Road Getting Rocky For Dem Hopefuls
Hey folks,
Happy Thursday. The road to victory, and the White House, seem to be getting pretty rocky for the Democrat hopefuls. McCain? well, he is just kinda there.
Yesterday was all about Clinton being caught lying. Told you this would be going on for days. Now today, Reuters is reporting a new poll that shows an eight percent drop in approval. I really found this NBC poll interesting until I read the last paragraph. But most of the news out there is how, because of their actions, and the fact more and more people are FINNALLY figuring out that they both LIE, both of them are beginning to feel the heat.
According to Reuters- Clinton takes hit in new poll on White House race
Wed Mar 26, 10:53 PM ET
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's positive rating has dropped to a new low of 37 percent in an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday.
According to the poll, the New York senator's positive rating slid 8 percentage points in two weeks and she had a negative rating of 48 percent in a week where she admitted making a mistake in claiming she had come under sniper fire during a 1996 trip to Bosnia.
Along with the fact it has been established that this was not just a misspeak, but an outright lie that she has told over and over again.
Clinton's Democratic rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, also saw a slight dip in his positive rating, to 49 percent from 51 percent, the poll found.
That was due to his Uncle, uh, Pastor, uh Racist friend's comments.
NBC said 32 percent of respondents said Obama "sufficiently addressed the issue" and 26 percent said he needed to say more about the Wright controversy.
More than half of those surveyed -- 55 percent -- said they were "disturbed" by the videos of Wright that were widely circulated on television and the Internet, the poll found.
Now I found this next part interesting. It just didn't make that much sense to me compared to other polls I have seen.
In head-to-head matchups, Obama and Clinton were even at 45 percent. In general election matchups, Obama led McCain by 44 percent to 42 percent and McCain led Clinton by 46 percent to 44 percent.
When asked which candidate could unite the country if elected, 60 percent said Obama, 58 percent said McCain and 46 percent said Clinton.
The poll of 700 registered voters was conducted on Monday and Tuesday and had a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.
REALLY? Then I read this.
NBC said its pollsters oversampled African-Americans to get a more reliable cross tabulation on questions regarding Obama's speech on race.
Oh. OK, Well THAT makes sense. We do not know how much they OVERSAMPLED African-Americans. They could have ALL been for all we know. But that would make sense why 60 percent still feel Obama can still unite the country. {Sigh} He really just can't.
But then you have this story from the AP - Obama seeks to quell flap over pastor
Thu Mar 27, 1:44 AM ET
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over anti-American remarks by his former pastor, saying people are paying too much attention to a small number of "stupid" comments.
But it's not Barack. It shows a history and what appears to be a common practice by a Racist person using the pulpit to spew hate.
"This is somebody that was preaching three sermons at least a week for 30 years and it got boiled down ... into a half-minute sound clip and just played it over and over and over again, partly because it spoke to some of the racial divisions we have in this country," Obama told an audience in this central North Carolina city.
"There are misunderstandings on both sides," the Illinois senator said. "We cannot solve the problems of America if every time somebody somewhere does something stupid, that everybody gets up in arms and forgets about the war in Iraq and we forget about the economy."
{Laughing} Change the subject, CHANGE the SUBJECT!! Sorry, but you did not do enough to convince people that this has NOT effected you. We hear what you are saying. But then we hear your wife. Then we hear your Pastor of twenty years. Then we see you will not disassociate yourself with him. YOU are running for President. YOU want us to trust you on the economy. You want us to TRUST you on the War? You cannot even denounce a Racist? Separate yourself from him? HE IS STILL employed by your campaign?
On Tuesday, Obama's rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, weighed in directly, saying: "I think that given all we have heard and seen, he would not have been my pastor."
The controversy began earlier this month when videos of Wright's sermons surfaced, including one in which the pastor shouts "God damn America" for its treatment of minorities.
Wright has said the U.S. government invented AIDS to destroy "people of color" and also has suggested that U.S. policies in the Middle East and elsewhere were partly responsible for the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon.
