RAPID CITY, S.D., June 2, 2008
Clinton Seeks To Turn Obama Superdelegates
New York Senator Mounting Last Ditch Campaign To Overtake Obama's Advantage
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The former first lady enters this week with an insurgent strategy not only to win over undecided superdelegates but to peel away Obama's support from those party leaders and elected officials who already have committed to back him for the nomination.
"One thing about superdelegates is that they can change their minds," she told reporters aboard her campaign plane Sunday night.
Obama displays no signs of worry, pivoting toward his new contest with Republican John McCain and responding to Clinton with a shrug. And some of Clinton's own backers are saying the time is near for her to fall in behind him.
Obama, campaigning in Mitchell, S.D., confidently predicted Clinton "is going to be a great asset when we go into November."
"Whatever differences Senator Clinton and I may have, those differences pale in comparison to the other side," he said.
South Dakota and Montana, which hold primaries on Tuesday, are the last Democratic nominating contests. Obama is favored in both states and he goes into them with 2,071 delegates, 47 away from the number now needed to secure the nomination. Clinton has 1,913 delegates. (See the latest CBS News state-by-state delegate tally)
Obama has made up most of the ground he lost Saturday when the national party's rules committee agreed to
With 31 delegates at stake Tuesday, Obama could close the gap further and cue undecided superdelegates to come to his side. He picked up two more on Monday, Nancy DiNardo, chairwoman of the Connecticut Democratic Party, and Virginia's Jerome Wiley Segovia, a Democratic National Committee member.
But Clinton argues she now leads in the popular vote — a debatable point given that she relies on Michigan and Florida outcomes. None of the candidates campaigned in either state and Obama received no votes in Michigan because he removed his name from the ballot. Clinton also continues to present herself as better able to confront McCain in the fall.
Clinton also won a lopsided victory over Obama on Sunday in Puerto Rico. With almost all percent of precincts reporting, Clinton was leading Obama 68 percent to 32 percent.
She and her campaign's national chairman, Terry McAuliffe, made it clear that Obama's supporters were now fair to pluck with those arguments.
Clinton invited Virgin Islands superdelegate Kevin Rodriguez, a recent convert, to travel with her to South Dakota where she planned to campaign Monday. Rodriguez had initially supported Clinton, switched to Obama, and recently returned to her camp.
"This has been such an intense process," she said, "I don't think there has been a lot of time for reflection. It's only now that we're finishing these contests that people are going to actually reflect on who is our stronger candidate."
Asked Monday on CBS News' The Early Show if Clinton would take her campaign to the convention, McAuliffe said again they "would keep all of their options open."
Cinton's decision, if prolonged, is not likely to sit well with party leaders and some of her own supporters. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., have both called on the contest to end shortly after the final primaries.
Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor and a national co-chairman of Clinton's campaign, said Sunday: "It does appear to be pretty clear that Senator Obama is going to be the nominee. After Tuesday's contests, she needs to acknowledge that he's going to be the nominee and quickly get behind him."
Eager to make amends for avoiding Michigan's primary and build general election support, Obama on Monday planned to hold a town hall meeting on the economy in Troy, Mich.
Clinton, meanwhile, said she was still contemplating whether to challenge the decision by the Democratic Party's rules committee to split the Michigan delegates 69-59 in her favor. Each delegate would have a half vote. The agreement granted Obama 55 uncommitted Michigan delegates and four who would have been assigned to Clinton based on the state's results.
McAuliffe Sunday night called the panel's judgment "outrageous."
"People are angry," he said. "This does not unify our party, this crazy, cockamamie thing they came up with in Michigan."
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See all 156 CommentsGREAT MATH THERE HILLARY. YOU SHOULD HAVE WORKED FOR ENRON...
Do any of you really think that America will vote for someone with "Hussein" in his name. The Howard Dean-Dukakis-Kerry branch of the Democratic Party just lost another presidential election.
The Dean-Kerry-Dukakis supporters rigged the caucus states for Obama. It hurt them so bad when Bill won and they all lost.
More racist apologist cr@p....
In a week she''ll be campaigning for him too. Or be kicked out of the party. Her choice.
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Posted by starleo14672 at 12:30 PM : Jun 02, 2008
HE WON OREGON LIKE 2 WEEKS AGO.....
Just realize, the next President will probably have the chance to replace at least two Supreme Court justices. Think about two more Scalias or worse, two more Thomases.
By 2012, it will be too late!
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Posted by starleo14672 at 12:34 PM : Jun 02, 2008
YEAH ALL 12% OF THE U.S. POPULATION...BARACK OBAMA DIDN''T GET 2,071 DELEGATES FROM ONLY BLACK PEOPLE VOTING FOR HIM I CAN ASSURE YOU OF THAT. THERE AREN''T ENOUGH BLACK TO COME CLOSE TO THAT EVEN IF 100% OF THEM VOTED FOR OBAMA....
Florida is the only state voting in the general election? When was that decided? Otherwise, you''ve made no case for a claim that flies in face of most polls...
