Comments on: Clinton on Obama: “Why Can’t He Close the Deal?”

[ladyesq1]

Your questions is appropriate...how come he can''t? He''s Mr. Invincible...he''s portrayed as the second coming....he''s got the media on his side for the most part....and he''s outspending her 4-to-1. So why can''t he pull it out? Well...thats because he''s winning based on aesthetics..he''s young, the first african-american, and some even thing he''s handsome (I disagree).

Truth is, you couldn''t pay me a million dollars to vote for him! If he gets the nomination, I will vote for Nader in the General Election. Electing Obama would be the equivilent of opening Pandora''s Box! I seriously hope people wake up before its too late. He''ll never beat a republican...2008 will be a repeat of 2004 and 2000. WE MUST NOMINATE WHO WILL BEAT THE GOP...that is Hillary!

[rabnudia]

I think the question is "Why can''t you beat him in the delegate race, pop vote, and most importantly in the moral standings."

[keeblers69]

The question really is why can''t she? She is still losing in over all popular vote and delegates. She has better name recognition, why hasn''t she closed the deal - basically she has a pig for a husband. I think a lot of people still have that in the back of their minds.

[unlocking-2009]

What a stupid question!!!!!! It''s called race in America.

[truthspeake2]

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. -- Hillary Clinton said if Barack Obama does not win Pennsylvania despite his huge campaign war chest, people ought to ask the question, %u201CWhy can%u2019t he close the deal?%u201D


Simple Answer: Because he''s a black man who''s running for president in a country that''s still 40% racist at its very core!

[truthspeake2]

Obama being the candidate equals President McCain next year. As a GOP member, I can say I am just tickled to see Obama make such progress. No way in he*ll a skinny ethnic guy without any experience will beat a big war hero like McCain in the G.E.

Posted by taylor2124 at 07:56 PM : Apr 22, 2008


I''ll tell McSame that you will be the first to volunteer (or your sons or daughters) when he invades and bombs Iran...

[truthspeake2]

Obviously the folks in PA want someone who can''t manage their own campaign running the country...how fitting!

[mstroock]

The Audacity of Clinton! Why hasn''t she closed the deal after all her years of "experience" and 15 years plus on the national stage? Why can''t she raise as much money as Obama? One reason is her support is based on the few with big bucks which are far outweighed by Obama''s millions of small $ donors. Another reason is many Americans don''t trust the Clintons, don''t want to hear more about Monica, last minute pardons,
and pretending they relate to the blue collar voter while voting every big corporate hand out. It was legislation under Clinton that deregulated financial markets and allowed the sub prime mortgage mess to be created. We haven''t heard this garbage because Obama really does run a different type of campaign but if Hillary is the nominee the Republicans won''t be so gentlemanly. Wake up! The Clintons are yesterday''s news. They have had their turn.

[tydicea]

%u201CWith his extraordinary financial advantage, why can%u2019t he win a state like this one if that%u2019s the way it turns out?%u201D Clinton asked.

How disingenuous! You talk about someone who''d say anything no matter how ridiculous, for advantage. Hiliary undoubtedly knows that a state like PA would be an uphill slog, and near impossibility for a person of color to win, even if he was Jesus Christ. She knew this, as with Ohio. She staked this stage of her campaign on it.

[mstroock]

The Audacity of Clinton! Why hasn''t she closed the deal after all her years of "experience" and 15 years plus on the national stage? Why can''t she raise as much money as Obama? One reason is her support is based on the few with big bucks which are far outweighed by Obama''s millions of small $ donors. Another reason is many Americans don''t trust the Clintons, don''t want to hear more about Monica, last minute pardons,
and pretending they relate to the blue collar voter while voting every big corporate hand out. It was legislation under Clinton that deregulated financial markets and allowed the sub prime mortgage mess to be created. We haven''t heard this garbage because Obama really does run a different type of campaign but if Hillary is the nominee the Republicans won''t be so gentlemanly. Wake up! The Clintons are yesterday''s news. They have had their turn.

[missglo]

By the Numbers, Hillary can not close the deal. The numbers don''t lie Ms. Clinton.

[gkc99]

The fact that Obama can raise money from more voters than anyone else in history, while Hillary is in the hole, is a telling fact about who would win the general election.

[dudzim]

A bit ironic, Hillary, the "inevitable" candidate - assumed to have the nomination in the bag on day one (entitlement), now asks why Obama can not "close the deal".

This question would most reasonably be asked of her, rather than Obama.

But, hey, that''s just the convoluted Clintonian logic.

Slick, Hillary ...

[dudzim]

A bit ironic, Hillary, the "inevitable" candidate - assumed to have the nomination in the bag on day one (entitlement), now asks why Obama can not "close the deal".

This question would most reasonably be asked of her, rather than Obama.

But, hey, that''s just the convoluted Clintonian logic.

Slick, Hillary ...

[incog-nito]

Maybe Clinton should ask herself the same question.

[taylor2124]

Obama being the candidate equals President McCain next year. As a GOP member, I can say I am just tickled to see Obama make such progress. No way in he*ll a skinny ethnic guy without any experience will beat a big war hero like McCain in the G.E.

[usmovers01]

Come ON, people! How can you get so excited about two _more_ people who spout pleasantries and promise you just what you want to hear? How can you think these people will be any different than the others who''ve paraded before them?

Really...how have either of them _demonstrated_ a political commitment to solving our problems?

In America truly committed politicians get voted OUT (by you people who insist on voting for someone ''who can win'') All The Time!

And then you claim to be disappointed!

Wake up! Start voting your conscience; vote for the 3rd party candidates. Only THAT way will your vote truly count or have an effect.

[wdavis1970]

Obama is the one who will win in the G.E. because he can unite so many of us. Hillary winning the "big states" so she she is stronger is a myth. Look at the electoral maps from the past -- Kerry and Gore both won the "big" states in those elections to go on and lose over all. If either one of them had had the smaller states that Obama has won over, they would have won those elections. It is much more important to look at those swing states where Obama has done well.
Obama will be your next president!!

[wdavis1970]

Zerato - I respectfully disagree. I am one of many disillusioned Republicans and INdependents that are for Obama. And MANY of us will never vote for Hillary, because we can see through her.

[zerato-2009]

As a older voter, I have seen obama''s come and go. I have seen hart, mcgovern, dukaikus and every new flavor of politician come down the street. Obama is no different than any of the others. He has been able to convey his message a little better. Whatever the politics of hope and change are? When he makes a mistake, he says that is the old politics. He believes that the new politics of infalability. He can make no mistake.

I know that Clinotn is not a perfect candidate. I do not like the fact she voted for the war. I disagree with her on several things. But I am a realist. Who can win the general election? She is the one that can win. The clinton years were very good to me. I expect them to be good again with her as president.