In the speech last week, Obama sharply condemned Wright's remarks and the preacher's refusal to acknowledge progress in race relations. But he refused to repudiate his longtime spiritual mentor, saying he could no more disown Wright than he could disown his white grandmother.
Wright has canceled some planned public appearances this week. Obama said Wednesday he has spoken with the pastor.
WAIT!!!!! WRONG!!! Wright has not cancelled anything. THEY cancelled Wright. These speaking engagements were to take place in Black Churches. THEY cancelled HIM. They understand what it means to distance themselves from this man. Why can't Obama get it?
"I have talked to him. I have not asked him to do anything," the Illinois senator told reporters.
That is the point. Then you have this, which I find funny. Pelosi being told to butt out of the Superdelegate race. According to Reuters - Clinton backers warn Pelosi on superdelegate rift By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
Wed Mar 26, 8:17 PM ET
A group of prominent Hillary Clinton donors sent a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday asking her to retract her comments on superdelegates and stay out of the Democratic fight over their role in the presidential race.
The 20 prominent Clinton supporters told Pelosi she should "clarify" recent statements to make it clear superdelegates -- nearly 800 party insiders and elected officials who are free to back any candidate -- could support the candidate they think would be the best nominee.
Pelosi has not publicly endorsed either Clinton or Barack Obama in their hotly contested White House battle, but she recently said superdelegates should support whoever emerges from the nomination contests with the most pledged
delegates -- which appears almost certain to be Obama.
She does not want a woman to take a higher position than her. {Laughing} Right now SHE is the most powerful Woman in Government. She also does not LIKE Hillary. This is getting good folks.
"This is an untenable position that runs counter to the party's intent in establishing superdelegates in 1984," the letter from the wealthy Clinton backers said.
No, the party's intent for the Superdelegates to to ignore voters. To put into place whomever they want. In this case, Hillary.
"Superdelegates, like all delegates, have an obligation to make an informed, individual decision about whom to support and who would be the party's strongest nominee," said the letter signed by some of Clinton's biggest fund raisers.
Told you they are laying the ground work for the nomination steal.
Superdelegates have emerged as likely kingmakers in the fight between Clinton and Obama. The letter was another sign of growing Democratic tension over their nominating battle.
Neither candidate is expected to have enough pledged delegates won in state-by-state contests to clinch the nomination when voting ends in June, leaving the choice in the hands of the superdelegates.
Both candidates have wooed them heavily, with Obama contending they should follow the will of Democratic voters and Clinton arguing they should vote for the candidate with the best chance of winning the presidential election in November -- which she says is her.
Translation time "SCREW the voters. They are to stupid to know who to vote for. So it is up to you to do the right thing. Crown me as Supreme Leader."
Among the signees of the letter were prominent Democrats and Clinton supporters like Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television; Bernard Schwartz, former chairman of Loral Space and Communications; and venture capitalist Steven Rattner.
The signees reminded the House leader from California of their support for the party's House campaign committee and said "therefore" she should "reflect in your comments a more open view" about superdelegates.
"We appreciate your activities in support of the Democratic Party and your leadership role in the party and hope you will be responsive to some of your major enthusiastic supporters," the letter said.
Listen to the kooks. You better do the right thing and shut up if you want to keep your power.
The Obama campaign said the Illinois senator would support the election efforts of House Democrats no matter what the outcome of the nomination fight.
"This letter is inappropriate and we hope the Clinton campaign will reject the insinuation contained in it," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said.
Clinton spokesman Phil Singer said Clinton had made the case superdelegates should exercise independent judgment about who would be the best for the party and the country.
"Few have done more to build the Democratic Party than Bill and Hillary Clinton. The last thing they need is a lecture from the Obama campaign," he said.
{Laughing} You REALLY can't make THIS stuff up folks. You really can't. You just need to sit back and watch.
