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TUESDAY MAY 13 2008 6:00 AM

Submitted by FearTheReaper. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Democratic Primary

When the Democratic primaries began I was afraid the party faithful would pick Hillary Clinton as the nominee. She would have lost handily to any Republican nominee and energized the right wing base, creating coattails for GOP gains in Congress. As the primaries continued, it became apparent that Hillary probably wasn�t going to win the nomination. Yet, she continued. I then became angry at her campaign�s obvious racism and ugly tactics. Finally, she began attacking Obama like she was Karl Rove. At that point, I went from anger to hate. I despised the demon with every fiber in my body. But, again, my feelings have changed. Now I am bewildered and confused by her inability to face reality.

Her actions remind me of a couple of situations. The first is the execution of Ricky Ray Rector in 1992. Ricky killed a cop and then shot himself in the head. He survived, but was basically lobotomized. On the night of his execution, he set aside his desert (pecan pie) so he could come back and eat it when he returned from the electric chair. There may not be a more appropriate analogy for Hillary than Rickey Ray Rector. The only situation that comes close occurred in England during the time of King Arthur.

The race for the presidency was over in February. Then it was really, really over on March 5th, after the Ohio and Texas primaries. There was just no way Hillary would ever catch him in delegates after that day. But she kept on going. Six weeks later, she actually won Pennsylvania by 9 points, which only set her back further, and yet she continued on, in a delusional stupor. Finally, on May 6th, Hillary lost the nomination when Obama crushed her in North Carolina and tied her in Indiana. Now, everyone knows Hillary has lost - except Hillary.

The media declared the race over.

David Gergen, a former adviser to several presidents, including Mrs. Clinton�s husband: �I think the Clinton people know the game is almost up.�

Bob Franken, political analyst: �Let�s put it right on the table: It�s over. It�s over.�

Bob Schieffer, CBS News: �Basically, Maggie, this race is over.�

George Stephanopoulos, ABC: �This nomination fight is over.�

Yet, that did not stop Hillary. She has decided to continue on, despite this little thing called reality. And even though one of America�s main polling institutions has decided to just stop asking polling questions about her.

However, while Senator Clinton has remained close and competitive in every meaningful measure, she is a close second and the race is over. It has become clear that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee.

Even if every single Superdelegate was convinced that the former First Lady is somewhat more electable than Obama, that is not enough of a reason to deny him the nomination.

With this in mind, Rasmussen Reports will soon end our daily tracking of the Democratic race and focus exclusively on the general election competition between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama.

Well, that�s no reason to stop, is it? Hillary�s only hope is to convince the Superdelegates to overturn the will of the people and vote for her. She apparently is unaware that her 108 Superdelegate lead has evaporated and she now trails trails Obama in the party insider vote.

Sen. Barack Obama moved into the lead today in the last category that Sen. Hillary Clinton had claimed to have an edge -- support among the Democratic Party's Superdelegates.

The Illinois Democrat grabbed the superdelegate lead thanks to a switch by New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne and an endorsement from previously uncommitted Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon.

Those two votes gave Obama a 267-266 lead over Clinton. That is a huge shift since the days when Clinton boasted about a 60-plus-vote lead among the party's pros back on Super Tuesday.

Since last Tuesday, Obama has picked up 20 Superdelegates and Hillary has picked up 1.5. And now Obama�s spokesman is sending out emails, seeking staff for the upcoming general election.

From: Dan Pfeiffer [mailto:XXXXX]

Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 5:52 PM

Subject: Resumes and Recommendations

While Barack continues to campaign hard in the upcoming primary states, we have begun collecting resumes for communications staff for the general election. Pls send resumes of friends and colleagues who you would recommend to become part of our organization either in Chicago or in a state to XXXXXX.

Thanks,

Dan Pfeiffer

Just a guy who won the Democratic primary staffing up to take on the other party�s nominee, while a bag lady runs around in the alley screaming, �I�m the nominee, I�m the nominee.�

Obama has moved on. He�s no longer running against Hillary. Today he will fly to Michigan, where he will meet with state leaders to discuss seating the state�s delegates. Obama is doing so because he WON the Democratic primary.

Obama will meet with leading Democrats and campaign in Michigan on Wednesday, staking a claim to vital general election turf and working toward a compromise that would seat Michigan's disputed delegates at the Democratic National Convention in August.

The Obama campaign will not be fighting too hard for the final Democratic delegates. They don�t need to. They have decided to turn their attention John McCain � mostly because he�s the only opponent left.

