I thought Clinton gave a great speech last night, though I would have preferred she added a concession. That is the reason the superdelegates chose yesterday to show their support for Obama. Dems need to rally behind Obama and start focusing our attention on defeating McCain.
I am glad she did not drop before last night as some suggested she should have done because that is the beauty of our primary process, but last night was the right time when Obama crossed the 2118.
Having said that, I understand why she didn't though. Really, this is her one chance at becoming POTUS unless she becomes VP. 'Once-rans' seem to always be remembered as such. VP to POTUS seems like progression. I don't know if she'll be the running mate. It is almost being presented as Obama having no choice but to take her in that role which I'm not sure how I feel about that. Together, they would pull a huge amount of the votes even with the loss of some.
The main thing I'm seeing in the video coverage and print media is Clinton supporters throwing their support for McCain if Clinton doesn't get the nomination. All I can say to those people is you are now making this personal and would only do that for spite. I don't care how MSM or anyone wants to try and paint McCain as moderate. His stance vs Clinton's and Obama's is so far different it's not funny. If you're the proud Democrat you say you are, supporting Obama and whoever his running mate ends up being is what should be done.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Clinton Concession
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Any Clinton supporter who throws their support to McCain was no Clinton supporter in the first place. On issues, Clinton and Obama are nearly indistinguishable. The real distinctions are in style, along with what I would call small differences in health care plans.
But there is a yawning chasm between the Clinton and Obama platforms, and the McCain platform. It just is not possible for anyone supporting either Dem candidate to credibly claim that they're going to vote for McCain.
I chalk up the talk on TV and in the print media to sour grapes and what I'll charitably call "competitive journalism". I don't expect any significant number of Clinton supporters to actually vote for McCain when it comes right down to it.
I hope he picks Clinton as his VP.
I hope you are right zorg. ugh, McCain for president would suck. I just read on CNN that in a CNN poll of Dems, 54% said they want a joint ticket. What ya think?
Rebekah, since their stances are so similar, as zorg pointed out, does she really ADD to the ticket? Plus the negatives of Clinton's vote on the war and being status quo, might that not also hurt? I'm not sure one way or the other yet myself.
I thought Clinton did a class act job on her concession speech today. I particularly enjoyed the "18 million cracks" in the glass ceiling comment.
She's tough and pragmatic, she's tenacious and she's made history - and she ought to be proud.
I think that "I'm voting McCain" crap will blow over...American voters have zero attention span and even shorter memories, which is how we got in this mess (2001-2008) in the first place.
Clinton would be a poor VP candidate, IMO, as you said she brings little except her (currently) sour followers, most of whom will vote Dem no matter how much they whine now.
My hope is that he picks Sen.Jim Webb, a REAL war hero who beat the heavily entrenched Virginia GOP machine in 2006...if Va. goes 'Blue', Obama can win.
cul - I watched the Obama endorsement speech Clinton gave on youtube. I agree, I thought she did a very good job. There were those in the audience that booed every time she mentioned getting behind Obama as the Democratic candidate. Hopefully that does change down the road.
allan - I watched part of an interview with Webb and liked what I heard. He mentioned the wealth gap and how it is a focus of his - love that! I have to do some more reading on him.
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