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:19 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse sf94127 See Profile I'm a Fan of sf94127

Barack Obama does not mind having Louis Farrakhan's support; he quietly encourages such support as he needs all the black votes he can get. The many faces of Barack Obama.

Rev. Wright is 100% right on Obama: he is a politician and what he says is filtered throughh his political strategy.

Obama supporeters refuse to believe that Obama has serious flaws and will at times apply "old politics" to keep his campaign on track.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:12 PM on 05/10/2008
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And as you see by this video clip:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DXum_-8I1TA

Hillary Clinton doesn't mind having the support of Ed Rendell ... who sings the praises of Louis Farrakhan. By your 'guilt by association' mantra, Hillary Clinton is disqualified from being a serious nominee.

But we can go beyond this to her dealings with Jeremiah Wright when she was going through difficult times with Bill in the White House ... or her association with Mr. Hsu, a fugitive for a short while and convicted felon. Mr Hsu was convicted ironically for violations of Campaign Finance laws ...

This supports that old saw that people who live in glass houses should never throw stones.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:32 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse dugan45 See Profile I'm a Fan of dugan45

Amazing logic. Paragraph one is guilt by association, an association based on misinformation. Paragraphs two and three are based on a technique Josef Goebbels, Karl Rove, and Lee Atwater are famous for: deflection by calling your enemy what the you are, in these instances, the Clintons.

Amazing how you Billaryites--or is it Hitleryites?--stoop to no end.

I've been reading feminist takes on Hillary. She has pissed them off royally for having betrayed feminism.

Get a grip, as McPain says, my friend.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:41 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse ChiGuy See Profile I'm a Fan of ChiGuy

Funny how you don't address any issue other than race, don'tcha think?
Go peddle your bigotry somewhere else.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:35 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse meems See Profile I'm a Fan of meems

Right on!

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:48 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse Countdown09 See Profile I'm a Fan of Countdown09

SF94127 - go spread your racist fear mongering somewhere else. What you refuse to see is your racist attitude and views are your own -- Yep a party of one trying to get others to join your party good luck with that.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:27 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse brooklyncitizen See Profile I'm a Fan of brooklyncitizen

This kind of thinking is the problem: this "we are number one", "I am right you are wrong", "with us or against us", "flag pin=patriotism"...etc.

For too long the US and its citizens have gotten a lot of mileage out of creating and sustaining enemies. It's as if the only way to define what is American is by creating an enemy (Cold War,War on Terror, Axis of Evil) and labelling them because they don't walk or talk or look like us (though some have Oil). Enough already.

Obama's campaign is about this "Enough Already". We can hold on to our differences and use them against each other or we can put them aside and work towards our greater good.

We are all on this little blue ball, spinning in space while a handful behave in such detstructive ways that we are all in peril. We should not tolerate any candidate that wants to sustain differences by creating more conflict (100 years in Iraq McCain/ let's nuke Iran Hillary). THere's NO JUSTIFICATION for this kind of dialogue anymore.

Farrahkan is not the devil whites want to make im out to be. His rhetoric is about uplifting black AMericans and instilling responsibility and pride in who you are. (I'd never though t I'd find myself defending Farrahkan). WHat is the danger exactly? He's far less dangerous than the hatred spewed by O'Reilly and Hannity and Limp-baugh and reaches and influences far more people while offering nothing by way of ideas .

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:20 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse qdog112 See Profile I'm a Fan of qdog112

You are right - pro black does not = anti-white. It's about self responsibility.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:37 PM on 05/10/2008
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You're absolutely right "brooklyn...", I'm so sick of all of the divisions and distractions that benefit only the wealthiest what is it 1% of the population. Farrakhan is far less, far less harmful than the O'Reillys, Hannitys, drug addicted limpbaughs and Pat Buchanans who are allowed to routinely spew their hate with the endorsement and even encouragement of the major and cable networks...all while the world listens and looks on. The obsession with Farrakhan is absurd and distracts us from uniting.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:53 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse meems See Profile I'm a Fan of meems

You are way off base...I really hope that all the american people don't feel as you do...you first must be for the american people to begin with.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:47 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse dugan45 See Profile I'm a Fan of dugan45

Not so. Not if you are a Hillaryite.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:45 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse NorVaGal See Profile I'm a Fan of NorVaGal

Barack Obama has been the first to acknowledge that he is an imperfect candidate. It is part of his "new type of politics" appeal. He makes mistakes, just like every other human being, including you and me.

