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kennetha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:42 AM
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Clinton Fights On in West Virginia: Don't GIve Up Yet Clinton Supporters!
She has a campaign event scheduled in West Virginia!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/07/clinton.westvirginia/index.html">Clinton adds West Virginia to campaign stops

It't only 28 delegates but she could win the state 70 - 30 and gain back a large chunk of the delegates lost last night and cut back into Obama's popular vote lead. A 70-30 or 5-35 Clinton win in WV would be downright embarrassing for Obama at this stage and would keep his "triumphal" narrative on hold for another week.

I know it's a VERY long shot now fellow Clinton supporters. But as long as Hillary has fight in her, I'm with her.
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earthside Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:47 AM
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1. Why? n/t
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jakem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:55 AM
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12. raising fund$ before dropping out.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:58 AM
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30. Yep, she is personally in for what, nearly 12 mil?
She and Bill still have over 100 mil. How much is enough?
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:48 AM
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2. Bunker mentality should really be discouraged in primary elections.
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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:48 AM
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3. she could win all of the remaining states
and she still can't get the nomination.
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yourguide Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:49 AM
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4. fail
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DiverDave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:49 AM
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5. Yeah, don't give up
you'll get mccain elected yet.
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:49 AM
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6. In my opinion, she should stay in until May 20th.
It would be better for Obama for her to run until after KY votes. She is going to win KY and WV, and probably would even if she were no longer running. It would be better for Obama to lose to someone campaigning than to someone who has suspended their campaign.

If she can afford it she should, and she should take on a unity tone. She and Obama can speak of Democratic Party Unity, and go after McDubya.

On May 20th, Obama will seal the majority of Pledged Delegates.

She can no longer catch him in Popular Vote or Pledged Delegate count, even in MI and FL were seated, as is.
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Labors of Hercules Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:52 AM
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8. What makes you think she'd win even if she suspended her campaign?
These are still Democrats after all... :shrug:
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:59 AM
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22. It is a risk.
Her numbers are very high in those states, and her supporters have been very loyal this far. I could see it happening.
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hokies4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:50 AM
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7. YAWN!
Another week of her gas tax holiday pandering. She better brace herself for a superdelegate surge to Obama. It will be a huge psychological blow once he passes her in the superdelegate count. :rofl:
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:55 AM
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10. Get some sleep. lack of sleep causes severe crumpiness--which is NOT needed here in gd-p.
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hokies4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:58 AM
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20. I hope Hillary didn't cry too much last night
:rofl:
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:44 AM
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24. you are one in need of a pillow.
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hokies4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:56 AM
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28. $11.4 million campaign loan?
flushed straight down the toilet. Chelsea better speak up before mommy flushes her entire inheritance down the drain running negative attack ads.
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Echotrail Donating Member (347 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:55 AM
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11. The SD surge is coming, maybe today!
:)
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:56 AM
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17. again?
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:53 AM
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9. Forward to WV for Hillary.
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:55 AM
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13. What if she campaigns with a theme of unity, aimed at bringing the WV and KY Democrats
along to support the party and thereby bring Obama up in the polls there? Just an off the wall thought. That's pretty hopeful on my part, but maybe not with her debt. Anyway....
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:55 AM
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14. I am with her also.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:56 AM
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15. Why do this? To help McCain? To help herself in 2012? Makes her look bad
Sorry, she will look like an opportunist and may start losing lots of support. Not the right thing to do at all. And who cares about WV and Kentucky? Obviously there is a lot of racists there.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:56 AM
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16. REC
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lojasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:57 AM
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18. She'll win KY and WV, and it won't matter.
He's going to win Oregon, Montana, and South Dakota.

5/22
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skipos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:58 AM
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19. Operation Chaos lives to see another day!
McCain thanks you!
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hokies4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:59 AM
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21. So Hillary is counting delegates again
:rofl:
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yourguide Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:59 AM
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23. stop.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:45 AM
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25. that all you got? meaningless mantras!!
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NJSecularist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:50 AM
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26. Go Hillary!
Don't let the haters get you down. Keep fighting. Sooner or later this party will realize that the only way we'll win the general election is with you at the top of the ticket.
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EnviroBat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:53 AM
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27. Deeeeeeee- lusional!
Please remember: Keep your life-vest securely fastened. Try to to get caught in the vortex of the sinking ship.
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GumboYaYa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:57 AM
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29. It is over..don't be fools and keep this trainwreck going.
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:58 AM
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31. PACK. IT. IN. It's OVER, Johnny!
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:58 AM
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32. Please, it is over, OK?
It is time for us Dems to unite and go after McCain. He is the enemy...not Obama. We need to get on with winning the WH come next November. This is not the way to go about it.

Clinton getting the nomination? That is a lost cause and the time and money could better be spent, IMO, in going after McCain.
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theboss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 08:59 AM
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33. I'm a native West Virginian and I think she needs to seriously think about this
West Virginia is pretty used to being as symbolic primary by now. We don't have the size or money to really ever put make much of a numerical difference in a primary fight. But - demographically - we tell a pretty interesting story.

Obama getting obliterated in White, Protestant, Blue Collar West Virginia has the potential to be an ugly story at this point in the primary.

1.8 million residents.
96 percent white
Only 15 percent with a college degree

Yea...this is not exactly Obama's kind of crowd, is it?

Goodness knows what the story is going to be. The question is, does she really want that story told?
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:00 AM
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34. She needs to win every state 75-25 to have a chance at all.
That includes West Virginia -- she'll have to expand her lead.

Say goodnight, Gracie.
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kennetha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 10:39 AM
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38. She just might win West Virginia, Kentucky and Puerto Rico by that margin
Obama is polling at like 27% in WV and 30% in KY and 37% in Puerto Rico. 70-30 blowouts are not out of the question.
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stevietheman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:00 AM
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35. It's over for Hillary -- time to accept our nominee Barack Obama. n/t
n/t
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NeedleCast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:02 AM
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36. I honestly feel bad for you
and the handful of Hillary supporters who don't know it's over. I feel like you're just stretching out your coming disappointment.
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AllexxisF1 Donating Member (559 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 09:04 AM
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37. Ugh.........
People don't come out to vote for losers.

I don't buy the argument that Hillary will win Kentucky when anyone with half a brain can see that she can't. Obama is our nominee and you can bet your ass many Obama supporters will hit that home if she decides to go to Kentucky.



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