Quote:
Originally Posted by mccoyred
Well, NM has finally been decided in Hillary's favor. She continued to do well with women, Hispanics and older voters. Obama continued to do well with college-educated and younger voters; the Black population in NM is negligible however Obama did pull a majority of white voters.
It looks like Edwards failure to endorse a candidate cost Obama the state. Clinton won by only about 1100 votes. Edwards took over 2000 votes that might have gone to Obama and Richardson garnered 1200 votes that may have gone to Hillary.
Hillary is now going after Obama with both barrels trying to paint him as a talker and not a doer. I think that this strategy will backfire. On CBS news last night, Michelle addressed this question with Katie Couric in a straightforward and factual manner. Michelle rightly challenged the narrow definition of 'experience'. While Hillary has more experience in the Senate (by a mere 3 years), Obama has more elected experience having served8 years in the Illinois state legislature before being elected to the Senate. He was a civil rights attorney, constitutional law PROFESSOR and worked with people on the grass roots level. Representing corporate interests as an attorney and a board member are not necessarily better or more substantive experience for the highest office in the land; her mere one year at CDF is a blip in her '35 years of experience' and her 16 years as First Lady doesn't count AT ALL.
|
I also think Hillary going after Obama in this way will backfire. If she had done this in the first place things may be different for her. Doing it now only makes her seem desparate, which she is.
She's critizing him for being a "talker," but what has Hillary said in any speech that made nondecided voters want to listen. At least when Obama speaks you stop and listen even if you may not agree with him.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mccoyred
I don't know what to say at this point about Florida and Michigan.....
|
This is going to be interesting. It's unfortunate because you don't deny those voters the right to choose who will be the nominee. On the otherhand, all the candidates agreed not to campaign in those states. I think Florida has more of a chance to get delegates seated because all the candidates names were on the ballot. Only Hillary's name was on the ballot in Michigan.