Democrats Fret Long Battle

[katty]

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_campaignplus/20080305/ap_ca/on_deadline_clinton

ON DEADLINE: Democrats Fret Long Battle By RON FOURNIER, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 39 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton slowed Barack Obama's momentum Tuesday night with a winning formula that has Republicans smiling ? and some Democratic leaders hoping to end the race soon.

Though she still faces a virtually insurmountable disadvantage in the delegate chase, the New York senator managed to keep her campaign afloat with a "kitchen sink" attack strategy designed to raise doubts about Obama. It worked, but to what end?

A charmed politician who has faced few hurdles in is career, the Illinois senator had to answer questions about his ability to handle a foreign policy crisis (who do you want answering the White House phone at 3 a.m.?); his friendship with a donor facing fraud charges (Tony Rezko helped Obama with a land deal); his service in the Senate (failing to hold hearings as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee); and his credibility on trade (an adviser reportedly told Canadians that his opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement was posturing).

On Tuesday, the former first lady won Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, losing only Vermont. Enough to stay in the race, she said, and go "all the way."

[aquart]

1. YOU fret. I'm fine.

It's a beautiful day.

[katty]

2. it is-I am not fretting-they are!

[ananda]

3. This is all so much BS, smoke and mirrors..

When a candidate is finally selected, all will be fine.
There will be a virtual lovefest, and a good team will
be running to defeat John McCain handily.

Remember Kennedy-Johnson? They were like cooing lovebirds
after one of the most awful campaigns in history.. and
defeated Nixon in a razor close election.

This election won't even be close.

Sue

[Winterblues]

4. What is there to fret about, all the more attention to be paid to Dem,ocratic ideals.

That is what is going to be covered and covered some more. McCain will slip into the background for the next several months while Democratic ideals will be discussed time and time again. If someone's feelings get hurt a little it is small potatoes compared to what the Republicans will indulge in

[gratuitous]

5. In all of Fournier's concern troll hand-wringing

You'd think he could quote more people than just Donna Brazile to support his assertion that "Democrats" (plural) are fretting. Of course the national media are all worried and stuff that the Democrats haven't lined up like good little soldiers behind one fine candidate or another fine candidate. Look at the Republicans! They all fell into lockstep behind the only guy who didn't self-destruct (yet).

We've got another few months of this nonsense posing as analysis; might as well get used to it sooner rather than later, I suppose.