Peter
Sources:
Reuters- Clinton takes hit in new poll on White House race
AP - Obama seeks to quell flap over pastor
Reuters - Clinton backers warn Pelosi on superdelegate rift
Hey folks,
Happy Thursday. The road to victory, and the White House, seem to be getting pretty rocky for the Democrat hopefuls. McCain? well, he is just kinda there.Yesterday was all about Clinton being caught lying. Told you this would be going on for days. Now today, Reuters is reporting a new poll that shows an eight percent drop in approval. I really found this NBC poll interesting until I read the last paragraph. But most of the news out there is how, because of their actions, and the fact more and more people are FINNALLY figuring out that they both LIE, both of them are beginning to feel the heat.
According to Reuters- Clinton takes hit in new poll on White House race
Wed Mar 26, 10:53 PM ET
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's positive rating has dropped to a new low of 37 percent in an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday.
According to the poll, the New York senator's positive rating slid 8 percentage points in two weeks and she had a negative rating of 48 percent in a week where she admitted making a mistake in claiming she had come under sniper fire during a 1996 trip to Bosnia.
Along with the fact it has been established that this was not just a misspeak, but an outright lie that she has told over and over again.
Clinton's Democratic rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, also saw a slight dip in his positive rating, to 49 percent from 51 percent, the poll found.
That was due to his Uncle, uh, Pastor, uh Racist friend's comments.
NBC said 32 percent of respondents said Obama "sufficiently addressed the issue" and 26 percent said he needed to say more about the Wright controversy.
More than half of those surveyed -- 55 percent -- said they were "disturbed" by the videos of Wright that were widely circulated on television and the Internet, the poll found.
Now I found this next part interesting. It just didn't make that much sense to me compared to other polls I have seen.
In head-to-head matchups, Obama and Clinton were even at 45 percent. In general election matchups, Obama led McCain by 44 percent to 42 percent and McCain led Clinton by 46 percent to 44 percent.
When asked which candidate could unite the country if elected, 60 percent said Obama, 58 percent said McCain and 46 percent said Clinton.
The poll of 700 registered voters was conducted on Monday and Tuesday and had a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.
REALLY? Then I read this.
NBC said its pollsters oversampled African-Americans to get a more reliable cross tabulation on questions regarding Obama's speech on race.
Oh. OK, Well THAT makes sense. We do not know how much they OVERSAMPLED African-Americans. They could have ALL been for all we know. But that would make sense why 60 percent still feel Obama can still unite the country. {Sigh} He really just can't.
But then you have this story from the AP - Obama seeks to quell flap over pastor
Thu Mar 27, 1:44 AM ET
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over anti-American remarks by his former pastor, saying people are paying too much attention to a small number of "stupid" comments.But it's not Barack. It shows a history and what appears to be a common practice by a Racist person using the pulpit to spew hate.
"This is somebody that was preaching three sermons at least a week for 30 years and it got boiled down ... into a half-minute sound clip and just played it over and over and over again, partly because it spoke to some of the racial divisions we have in this country," Obama told an audience in this central North Carolina city.
"There are misunderstandings on both sides," the Illinois senator said. "We cannot solve the problems of America if every time somebody somewhere does something stupid, that everybody gets up in arms and forgets about the war in Iraq and we forget about the economy."
{Laughing} Change the subject, CHANGE the SUBJECT!! Sorry, but you did not do enough to convince people that this has NOT effected you. We hear what you are saying. But then we hear your wife. Then we hear your Pastor of twenty years. Then we see you will not disassociate yourself with him. YOU are running for President. YOU want us to trust you on the economy. You want us to TRUST you on the War? You cannot even denounce a Racist? Separate yourself from him? HE IS STILL employed by your campaign?
On Tuesday, Obama's rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, weighed in directly, saying: "I think that given all we have heard and seen, he would not have been my pastor."
The controversy began earlier this month when videos of Wright's sermons surfaced, including one in which the pastor shouts "God damn America" for its treatment of minorities.
Wright has said the U.S. government invented AIDS to destroy "people of color" and also has suggested that U.S. policies in the Middle East and elsewhere were partly responsible for the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon.
