Call her the Comeback Queen
See what can happen Hillary, when you run on your own and leave Bill off the stage...
"Clinton Counterpunches With Wins in Texas and Ohio"
From yahoo news: Hillary Clinton climbed back into the Democratic presidential primary race Tuesday by winning the popular votes in Texas and Ohio -- victories that halted Barack Obama's previous string of 11 wins in smaller contests and set the stage for a bruising final act in the party's nominating process.
"For everyone here in Ohio and across America who has been counted out but refused to be knocked out; for everyone who has stumbled but stood right back up; and for everyone who works hard and never gives up, this one is for you," Clinton told the crowd at her victory rally in Columbus long before the Texas outcome was clear. "We're going on, we're going strong and we're going all the way."
...Clinton has won six of the seven most delegate-rich states that have voted: California, Texas, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey and her home state of New York. Of the top seven, Obama has won only his home state of Illinois.
..."No matter what happens tonight we have nearly the same delegate lead as we did this morning and we are on our way to winning this nomination," Obama told supporters in San Antonio.
Obama's camp has argued that Clinton cannot close the gap between the candidates in pledged delegates, who are chosen on a state-by-state basis through primaries, caucuses, party conventions -- typically in complex processes that award them based on proportion of popular votes and other factors.
The balance of power is in the hands of the superdelegates....[..]"
Ha ha, and you thought the endless nightmare battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama was finally coming to a close.
The wind was at Obama's back and the press was at his feet...but he still couldn't close the deal.
Toldja she was a fighter...and given the horrific shape this country's going to be in for the next 4-8 years, we definetly need a tenacious fighter.
And Hillary was masterful in embarrassing the media into finally getting over their obsession to see her lose long enough to give Obama more scrutiny.
In there any way the party can now deny the electability issues?
If the Democratic race continues to be contested until the convention in late August, that's nearly another six months of Obama and Hillary spending hundreds of millions of dollars picking on one another that should better be used against McCain. The more they pick each other apart the more ammo they give McCain.
I hate it, but what are we to do? Both camps fiercely believe in their candidate.
Then there's "Hillary Math"...which says no matter how many more races she wins she still can't get enough delegates to win. After all, last night she picked up only 20...23?
And it looks like Hillary is going to fight for those "illegal" delegates from Florida and Michigan. DNC Chairman Howard Dean says no way, rules are rules.
Are we going to have another tussle about a candidate losing even though they won by popular vote?
It might come down to the DNC trying to negotiate a joint ticket, and I don't think Clinton will concede to the VP slot. Obama, on the other hand, should feel honored to be her VP. He needs to learn from her.
Also I would like to point out: In Ohio TOTAL Republican turnout was 1,004,391. Hillary's vote total alone was 1,203,924...without a single Obama vote she would still blow them away. Not that we don't want Obama voters....we do, this just shows how strong she is in such a swing state.
I love Obama's speeches and his message, but one thing is for sure--this last week was his toughest challenge as a candidate yet, and he stumbled. If Hillary can knock him off kilter without getting all that nasty, what will the Republicans do to him come November? If he can't deflect it now....
Barack Obama probably lost Texas and Ohio because of the controversy over his NAFTA remarks and his denial of a campaign advisor's meeting with the Canadian counsel general in Chicago. I like Obama and will take him at his word that he didn't know about the meeting. But that raises other questions about shouldn't his left hand know what his right hand is doing? Do we want a White House run like that?
Meanwhile, GOP nominee McCain will be at the White House today to officially become Bush's heir apparent. Blow this picture up and paste it everywhere.
Hillary Clinton. The first woman who ever had a chance to change the country and the world in one fell swoop. A woman with strength and wisdom, which comes through alliances gotten through years of hard work. A woman with a lifetime of experience applying for The Job.
A woman who is a fighter, but not just to win. To lead. To repair and heal our country. A woman at the helm. It can happen. Believe.
