Richardson, Durbin Call for Clinton to quit after Tuesday

[Royal Oak Rog]

Clinton team vows to fight on after Ohio, Texas by Stephen Collinson

Obama ally, Senator Richard Durbin, suggested Clinton should rexamine her prospects after Tuesday's contests, which polls suggest she is unlikely to win in the landslides she needs to top his lead among Democratic delegates.

"I hope that there's an honest appraisal of her chances to win the nomination after Tuesday," Durbin told Fox News Sunday, as Democrats eye a general election clash with presumptive Republican nominee John McCain.

"And having made that appraisal... I hope she'll understand that we need to bring our party together and prepare for a victory in November, which is the ultimate goal."

Former Democratic candidate Bill Richardson meanwhile, yet to endorse either of his former rivals, also weighed in.

"D Day is Tuesday. We have to have a positive campaign after Tuesday," Richardson, who abandoned his own White House bid in January, said on CBS News.

"Whoever has the most delegates after Tuesday, a clear lead, should be in my judgment the nominee."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080302/pl_afp/usvote

[AGirl]

1. I urge them to shut the fuck up.

[Recursion]

27. I disagree with you but I dig that response

:)

[NoPasaran]

44. I like your spirit!

:thumbsup:

[totodeinhere]

60. If you can talk why can't they?

[dkf]

2. Seriously, why does she think national security is her strong point?

I'd give her an F myself.

[PassingFair]

8. Because she went along with the Republicans for WAR.

And everyone KNOWS we are safer under Republicans...


Shouldn't her WAR VOTE count for SOMETHING????

[blogslut]

3. Nice article

But I'm pretty sure board rules state that one can only copy/paste a max four paragraphs from another source. You may still have time to edit your OP.

[Royal Oak Rog]

7. thanks man, wasn't aware nt

[From The Left]

4. Hillary is Making a Fool of Herself and Her Husband

[bellasgrams]

36. Hillary is no fool, The fools are the people that think 3 yrs of

Congress is enough experience to be president of the US. He can't even hold meetings for the commitee he chairs. So who's going to do his work for him if he gets the WH? Hillary like most working women has learned to work hard to keep up with everything.

[From The Left]

48. Tell Yourself This Next January When Obama Is Sworn In

[Political Heretic]

55. It's worked fine for past presidents who did well in office.

[grantcart]

5. k and r

[Yael]

6. "We have to have a positive campaign after Tuesday"

That speaks volumes from Governor Richardson

[iilana X]

11. Wow. That sure does.

It couldn't have been easy for him.

[Omega3]

22. from somebody who knows what it's like to run deep into a primary season.

[Adelante]

42. I saw Richardson in a different interview this week

He was saying there should be a lot fewer superdelegates and that many were just fat cat donors given perks, who shouldn't be that position.

[femrap]

45. Tell that to the repugnants who are

just dying to start the BO smear.

[krkaufman]

58. There are already plenty of repugnants smearing Obama.

A few more won't make much of a difference.

[femrap]

63. And when the MSM turns on BO

and starts doing what the 5 ugly, rich white republicans who OWN them tells them to listen to RNC machine??? Be prepared.

[Yael]

64. Hillary kicked them off tonight with the suggestion that

BO may be a closeted muslim.

The GE will be a walk in the park compared to this primary.

[krkaufman]

57. Agreed. It's not like Richardson doesn't recognize who will have the most delegates ....

... after Tuesday. That may not have been a literal endorsement from Richardson, but it's damn close to an anti-endorsement of Clinton -- from someone who had been expected to lean towards her campaign, given his time in the previous Clinton Admin.

[murielm99]

9. Durbin came out in support of Obama very early.

Of course he would say that.

[krkaufman]

59. Agreed. The Richardson statement is the news, really. n/t

[catgirl]

10. Richardson should come out and endorse Obama

Given his statements, he obviously knows who's going to be ahead in delegates,
so he should help the chosen dem nominee by getting behind him before Tues.

[Yael]

14. Rep John Lewis said he tried to call her to let her know about his switching to

Obama. She never returned his call.

Maybe Bill Richardson is waiting on a call back?

[blonndee]

15. Really? Where did you read/hear that?

Interesting.

[Yael]

17. It was reported as a quote when he endorsed.

I will see if I can find the link.

[Yael]

21. Here you go

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/15426208/detail.html

[blonndee]

31. Thank you! I missed it. nt

[SoCalDem]

20. he should have called at 3:00AM..

...or maybe he did and hung up after the 6th ring:rofl:

[Yael]

34. *snarf*

:rofl:

[dempartisan23]

41. richardson is too timid

[bellasgrams]

38. BO has probably offered Richardson a position in his admin.

[femrap]

46. Richardson...the man who likes to play

dirty overseas.

[Gore1FL]

12. I don't understand the strategy, frankly

She is trying to beat Obama with arguments McCain could easily turn on her in a general election. If she is successful, she is self defeating.

There are good reasons to support either candidate. Obama's campaign has done a masterful job of communicating this, and Clinton's campaign has failed her.

The scary part, is that should she get the nomination, many on her lackluster staff will get key positions in her administration. I would gladly vote for Clinton in a general election, but I do have to wonder if the strategy of such an administration would be one of "inevitably things will get better".

[Yossariant]

13. Yossariant calls for Obama to quit Tuesday.

Durbin and Richardson are a couple of buffoons.

[Yael]

16. Obama is up by over 1,000,000 votes

and has the momentum. What would your rational be for him to drop out now?

