MyDD :: Major Hillary supporter calls for her to drop out

Major Hillary supporter calls for her to drop out

by fugazi, Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 01:58:33 PM EST

Hillary supporter Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, seeing the writing on the wall, has asked Hillary to concede:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/23 /prominent-clinton-support_n_88149.html

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drop out (none / 0)

Expect more to do the same in a very short period.

Hillary can't win the nomination anymore. She can only hurt Obama in the general.

by obamania on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:02:53 PM EST

Re: drop out (none / 0)

There has been a diary on this already.

by Safe at Home on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:09:10 PM EST
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Re: drop out (none / 0)

I apologize if this has been posted before. I did not see it.

"No matter what happens, I will work for the nominee of the Democratic Party because we must win in November." -Hillary Clinton

by fugazi on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:18:50 PM EST
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Re: drop out (none / 0)

"She can only hurt Obama in the general."

Good.

by musicpvm on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:54:41 PM EST
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Re: drop out (none / 0)

Did you just say that?

by marcotom on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 03:19:57 PM EST
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Re: Major Hillary supporter calls for her to drop (2.00 / 0)

Did she ask her brother not to take his challenge of a sitting Democratic President to the convention floor? Oh, well.

Hillary Clinton has earned the right to stay in this race for as long as she wants.

"The Bumble Bee flies because it thinks it can."

by LadyEagle on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:12:22 PM EST

Re: Major Hillary supporter calls for her to drop (2.00 / 2)

Of course she has. It is not a question of what she has earned, it is a question of what is best for the party and for our General Election chances.

It is not an issue of disrespect for Hillary and I do not think anyone with an objective view believes it is.

ENOUGH!

by JDF on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:38:46 PM EST
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Re: Major Hillary supporter calls for her to drop (none / 0)

why is that exactly??

by pholkhero on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 03:14:34 PM EST
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You apparently read a lot into (2.00 / 1)

the article. She said that the Clinton campaign is in a tough spot. She even said she thought Obama would win the nomination.

But she no where said that Clinton ought to concede.

That's it, baby; let's go win this election!

by Beltway Dem on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:15:50 PM EST

Re: You apparently read a lot into (none / 0)

She said that she called the Clinton campaign and advised that they 'go out on a high note' but her advice was politely dismissed.

"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman

by Steve M on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:17:48 PM EST
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That is not calling for (none / 0)

a concession. It is calling for the rest of the campaign to be conducted with a certain tone.

That's it, baby; let's go win this election!

by Beltway Dem on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:18:58 PM EST
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Re: That is not calling for (none / 0)

LOL. A plea which the Clinton camp has clearly rejected, as noted in the article.

NJ Hussein Independent

by NJIndependent on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:51:17 PM EST
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Re: That is not calling for (none / 0)

That's irrelevant to this diary or the string of comments. Frankly, I hope they launch a torpedo against the good ship Hope that put a hole the size of a Volkswagon in its side.

That's it, baby; let's go win this election!

by Beltway Dem on Tue Feb 26, 2008 at 10:22:29 AM EST
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Re: You apparently read a lot into (none / 0)

The article says Townsend asked Clinton "to go out on a high note," and I think fugazi must have read this with heavy emphasis on 'go out." But I agree that Townsend isn't asking Clinton to get out now; she's just asking her to recognize that the race will be over soon, probably not in her favor, and scale back her attacks accordingly.

by slvn on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:21:17 PM EST
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Rut Roh (none / 0)

What will the nuts call her now?

Obamabot?
Misoygnist?
Kool Aid Drinker?

by bigdavefromqueens on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:26:38 PM EST

Re: Rut Roh (none / 0)

How about the triple threat:

A Misogynistic Kool Aid Drinking Obamabot.

Obviously she's a woman hating sexist.

M Hussein Garvey

by MGarvey on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:36:56 PM EST
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Re: Major Hillary supporter calls for her to drop (2.00 / 2)

"Townsend said she expects Sen. Barack Obama to win the Democratic presidential nomination and that Clinton is finished. She believed that the Wisconsin results demonstrated that Clinton's coalition (voters over the age of 50 and those earning less than $50,000) had fallen apart"

did she use the word "concede?" no. but if a supporter is saying that she thinks her candidate won't win, what else is the message??

by pholkhero on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:37:29 PM EST

Re: Major Hillary supporter (none / 0)

Throughout this campaign I really wondered if her surrogates are trying to elect her or trying to end her.

Restore America's Strength.

by RJEvans on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 03:05:44 PM EST

Re: Obama need practice (none / 0)

Obama still has over 900 more delegates to go before he wins the nomination. She should make him work for everyone of them, and in the process he will have to become more detailed in his plans. There is no way that he should be able to go into the GE without developing good plans to run on. The Hope/Change run that is carrying him now is going to peter out after another couple of months of it, and he will be left with nothing substantial to carry him through the General. He would be facing McCain and needs a whole lot more credibility in foriegn policy. That's just one area he will have to work on.

by Scotch on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 08:03:45 PM EST

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