Please tell me Hillary isn't planning to run as an Independent.

[Holly_Hobby]

Help me stop the nightmare I'm having.

[AllentownJake]

1. She can't

The political parties discourage independent runs by making election laws so you have to file well in advance of the GE. One of the few things they agree on.

In alot of states that deadline has passed or will pass by the last Primary.

[Holly_Hobby]

3. Whew. Thanks. n/t

[pdx_prog]

14. Since when is following the rules

one of her strong points? Think of all of the Hillary followers that will be disenfranchised....lol

[AllentownJake]

17. She could try lol

However the only states that might bend the rules for her are the ones with GOP governments.

[uponit7771]

19. Phew...but HRC can campaign AGAINST Obama without thinking about winning in 08 but 12. She's stupid

...and that's why I don't see her following rules right now.

[Cha]

22. Too bad for hilLIAR 'cause that would

be a perfect way for her to put the coup de grace on her mission to Screw Up the Democratic Party.

[goclark]

29. But she could run as McCain's VP?

[Lerkfish]

2. maxwell smart/ I TOLD you not to tell me that!/maxwell smart

[Beacool]

4. How I wish she were!!!!

But I sincerely doubt it.

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[khaos]

33. don't like clinton.. but agree

this circus is waking a lot of ppl up.

[MonkeyFunk]

5. She's not planning to run as an independent

aren't there enough lies being spread today to concern yourself with? Why invent new ones?

[Holly_Hobby]

7. It was my own personal thought, not a lie n/t

[anigbrowl]

10. We're trying to keep up with her total.

Now she's saying nobody ever expected her to win Indiana.

[Shae]

38. Yeah, she's the "comeback kid"

:sarcasm:

[smoogatz]

6. If she does, she'll be running as a DLC spoiler for McGoo.

Ain't no Republicans going to vote for her, and she knows it. It would be the end of her political life, and she'd pretty much have to know that, too.

[WinkyDink]

8. Worthless speculation.

[Holly_Hobby]

11. Paranoid speculation, actually :) n/t

[leftofcool]

12. O supporters sure are paranoid today. What gives?

[AllentownJake]

15. It all started

With the show of unity after the debate before Ohio and 3 days later she was on TV screaming "Shame on you Barack Obama"

We don't trust her...rightfully so.

[skipos]

18. I guess I am not that keen on a 3rd party Clinton/Duke ticket

though I am sure it would appeal to others.

[smoogatz]

25. You can't really blame us

for thinking Obama may have to literally drive a stake through her heart to get her to drop out. I mean, it's May, for God's sake, and she pretty much lost the nom back in February.

[MonkeyFunk]

31. They're caught up in a feeding frenzy

of lies and baseless speculation. It's ugly.

[Larkspur]

13. If Joe Lieberman starts campaigning with her then I'll believe that she will

run as an independent.

[Holly_Hobby]

20. OMG n/t

[SoCalDem]

16. Wow.. that would be waaaay interesting

HRC
Barr
Obama
McCain..

Obama's victory would be even easier :)

HRC's "base" (and I DO mean base in both senses of the definition) would largely evaporate..

[Mme. Defarge]

21. Only on her own money -- n/t

[Mags]

23. Oh, I wish she would.

[abburdlen]

24. you wouldn't be here then

"Members are expected to be generally supportive of progressive ideals, and to support Democratic candidates for political office."

[Mags]

26. well, you know this is not the center of my life. I know the rules I have been

here a long time.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

27. Maybe she'll endorse McCain.

Again.

[Bucky]

28. "Hillary isn't planning to run as an Independent". Pfff. Please give me one iota of proof she would

Is there ANYTHING in her past to suggest that she'd turn on the Party? Has she not said directly a number of times she'd support the nominee. What do you want, a blood oath?

[book_worm]

30. She won't because if she did she would be finished politically.

[kenny blankenship]

32. Usually I say I wouldn't put anything past her - after all she did vote to murder

hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in order to make herself President. (We couldn't prevent her from doing it, but we DID prevent her from profiting by it). But this scenario--in which she runs as an Lieberman-Independent--is one I actually do think she's not capable of. Not because of the base moral character of such a move, but because it would hurt her so much politically and financially.

[casus belli]

34. It's just a nightmare.

Go back to sleep. :)

In all seriousness though, I can't see her throwing away all of the political capital and influence she has built in this party to pursue a contest she knows she can't win.

[invictus]

35. I don't think her husband would let her. It would completely destroy what is left of his image. n/t

[McCamy Taylor]

36. She isn't. Now do you feel better? So stop with the divide and conquer thread headers.

[shellgame26]

37. a three-way race

between Obama, Mccain and Clinton? I say bring it on! Obama will prevail!