Comments on: My Final (?) Primary Picks http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/ Reality-based political commentary Thu, 07 May 2026 04:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/#comment-1877 Michale Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:02:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/#comment-1877 @Stan Yea, I see where you are coming from. An exciting convention is always more fun. :D As we can see from the returns, I don't think we're going to see Hillary's exit anytime soon. This is bad news for the Democratic Party. Obama & Clinton are going to spend valuable time fighting each other, instead of Mac and I think that's going to cost the Dems the election in November. Michale..... @Stan

Yea, I see where you are coming from. An exciting convention is always more fun. :D

As we can see from the returns, I don't think we're going to see Hillary's exit anytime soon. This is bad news for the Democratic Party.

Obama & Clinton are going to spend valuable time fighting each other, instead of Mac and I think that's going to cost the Dems the election in November.

Michale.....

]]> By: fstanley http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/#comment-1875 fstanley Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:53:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/#comment-1875 Michale, While I would like to see an exciting convention I do agree that if the negative tone continues it will be bad for the Democratic Party. I have noticed some restraint between Clinton and Obama because they do realize that it could be used against them later by McCain. I guess we will just have to watch the returns and see how it goes. ...Stan Michale,

While I would like to see an exciting convention I do agree that if the negative tone continues it will be bad for the Democratic Party. I have noticed some restraint between Clinton and Obama because they do realize that it could be used against them later by McCain.

I guess we will just have to watch the returns and see how it goes.

...Stan

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/#comment-1874 Michale Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:45:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/#comment-1874 @CW I gotta disagree with you on this one, Chris. If Hillary wins Ohio & Rhodie by any kind of decent margin I predict that she will continue to campaign, DNC be damned.. While she may be a shrewd political operator, she is also enamored with the possibility of the ultimate power, regardless of how faint a possibility it may be. I also think that she realizes that she will NEVER have another shot at the presidency. She ran a piss-poor campaign and we all saw what happens to people who run piss-poor campaigns and then think about trying it again. Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004... No, I honestly believe that Clinton is thinking of this as a DO OR DIE measure.. She will be desperate and you know what happens when people get desperate. Especially when people get desperate over power. @Stan Having this go down to the wire (or in this case, the convention) would be the WORST possible outcome for the Democrats. The Dems will spend the next 4 months going after each other tooth and nail in an increasingly "scorched earth" policy. And then, in June when the smoke clears, and one Dem is left standing, do you honestly think that all open wounds will immediately heal and ALL Dems will coalesce around the one Dem left standing?? And all in just 4 more months!??? It is simply not possible. The type of acrimony we are seeing between the Clinton and Obama camps needs to start healing NOW, if the Dems hope to have a snowball's chance in hell of making ANY kinds of gains in the Nov election.. If it goes down to the convention, then it will take YEARS for the blood-letting to heal.. This is about as much of a WIN-WIN situation for me that is possible... :D If Obama wins the Nomination and the Presidency, then the US is going to enter a whole new era of government. It's going to be a heady time to be an American.. If Clinton destroys the Democratic Party from within and guarantees a McCain presidency and total domination of Congress by the GOP, it will be "same ol, same ol" politically, but at least the US will kick some major ass in the world. Ass that REALLY needs kicking... Stay tuned. After today, the political fireworks are REALLY gonna start blazing... Michale.... @CW

I gotta disagree with you on this one, Chris. If Hillary wins Ohio & Rhodie by any kind of decent margin I predict that she will continue to campaign, DNC be damned.. While she may be a shrewd political operator, she is also enamored with the possibility of the ultimate power, regardless of how faint a possibility it may be. I also think that she realizes that she will NEVER have another shot at the presidency. She ran a piss-poor campaign and we all saw what happens to people who run piss-poor campaigns and then think about trying it again. Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004...

No, I honestly believe that Clinton is thinking of this as a DO OR DIE measure.. She will be desperate and you know what happens when people get desperate. Especially when people get desperate over power.

@Stan

Having this go down to the wire (or in this case, the convention) would be the WORST possible outcome for the Democrats. The Dems will spend the next 4 months going after each other tooth and nail in an increasingly "scorched earth" policy. And then, in June when the smoke clears, and one Dem is left standing, do you honestly think that all open wounds will immediately heal and ALL Dems will coalesce around the one Dem left standing?? And all in just 4 more months!???

It is simply not possible. The type of acrimony we are seeing between the Clinton and Obama camps needs to start healing NOW, if the Dems hope to have a snowball's chance in hell of making ANY kinds of gains in the Nov election.. If it goes down to the convention, then it will take YEARS for the blood-letting to heal..

This is about as much of a WIN-WIN situation for me that is possible... :D

If Obama wins the Nomination and the Presidency, then the US is going to enter a whole new era of government. It's going to be a heady time to be an American..

If Clinton destroys the Democratic Party from within and guarantees a McCain presidency and total domination of Congress by the GOP, it will be "same ol, same ol" politically, but at least the US will kick some major ass in the world. Ass that REALLY needs kicking...

Stay tuned. After today, the political fireworks are REALLY gonna start blazing...

Michale....

]]> By: fstanley http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/#comment-1873 fstanley Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:35:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/03/03/my-final-primary-picks/#comment-1873 I have to hope that once they are in the voting booth people will decide that Sen. Clinton is the right choice. Even if the Senator does not win, if it is close I think she may stay in the race. I would like to see it come down to the convention. ...Stan I have to hope that once they are in the voting booth people will decide that Sen. Clinton is the right choice. Even if the Senator does not win, if it is close I think she may stay in the race. I would like to see it come down to the convention.

...Stan

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