May 8, 2008
Reality Check (Armstrong Williams)
The pressure is on for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). You know, she didn’t need a split this week to succeed; she needed a complete blowout. Although Sen. Clinton won in Indiana, she barely squeaked by; whereas Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) won by wide margins in North Carolina. So what does this mean for the Democratic nomination? Frankly, Sen. Clinton needs a reality check — she’s got to go, and soon.
Listen, she doesn’t have the numbers to win the nomination. Let me rephrase … If she could blow out the rest of the states and if most of the remaining superdelegates would pledge to her and if lightning strikes Obama on a sunny day, she could potentially get the nomination. Unfortunately for her, that’s not going to happen. This week wasn’t perfect for Sen. Obama with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaking up again; yet he still won North Carolina and got pretty darn close in Indiana, making it tough to believe that Clinton has a chance at a blowout anytime soon.
Further, the superdelegates have been Sen. Clinton’s lifeline, but they too are inching their way towards the Obama campaign. As I’ve said before, if the supers start to get chatty that it might be the time for her to drop out, it won’t take long before it becomes mathematically impossible for her to win.
So what will she do? Will she bow out of the race with the little bit of elegance and grace she has left? Or will she hang on until someone else (the Democratic voters/party/leaders) decide she is done? Either way, her chances for the presidency are gone. Democratic voters and leaders see the reality of the situation; now they need to give Sen. Clinton a reality check if they still want the White House to be blue next year.
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Be careful Armstrong, there are people on this blog that don't like to hear the truth. Besides, you're knocking down her argument that she's the stronger candidate to beat McCain. Too bad the voters don't agree with her.
Comment by Yvonne — May 8, 2008 @ 11:09 am
Hillary can still win this thing. Never count this woman out until she leaves the building. I'm willing to bet money she is right now planning a new way to steal the nomation from Obama.
Hillary will never give up!
Comment by John — May 8, 2008 @ 2:58 pm
One of the reasons I decided for Barack instead of Hillary is that I imagined her completely focused on the details whereas I thought Barack could focus on the big picture and get the best people around him to focus on the details.
I think Hillary is still missing the big picture. I'm sure Bill sees it. It's time for him to help his wife see it, too.
Comment by smilinjack — May 8, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
I am not convinced that Sen. Clinton can swallow her pride and bow out gracefully. Especially since she keeps insisting that she actually leads in the popular vote (if you include FL and MI).
Sen. Obama is in position to cruise to the nomination with the help of the SuperDelegates. The next question is, will the Jeremiah Wright scandal rear its ugly again after the Convention? Will Sen. McCain pick up support from white working class voters which seems to be the demographic that Sen. Obama is struggling to attract? Things certainly have the potential to get more rocky before they settle down.
Once again, Armstrong Williams speaks the truth!
Comment by Dave Jerrido — May 8, 2008 @ 6:25 pm
Hillary Clinton, like Obama and McCain, are weak candidates. They all have their fans in the drive-by media, and that's the only thing keeping any form of intrigue going in this election cycle. I would rather see McCain win, although he's a horrible choice.
Comment by Robert Rosencrans — May 8, 2008 @ 8:48 pm
Yvonne, one thing you don't understand that if in friendly Democratic primaries barack is carrying 40% of White vote, in general election that number would go below 30% given repulsive nature of barack's Marxist views and thugs that surround him. At least with Hillary your party does not have this issue to worry about.
Comment by Misha F — May 9, 2008 @ 1:50 am
Yes, smilinjack, Barack is focused on the big picture: turning the United States into a Marxist country while letting the jihadis have their way with the rest of the world. The details, they will just take care of themselves.
Comment by Igor R. — May 9, 2008 @ 2:31 pm