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The Clinton campaign machine is sucking wind like a Hoover vacuum cleaner, now that Hillary’s passive-aggressive, race-oriented attacks against Obama clearly backfired. Hillary’s huge loss in Georgia, where the Democratic base is largely black, sends the Clintons a strong message: Many black Democrats don’t like you after all. Hillary does not own the so-called “black vote.”
Although Obama won several states, he still trails in pledged delegates. Obama’s strongest wins were in his home state of Illinois and Georgia, where he’ll receive a significant share of the 288 delegates in those states.
Obama also won North Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, and Utah with 278 delegates up for grabs.
Clinton won her home state of New York and somehow managed to confuse Democrats in New Jersey and Massachusetts by winning in those states. Clinton has also duped Democrats in Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Arizona, and has won a sizable share of the 235 delegates in those states.
With very little ideological difference between Clinton and Obama it seems that Democrats cannot decide if they want a half-African as president or a woman.
The Republicans, on the other hand, are in the midst of an obvious identity crisis. Republican strategists are likely hoping that Clinton wins the Democratic nomination (which will probably happen) because a short, 71-year-old white guy doesn’t stand a chance against Obama if the Republicans choose McCain.
Conservatives understand why Dobson, Coulter, Limbaugh, and others are against McCain. Many wonder if he’s actually a conservative. “John McCain is not only bad for Republicanism, which he definitely is - he is bad for the country,” says Ann Coulter.
Additionally, it seems that America is ready for something different than a white male in the White House. Why are Republicans so incapable of producing a non-white male or female electable candidate for the office of president? Alan Keyes is totally unelectable, too quirky, and should never be encouraged to run for public office ever again. Moreover, the passing-over of J.C. Watts while he was in the House was truly scandalous.
As a result of Republican’s inability to construct a cohesive message and cultivate candidates that represent a changing America, a decisive loss should be expected in November, especially if Obama emerges as the Democrat’s choice.
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What a genius. Julius Caesar Watts was never in the Senate; he was a member of the House.
Hillary sucking wind? Last night was bad for Hillary? Incredible. She won CA, NY, and NJ, the biggest prizes of the night. She’s also won FL and MI, two more big states. Blacks are sending a message that “we don’t like you after all” by voting 80% for Obama? (Actually, they’re not. They’re just saying that race trumps everything else we like about your.) Then whites are sending the same message to Obama. In states that have small black populations, and where people are allowed to vote in secret, Hillary is stomping Obama. The big states left are TX, OH, PA, VA, MD. With their large black populations, Obama should do alright in VA an MD. But he’s behind 2-1 on OH, and there’s no way he’ll win PA or TX, as there aren’t enough blacks in those states to put him over the top.
Obama is toast.
Moreover, the passing-over of J.C. Watts while he was in the Senate was truly scandalous.
Again, he was in the House, not the Senate. Passing over? He could’ve run for President at any time; he didn’t. He wasn’t “passed over”. You have to run for prez; you don’t get anointed. Scandalous? He was a member of the House who’s done little else to distinguish himself other than being a black Republican. How many people whose highest political office is House member ever go on to be prez? But because he’s black, it’s “scandalous” that he was never the GOP nominee. Nice to see you’re finally being more open about your racial prejudice.
I, too, am surprised at Mr. Bradley’s characterization of Mrs. Clinton: “confused” NJ? “Duped” others? I don’t think so. Obama got the black vote for sure, but Hillary has always been popular here in NJ. And when you add in that McCain won the Republican primary with twice the votes of Romney, it is obvious that NJ across the state is middle of the road to left. Even if you added in the votes for others to Romney’s total, he would not have equaled McCain. (Not that a lot of Republicans voted. I think most NJ Republicans know we are in the minority and feel the state will go to the Dems in November; moreover, there really wasn’t much campaigning done here. There are few signs on the lawns in my area for anyone.)
I logged on today to concede to Night Train regarding race in the Dem primaries. NJ has a high Hispanic population, and from the charts I’m seeing in today’s paper, they are the ones who put Hillary over the top here, so race is an element. Add in CA, and well, NT has made his point!
As I recall, Elizabeth Dole made an effort to run for president, so it’s not as if a Republican woman hasn’t tried. Moreover, most of the Republicans I know in NJ don’t put much stock in Limbaugh and Coulter, et al. I certainly don’t. I don’t listen to them, nor do I buy their books. They’re mean, nasty people.
I think a lot of things the pundits are saying, including Mr. Bradley here, are “off.” I could have sworn I saw that Colorado voted for Obama 2 to 1 over Clinton. Is that true?
I just read Mickey McLean’s post on Colorado, so I have to ask Night Train if he’s absotivley, posuluting sure that Obama is toast. Is he, NT?
