Comments on: How Obama Will "Close The Deal" http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/04/24/how-obama-will-close-the-deal/ Reality-based political commentary Thu, 07 May 2026 00:53:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: akadjian http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/04/24/how-obama-will-close-the-deal/#comment-2115 akadjian Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:41:48 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/04/24/how-obama-will-close-the-deal/#comment-2115 I wish my faith in the mainstream media were as great as yours. I think the media turned on Obama at about the same time as the Republican powers that be decided to support Hillary. Since then it has been very little but Reverend Wright, flag lapel pins, and William Ayers. I don't see it changing. The Pennsylvania election coverage was almost all "rah rah" Hillary. No mention of superdelegates changing sides. And their givings lots of coverage to her calls for including Florida and Michigan again. Having the mainstream media almost completely on her side may be her only chance. But lately, this appears to be the case. I think they help her take it all the way to the Democratic convention and they continue to make her case about "winning the big states" or "the popular vote". Also interesting to see how little the MSM mentions that Republicans may have given Clinton the victory. Why isn't that a major story? I am encouraged by how far the party as come in terms of understanding the spin on and trying to fight a different game. It's just a shame that it may still take a few years to get more of the party to this point. I wish my faith in the mainstream media were as great as yours. I think the media turned on Obama at about the same time as the Republican powers that be decided to support Hillary.

Since then it has been very little but Reverend Wright, flag lapel pins, and William Ayers.

I don't see it changing. The Pennsylvania election coverage was almost all "rah rah" Hillary. No mention of superdelegates changing sides. And their givings lots of coverage to her calls for including Florida and Michigan again.

Having the mainstream media almost completely on her side may be her only chance. But lately, this appears to be the case. I think they help her take it all the way to the Democratic convention and they continue to make her case about "winning the big states" or "the popular vote".

Also interesting to see how little the MSM mentions that Republicans may have given Clinton the victory. Why isn't that a major story?

I am encouraged by how far the party as come in terms of understanding the spin on and trying to fight a different game. It's just a shame that it may still take a few years to get more of the party to this point.

]]> By: Mjolnir http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/04/24/how-obama-will-close-the-deal/#comment-2113 Mjolnir Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:04:36 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/04/24/how-obama-will-close-the-deal/#comment-2113 That day cant come soon enough for me, Hilary's continuing duplicitous behavior and overall conduct during the past few months has left me simply furious, and today's latest attempt to use the michigan numbers to portray her as the front runner was the final straw for me. As someone who once adored the Clintons and celebrated the inaugurations in the 90's firsthand at the joyous parties on the Mall in DC, I have completely turned a 180 on them due to her constant scheming and willingness to drag this country down even farther in mad pursuit of a perceived birthright. That oppourtunity, if it ever even existed, has now passed. Im rapidly losing hope that the Democrats will win the general no matter who is the candidate, because I think the results in the big states clearly point to the fact that there's simply too many bigots still left in the general population, and we need about two or three more decades for enough generations of old white people to die off and the population demographics shift enough before a black man, or a woman, can be elected President. That day cant come soon enough for me, Hilary's continuing duplicitous behavior and overall conduct during the past few months has left me simply furious, and today's latest attempt to use the michigan numbers to portray her as the front runner was the final straw for me. As someone who once adored the Clintons and celebrated the inaugurations in the 90's firsthand at the joyous parties on the Mall in DC, I have completely turned a 180 on them due to her constant scheming and willingness to drag this country down even farther in mad pursuit of a perceived birthright. That oppourtunity, if it ever even existed, has now passed. Im rapidly losing hope that the Democrats will win the general no matter who is the candidate, because I think the results in the big states clearly point to the fact that there's simply too many bigots still left in the general population, and we need about two or three more decades for enough generations of old white people to die off and the population demographics shift enough before a black man, or a woman, can be elected President.

]]> By: echothebat http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/04/24/how-obama-will-close-the-deal/#comment-2112 echothebat Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:55:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/04/24/how-obama-will-close-the-deal/#comment-2112 Well, I reiterate my concern about these republicans mucking around in our DEM primaries. IF, those 168,000 republicans who switched their registrations to vote democrat in PA just to muck-up the primary and give HIlary the win, then did Clinton really win? I mean, in the terms of what the super delegates should be paying attention to? Seems like any primary now is open to this kind of skewing of data. IF those republicans were voting in their own republican battles, the outcome of the PA primary would have been much different. Think about it....what if her win is really only a point or two (minus those republican votes who wouldn't be voting for her in November). Oh, what is a die-hard super delegate to do then? -Ginger Well, I reiterate my concern about these republicans mucking around in our DEM primaries. IF, those 168,000 republicans who switched their registrations to vote democrat in PA just to muck-up the primary and give HIlary the win, then did Clinton really win? I mean, in the terms of what the super delegates should be paying attention to?

Seems like any primary now is open to this kind of skewing of data. IF those republicans were voting in their own republican battles, the outcome of the PA primary would have been much different. Think about it....what if her win is really only a point or two (minus those republican votes who wouldn't be voting for her in November). Oh, what is a die-hard super delegate to do then?

-Ginger

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