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Re: Stop hitting Alegre! (2.00 / 1)

The ones I go to are mostly about wireless technology.

Seriously though. I'm not saying Senator Clinton drops out. I just believe that any indication of militancy in handling this nomination process hurts the party. Particularly from the campaign that pleaded with the superdelegates to use their better judgment, now that they're breaking to Obama, that should be respected.

Another point, it is fact that no vote will be cast by a pledged or unpledged delegate until the convention. We all know that. But as the pledged delegates' affiliation goes without saying, and if the majority of supers are to throw their weight behind Obama, giving him the majority needed to secure the nomination in August, then we have to proceed with the assumption that he is the nominee.

All the talk of electability and the ever so talked about "October surprise" must take a back seat to what only a few weeks ago was cemented by the Clinton campaign as the key to the nomination: the superdelegates.


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by lizardbox on Sat May 17, 2008 at 04:41:02 PM EST
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Re: Stop hitting Alegre! (2.00 / 6)

With all the delegates she has amassed and the millions of voters she has , it would be expected she would be at the convention anyway . Infact it would be a travesty if she doesn't take up issues at the convention floor.

Either pushing her agenda if she is not the nominee or fighting for a resolve to issues she thinks are unresolved.

Ted Kennedy was a 1000 delegates short and he was still at the convention , she is just a mere 150 delegates in the hole and somehow she is not supposed to take it to the convention.


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by lori on Sat May 17, 2008 at 04:49:31 PM EST
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Re: Stop hitting Alegre! (none / 0)

Actually she is about 200 delegates behind now, FYI.


by Deano963 on Sat May 17, 2008 at 04:57:45 PM EST
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Re: Stop hitting Alegre! (none / 0)

157 pledged delegates according to realclear.

177 including supers if we want to be exact.


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by lori on Sat May 17, 2008 at 05:00:59 PM EST
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RealClear is slow....... (2.00 / 1)

She's behind by 166 pledged, and 20 super.

That's 186.

http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/


by Deano963 on Sat May 17, 2008 at 05:04:27 PM EST
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Re: Stop hitting Alegre! (2.00 / 1)

In all fairness...You are a leaner...You have strong passions about  the GOP and their Military/National Security agenda.  I am fully behind ANY Democratic candidate, and a convention floor flight would all but do us, Democrats, in for our goal of capturing the POTUS.


Obama supporter who is damn glad Hillary Clinton is a Democrat!!
by hootie4170 on Sat May 17, 2008 at 06:01:05 PM EST
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