“Blacks are sending a message that “we don’t like you after all” by voting 80% for Obama? (Actually, they’re not. They’re just saying that race trumps everything else we like about your.)”
Well if Hillary wins the primary I certainly hope that to be the case. I think some of her tactics have been exactly as described (passive aggressive and race-based) I would hate to see Hillary win the nomination if it will disaffect or unenergize black voters. This is a landmark election and we need them!
Is this supposed to be an opinion piece? I hope so, considering the choice of words like “confused” and “duped”.
I agree with Night Train that Mr Watts had the opportunity to run, but just think if W had picked him as his Veep instead of Cheney. What an election this one would be with two blacks running. And the Reps would have trumped the Dems in having the first black in the White House!
I just thought of something: perhaps the Republicans would do well to tab JC Watts as Veep this time around. What a coup that would be!
“Why are Republicans so incapable of producing a non-white male or female electable candidate for the office of president?”
Because when black conservatives speak out, black democrats call them Uncle Toms.
There aren’t more black conservatives because they have fallen for the “evil republicans (rich, white, bigoted, old men) are out to get you” line, that has been used by the real racists in this country, for decades.
As a result, large segments of the black population not only believe it’s their duty to hate republicans, but some feel that they have to hate all white people..period.
There you have it.
Signed,
white guy living in a Southern black city.
Okay, Mr_Meaner, I hear you.
Perhaps with this showing by the Democrats, more members of the black population will realize that Republicans don’t hate them and blacks will use their vote more effectively by not letting the Dems “count on it.”
Why are Republicans so incapable of producing a non-white male or female electable candidate for the office of president?
Because Affirmative Action is a Democratic schtick. One look at the experience of their contenders confirms it.
What good comes from this loaded question, AB?
Mr_Meaner, GREAT POINT!!!!!
Also, (I’ll defer to Bradley for clarification here) but what was meant by JC Watts getting passed over was with regards to House leadership i.e. committee chairmanships, etc. There’s no reason to believe that the GOP ever discouraged Watts from running for national office; in fact, Watts left office voluntarily, which would seem to indicate that he possibly didn’t have any interest in taking his political career any further.
If I remember correctly, Colin Powell decided not to run for President as a Republican because his wife was very upset about his running for the office. She was upset about many things that the race would or could entail. But, what it came down to was that she was afraid her husband would be called an Uncle Tom and vilified by the left’s blacks when a black on the left would not be treated that way and that her husband would be a target for whack job assassins if he ran. It seemed she liked her man alive rather than possibly dead. Sad really. But whack jobs on the left will still claim the right has no blacks of merit and ignore the facts. Facts never get in their way.
Perhaps Condi Rice would run for office too if she was not afraid of being outed by the gays on the left? Who knows.
Hillary has had go way left to run against, the most lefty of all, Obama and McCain has had to go right to try to curry the Republican base vote. Whack jobs on the far left won’t give Hillary a break over her Iraq vote and her only being a socialist instead of a Commie and the Limbaughs and Coulters won’t give McCain a break over his Maverick votes against what they call conservatism. It means nothing.
Hillary will still get 90% of the black vote and McCain will get 90% of the far right vote in the election too if both are nominated by their party. The only thing that will make a difference is if a spoiler on the left or the right decides to get into the race like Perot did or some large group decides to sit the vote out pouting like egomaniacal children.
Otherwise, it will be a simple Conservative Capitalist vs Liberal Socialist vote decided by how many on each side actually get out to vote and, most importantly, which side the majority of the independents go for.
Yep, the independents, in the same few states (most notably Ohio and Florida), will decide who wins - just like always.
McCain looks pretty good for a win when it comes to independents. The right wants to go agaisnt Hillary thinking her the easiest to beat and left wants to go against anyone but McCain - both for good reason.
Also, (I’ll defer to Bradley for clarification here) but what was meant by JC Watts getting passed over was with regards to House leadership i.e. committee chairmanships, etc.
Well, yes, if words have no meaning, that’s what Bradley was talking about. But if words actually have specific meanings, then he was talking about the presidency.
The whole paragraph is about the presidency, and suddenly, with no explanation, it’s about committee chairmanships? Nice try, Rob. Also, your explanation makes even less sense considering that Watts was chosen by his peers for the fourth most powerful position among GOP Congressmen, and also selected to give the nationally televised response to Clinton’s 1997 State of the Union address. From Wiki:
So, if that’s what Bradley meant, he’s just as off base. Yeah, they really ignored the guy.
Again, nice try, Rob.
Don’t you believe it…her campaign will adapt, adjust, and lie/cry/deny its way back to prominence.
Like cancer, Hillary won’t go away or be ignored.