[Yossariant]

19. The RULES.

Why would she ever drop out just because he's ahead?

The RULES require 2025 delegates.

He didn't drop out when she was ahead.

It's a buffoonish suggestion.

[SoCalDem]

28. Neither one can achieve the "magical" number unless the sooooooopers

turn in THEIR ballots on Tuesday...which they SHOULD do..

The number 2025 is a combined number, with almost 800 who can be coy, and withhold their votes until THEY decide who should "win".. It makes a mockery of the primary system..

The total should be 1444...

3253 pledged (non sooooopers)
-366 (Fl & MI)

2887 divided by 2 + 1 = 1444

That IS an achievable number..

Give the sooooopers a private all-you-can-eat buffet, valet parking & front row seats at the convention & party hats with big ole feathers, but not an extra-special-sooper-dooper vote..

[Recursion]

30. She has never at any point been ahead

Since Iowa, there has been no day that Clinton
A) won more delegates than Obama
B) was ahead of Obama in the total delegate count

Clinton's lead was never anything more than a fiction created by the media.

[long_green]

35. "buffoonish" is a bit strong

though I tend to agree with you. Anticipating the result like Durbin and Richardson are doing is wrong. The voters are the ones who need to send the message and that will be delivered late Tuesday night. For all we know, HRC will be the frontrunner on Wednesday (though I doubt that).

[Omega3]

23. not from Democratic supporters

[femrap]

49. BO is only up 125 delegates....nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

25. oh, stop this kiddie stuff already.

I have known my senator, Dick Durbin, since he first ran for national office. The man is extremely hard working, responsive, smart, and dedicated. Your kind of shit is just that. BULLSHIT. Durbin is just the kind of person every state in the nation would be proud to have representing them, their state, and their country.

Shame on you. No, wait. as a hillarian, you have no shame. Nor sense.

I also have had personal dealings with Hillary. Night and day compared to Durbin. Durbin was/is professional. She was simply obnoxious, demanding, demeaning, and insulting, especially when there was no need to act that way.

As for Richardson, that man is an honorable public servant, who puts meaning into "Servant". He has repeatedly set aside personal feelings, ego, and emotion, and worked hard towards doing the right thing. In that respect, he is the anti-Clinton, who has about as much empathy as a rusted toilet. I also have had the pleasure of talking to him. (which, when I think about it, is weird, having had so much contact with presidential candidates) I do not agree with everything he stands for, but he is a fine person, an honest pol, and a talented public servant.

Hillary has acted, and continues to act exactly opposite to Durbin and Richardson. buffoons? what an absolutely stupid, inane, uninformed, and idiotic statement. Almost as though Penn and Wolfson wrote it for you.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

18. all the way to Denver with Hillary!!!!!

[Yossariant]

24. Absolutely!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

29. hey, let's let Penn and Wolfson organize it. She may be there

by February, 2010.

[Beausoir]

32. Yep.

[Hawkeye-X]

39. And I'll personally make sure that Denver will make her FEEL unwelcome if she continues to pull this

and if she decides to drop out this week, rather than dragging on, then I'll make sure that Denver welcomes Hillary Rodham Clinton with open arms as a representative of New York.

She has to completely suspend her campaign this Wednesday for this to occur, and that is my promise if she does NOT win Texas or Ohio. Mathematically, it is impossible as we have said over and over for her to win if she does not win by over 15% in either states.

Hawkeye-X

[ElsewheresDaughter]

43. all your hate is very unhealthy and quite toxic to ones self...be well

[totodeinhere]

61. I don't see any hate in that post.

Bravado yes but hate no.

[okasha]

51. Oooooohhh, aren't you big and scary!

Don't tell me we have the mayor of Denver posting here? Or the chief of police?

Watch the statements you make in public sweetie. You could find a guy in dark glasses on your doorstep if you're not careful

[femrap]

53. I believe your over-sized ego has taken control

of your typing....you control the population of Denver?

Repeat after me: 'I am not the sun. Others have navels, too. I am not God. I don't walk on water.'

[Yael]

65. Is she taking a vacation after she suspends her campaign this week?

[Upton]

26. They're right party unity should mean something

otherwise forget about Nov. If she's still down by over 100 pledged delegates on Mar. 5th she needs to withdraw.

[Forkboy]

33. Forkboy calls for them to actually wait until AFTER Tuesday to say this.

[Royal Oak Rog]

37. No, she shows little if no class

She'll lose Texas and Ohio and she'll have no dignity left, yea she's a team player alright, not. I'd love to be hearing some of these conversations behind the scenes from the party leaders and her.

[frogcycle]

52. frogcycle agrees with forkboy

a rare occurrence, but there it is

[Forkboy]

54. ....

:toast:

[dempartisan23]

40. i agree with richardson and durbin

hillary should drop out. i am disappointed in richardson though. he seems rather timid in not endorsing a candidate before tuesday.

[Arugula Latte]

47. Hillary is all about Hillary.

She just wants us all to put a crown on her head and call her Queen.

[sniffa]

50. She should not stretch out her supporters' grief any longer

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4848697&mesg_id=4848697

[OzarkDem]

56. Sexist Dems, at it again

I hope this campaign teaches these chauvinists a very hard lesson. Keep screwing with Dem women voters at your peril.

[totodeinhere]

62. Oh come on.

You have to bring sexism in on this? Neither Durbin nor Richardson said anything sexist in those quotes. Is it at all possible to oppose Clinton for any reason without being sexist?

[Yael]

66. Thats all she has

:shrug: