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Clinton Camp Memo on Obama Expectations (He Must Win all 4 States or She Stays In)
Time Magazine ^ | February 29 2008 | Time Magazine

Posted on 02/29/2008 10:22:06 AM PST by jveritas

Clinton campaign memo highlights Obama’s winning-streak momentum, ad outspending in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island, says if he can’t win all four, then the message that Democrats are “having second thoughts” is clear. Read it here.

To: Interested Parties

From: The Clinton Campaign

Date: Friday, February 29, 2008

RE: Obama Must-Wins

The media has anointed Barack Obama the presumptive nominee and he’s playing the part.

With an eleven state winning streak coming out of February, Senator Obama is riding a surge of momentum that has enabled him to pour unprecedented resources into Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont.

The Obama campaign and its allies are outspending us two to one in paid media and have sent more staff into the March 4 states. In fact, when all is totaled, Senator Obama and his allies have outspent Senator Clinton by a margin of $18.4 million to $9.2 million on advertising in the four states that are voting next Tuesday.

Senator Obama has campaigned hard in these states. He has spent time meeting editorial boards, courting endorsers, holding rallies, and - of course - making speeches.

If he cannot win all of these states with all this effort, there’s a problem.

Should Senator Obama fail to score decisive victories with all of the resources and effort he is bringing to bear, the message will be clear:

Democrats, the majority of whom have favored Hillary in the primary contests held to date, have their doubts about Senator Obama and are having second thoughts about him as a prospective standard-bearer.

http://thepage.time.com/clinton-camp-memo-on-obama-expectations/

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackhusseinobama; barackobama; elections; hillary; husseinobama; mccain; obama; oh2008; ri2008; tx2008; vt2008
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To: Vaquero

“Huma fresh”

Hahahaha!


61 posted on 02/29/2008 11:18:38 AM PST by WrightOnTarget
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To: jveritas
So, if she wins one of the four, she's the comeback kid? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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The Clinton spin machine has selected Whirling Dervish Mode............

62 posted on 02/29/2008 11:22:40 AM PST by AwesomePossum
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To: jveritas
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LOOK... it's TouristSenator!!!
It shows up in more places than TouristGuy,
only with less style and substance...
she's Vaporware, just an empty crusty.
(Please spread me around like the parasite that i am...)
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63 posted on 02/29/2008 11:30:28 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: tioga

you gotta give her credit. She’s a fighter and will only go down swinging. But personally, I say let the dhimmicrats pull a McGovern all over again.

Having said that, we are misunderestimating Obama. Our calling him an empty suit is like liberals calling Bush stupid. Be careful.

On the one hand, so many like to say Obama can’t keep up this dog and pony show for 8 months. On the other hand, he is learning and adapting as he goes along. Add in his more than competent handlers and I say we are going to be looking at a very different kind of Democrat nominee come September.

Remember, unlike so many of his predecessors, he has the music. The dhimmicrats have not had a candidate with these kinds of oratorical skills since maybe Kennedy, maybe William Jennings Bryan? Whatever, face it. He has strengths that must be dealt with and we will screw it up if we keep playing them down.


64 posted on 02/29/2008 11:34:28 AM PST by bioqubit
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To: cq

EGAD!....My eyes! My eyes! Larger than life hildabeast spotting!


65 posted on 02/29/2008 11:57:47 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: jveritas

Another lame attempt by the Clinton campaign to salvage the worst run U.S. presidential campaign in history. Hey Penn and Wolfson, give it up. Your candidate is going down in flames.


66 posted on 02/29/2008 12:02:30 PM PST by Doctor Freeze
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To: jveritas

You go girl! Yes You Can!


67 posted on 02/29/2008 12:13:52 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 (Everytime McCain reaches out to conservatives, conservatives get poked in the eye.)
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To: tioga

She can’t quit even if she wants to. She has surrounded hereself with criminals who won’t let her.


68 posted on 02/29/2008 12:17:06 PM PST by Soliton
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To: Inspectorette

>>We conservatives are laying in a big supply of popcorn.

or Doritos


69 posted on 02/29/2008 12:33:20 PM PST by Taffini (Mr. Pippin and Mr. Waffles do not approve)
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To: jveritas; trisham

Is this the memo that got spun as a potential withdrawal for Hillary?

On another thread, trisham had heard Hillary might withdraw today. I didn’t think she would withdraw.

In general, I think it is a bad idea to issue memos like this one. If a candidate is in the race, the default assumption is that he or she will continue to run. If a candidate does start talking about withdrawal, then it discourages the fence sitters — as well as the loyalists.


70 posted on 02/29/2008 12:36:54 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: Diogenesis

can I send you my photo to work on?


71 posted on 02/29/2008 12:37:04 PM PST by Taffini (Mr. Pippin and Mr. Waffles do not approve)
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To: scrabblehack

I do not think at all she is withdrawing.


72 posted on 02/29/2008 12:38:13 PM PST by jveritas (God bless our brave troops and President Bush)
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To: Grampa Dave
Lets hope that she wins two and he wins two states. Then, they can continue to rip each other to shreds and release the secrets they have on each other. When enemies get into mortal combat, we win.

What a fine thought. Let them killwound each other to death.

73 posted on 02/29/2008 12:55:06 PM PST by Freeper (Thanx.)
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To: Retired Greyhound

She will stage a total victory party in Rhode Island after she takes him down by 2% there. Then she will say this election is bigger than any 3 states and promise to fight for every last delegate on the convention floor and use “all means necessary” to convince doubters, who all know who they are in the superdelegate group. Fear will rule the night...


74 posted on 02/29/2008 1:00:01 PM PST by epluribus_2
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To: 70th Division

GD that brings on horrifying images...


75 posted on 02/29/2008 1:02:12 PM PST by epluribus_2
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To: jveritas
If he cannot win all of these states with all this effort, there’s a problem.

As big a problem as her losing 11 in a row? Frankly, I hope she stays in until and through the Dem convention. The resentments and anger will likely tear apart the party. And we know that she'll never give up gracefully -- getting her out of the race will be harder than getting her and Blubba out of the White House when Bush was inaugurated.

76 posted on 02/29/2008 1:05:32 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick
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To: Freeper

If she wins in two of the primaries, she will show her true colors and rip BaaBaarack Hussein 24/7. The BaaBaarack Hussein will rip her 24/7.

Hopefully it will be time to break out the Lazy Boys, the pop corn and some cold ones to watch them destroy each other.


77 posted on 02/29/2008 2:11:59 PM PST by Grampa Dave ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!"- Jim Robinson, Sept, 30, 2007)
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To: Diogenesis

OK, lets take it to the very last step to where that was going.


78 posted on 02/29/2008 2:21:31 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Retired Greyhound
..Senator Obama fail to score decisive victories..

You're right but will they be decisive enough?

79 posted on 02/29/2008 2:22:04 PM PST by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: Soliton

I think you nailed it. I don’t think she’s strong or a fighter. I think Bill and his Arkansas mafia wont let her quit.


80 posted on 02/29/2008 2:32:25 PM PST by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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