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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
And so it continues... posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:14 AM Bruising will go on for Democratic Party For better or worse - and many Democrats fear it is for worse - the race goes on. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated Senator Barack Obama in Pennsylvania on Tuesday by enough of a margin to continue a battle that Democrats increasingly believe is undermining their effort to unify the party and prepare for the general election against Senator John McCain. Despite a huge investment of time and money by Mr. Obama and pressure on Mrs. Clinton by the party establishment to consider folding her campaign, she won her third big state in a row. Mrs. Clinton showed again that she is a tenacious campaigner with an ability to connect with the blue-collar voters Mr. Obama has found elusive and who could be critical to a Democratic victory in November. Mrs. Clinton's margin was probably not sufficient to fundamentally alter the dynamics of the race, which continued to favor an eventual victory for Mr. Obama. But it made clear that the contest will go on at least a few weeks, if not more. And it served to underline the concerns about Mr. Obama's strengths as a general election candidate. Exit polls again highlighted the racial, economic, sex and values divisions within the party. To take one example, only 60 percent of Democratic Catholic voters said they would vote for Mr. Obama in a general election; 21 percent said they would vote for Mr. McCain, exit polls show. Traitors in bold Permalink :: 5 comments :: Post a Comment




	I don't feel its the worst. It's clear that neither is a clear choice for the party. This is a huge mistake by the entire party. Running obvious divisive candidates in this time in our nation is just stupid and we are getting the stupid results. The democrat's are becoming increasingly disappointing and more like the repubs everyday. posted by Anonymous at 7:22 AM


	There seems to be no difference between dem and rep. The MSM picked our candidates. We had some like Edwards and Kuccinch who were truly energizing the people for real change. The corporate masters couldn't have that. So here we are. If we don't have a major political overhaul even the subservient Americans will be ready for a revolt. When you can't "put food on your children" or realistically expect a decent future for them, maybe they will open their eyes and turn off the propaganda machines. posted by md at 11:17 AM


	Both are perfectly fine candidates, though I prefer Obama. The problem we're seeing this year is in the electoral process. That and the willingness of the voting public to be led like sheep by the likes of O'Reilly, Gibbons, Limbaugh, etc. instead of using their own brains. It's never been a problem before because there has always been one clear frontrunner in the field of candidates - the rest are usually just "also-rans". We're not having trouble deciding this time because neither are good, it's because both are good. Their views on the actual issues are very close, not divisive. It's Hillary's tactics that have become divisive. I'd also like to point out that it's Hillary who's behaving like a Republican. Obama has done a pretty good job running a clean campaign, and has only acted to defend himself. He's never thrown the first punch in these dust-ups. If McCain ends up winning, she'll have a lot to answer for. posted by Jenna at 11:42 AM


	The divisiveness is not based on actions. This is the first serious Black contender and the first serious women contender. Thats division baby in its rawest purist and unadulterated form. Its not the actions of a political party pursuing a common purpose, or is it? posted by Anonymous at 11:47 AM


	This is unbelievable. Short months ago I was certain that the "New Democratic Party", odious as it is, couldn't possibly fuck up a wet dream, let alone this election. But again they've proved me wrong and all it took was an undercover female Republican calling herself Democratic to cement the deal. And that's exactly what I'll be telling President McCaine, Hell, maybe he'll ask Hillary to be his running mate. posted by Anonymous at 7:42 PM