Clinton Wins Big, But Math is Troubling

[WiseOne]

By Mark HalperinHillary Clinton's popular vote victories in Texas and Ohio fundamentally change the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in at least one important way: she's still in the race for the nomination. Clinton's long, arduous campaign might have ended abruptly if Obama delivered a knock-out blow in either state.Instead, Clinton will fight on [...]

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[Herb Schaffler]

In addition to winning over super delegates on the basis of his elected delegate lead, the Obama camp needs to also emphasize to the super delegates to consider electability in the general election. Hillary is disliked by half the voting public. She will unite the Republican Party. Republicans will come out in droves to vote against her and while their at it, they will vote for Republican Congressional and Senatorial candidates. Not only will the Democrats fail to win the Presidency, they will also lose control of Congress. The super delagates better think twice befor voting for a sure loser.

[nohil-billy]

Hillary will not give up the chase for the nomination regardless of the math. Had she lost three out of four last night she would have continued on, and here's why.

We are finally seeing Barack Obama scrutinized and it's not pretty. On talk radio, issues have been raised about his association and friendship with the founder and leader of The Weathermen terrorist group from the 70's. The $3.5 million dollar loan to Tony Rezko by an Iraqi businessman just before Obama purchased his mansion, through Rezco, on the south side of Chicago. His help campaigning for his cousin in Kenya who now shares power after a brutal uprising against the regime that won the election. His membership in an Afro-centric church with racist undertones and the endorsement of Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam which Barack embraced in college.

It appears that the campaign that has deftly and subtly played the race card whenever attacked has a little bit of a problem with people of the lighter persuassion. Barack tells his followers that the most qualified candidate is the one that showed better judgement. Well, if you're judged by the company you keep, Obamas judgement should be questionable at best.

Why should Hillary get out? Obama's house of cards could come tumbling down at any time and she'll be the only candidate left to fill the void. Last night may have been the start. It could be that Obama's campaign didn't attack Hillary's baggage because he has so much of his own. He just underestimated her willingness to exploit it.

[Herb Schaffler]

"issues have been raised about his association and friendship with the founder and leader of The Weathermen terrorist group from the 70's."

If this is a legitimate point to bring up about Obama, then it is legitimate to bring up Hillary's connections with the Black Panthers in her younger days.

Obama has got to start bringing these things out about Hillary and not let her have the upper hand. It's clear that McCain won't. He said he's not going to resort to negative campaigning, only speaking about the issues. We know Hillary will have no qualms about bring up McCain's Keating 5 scandal.

What gets me is that the media is talking about the Kezko trial, but they say nothing about the Peter Paul case in which Hillary is directly implicated. And Hillary accuses the media about being too soft on Obama. I have also read that the LA Times is sitting on a story about Hillary's love affair with her Arabic aide. It is reported that it's also an open secret with the Washington press corp.