Hillary Didn’t Expect A Fight
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Hillary
It’s all about hubris folks. She thought she’d have it wrapped up by now, and that’s why her campaign doesn’t have the resources it needs to stay competitive with Obama.
“What’s gone wrong is very simple,†said Hassan Nemazee, a national finance chair for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.“If we had won Iowa and New Hampshire, as we had anticipated, projected, et cetera, you would not have been in a situation in which you are losing all of these small states—because we didn’t put any resources in those small states,†he said. “Obama, on the other hand, put resources in these small states.â€
Compounding the damage of the bad defeats in Iowa, and then South Carolina, Mr. Nemazee explained, was the lack of the necessary foresight to invest the campaign’s resources in the states that Mrs. Clinton’s rival, Barack Obama, is now gobbling up as fuel for his ever more threatening momentum.
“You needed to have a Plan B, and Plan B was just doing what we are doing right now rather than having resources in the small states,†he said. “We basically ceded every one of these small red states that he has racked up victories in. And the reason that he has racked up victories at this level isn’t because he was so much more well received, or because his message was any better; it was because we didn’t put any resources in there. We weren’t campaigning there. We didn’t have anybody in Utah, in Idaho, in the Dakotas. In Alaska.â€
Long story short, Obama planned for a national campaign, and Hillary planned for a media campaign. And if this is the type of planning that “experience” brings, I think the Dems are better off with a less experienced candidate who doesn’t manage a campaign with staid, beltway insider logic. Because that’s proven to be a disaster in national elections.
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February 13th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Speaking of hubris. Obama is now pulling a page out of the Clinton playbook. The “inevitability” meme is now coming out of the Obama camp.
There is a lot of gamesmanship going on here, from both camps. The Obama camp pretending that its all about elected delegates as if the superdelegates are an afterthought and compelled to go along. One question – If that is the case – Why do super delegates exist? I am not saying they should exist, I am just saying people need to think about “why”.
Here is a scenario where the Obama camp could be proved wrong: Clinton wins in Texas and Ohio. That gives her the winning popular majority in all the most important big states (except Illinois) – including California, New York – not to mention the people who voted for her in Michigan and Florida. If that happens the superdelegates will have the political cover they need to vote for Clinton – even if Obama has a lead in elected delegates and popular vote.
If Obama takes either Texas or Ohio, then I’ll agree it is over.
February 13th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Superdelegates exist because of Mondale, Democrats decided after his disastrous candidacy that Party folks should have a say as well as the people. Its an old system that needs to be replaced.
February 13th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
This is over already. Texas will be incredibly close if she even wins- Ohio too. She needs to win by 20% plus to just be even with the popular vote – not even mentioning the delegate spread. It’s over – barring Barack being found with a dead woman or a live boy (to steal a quote) it looks like he’s going to close the deal. Hillary has too much baggage, couldn’t plan appropriately, has no vision, apparently no managerial talent, and her team belongs in the “Bush” league:) There is that whole Super Delegate thing which scares the hell out of me – but I can’t believe they would actually attempt to over turn popular precedence. The Democratic party could lose a butt kicking contest with a one legged man so I won’t commit to anything though.
February 13th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
The Worst Campaign Video You Will Ever See…
Also known as: how white can you get?…
See also: A Hillary Video, Can The Obubble Be Popped?, For Hillary Primary Losses Never Happened, Hillary Didn’t Expect a Fight, Hillary Clinton = Donkey Kong Country 3.
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February 13th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Well put, fuck the status quo. She can take her “experience” and shove it up her twat. The only experience she has is playing the game and pandering to her special interest cronies.
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Her campaign planning has been atrocious and she isn’t the candidate her husband was to make up for it.
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