In the speech last week, Obama sharply condemned Wright's remarks and the preacher's refusal to acknowledge progress in race relations. But he refused to repudiate his longtime spiritual mentor, saying he could no more disown Wright than he could disown his white grandmother.
Wright has canceled some planned public appearances this week. Obama said Wednesday he has spoken with the pastor.
WAIT!!!!! WRONG!!! Wright has not cancelled anything. THEY cancelled Wright. These speaking engagements were to take place in Black Churches. THEY cancelled HIM. They understand what it means to distance themselves from this man. Why can't Obama get it?
"I have talked to him. I have not asked him to do anything," the Illinois senator told reporters.
That is the point. Then you have this, which I find funny. Pelosi being told to butt out of the Superdelegate race. According to Reuters - Clinton backers warn Pelosi on superdelegate rift By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
Wed Mar 26, 8:17 PM ET
A group of prominent Hillary Clinton donors sent a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday asking her to retract her comments on superdelegates and stay out of the Democratic fight over their role in the presidential race.
The 20 prominent Clinton supporters told Pelosi she should "clarify" recent statements to make it clear superdelegates -- nearly 800 party insiders and elected officials who are free to back any candidate -- could support the candidate they think would be the best nominee.
Pelosi has not publicly endorsed either Clinton or Barack Obama in their hotly contested White House battle, but she recently said superdelegates should support whoever emerges from the nomination contests with the most pledged
delegates -- which appears almost certain to be Obama.She does not want a woman to take a higher position than her. {Laughing} Right now SHE is the most powerful Woman in Government. She also does not LIKE Hillary. This is getting good folks.
"This is an untenable position that runs counter to the party's intent in establishing superdelegates in 1984," the letter from the wealthy Clinton backers said.
No, the party's intent for the Superdelegates to to ignore voters. To put into place whomever they want. In this case, Hillary.
"Superdelegates, like all delegates, have an obligation to make an informed, individual decision about whom to support and who would be the party's strongest nominee," said the letter signed by some of Clinton's biggest fund raisers.
Told you they are laying the ground work for the nomination steal.
Superdelegates have emerged as likely kingmakers in the fight between Clinton and Obama. The letter was another sign of growing Democratic tension over their nominating battle.
Neither candidate is expected to have enough pledged delegates won in state-by-state contests to clinch the nomination when voting ends in June, leaving the choice in the hands of the superdelegates.
Both candidates have wooed them heavily, with Obama contending they should follow the will of Democratic voters and Clinton arguing they should vote for the candidate with the best chance of winning the presidential election in November -- which she says is her.
Translation time "SCREW the voters. They are to stupid to know who to vote for. So it is up to you to do the right thing. Crown me as Supreme Leader."Among the signees of the letter were prominent Democrats and Clinton supporters like Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television; Bernard Schwartz, former chairman of Loral Space and Communications; and venture capitalist Steven Rattner.
The signees reminded the House leader from California of their support for the party's House campaign committee and said "therefore" she should "reflect in your comments a more open view" about superdelegates.
"We appreciate your activities in support of the Democratic Party and your leadership role in the party and hope you will be responsive to some of your major enthusiastic supporters," the letter said.
Listen to the kooks. You better do the right thing and shut up if you want to keep your power.
The Obama campaign said the Illinois senator would support the election efforts of House Democrats no matter what the outcome of the nomination fight.
"This letter is inappropriate and we hope the Clinton campaign will reject the insinuation contained in it," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said.
Clinton spokesman Phil Singer said Clinton had made the case superdelegates should exercise independent judgment about who would be the best for the party and the country.
"Few have done more to build the Democratic Party than Bill and Hillary Clinton. The last thing they need is a lecture from the Obama campaign," he said.
{Laughing} You REALLY can't make THIS stuff up folks. You really can't. You just need to sit back and watch.
Peter
Sources:
Reuters- Clinton takes hit in new poll on White House race
AP - Obama seeks to quell flap over pastor
Reuters - Clinton backers warn Pelosi on superdelegate rift
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