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Sen. Bill Nelson and Weston Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-schultz, two of Hillary Clinton’s top supporters in Florida, are sticking by her.
A statement issued late Wednesday from Wasserman-Schultz: “Senator Clinton continues to demonstrate that she has what it takes to win the Presidency ... while Senator Obama does well in areas and demographic groups that the Democratic nominee will win anyway. She has my full support, as she is the best candidate ... and would be the best President of the United States.”
Nelson, stopped for a quick question while on his way to the Senate floor and asked whether Clinton should withdraw, responded, “Oh no, she should stay in.” A spokesman later elaborated: “Sen. Nelson believes the primaries have been good for the Democratic Party and the country, and that voters should make the decision on when the contest is over. And that decision should include the 1.7 million voters who went to the polls in Florida and who the party bosses are ignoring.”
More on Florida superdelegates and others in this story.
I’m stunned that the Congresswoman claims that it is Obama who is succeeding with those who are traditional democratic voters (another slight at African American voters, by the way), when her candidate’s central claims are victories in Northern industrial states like New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey…or in California. These are all states where the Democratic candidate will win hands-down. It is Obama that has made inroads into states like Colorado, Virginia, North Carolina, and others. The delusional level of Clinton supporters at this point is baffling.
“Senator Obama does well in areas and demographic groups that the Democratic nominee will win anyway.”
Deb and Hil got a lot of chutzpah thinking the AA demographic group is just going to fall in line. Mark my words Hillary will be lucky to get our votes the next time she runs for her Senate seat!!
D W-S:
“... while Senator Obama does well in areas and demographic groups that the Democratic nominee will win anyway,”
HRC:
“... Sen. Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me.”
Forget tearing apart the Dem. Party, they are doing something far worse, they are tearing apart our country. Worse still, they are appealing to the worst aspects in our human nature. I would never vote for, nor invite to dinner, people who would make such reprehensible comments.
Rep. Wasserman-Schultz is very confused if she thinks that African-Americans will vote for Clinton if she walks into Denver trailing by every measure and walks out the nominee because enough people buy her argument that America is just too racist to vote for the black guy. Not only wouldn’t African-Americans come out to vote, the next generation of Dems who are lining up in droves to vote for Obama wouldn’t come out either. Democrats would lose the ability to win the presidency for at least a generation.
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Posted by Paul Hirshman, Boynton Beach, FL on 06/02 at 09:17 AM
I am concerned that the Democratic Party is set-up for failur in a very big way. Here is the concern:
1- In the 2000 Eliction (Gore vs. Bush / US Supereme Court), the closest election in mordern history, of the states that supported Gore (aka “Blue States”) 169 Electoral College votes of the 250, voted in this 2008 Democratic Primary for Clinton (68%), while only 81 Electoral College votes of the 250, voted for Obama (32%).
2- If one were to consider two of the swing-states (Florida and Ohio) voting “Blue”, then the numbers are 215 of the 296 voted for Clinton (73%), while only 81 of the 296, voted for Obama (27%).