Louis Farrakhan and his supporters have also made positive contributions to the melting pot that is our country. So have Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, John Hagee, and others. I certainly do not agree with every idea that any of them espouses, but I am willing to give them credit for the good that they have done, as well as the bad.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:34 PM on 05/10/2008
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Dig it Gal, no one is completely right, or wrong. What I seek is a piece of the puzzle within the statements - however enraging, to find MY truth. Even a knuckle dragger such as I, can discern bullshit from the most eloquent - we are after all human.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:13 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse brooklyncitizen See Profile I'm a Fan of brooklyncitizen

Excellent post. Thank-you.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:01 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse realpolitic See Profile I'm a Fan of realpolitic

Obama is now unstoppable. I think even McCain and his wife will vote for Obama.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:52 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse girard1991 See Profile I'm a Fan of girard1991

Before this is race is over, Cindy will be back on the illegally obtained medication she was caught stealing back in the late 1980s and eary 1990s. Read her profile on Wikipedia. This could be a problem.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:07 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse meems See Profile I'm a Fan of meems

Surely hope not and I'm a dem.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:00 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse Cunningham See Profile I'm a Fan of Cunningham

Yeah, sure you are.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:48 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse meems See Profile I'm a Fan of meems

In your dreams....

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:52 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse MyGuyO See Profile I'm a Fan of MyGuyO

~~~Hillary is to be pittied. She just will not bow out gracefully until she cheats and steals the nomination...her ultimate goal ~~~There was a time when the Clinton's were respectful politicians, but now that has diminished to the lowest ebb.~~~This woman has no shame. Unbelievable that it is.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:22 PM on 05/10/2008
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The chance to leave with easy grace was in February. Now she must continue to be scrappy and concede as gracefully as possible. Perhaps then she can salvage a future life in government.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:55 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse dugan45 See Profile I'm a Fan of dugan45

Don't think so. Hillary's -ing endings have become -in endings. Today in W. VA, she even said "sumpin'" for "something." She has a few more states to go. Not even God knows what ploys she has remaining in her ungracefully styled bag of tricks. "Concede as gracefully as possible"? What grace has she left? She and her husband have no shame. They never have. It took me this election primary season to realize my denial.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:53 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse Kim445588 See Profile I'm a Fan of Kim445588

Didn't you know Hillary, is a coal miner's daughter.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:25 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse WasteNJ See Profile I'm a Fan of WasteNJ

This is the definition of surreal. I can see this morning that the MSM is beginning to regurgitate the Clinton spin once again, I suppose they are more susceptible to threatening emails from frenzied Hillary "supporters". They are starting to play up West Virginia in an attempt to shape the perception that this would be a Clinton "comeback".

I threw up in my mouth a little and had to turn it off.

Trying to understand the spin that keeps this story ( and Clinton's campaign) alive is like trying to bend a Titanium pipe with your mind.

The harder you try, the more your head hurts.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:14 PM on 05/10/2008
collapse Kim445588 See Profile I'm a Fan of Kim445588

The key is assume that there is no pipe, just like there is no story.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:32 PM on 05/13/2008
collapse MyGuyO See Profile I'm a Fan of MyGuyO

Sat,12:33p
Oh, no. Was just telling my spouse this morning that....With all of Obama's positive news this week after winning NC primary and Hillary's bad news...Now we have to sit back and take the media spin all over again promoting her supposedly big wins in West Virginia/Kentucky? Please say it isn't so. But, of course, the pundits will begin talking up Hillary all over again (after her wins) just as if this past week on Obama's good news never happened.. I can't take it anymore.

From the beautiful Southwest.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:34 PM on 05/10/2008
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He's going Monday to West Virginia, to campaign. It's a shame that the Media won't let it go. They know she'll win big in Kentucky as well but thank goodness he'll hopefully limp over the finish line after the 20th. Just not before they beat him over the head with her greatness pulling votes from the redneck states.

replyReply favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:11 PM on 05/10/2008
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Testubebaby, I note there is not "reply" button for Breni's comment below to your post; hence, my linking to you to tell Breni, "So? Doesn't change the fact they are, indeed, redneck states."

Progressive liberal born in SW PA redneck country.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:00 PM on 05/13/2008
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Testtubebaby: Don't get too uppity. You and others who call KY and WVA 'redneck' states may have to do a little begging for those Hill-ocrats to vote for your 'idol' come November.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:17 AM on 05/11/2008