Comments on: McGovern Urges Obama, Clinton To Unite

Former Democratic Nominee Outlines Plan For Candidates To Appear Together In Remaining Primaries

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by crat3 May 13, 2008 11:57 PM EDT
The Obama cultists are perverting the Democratic presidential nomination process to justify swiping the nomination from Sen Clinton.

Obama does not have the requisite number of delegates for the nomination, and he has no presumptive lock on the nomination. After all the primaries are done, the superdelegates are mandated to select the best qualified presidential candidate in the best interests of the Democratic Party and America using their independent judgment. Delegate count or delegate math has no relevance to the function of the superdelegates in selecting the best qualified presidential candidate using their independent judgment.

Sen Clinton has no catching up to do in delegates or votes to get the presidential nomination. The criteria for the superdelegates is simply the best qualified presidential candidate to win the general election. Clearly, Sen Clinton is the best qualified candidate to defeat McCain and win the general election.
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by wolfi101 May 13, 2008 11:50 PM EDT
Both Hillary and Obama have similar views on the future of our country. I hope, that we all look past our emotions and view this objectively and vote for the candidate who serves us best.
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by susansc2 May 13, 2008 10:56 PM EDT
What Hilary''s supporters can not understand is that she has lost already! West Virginia is her last hurrah, well maybe Kentucky too, but she simply can not catch up.

I think that if the situation were reversed and Senator Clinton had more delegates, more popular vote, more states won, more superdelegates, then Senator Obama''s supporters would have the intelligence - or is that just common sense - to realize it was a lost cause.

I also don''t think Obama would continue to run if he were in a losing situation such as Hilary is.
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by ridos-2009 May 13, 2008 10:49 PM EDT
According to Rasmussen, McCain now leads both Obama and Clinton in Wisconsin and Michigan in polling for the general election. Those are two states that have voted solidly Democratic since the 90''s. McGovern may have lost big time when he was running for president but that doesn''t mean that his argument that disunity is hurting the Democrats is wrong.
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by swannyj1 May 13, 2008 10:11 PM EDT


What the pundits and evidently superdelegates don''t get is that people (not just women) will not vote for Obama because Hillary didn''t win but rather because they believe he is corrupt and will not fight for the middle class. It is my hope HRC would not under any circumstance join an Obama ticket. However if she does my vote will still not go for Obama.
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by swannyj1 May 13, 2008 10:09 PM EDT


What the pundits and evidently superdelegates don''t get is that people (not just women) will not vote for Obama because Hillary didn''t win but rather because they believe he is corrupt and will not fight for the middle class. It is my hope HRC would not under any circumstance join an Obama ticket. However if she does my vote will still not go for Obama.
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by crat3 May 13, 2008 9:56 PM EDT
Part 3 of 3:

McGovern''s "unity" ploy isn''t going to save Obama in the general election if he swipes the nomination because of his skin color, fear of alienating the black vote, and Sharpton''s threat to unleash "massive demonstrations." Obama will lose the general election hands down.
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by joeysky1 May 13, 2008 9:49 PM EDT
It''s too late now. Obama and his supporters could have been nice to HRC supporters 4 months ago. I won''t forget how HRC and me were relentlessly attacked. Even right now on CNN, Donna Brazile said we don''t need the white vote. Fine!
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by votehillary May 13, 2008 9:48 PM EDT
We will unite when Hillary is on the ticket. Yes, the democrats need all of its mainstay. So far, Obama has united the African American & college kids. Hmm - who''s missing in this picture?
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by mysty22 May 13, 2008 9:48 PM EDT
The Clintons dan''t HATE AMERICA like B. Husesin Obama and his wife and advisors do. The Clintons would never join hands with a man whose spiritual advisor tells him to sing "God *** America" and who launched his political career at a domestic terrorists home. Wake up America - OBAMA HATES YOU! That is why his middle east advisor has been secretly meeting with Hamas and why Hamas and Farakhan are endorsing him.
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