Hillary Camp Spins Tonight's Losses In Advance

[jefferson_dem]

Lamers.

Hillary Camp Spins Tonight's Losses In Advance
By Greg Sargent - February 9, 2008, 5:59PM

Seeking to frame tonight's results in advance, Hillary spokesperson Phil Singer sends out this statement:

The Obama campaign has dramatically outspent our campaign in these three states, saturating the airwaves with 30 and 60 second ads. The Obama campaign has spent $300,000 more in Louisiana on television ads, $190,000 more in Nebraska and $175,000 more in Washington.

Although the next several states that hold nominating contests this month are more favorable to the Obama campaign, we will continue to compete in them and hope to secure as many delegates as we can before the race turns to Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania.

Hillary advisers are gritting their teeth for a bloodbath tonight -- and indeed, are bracing for the possibility of winning no contests this month. They've spent days and days trying to lower expectations for what will happen, so it'll be interesting to see how the media plays tonight's results.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/hillary_camp_spins_tonights_lo.php

[AX10]

1. I'm sure that Marshall, Huffington, Kos, Rhodes, Maddow...

Miller, and Schultz are enjoying watching HRC being slaughtered.
:puke:

[jkshaw]

10. Oh, come on!

What nonsense.

[FARAFIELD]

23. Is HIllary saying

That he should be sorry he campaigned in those states, i guess she didnt want to get "pinned down" in those states.

[BootinUp]

11. Marshall doesn't even pretend

to be impartial in this race I've noticed.

[KittyWampus]

20. JOSH MARSHALL? He's the most inscrutable guy out there. He gets mail constantly saying he's for

candidate x y z

[AX10]

21. Marshall and Huffington are horrible bastards

They are blatently and proudly hating Hillary!

[bridgit]

19. Schultz gets all bristly with callers that say he has, but he has been off-colored...

with HRC for a long time now, while, I'll mention; while cozying up to MSNBC & Matthews for cross-over media whore-isms & play dates to include playing the Hardball theme, and kissing Matthews ass...it's disgusting :puke:

[NJSecularist]

2. ROFLMAO

This is oh so predictable. Just admit that Obama did a better job managing his money and his campaign. He beat you guys fair and square.

Sour grapes at its finest.

[Whisp]

12. Obama is the rich hi falootin' guy

and Hillary is just a simple girl from Arkansas.

another 'little vial of bogus' pulled out from the hillary camp.
thanks to Straight Shooter for that line in one of his threads about Colon Powell - of course he wouldn't use it in the context I did, but I find it most fitting. ;)

[Avalux]

3. If you got it, spend it. That's part of the game.

At least he didn't say Hillary's supporters were too busy working today to caucus and that's why she'll lose. (she said this earlier today).

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. are they taking Guliani on as an advisor now?

this seems like something his campaign would have put out.

[Yael]

22. It was in the kit that described how to get through February on a shoe string budget

They call it The Florida Strategy.

Patent pending.

[Kittycat]

25. She takes from every campaign

Trying to find catch phrases, talking points, and even ways to spin her losses. She tried to win on name recognition or "Branding" alone... She failed miserably.

[ursi]

5. Because of the Clintons abilities to get what they want, it was going to cost an opponent lots of $

I gotta give them that much. The games they played with Nevada Dems was amazing. Practically got our state handed to them on a gold platter.

[Radical Activist]

6. They spent 6 months lowering expectations for Iowa.

The tactic worked for them.

[bilgewaterbill]

7. Wow! They're laying it all on the line in OH, TX and PA.

Can she win by enough in those states?

[libertee]

9. she certainly can ( and will)

[bilgewaterbill]

18. From what I've seen, Obama is going to get a significant number

more delegates than her in Nebraska and Washington.

[sniffa]

16. That strategy worked for Rudy

I expect similar results. :thumbsup:

[Yael]

24. PA is going to be a huge fight

I think we will surprise her.

[libertee]

8. today wasn't a surprise before it happened..Let's talk again when Ohio and Texas come in

in a few weeks

[jackson_dem]

13. Louisana and Nebraska are no surprises

They fit the profile of Obama states (very DLC or having a black population of 20% or more). Washington is a real blow to Hillary.

[Diane R]

14. That's B.S. She ran a crappy campaign here in Spokane. Robocalls, booked into venue for 700.

If she is going to run the country the way she runs her campaign, we're in trouble.

No offices outside Seattle....Obama had five. No appearances for anyone who could contribute less than a thousand until yesterday, then she speaks to small crowds. No phone calls from live people, just robo-calls. Obama cleaned up here because he hired a staff who ran an excellent and professional campaign.

[VolcanoJen]

17. Very good to hear, Diane!

Glad to learn that Washingtonians were impressed by his campaign. :-)

[VolcanoJen]

15. Those Obama TV ads get under their craw

Obama's TV dominance before Super Tuesday is what made Hillary write herself that whopping $5,000,000 check.

Brace yourselves for another fundraising stunt, Hillary camp!

[City Lights]

26. Time for another loan perhaps?

:nopity: