I have nothing against fair criticism of Senator Clinton, nor of calling out Terry McAuliffe, James Carville, et al for the undemocratic jackasses they are. But there are 50 gazillion diaries acting like the Clinton people are just a bunch of morons running around with their underpants on their head.
Hello?
Have we learned anything for all of our diary recs?
Senator Clinton is a dangerous primary opponent.
You can all pat yourselves on the back with assurances that Clinton does not have enough money and that Obama has momentum... I'm not!
SUSA's new poll for Ohio shows Clinton with a 17 point lead.
Will that evaporate? It will in all likelihood dissipate. Be decimated. But that is one hell of an advantage.
This is not a rematch of Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday was designed to be a draw so Obama's momentum would put him over the top now.
There are four more big states here: Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania way down the line. I love Pennsylvanians, and I want them to have their say. But Clinton is so far headed there with inherent advantages that do not give Obama that margin. We don't want it to be so close by then.
Cause what we really don't want is no stinking sqeak-by victories anymore. We had that in 1992 and in some races in 2002 and 2006 and frankly, it's awful for progressivism and the country. It's been prevention of more intensoified damage without ending the harm at best and little good have come from it.
We need to put Obama over the top. I will donate again for Feb 12th, and for March 4th, as much as I can. This is the critical time, not come April 22nd. I am going without in quite a literal sense as I'm barely making bills and in need of health care. But I will donate as much money as I have to spare. And please keep it up on your end, too!
Our greatest self-destructive tendency is not lack of real dedication--we've given and we've been dedicated--but improper planning. Foresight is not an easy trait to come by but we are fighting uphill! We need to continue the message of hope for the oppressed and the struggling that John Edwards shared! We need to continue to pressure our leaders on economic stimulus and FISA and the war!
Clinton hired dumb-ish people and is paying them millions of dollars for messing around with an election that's her's to lose.
Great! I got it. I got it like, last year.
Keep your eyes on the goal. Peace out!