Don't blame me, I voted for you! Political blogging during the 2008 elections.
Hillary Clinton spoke at the Democratic National Convention tonight, and I have to wonder, does she still matter? While I didn’t see her entire speech, it seemed like she focused more on Bill Clinton than Obama. Was that the right thing to do?
In the end, Clinton asked for party unity, asking for her supporters to unite behind Obama and Biden. Do they still trust her? Do they feel like she let them down, or do they feel like Barack Obama dissed her?
Barack Obama is the Democratic Nominee. I hate to say it but in my opinion Hillary Clinton did an awful job of being a sore loser by holding fast to her campaign (and continuing to do so). Its one thing to stay in for the fight, its another to keep fighting despite your allies recommending you give up.
I’m no political expert, but I get the feeling that Hillary’s stubbornness has burned a few bridges over the past few weeks. For whatever reason, she’s having a hard time letting go.
Why do I hate to say it? Well there isn’t much more I respect than tenacity. Holding fast to your dreams (and the liberty to do so) is itself a dream come true. In my own personal life, I’ve seen a lot of diversity in pursuing my dream of running my own software development company. In the past, I’d chased other dreams, but ended up giving them up when their pursuit separated me from my friends, families and allies.
Maybe I’m personalizing Hillary’s situation too much. What do you think?
I don’t think I’ve seen such a vicious, heated battle, since the Red Sox vs. Yankees game I went to in New York City at Yankees Stadium in 2001. It wasn’t so much the battle between the teams, but more the battle between the fans.
Seems to be the same way with the battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. While both have taken shots at each other, its their supporters who appear to be the most emotional. When the Democratic Committee deciding to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida at half-weight, the Clinton supporters were outraged.
On the flip-side, its the Obama supporters, or the Clinton detractors, who keep claiming her campaign as over, while she keeps denying it.
Obviously, the Democratic Party is having issues figuring out who to support. How will this affect the race for office in November?
Also note, there have been a bunch of comments on this blog about Barack Obama’s past, his faith, etc., and I just want to remind our readers that we’re not responsible for the opinions and beliefs of others, and do our best to publish what we can, without offending anyone too greatly.
Maybe not so “super” for Clinton, but for Obama, yes. The news keeps trickling out about more super-delegates announcing their support for Obama, and even renouncing their support for Clinton and changing their tune to support Obama.
The naysayers about Clinton are turning out to be accurate in their predictions so far. It would take a total disaster / fiasco to stop the Obama train from going all the way to nomination.
Do you think Hillary Clinton will give up the race to Senator Obama? I’m not so sure myself. She’s made a lot of headway in the past few months, but in ways I’m not confident she’s proud of.
When I learned about how she’s loaned her campaign an additional $6 million, I wonder how she’ll get paid back? Will people donate money to her campaign when they feel its a lost cause, just to help her repay a loan to herself? That’s the impression I get, but who knows?
In case you missed it, Clinton won Indiana, and Obama won North Carolina. These results were expected, and they don’t really change much as far as delegates go.
The big news tonight is Hillary’s lead in the Pennsylvania primary, but the more important factor is by how much. The news doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, but the critical component is whether she won by enough to sway the tide of their party to choose a candidate.
Oh magic eight ball - “outlook not so clear”?
They could make a movie out of this!
While Clinton and Obama continue to duke it out, I’m really curious who McCain will choose as his running mate. Given the state of the economy lately, I’m feeling like Romney is a more likely possibility.
Maybe this will be a turnaround time for Mitt Romney. Although I probably won’t vote for Romney myself, I do respect the guy for his accomplishments. As I’ve said before, I don’t think he’s done a very good job campaigning or debating, but nevertheless I’ve been surprised at how he’s fared in the polls.
With Michigan a win, could this be the time when Romney will shine? I bet he’s not used to losing! However, Michigan is familiar territory for Mitt, so it might not represent overall voter sentiment.
In other news, Clinton and Obama have made peace. Whoopdy doo.
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