Clinton on Obama: "Why Can't He Close the Deal?"
(CBS)
From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. -- Hillary Clinton said if Barack Obama does not win Pennsylvania despite his huge campaign war chest, people ought to ask the question, "Why can't he close the deal?"
While visiting a polling location in a Philadelphia suburb, Clinton seemed confident that she will pull off a win here, but made sure to lower expectations of how big that win will be. "A win is a win, especially under the circumstances when my opponent has outspent me probably 3 to 1, maybe 4 to 1, an enormous effort on his part on TV and radio on the phone, every way that is imaginable try to win Pennsylvania," she said. "So I think a win under these circumstances is a terrific accomplishment."
Clinton went to say that if she wins Pennsylvania, she will have accumulated wins in key states that Democrats need in order to retake the White House in November. She seemed to be speaking directly to superdelegates when she tried to raise doubts over Obama's ability to win. "With his extraordinary financial advantage, why can't he win a state like this one if that's the way it turns out?" Clinton asked. "Obviously we have a long way to go before people are finished voting and the votes are counted. This will be one more in a long line of big states, states that Democrats have to win."
Clinton was also asked questions about comments her husband made on a local radio show where he accused the Obama campaign of twisting his words about Jesse Jackson in South Carolina to paint him as a racist. "We're going to stay focused on what the voters are focused on," she said, dodging the question.
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35+ million and still No obama
Posted by popstom1 at 03:51 AM : Apr 23, 2008
He sure did!!! But he is not in debt like Hillary. He pays his campaign bills unlike Hillary and for the next contests--he has MORE to spend, Hillary will claim to have new money but she does it by NOT paying her debts.
It does not matter how much he spends--THAT is what the money is for, anyway. LOL
Posted by usmovers01 at 07:44 PM : Apr 22, 2008
And just *** will that vote have since there is more than one candidate? Allow lots of people to throw their votes away on fringe lunatics?
The reality is, those who vote 3rd party are those who pretend they want to vote and don''t mind throwing it away to make a statement. They''d make a bigger statement immolating themselves as flaming torches as they scream their 3rd party candidate''s name as they tumbled from a very high bridge. Give all of us a break.
35+ million and still No obama
She cant and she will LOSE in (NC) far worse than Obama did in (PA)
Total Delegate Count
Democrats | 2,025 Needed to Clinch
OBAMA 1,710
CLINTON 1,584
EDWARDS 18
Republicans | 1,191 Needed to
Clinch
MCCAIN 1,241
HUCKABEE 231
ROMNEY 149
CBS News estimates. Includes super delegates.
OUCH!! Obama and the bots,...can''t get it done? 3 times the money? Ouch!!
Bad Obama-bots!!
No Kool-Aid for you!!