"Our schedule reflects the fact that we are still fighting for votes and delegates in the remaining contests, but also that we are going to places that are going to be competitive in the fall. John McCain has gone unchallenged for far too long and we're going to make sure that voters in competitive states know the choice in this election between changing Washington and the third term of George Bush's failed policies that McCain is offering."

Nothing to worry about, Hillary. Don�t pay attention to the fact that Obama is ignoring you and campaigning in Florida and Missouri.

This is the point in the movie where drunk brother keeps trying to fight sober brother, who wants nothing to do with it.

EXT. LAWN.

The brothers square off on the law. Sober Brother slowly backs up. Drunk Brother lunges and swings wildly at Sober Brother. Sober Brother easily ducks the blow.

I�m not going to fight you.

You think you�re better than me?!

Stop. Dad wouldn�t want this.

Drunk Brother lunges again. Sober brother steps to the left. Drunk Brother misses and collapses face down in the flowerbed.

Sober Brother takes Drunk Brother�s car keys out of his pocket.

Dad loved me more.

You can wash up in the bathroom. I put some sheets on the couch.

Sober Brother enters the house he alone inherited from their father.

I�m sleeping right here. In my flowerbed! Forever!

FADE TO SADNESS

Like most drunks, Hillary isn�t so good with her money, either. She�s $20 million in the hole � and her enablers are telling her to keep the party going.

Clinton aides continued to insist that she will remain in the race even while confirming that she is $20 million in debt. "The voters are going to decide this," senior adviser Howard Wolfson said on "Fox News Sunday," acknowledging the $20 million figure. "There is no reason for her not to continue this process."

Right, no reason � except she lost. And she�s broke. And 11-year-old kids are selling their bikes to keep the party going.

When Hatfield presented former President Bill Clinton with a check for $440 after Friday's rally at the Williamson Fire Station, the man who was once the leader of the free world seemed to nearly come to tears.

"You sold your bike to get this?'' Clinton asked.

The reply was "yes'' and a whole lot more.

Hatfield feels so strongly that Hillary Clinton should be the next president he not only sold his bicycle, but video games and anything else he could find that "I could make money with'' to donate to the former first lady's bid for the Democratic nomination.

"I was thinking one day how could I make money for the campaign,'' he says. "And I just went through my closet and found things I didn't need.''

The result was a donation that for the most part left the former president, who is known as a great communicator, speechless.

This has moved from distressing to absurd to pathetic. Hillary Clinton is a walking, talking joke. Every time she enters a room, people should say, �Dead man walking.� Maybe then she�ll start to figure it out. I mean, I doubt it, but at least it's something.

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Coyotemike

Kearney, NE

May 2006

MAY 13, 2008 06:13 AM

Who is more delusional? Clinton, or the people who keep voting for her, thinking she can win?

zombie_nirbhao

Mackinac Island, MI

October 2007

MAY 13, 2008 06:27 AM

the eleven year old has the same process as the majority of american voters. clinton II will fix the economy and end the war...

motorfirebox

Pittsburgh, PA

March 2004

MAY 13, 2008 06:39 AM

i haven't commented much on the Obama/Clinton race, but i have to say i'm getting tired of the charges of delusionality being levelled at Hillary. i think they help her as much they hurt her, for one simple reason: the race is close. when one horse is a half-step behind the leader at the racetrack, people don't say "aw, the guy in second should just go ahead and give up, it's highly unlikely that he'll win". the fact is that Hillary could get a win out of this. it's more likely that Obama will get the nomination, because basically all he has to do is not fuck up--but he could fuck up; one of those gotcha games could stick and slow him down enough for Hillary to come out ahead.

i hope that doesn't happen, understand. i don't like Hillary's politics, and i don't think she'd stand a strong chance against McCain. but calling Hillary delusional is just a cheap political ploy; people like to back a winner, so saying that Hillary is 'obviously' going to lose helps Obama. so i understand why it's being done--but it still makes me sad how many people buy into it. and people who don't buy into it may not be as forgiving as i am; if they see through the Obama supporters' charade, it could well drive more into Hillary's camp.

OneWithAll

Charlton City, MA

October 2005

MAY 13, 2008 06:52 AM

question - is she somehow pocketing money now to make up for what she lost on the campaign?

