Has anyone asked why the GOP is running the Wright ad NOW in Carolina?

[rainy]

Why now? What's the point? Are they trying to make sure Hillary is the nominee?

[wileedog]

1. Of course

McCain has also reportedly told his staff "hands off" Clinton.

Its clear who they want to run against.

[Yes We Did]

15. They did ask and the "feed was lost"

Then when they got it back she gave some bullshit non-answer that the press ate up.

Basically saying that it was aimed at the candidates in the state and that they are supposed to denounce comments they never heard by a man they never met who preached at a church they never attended.... basically.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

35. Link?

[anonymous171]

2. Obama needs to hit back. I suggest he start funding the local dem's campaigns

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

23. the local dems love him because he's GREAT for the down ticket and is registering voters

Obama has the most sophisticated voter reg ads that go beyond
anything our NC state board of elections does.

Our voter reg is way up, his people work their asses off, we work our
asses off because he inspires us.

[BlooInBloo]

3. It's a win-win. If they can make Clinton the nominee, they win...

... if not, they've already got a jump on Obama.

It's extra-nice that McCain gets to work in concert with the Clinton campaign tho.

[EFerrari]

6. That's what they did to Dean, too. But I don't think it's going to work

this time. Obama seems to have broader support than Howard did. Not to mention, he profits from Dean's experience.

[BlooInBloo]

9. Me neither. The republicans are one-trick ponies without a lot of options this year....

... And it's good for Obama to get practice running against a republican campaign via Clinton. So we should be all good. The only fly in the ointment is the American electorate. One might think they've learned from bush 2x, but that would be betting against the stupidity of the American people, which is a tough sell - as we learned from the fuckwit Connecticut electorate.

So "cautious optimism" seems to be where I land.

[EFerrari]

34. I have faith in people. People have had it up to HERE with Republican

cronyism and incompetence.

They are reg'ing Democrat in droves all over the country.

Even our insular psycho drama won't change that.

We'll be fine. :)

[BlooInBloo]

37. I'll believe it when I see it, but I'm still hopeful. And thanks!

[jackson_dem]

13. The rethugs are not stupid when it comes to negative attacks

The place to help Clinton would be Indiana, a state she could win. This is to increase black turnout and give Obama a sympathy bounce overall in NC in the hope that a big win in NC knocks her out.

[DJ13]

21. The rethugs are not stupid ...The place to help Clinton would be Indiana

Im so glad you Clinton supporters are learning to embrace your inner Republican side.

You're in the wrong party.

:puke:

[cali]

26. I'm sorry but that explanation is insane. It's simpler than that

they want to damage potential dem candidates and they want the dem dance to continue dividing the party. Back away from the bong, bot.

[cali]

27. I'm sorry but that explanation is insane. It's simpler than that

they want to damage potential dem candidates and they want the dem dance to continue dividing the party. Back away from the bong, bot.

[formernaderite]

30. The winning strategy for Obama

would have been to NOT over react to the ad, or at least not calling it racist. They should have poked fun at it...saying how desperate the repubs are to run against Hillary. Contemplate how much free air time the GOP got from news stations airing it? And McCain gets to look like a Saint for condemning it.

[BlooInBloo]

32. Well duh. Every black person knows better than to call anything racist....

... when they're trying to get white people on their side for something.

That's not a lesson Obama needs teaching.

:rofl:

[CatsDogsBabies]

4. They are running the ad against the two democratic candidates for governor

these two candidates endorsed Barack Obama, and Barack Obama attended the church at which Rev. Wright was pastor. There was a brief interview on NPR yesterday with a spokeswoman from the NC GOP. The interview may be available online. It was really amazing to hear her talk. I would be mortified with embarrassment if I were a rebublican from NC - it was truly awful.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. The silence from Senator Libby Dole (R-NC) is deafening.

[haymakeragain]

10. How many degrees of seperation is that?

Wow, Obama preacher, to Obama, to the dem gov candidate from NC. I guess that would be 2. Seems like further.

[BuyingThyme]

7. Hillary is the GGG, Swift Boat, corporate-cover-up candidate.

Win or lose, the corporatists want her to be the Dem candidate.

[jackson_dem]

12. So why aren't they running it in IN, a state she could win?

[BuyingThyme]

14. Demographics?

[cali]

28. First of all, it's the NCRP and not the national party

secondly, they're trying to hurt dem candidates who endorsed Obama and thirdly they'd like to keep the shit stirred.

[CatsDogsBabies]

8. Here is the NPR link

Head of North Carolina GOP Talks About Ad Flap

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89922205

[jackson_dem]

11. They want to help Obama

1) By jacking up black turnout in NC (this is why Obama always plays the race card before primaries with large black populations. He knows he is going to win but he wants maximum turnout so he can gain more delegates with a bigger margin of victory.)

2) Increasing the sympathy vote for Obama across the board, especially with whites. When the opposing party attacks someone in your party people close ranks and rally behind the member of their team.

The notion they are doing this to help Clinton win NC doesn't make sense. She can't win NC given its demographics (how can she win when Obama has margins of 21:1 among blacks?). If they wanted to help her win they would do something in Indiana.

[anonymous171]

16. Oh come on. That is pathetic .

[Yes We Did]

18. I love how you can just make shit up like that. It's a real talent.

Will you be using that for Obama after he puts Hillary away? Or will you be assisting McCain?

[cali]

31. lol You've finally completely lost it, Baghdad Bob

this is your most pathetic piece of propaganda yet.

[DCofVA]

17. The Republicans want Hilary to win the nomination

Isn't that reason enough not to vote for her?

[redqueen]

19. Does it need to be asked? It's sort of blidningly obvious at this point.

Yeah... they very clearly want Hillary to be the nominee.

[uponit7771]

22. She can't though and GOPers aren't THAT stupid, it's a float. If Wright doesn't hurt the down ticket

...then we're going to war with Iran.

We'll have control of both houses and the prez while the country needs a pick me up and the USSC is up for grabs, that scares the dog snot of of neo-Clowns

[redqueen]

25. That's what I suspect as well... Iran.

Let's hope a good number of people have learned a lesson from the buildup to the Iraq war.

I can't say I have all that much hope about that, though, to be honest. :(

[uponit7771]

29. RIGHT!! After seeing the ABC debate though I have my doubts

[uponit7771]

20. A float, if it doesn't work in NC then we're going to war with Iran. Obama broke the golden rule....

[Diane R]

24. Yes. Hillary is now with the republicans...she loves FAUX, Murdock, and Schaiffe.

[Stop Cornyn]

33. 2 reasons: 1st, Obama is the nominee; 2nd, a longer primary where the sore loser continues to defame

our nominee minimizes the huge fund-raising advantage we have.

[Yossariant]

36. NC GOP is running the Wright ad against two gubernatorial candidates.

The down ticket is being tarred by Obama's brush.