Even though Obama thinks there are 57 states, those 2 states are important and taxation without representation just doesn''t fly.
Or perhaps Obamaites don''t know their history?
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They were represented. And, this is not a Federal issue. The DNC is not the government. They don''t collect taxes.
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"Obama will doubtless lose ohio"
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Current polls indicate otherwise
Next.
Have no fear. Even tho'' i admire the man''s accomplishments, "senior moments" (a Fox phrase, btw!) will sink John by november.
Posted by UnderMyBoot
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If you think doing nothing will prevent a conflict with Iran then you are mistaken, big time.
This nation needed to prepare to either convert to Islam or prepare for the war that will come. Many Americans a will die over this. Not now, but in the not so far future.
Lets say no to Obama!
Rank fear talk. Let it go.
I cannot understand how supporters refuse to see how incompetent and unqualified the Democratic party is- cahnge can only come with acceptance of reality- you want CHANGE? Change your party to Republican. MCCAIN 2008. Sorry, but not all Republicans are bad.
I cannot understand how supporters refuse to see how incompetent and unqualified the Democratic party is- change can only come with acceptance of reality- you want CHANGE? Change your party to Republican. MCCAIN 2008. Sorry, but not all Republicans are bad. In this case, John MCCAIN will bring positive change.
Lets say NO to Racism in America!
Lets say NO to Obama!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Iran+FM Calls on Muslims to %27Erase%27 Israel
You can not stop what Iran will not stop.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=France%3A+Iran Continues Nuclear Weapons Program&btnG=Google Search
How well did false intelligence work for Saddam (his and w''s)?
Posted by mjlewis6 at 01:42 PM : Jun 02, 2008
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Obama selecting Hillary for VP would be the same as Caesar selecting Brutus for best bud.
Posted by DarkSkies_ at 01:37 PM : Jun 02, 2008
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Seems as though you''ve been infected by this plague.
%u201CI%u2019ve always met more discrimination being a woman than being Black,%u201D she told the Associated Press shortly before retiring from Congress. %u201CWhen I ran for president, I met more discrimination as a woman than for being Black. Men are men.%u201D
From Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress and a 1972 presidential candidate.
Obama ain''t the first folks.
Posted by gopsoccermom at 01:55 PM : Jun 02, 2008
We got you pegged, you freak...
Does he elbow them and wink?
Lets say NO to Racism in America!
Lets say NO to Obama!
2008 - It''s the trust issue, stupid.
he ceased advertising his mother''s race when he was a teenager.
per his 1st book.
read it sometime. You might be shocked!
Has the Obama shadow touch you? The disease of racism is evil and it divides? The learning of the disease is easil learned in one year let alone 20 years? Have you gone somewhere for 20 years and not know what is going on? Racism is a plague in our time. We can stop it here and now!
Lets say NO to Racism in America!
Lets say NO to Obama!
Do not fear because there is evil looming.
The light will not be distinguish!
35.6 million people have voted
The 37 primary states account for 97% of the vote.
The 13 caucus states account for 3% of the vote.
Bottom line: Clinton%u2019s lead is from 34.5 million voters (97%) in Primaries. Obama%u2019s lead is from 1.1 million voters (3%) in caucuses. [More...]
(228 comments, 228 new, 692 words in story) There''s
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Has the Obama shadow touch you? The disease of racism is evil and it divides? The learning of the disease is easil learned in one year let alone 20 years? Have you gone somewhere for 20 years and not know what is going on? Racism is a plague in our time. We can stop it here and now!
Lets say NO to Racism in America!
Lets say NO to Obama!
Do not fear because there is evil looming.
The light will not be extinguish!
The number of Independents will grow to huge numbers before and after this election. Both Democrats and Republicans are dropping their memberships faster than a frog''s tongue on a bug. I dropped my party membership when Reagan became president and have never regreted that decision one second. Independents are the power.
Anybody can run for office as an Independent. We don''t need big shot Republicans or Democrats to okay our credentials. We are actually the real future, not these current celebrity party posers.
Party associated candidates have no power once in office. They are immediately initiated into that special elitest society where you and I are ignored. Those elected officials who claim they are somehow different are totally disingenuous. Even if they truly wanted to be what they claim the demands of compromise channel their decisions for them. Not so for Independent elected officials. They answer to you the voter only. Independent are the future.
Posted by anappleadae
I hear this claim almost daily from Clinton supporters but have yet to see any proof.
He will seek a new church to attend, not a new idol to worship. He still has his religious beliefs, has not rejected them. I respect his decision and his reasons behind it.
How many Catholics left their churches after finding out their priest molested children and were never punished for it, even though the bishops knew, and covered it up????
Primary versus Caucus: How millions of voters are
systemically disenfranchised and election results are skewed
http://www.talkleft.com/media/caucusjune2.pdf
(good site, thanks)
I''ve already read your previous posts on other threads and have concluded that not only are you uninformed you make little effort to become informed.
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