Why Clinton Must Help McCain Defeat Obama In General Election

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CounterPunch
March 24, 2008

Hillary's Berserker Campaign ... for 2012
Blonde Ambition
By JEFFREY ST. CLAIR

Hillary Clinton can not win the Democratic nomination for president. The numbers tell the story. Even with robust victories in Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky, Hillary will trail Obama in popular votes and pledged delegates as they enter the convention hall in Denver.

So why does Hillary persist? Because she hasn't abandoned her aspiration for the White House. Not in 2008, but for 2012. Here's the perverse logic at work. In order to realize her vaulting ambition, Hillary must mortally wound Obama as candidate in the fall race against John McCain so that she can run against McCain in 2012.

Down in Mark Penn's dark computer lab, the data culled from pulse polls and focus groups probing the hidden prejudices in the psyche of white America are being packed like shrapnel into political landmines set for Obama: he's unpatriotic, he's un-Christian, he's a Palestinian symp and, yes, he's black. That's three strikes and one head shot.

Although it's not strictly attuned to her peculiar pathology, Hillary could almost call it quits right now, even before she claims Pennsylvania as a scalp. She has fatally toxified Obama and almost certainly secured the White House for her good friend John McCain.

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1. Why Isn't Howard Dean And The Party Elders Stepping In On This And .......

putting an end to this? Clearly they can see what HRC's campaign is trying to do. A McCain presidency is said to be a third Bush term. SCOTUS is at stake. This primary can't continue to go on as is. The Dems have a good chance to win close to if not a majority of seats in the Senate and will win a lot of additional seats in the House. We need a Dem president in the WH to take advantage of this. Hillary must stop now for the good of the party and the future of this country. They need to tell HRC that she would have no chance in 2012 if she destroys the party here in 2008.

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2. This Makes Good Political Sense

If you read the entire article you will see why I think this is the best explanation for Hillary's behavior since she clearly can't win the nomination.

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3. She's Backing Her Friend McCain For President

Every day this is becoming more obvious. Hillary and her husband are giving McCain plenty of ammunition to use against Obama in the general election. Her statements will be used in anti-Obama TV commercials. She wants McCain to defeat Obama this fall and in 2012 she intends to run for President with little or no serious opposition in the Democractic Party.