Comments on: Hey, I Thought It Was Obama’s Convention

By: mw

mw — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:38:50 +0000

Actually, Avinash, the very first Democrats who said that they would not support the Democratic candidates if their preferred candidate did not win, were all Obama supporters. The loudest and most strident Democrats who said they would not support the Democratic nominee if Clinton won, were all Obama supporters. It started as early as Iowa, and for months it was only Obama supporters who said they would not support the Dem nominee if their candidate did not win. It was not until after Super Tuesday that I first started hearing the same thing from Clinton supporters, who finally got tired of hearing Obama supporters tell them (as Tully correctly states) to STFU and get in line.

Question for Avinash – How far back do I have to go on this site to find a comment from you where you state you will not support Clinton if she wins? How many will I find?

BTW – I just heard Clinton’s speech. As Obama acolyte Keith Olbernmann said “It was a grand slam out of the park home run.” She did every single thing DM outlined here, and every single thing every talking head said she had to do.

So there you go, Avinash.

If Obama loses this because there are Clinton supporters who cannot get over how they were treated by Obama supporters – Don’t look at Obama, don’t look at Hillary Clinton, don’t look at Bill Clinton for blame – just go look in the mirror.

By: Tully

Tully — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:01:12 +0000

Bingo, mw. The Cannibal Feast continues.

The way to re-capture those Clinton supporters is not to tell them to STFU and support Obama or else. But that’s the approach being used, and it’s failing.

By: Avinash_Tyagi

Avinash_Tyagi — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:02:24 +0000

Actually Clinton supporters brought this upon themselves mw, by their repeated comments about how they wouldn’t support Obama, calling him a secret Muslim, launching racist attacks, unless she really does bring them behind Obama her career is over, she’ll get a bigger backlash than anything Obama is getting now. Obama is young and even if he loses could set his sights on the white house again a decade or so from now, but Hillary doesn’t have that luxury, she has to look like she really wants to be a part of this if she’s hoping to be president before she’s too old.

By: mw

mw — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:51:24 +0000

“Thatâ€™s why Hillary Clinton has several tasks before her …” – DM

Doug,
Clinton will do every single thing you mention, and it will change nothing. Just like she had a similar expectation list put on her plate for her concession speech, for her joint appearance with Obama, on and on ad anuseum, and it changed the dynamic not one whit. That is because the problem is not with the Clinton supporters. The problem among Dems is the prevalence of Clinton Derangement Syndrome that continues to be exhibited by too many Obama supporters. Case in point – Avinash. Clinton supporters are being driven from the fold by such supporters.

By: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Bill Clinton Is Still At It

Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Bill Clinton Is Still At It — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:22:26 +0000

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By: Avinash_Tyagi

Avinash_Tyagi — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:38:03 +0000

She better come out tonight and fire all guns at McCain, really tear into him, and throw a lot of support to Obama or her political career is done, even if she runs in 2012 if Obama loses, I won’t vote for her unless she proves to me she’s really trying to help him win. Right now its her supporters who are giving the dems headaches, so she can forget my vote in 2012

By: mike mcEachran

mike mcEachran — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:21:27 +0000

Yeah, I think poor Hillary is damned either way. I for one will blame her. Forget about how angry the blacks will be at an Obama loss. It has been widely feared, for good reason, that Bill and Hillary are so perversely in it for themselves that they are willing to implode the party if they don’t get what they want. I think we’re seeing it happen. At this point, either Obama is the leader of the Democratic party for the next two election cycles, or if not, Hillary is to blame, and Dems won’t forgive her for it. She’s damned either way, and she needs to wake up to that hard reality. Soon.

By: Dodgeblogium » Obama’s convention bounce…

Dodgeblogium » Obama’s convention bounce… — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:16:34 +0000

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By: bubbles

bubbles — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:01:28 +0000

Based on the current narrative in the MSM, if Obama loses Hillary Clinton will get the blame for staying in too long and she will become the most unpopular Democrat in the country next to John Edwards.