Who’s ‘losing’?

Sore losers? I’m not sure Obama or his supporters even ARE losers, not in Pennsylvania, and certainly not in the big picture.

The ‘win’ is to be determined by pledged and so-called “super” DELEGATES, right? I mean, that hasn’t changed since yesterday has it? So yesterday, Clinton won more delegates than Obama, (I don’t know the exact breakdown).

Now, Clinton was holding a 20 point lead in that state from very early on, which stayed relatively consistent until about 6 weeks ago. She ended up winning by a 10 point lead, and that’s taking into account the suspected cheating. (‘problems’ as usual – with the voting machines in African-American communities. No surprises there).

But, is that really a loss? I guess it depends on how we look at it, but I’m looking at it like Clinton is still WAY behind in terms of delegates needed to win the nomination, and I’m pretty impressed by the fact that Obama narrowed that lead.

So, what we call a ‘win’ might indeed be a ‘win’. I’ll go along with that, without being the least bit ‘sore’. But, remember what Hillary’s team has consistently claimed about ‘winning’ Texas? Except of course that she DIDN’T, because Obama came away with more delegates?

Be careful of the semantics here, as the last of the contests unfold. She’s not likely to ‘win’ Indiana either, or at least not any more than she ‘won’ Arizona, (2 more delegates than Obama). I don’t know about West Virginia, who may very well vote along the lines of Pennsylvania. I would expect that to be a Hillary win, just as Arkansas was.

Puerto Rico? Another guess there, even though I know they firmly detest Dick Bush there. Still, I don’t know if the collective wisdom in Puerto Rico is aware of the incestuous relationship between the Clinton’s and the Bushes, and how closely aligned Hillary’s war hawk status is to the Bush-McCain ideology. So, that just depends. Guam? My guess would be Obama. Now we’re still l waiting on Oregon as well. ? I’m guessing Obama to the rescue there as well. Did I miss anybody?

So for the only figures that matter, tell me again who the sore losers are?

Talk about shades of a republican controlled election! Same ol same ol. What a noxious situation! Only THIS TIME, it’s NOT a republican! Which leads me to wonder ... how come the republicans WANT Hillary to win the nomination so bad, they’re willing to fix it? Well maybe they believe Hillary will be easier to defeat than Obama ... huh?
Think about it!

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“Morning Joe and Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC have reported twice this morning that the exit polls in PA at 5pm yesterday showed that Sen. Obama would win by 5% yesterday. Joe says the exit polls were off by 15%! Andrea verified this.”

“Breaking: Andrea Mitchell already reported bad news from inside Clinton camp!!! “
http://hope-monger.dailykos.com/

by Hope Monger
Tue Apr 22, 2008 at 05:16:22 PM PDT

“She just said the Clinton camp has known for two hours!!! SHE WILL NOT HAVE THE VICTORY SHE NEEDED!!! And she also said, the campaign is out of money!”

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Wow, it’s almost like watching a re-run of that last presidential election. And the one before. Lesson here folks ... whatever do you suppose it is?

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“Machines malfunctioning”
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/politics/18002279.html

“Readers and Inquirer reporters attempting to cast ballots this morning found long lines across the region created by broken machines.”

“One of two machines was down at a busy Delaware County polling site.  About 50 people already had voted by 9:15 a.m. at the Temple Israel on Spruce and Bywood Avenue in Upper Darby, which is heavily populated by immigrant and first time voters. Many of those freshly-minted voters had difficulties using the one machine that still functioned. “Hell of a day for one of the machines to be down,” said one poll worker.”

[Like it was working just great yesterday!? Duh. How come the machines ALWAYS malfunction on election day? Of ALL days!]

“In South Philadelphia, both voting machines were broken at 4th and Ritner, smack dab in the middle of a John Dougherty strong hold. “The dirty tricks have begun,” said Frank Keel, spokesman for the Dougherty campaign, who sees a conspiracy. “Democratic State Rep. candidate Christian DiCicco is the poll watcher,” Keel said. “Coincidence? We don’t think so.”

“One reader wrote: I got to my polling place before 7 a.m.; 2nd ward, 27th division: as the polls were opening, one of two machines for my division was malfunctioning: electrical problem.  Hmmmm....isn’t Dougherty an electrician?”

“In the city’s Spring Garden section, home to State Sen. Vincent Fumo, both machines were down at St. Andrews Lithuananian Church at 19th and Wallace. Voters grumbled when they learned their provisional ballots would not be counted tonight.”

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/politics/18002279.html

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And for the stubborn and the doubting, I hesitate to use the phrase, “It’s a well known fact,” cause facts make repubs get all fidgety and develop a “tic” so I’ll simply say. Vote Fraud, especially electronic vote fraud is a well established FACT. Just because congress chooses not to do anything about it doesn’t alter the reality of it. So it falls to the States, who by the way, all across the country are throwing their electronic voting machines in the garbage ... where they belong!

Forgot to check in with Greg Palast, wonder what his take is on this?

Not so strange bed fellows for Hillary. Ultra-conservative billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife a right wing conservative has endorsed Hillary with open arms probably while holding his nose.  Scaife is Using his media to promote a smear campaign against Obama in support of Hillary is interesting, because he used the same tactics against Bill Clinton in the past.  Remember the “slick Willie” adds? 
Not only is Scaife pumping out discrediting Obama adds, they are still discrediting Democrats. Seems Hillary is in good company. 

One can suspect with out much heavy thought, Scaife is using Hillary as a pawn to attack Obama his real target. Don’t you love politics.

The Obamabot zealots on this website have consistently disregarded the fact that all along, half of the democrats in America have supported Hillary Clinton. Just because Obama supporters on Truthdig have been more vocal than the Hillary supporters, it does not mean that Obama has already won ... even though they have demanded that Hillary withdraw prematurely. Although Hillary made a mistake by not participating strongly enough in the caucuses, which put Obama in the lead, Hillary has not only won the big states, necessary to defeat McCain, she won them by double digits, and most recently while being out spent 2 or 3 to one. Now, Hillary’s victory is met with conspiracy theories and nasty accusations of all kinds. The simple fact is that Obama does well when he’s been able to rehearse and deliver a prepared speech, but in a debate he falls apart. That’s why he refuses to debate Hillary again. Obama is also afraid of a revote in Michigan and Florida, in fact he blocked such efforts. These kind of tactics are evidence of the fact that Obama will do anything to win, even disenfranchising the votes of millions of Americans.

Obama supporters, including the New York Times have been nasty and condescending during the campaign, and now that Hillary won Pennsylvania by double digits, even after Obama out spent her 2 or 3 to one, the Obama supporters are sore losers, just as I expected they would be.

I’m with you on that Louise.  Remember, she won the voter fraud states of Ohio and Texas.  Remember too, how she kept on spewing the “we’ll see what happens in Ohio mantra”. 

I’m not saying she couldn’t get ANY votes, there’s a sucker born every minute...right?

Again, as “luck” would have it, she wins the NO PAPER TRAIL state of Pennsylvania.  Of course, PA was ALSO a make or break state for Clinton.  Now, don’t that beat all.

It’s just too transparent.....I call foul.