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Edited on Tue Feb-26-08 09:47 AM by karynnj
We all get pretty good recognizing names of people who are always fomenting trouble. While there may be some Obama people who have gone overboard - there are many many more people from other groups that have been the ones inflaming things. Supporters of one candidate have had a habit of intentionally playing every other group against each other, agitating people hurt their candidate is out by telling them Obama was the one that kicked them out. In fact, the process was designed to select a candidate definitely on February 5. It was thought that with that many states, HRC's high name recognition, institutional support, and money would overwhelm everybody.
Also, it could very well improve in about a week - or a little longer if the polls we are seeing are real. The Obama crowds in Texas are awesome and completely beat the Clinton ones in attendance and enthusiasm. Likewise, the Obama surrogates, Kennedy and Kerry especially, seem to be great coverage that contains the cases they are making for Obama. Bill Clinton has gotten good coverage, but it tends to be about him - how people reacted to him, whether he is an asset or a liability and the same canned points that HRC herself has made millions of times.
The coverage of HRC this weekend has to be devastating to her supporters. My husband's first reaction to the flyer/come to Ohio where we can debate your behavior spectacular was that this would be great if she was trying to get an acting role as the Wicked Witch of the West - the Obamas in one interview a while ago spoke of the kids wanting to get a dog, if they got it - it, like Toto would have been taken away! It was not how you would define Presidential.
Her supporters really thought they couldn't lose - part of the nastiness is the first step of grief - denial.
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