Clinton vs Obama
By bobmnu
@bobmnu (8157)
United States
April 23, 2008 1:15am CST
With her big win in PA will Senator Clinton finally prove to the Super delegates that she is the one who can win in the general election and should be the party's nomoniee? In the Key States that the Democrats need to carry to win she has won big. In states where only the truly committed party members count Senator Obama can win. Is it enough to win in November? What new bomb will be dropped on Senator Obama in time for the next primary?
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@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
23 Apr 08
The democratic party created the super delegates with the purpose of insuring the candidate most likely to win the election received the nomination. That's the super delegates function. Therefore, if any one candidate can demonstrate he/she is the most likely to defeat the republican, yes, that is enough to get the nomination. What else matters?
What else matters is that many of the backers of Obama might feel an "entitlement". This "entitlement" is an extremely divisive force. But since the democratic party created this sense of "entitlement" they are "entitled" to reap what they sow.
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@clrumfelt (5597)
• Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
23 Apr 08
She has a better standing than she had before winning PA. Even so, this morning one of the superdelegates came out in support of Obama. Many superdelegates still have not chosen yet, and it is still a long way to the convention for both candidates.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
23 Apr 08
Senator Clinton is trying to prove that she can win in the big states. Senator Obama seems to do better in the Caucus States where you can stack the meetings with your people. The question is who can win the voters in the general election?
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
24 Apr 08
No, I don't think it will and I don't think it should. Thankfully, most of the Super Delegates have said they have no intention of overturning the will of the voters so as long as one candidate has the most elected delegates as well as the most popular votes I think it's highly unlikely that candidate will not get the nomination. The truth about the "key" states is the Democratic nominee is going to take these states no matter who it is unless something truly earth-shattering were to happen. However, some of the states in which Obama did very well, particularly among independent voters will actually be in play if he's the nominee although they're generally conceded to the GOP. Everyone has their own spin on the Pa. results; some call it a very "big" win but was it? She was up by 25-30 point several weeks ago but won by slightly under 10. Also, much has been made of supporters of both candidates saying they'll either stay homr or vote for McCain in November but there have been some polls in which they're then asked if they're really "serious" about voting for McCain or not voting and they've said "No," they're just upset right now. You know yourself the results of a poll can be influenced by how the question is asked and the follow-up questions.
Annie
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
24 Apr 08
I hope that with the closeness of the election that people will start to ask or demand clear explanations of the the programs and policies of the two candidates. We are hearing a lot of Hype from both candidates. I would like to hear what they are going to do and how they will do it. I don't like to hear the program will be paid for by a tax on the rich. House Member Charlie Rangle (D-NY) has propose NEW Spending of 3 TRILLION Dollars. Senator Obama and Clinton have both proposed new programs that will cost Billions in new spending. These are serious issues that we need answers to and with a few short week left in the primary battle the need to get specific. We need to know more about the candidates, their ideas, and how to pay for it.
