Comments on: Final Spread From Pennsylvania: 8.6% http://donklephant.com/2008/04/23/final-spread-from-pennsylvania-86/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon Dale http://donklephant.com/2008/04/23/final-spread-from-pennsylvania-86/comment-page-1/#comment-396908 Jon Dale Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:41:22 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5322#comment-396908 best analysis i saw today was comparison of this election with '72. that year another generation was going to sweep new, progressive leadership into the white house, this time against dick nixon. amazing how the democratic party can shoot itself in the foot so well. best analysis i saw today was comparison of this election with ‘72. that year another generation was going to sweep new, progressive leadership into the white house, this time against dick nixon. amazing how the democratic party can shoot itself in the foot so well.

]]> By: Nasty, Brutish and Loooooooong « Naked Hillary http://donklephant.com/2008/04/23/final-spread-from-pennsylvania-86/comment-page-1/#comment-396884 Nasty, Brutish and Loooooooong « Naked Hillary Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:45:53 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5322#comment-396884 [...] march to…somewhere. After last night’s victory, listed anywhere between 8-10 points and Donklephant putting it at 8.6, she has claimed the ‘tide is [...] [...] march to…somewhere. After last night’s victory, listed anywhere between 8-10 points and Donklephant putting it at 8.6, she has claimed the ‘tide is [...]

]]> By: TerenceC http://donklephant.com/2008/04/23/final-spread-from-pennsylvania-86/comment-page-1/#comment-396883 TerenceC Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:34:34 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5322#comment-396883 He will do all that Ms Espinoza - and he will start to attack McCain and give Clinton cursory attention at best - as he should have been doing since WI was over. This is is still over - but it makes for great television, and the bottom feeders continue to feed the longer the process continues. He will do all that Ms Espinoza – and he will start to attack McCain and give Clinton cursory attention at best – as he should have been doing since WI was over. This is is still over – but it makes for great television, and the bottom feeders continue to feed the longer the process continues.

]]> By: Lynn Espinoza http://donklephant.com/2008/04/23/final-spread-from-pennsylvania-86/comment-page-1/#comment-396871 Lynn Espinoza Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:23:53 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5322#comment-396871 So Pennsylvanians did their thing. Now the real fun starts. Fun, that is, if you make a living delivering speeches, watching speeches and coaching others who need to speak well to do well. That’s what I do. And it’s why this time in the political cycle is more fun for me than a weekend at the Vegas roulette wheel with unlimited cash. It’s chancey. It’s dramatic. It’s limitless.While people try to sort out whether Hillary won by 10%, 9% or 8.6%, I want to move on to something of which I’m 100% sure: Tone means everything from here on out. Much research indicates that what one says is so far less important than how one looks and sounds when saying it. We’ve seen plenty of evidence of this so far. Both candidate are saying roughly the same thing when it comes to what matters: Health care, wars, economy. But how they say it is quite different. It’s all about tone. Obama’s hopeful tone was most effective early on. Clinton’s competent tone resonated later. Recently, both have displayed their p***sed off tone, and that hasn’t work too well for either. What’s a candidate to do? Pundits today from the WSJ to NBC to Fox news say Obama needs to go back to hope, and then insert a tone of more competence. Hillary needs to go back to competence and insert a tone of more hope. If both candidates follow this advice, both will have similar policies - articulated with a similar balance of tone and competence. Now THAT will make for a compelling choice, don’t you think? So Pennsylvanians did their thing. Now the real fun starts. Fun, that is, if you make a living delivering speeches, watching speeches and coaching others who need to speak well to do well. That’s what I do. And it’s why this time in the political cycle is more fun for me than a weekend at the Vegas roulette wheel with unlimited cash. It’s chancey. It’s dramatic. It’s limitless.While people try to sort out whether Hillary won by 10%, 9% or 8.6%, I want to move on to something of which I’m 100% sure: Tone means everything from here on out.

Much research indicates that what one says is so far less important than how one looks and sounds when saying it. We’ve seen plenty of evidence of this so far. Both candidate are saying roughly the same thing when it comes to what matters: Health care, wars, economy. But how they say it is quite different. It’s all about tone. Obama’s hopeful tone was most effective early on. Clinton’s competent tone resonated later. Recently, both have displayed their p***sed off tone, and that hasn’t work too well for either.

What’s a candidate to do? Pundits today from the WSJ to NBC to Fox news say Obama needs to go back to hope, and then insert a tone of more competence. Hillary needs to go back to competence and insert a tone of more hope.

If both candidates follow this advice, both will have similar policies – articulated with a similar balance of tone and competence. Now THAT will make for a compelling choice, don’t you think?

]]> By: Songboom http://donklephant.com/2008/04/23/final-spread-from-pennsylvania-86/comment-page-1/#comment-396852 Songboom Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:51:07 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5322#comment-396852 Will Penn actually make a difference for Hillary in the end? Will Penn actually make a difference for Hillary in the end?

]]> By: Presidential Candidates News Blog http://donklephant.com/2008/04/23/final-spread-from-pennsylvania-86/comment-page-1/#comment-396845 Presidential Candidates News Blog Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:29:21 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5322#comment-396845 She won the news cycle because the news want this thing to drag on forever. They know she can't win. Everyone who is paying attention knows she can't win. UNLESS she knee caps his electability and gets the superdelegates to hand it to her. Which is... to me insane. It's insane she would go down that road. The fact that she is going down that road in and of itself should disqualify her. She won the news cycle because the news want this thing to drag on forever. They know she can’t win. Everyone who is paying attention knows she can’t win. UNLESS she knee caps his electability and gets the superdelegates to hand it to her. Which is… to me insane. It’s insane she would go down that road. The fact that she is going down that road in and of itself should disqualify her.

]]> By: Grant Gould http://donklephant.com/2008/04/23/final-spread-from-pennsylvania-86/comment-page-1/#comment-396843 Grant Gould Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:15:32 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5322#comment-396843 I'm seeing a tremendous number of news stories putting the margin at 10% and saying that Clinton exceeded expectations, neither of which seems to be true. Actual votes aside, Clinton definitely won the news cycle. I’m seeing a tremendous number of news stories putting the margin at 10% and saying that Clinton exceeded expectations, neither of which seems to be true. Actual votes aside, Clinton definitely won the news cycle.

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