Hillary Clinton sets her sights on three ways to win(Lie, Cheat or Steal?)

Times Online ^ | 3/09/2008 | The Sunday Times

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

FRESH from her victories in three out of four states last week and surging back in the national polls, Hillary Clinton has crafted a new strategy for winning the Democratic nomination which she believes will legitimise her claim to be president.

Clinton thinks she can win a majority of the popular vote in primaries and caucuses, even if she cannot overtake Barack Obama, her rival, in the number of “pledged” delegates who will vote to choose the candidate at the Democratic national convention in August.

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[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

The New York senator has unnerved Obama, who has been left reeling by a series of errors from senior policy advisers. The two opponents face an ugly six-week battle in the run-up to a potentially pivotal primary in Pennsylvania next month.

Democrats boosted Obama in Wyoming last night in state caucuses that gave the Illinois senator a comfortable victory. With almost all votes tallied he beat Clinton by 59% to 40%.

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[Migraine]

After Pennsylvania, she, the nominatrix, from her position of trailing in every aspect of this election, will make Baraq an offer he can’t refuse...

[Crimson Elephant]

She actually has a half way decent argument if she wins the overall popular vote. Its not the same as the E. College because neither will have enough delegates to win. The rules don’t say “Whoever has the MOST delegates wins”. If she wins the popular vote and the biggest states, she has a pretty good argument.

[Ann Archy]

I’ve said this a MILLION times so here it goes again....the Clintons will NEVER....NEVER let a BLACK GUY BEAT THEM.....NEVER!!!!! They will DESTROY him where his own mother won’t recognize him and then the blacks will all bow down to them AGAIN.

[Paleo Conservative]

There’s a fourth way. Remember what happened to Bobby Kennedy in ‘68?

[I see my hands]

If Clinton prevails there will be rioting at the convention center and rioting in urban areas nationwide. Maybe, anyhow.

[padre35]

Exactly, it would be easier to drive a female lion off of a gazelle carcass with your bare hands then it will be to make Clinton Inc say “You have won Obama”.

[LiberConservative]

I would not want to be a Democrat superdelegate as long as The Hildabeast is in the race. I would fear for the safety of everyone important to me.

[Ann Archy]

No kidding.....Hillary is the MEANEST JUNK YARD DOG EVER!

[muffaletaman]

Weird, isn’t, how she “won” Texas with one of THREE BIG WINS - except that (according to RealClearPolitics) Obama and Clinton each got 92.5 delegates - a tie.

And even if it were 93-92 or 94-91 for Hillary - that doesn’t constitute a “big win” in my dictionary...

Of course the Texas results won’t be official until the final June party meetings as I understand it...

[ladyinred]

I think you may be right Ann.

[El Gato]

FRESH from her victories in three out of four states last week

Make that two of four. When the caucus selected delegates were included. The Harridan did NOT win Texas. Woo Hoo. OTOH, B. Hussien did. Boo Hoo.

[alecqss]

When the caucus selected delegates were included. The Harridan did NOT win Texas. Woo Hoo. OTOH, B. Hussien did. Boo Hoo.

I wonder would it be "When the super delegates were included Obama did NOT win nomination. Woo Hoo. OTOH, Hillary did. Boo Hoo."

[lowbridge]

Lie, Cheat or Steal?

Yes.

[Fiddlstix]

DITTO!

[BIV]

She is meanest. That’s why Rush L.’s advice was foolish.

[torchthemummy]

Obama leads Clinton by nearly 600,000 in the number of votes cast to date, but trails her by 30,000 if the votes of the two “rogue” states are counted. These states are now likely to stage some form of rerun.

Note that in Michigan, where Obama was not on the ballot Hillary won (according to Wikipedia) 328,309. So this article, like Hillary, is cutting that 600,000 figure in half by including a primary where the other major candidate was not on the ballot.

According to Wikipedia:

Michigan Democrats moved their primary date to January 15 in an effort to increase the state's influence in the presidential candidate nominating process. They argued that the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary unfairly dominated the selection process.[4] Democratic Party rules prohibit any state, except for Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina, from holding its primary before February 5. On December 1, 2007, the Democratic National Committee decided to strip Michigan of all of its delegates to the national convention. Michigan would normally send 156 delegates. A similar occurrence happened in Florida.[5] On October 9, 2007, following Michigan's breach of DNC rules, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, and John Edwards withdrew from the Michigan Democratic Primary ballot.

One can argue it was stupid for Obama to pull his name (or some kind of strategy to negate any win by Hillary by claiming now that he was not on the ballot so any inclusion of popular votes for Hillary are moot), not to mention Edwards but the bottomline is Hillary only bemoaned the delegate issue of Michigan and Florida after the fact.

In the final analysis the only possible, unprecedented primary do-over should be in Michigan. Florida should stand as it is.

[porter_knorr]

I find it odd, that we aren’t already seeing dropping bodies. Sort of as a warning to others.

[PhilDragoo]

[harpo11]

Absolutely true! Well stated. She will stop at nothing to destroy a man who was relatively unknown, while her name has been plastered in the media it seems for since her husband was elected to office in Arkansas, and has made such a remarkable impact on the democrat primary election.

She was to be the one without any opposition whatsoever.

I'm thinking Obama should really keep to the high ground, remain, calm and cool which would aggravate her beyond measure when she is constantly on the attack. He will make her look like an old desperate shrew. Moreover, no attack ever fed a hungry child....heard that before?

Clinton because she is so lacking in character wants Obama to get down in the cesspool with her. That is the only way she can win, demonize, destroy and divert all attention from her own pathetic and disgraceful scandals and inexperience.

Also, Obama must keep his team professional. Loose lips will sink his campaign.