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA

October 2005

MAY 13, 2008 07:04 AM

motorfirebox said:
i haven't commented much on the Obama/Clinton race, but i have to say i'm getting tired of the charges of delusionality being levelled at Hillary. i think they help her as much they hurt her, for one simple reason: the race is close. when one horse is a half-step behind the leader at the racetrack, people don't say "aw, the guy in second should just go ahead and give up, it's highly unlikely that he'll win". the fact is that Hillary could get a win out of this. it's more likely that Obama will get the nomination, because basically all he has to do is not fuck up--but he could fuck up; one of those gotcha games could stick and slow him down enough for Hillary to come out ahead.

i hope that doesn't happen, understand. i don't like Hillary's politics, and i don't think she'd stand a strong chance against McCain. but calling Hillary delusional is just a cheap political ploy; people like to back a winner, so saying that Hillary is 'obviously' going to lose helps Obama. so i understand why it's being done--but it still makes me sad how many people buy into it. and people who don't buy into it may not be as forgiving as i am; if they see through the Obama supporters' charade, it could well drive more into Hillary's camp.

It's not a close race, though. If she wins, it'll be by ignoring the very numbers you'd use to establish how close the race is, from the popular vote to delegates. So, as far as Clinton is concerned, these numbers no longer matter for the purposes of winning the nomination since no amount of voodoo can change whom they support.

As such, the race is only as close as the odds of Obama fucking up and losing his base are high. That is to say, the race isn't that close at all.

Really, the odds of Clinton winning are slightly lower than the odds of Huckabee winning, to give you a better idea of where Clinton stands. Both can only become their party's chief candidate if the presumptive winners both fall victim to catastrophe, be it political or physical. Yes, Clinton has considerably more support than Huckabee, but ultimately that doesn't matter. If both hope to become the nominee (and I'm sure Huckabee would still like it), then they're both hoping for the same exact miracle.

aegies

Oakland, CA

June 2004

MAY 13, 2008 07:06 AM

The thing is, it is delusional. She could win virtually every every pledged delegate left, and she'd still be trailing. Her cronies in the media, like George Stephanopolous, and James Carville, are saying it's over. Meanwhile, she stirs up shit in the last few states left, in a way that is completely meaningless, because now, every primary is actually helping Obama come closer to the number of delegates needed to officially secure the nomination, as opposed to making any appreciable dent in his lead.

If someone is willing to spend tens of millions of dollars of their own money on something that it is more or less impossible for them to ever win, while insisting that they will, what would you call it?

Gillionaire

Manchester, NH

February 2007

MAY 13, 2008 08:27 AM

I just want her to go away, so I can vote for the Democrat I actually want to win.

pomfelo

San Antonio, TX

February 2004

MAY 13, 2008 08:28 AM

Can I meet you on camera three?

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PointBlank

New York, NY

November 2004

MAY 13, 2008 09:30 AM

motorfirebox said:
when one horse is a half-step behind the leader at the racetrack, people don't say "aw, the guy in second should just go ahead and give up, it's highly unlikely that he'll win".

What a fantastic analogy. You realize, of course, that even if a horse is 20 lengths back they don't tell them to give up.

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA

October 2005

MAY 13, 2008 09:33 AM

If horses had any sense, they wouldn't run at all. Competing only furthers the mistreatment of horsekind as a whole.

But they're animals, they're dumb, and they run without cause or pause.

Krass_of_nod

Bend, OR

April 2005

MAY 13, 2008 09:45 AM

lol

Johnny_Flapjacks

Williamsport, PA

September 2006

MAY 13, 2008 10:23 AM

motorfirebox said:
... when one horse is a half-step behind the leader at the racetrack, people don't say "aw, the guy in second should just go ahead and give up, it's highly unlikely that he'll win."

Agreed. Hillary should keep running until both of her legs are broken and she has to be euthanized infront of us all.

Scheisskopf

Algeria

February 2005

MAY 13, 2008 11:19 AM

I agree, and I know on the surface it's the last thing any of us want to hear, but you really should read this:

Why Clinton's Conitinued Campaigning is Good for the Dems

I don't know if you've encountered some of the rabid Hillary supporters out there like my snobby, bird-watching aunt and her daughter, but they are serious about not supporting Obama if Hillary seems shoved out of this race.

Too bad she already killed her chances of being named VP on his ticket (as if she would accept) by saying that McCain would make a better president than Obama. What an asshole!

MisterEnrolled

Birmingham, AL

October 2005

MAY 13, 2008 11:21 AM

Hooraydiation said:
If horses had any sense, they wouldn't run at all. Competing only furthers the mistreatment of horsekind as a whole.

But they're animals, they're dumb, and they run without cause or pause.

And the ones that Clinton bets on die. Sort of a self-Nidhstanging.

Subrosa

San Francisco, CA

July 2004

MAY 13, 2008 12:02 PM

The fact that she's still campaigning is good for Obama. Better to lose to someone still in the race than someone who has dropped out. Seriously, she knows its over, she's just biding her time and running out the race hoping to mitigate her losses before she drops. Its all good.

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