Clinton moves to end the primary quickly

[riversedge]

Moving along--that's our gal.



http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-south-carolina-216125


Clinton moves to end the primary quickly

As her rivals gasp in Iowa, the front-runner is locking down later states.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

11/21/15 05:48 PM EST

Updated 11/21/15 06:19 PM EST
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Hillary Clinton's campaign has a strong presence not only in Iowa and New Hampshire but also Nevada and South Carolina. | AP

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC — Hillary Clinton is moving aggressively to put the Democratic nomination out of reach for her rivals.

From increased travel to the states voting in March to a reinvigorated push to reach $100 million in funds raised by year-end, the front-runner’s team is eager to capitalize on her recent climb in the polls to knock Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley out of the race quickly.

Certainly, the Brooklyn-based campaign is still spending a considerable chunk of its time on Iowa and New Hampshire — and running a rotation of fresh ads across both states. But she’s making moves in South Carolina and Nevada, dispatching high-profile surrogates, unleashing Bill Clinton, and even deploying cash to strategically useful state Democratic parties long before her rivals have anywhere near the organizational capacity to follow suit.

“Unlike Sanders, they have the resources to spend heavily beyond New Hampshire and Iowa, particularly in the Super Tuesday states where you need to have an expensive media presence,” said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University poll. “He can’t spread himself that thin, and the reality is that he hasn’t made the inroads into core communities, like African-Americans, that will make up the bulk of the Super Tuesday states. So he needs to score huge wins in Iowa and New Hampshire."

On this Saturday in South Carolina, as all three candidates gathered for a local state party event, the differences between Clinton and her challengers were clear – they’re focused on staying alive after Iowa and she’s already playing a long game.

Sanders' effort to appeal to African-American voters here meant focusing more than is usual for him on criminal justice and police reform. He told reporters he remains confident of his chances despite Clinton’s 53-point lead over him among South Carolina Democrats in the RealClearPolitics average........

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-south-carolina-216125#ixzz3sB5DXZS6

[onehandle]

1. Rivals? What rivals? nt

[bravenak]

2. Oh, good!

I am very sure that my birthday will be the day it ends. Cannot wait for March and the partay!

[riversedge]

11. IMHO you will have a grand birthday party

.....n some early-voting states, the campaign has sent high-profile surrogates in to generate media buzz during slow periods: Vermont governor Peter Shumlin and Howard Dean, one of his predecessors, are hosting a meet-and-greet in their home state this weekend, while New Jersey senator Cory Booker was in South Carolina for Clinton this week.

And Clinton's team has also been rolling out “leadership councils” of influential locals, tapping their political networks on her behalf in the states that vote in March, a move that’s drawn attention for including nearly all Democratic officials in states like Alabama and most of the party leaders in Sanders’ Vermont and O’Malley’s Maryland. Clinton landed in Charleston on Saturday after a Friday night rally in Tennessee — another March-voting state — and she was set to return to Iowa on Sunday before swinging through Nevada on Monday and Colorado — yet another March destination — on Tuesday.

Finally, the campaign’s been launching some of its minority coalitions — African Americans for Hillary and Latinos for Hillary — in Georgia and Florida respectively.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-south-carolina-216125#ixzz3sB9zh1R2

[bravenak]

15. If it's over by then I will go to Sea Galley cause I like the shrimp.

If not, the Outback Steakhouse so I can be nice and ready for the winning. I love March! We are so going to beat Trump!

[JonLeibowitz]

18. I'm sure Sec. Clinton is glad about your genuine joy as a genuine supporter.

[bravenak]

55. She will appreciate my REAL VOTE.

[mcar]

3. Long game is right

Defining the Rs as the radicals they are as early as possible makes perfect sense.

[Township75]

4. She will strike down her opponents at a time of her choosing with a single forceful death blow

Then on to the next one.

[pangaia]

44. Wow, that's a great analogy.

[firebrand80]

5. This race is over by Super Tuesday

If Hillary wins both IA and NH, it might not get that far

[Gothmog]

9. Agreed

[bvf]

6. Thanks for the confirmation

that it's all about the money, which pretty much sums up this OP's core message.

Woo-hoo Wall Street!, eh?

[dogknob]

7. So... "Yay! Bernie doesn't have enough money to be President," is it?

OK, then.

[bvf]

50. They don't even try to hide it anymore. n/t

[George II]

63. Bernie doesn't have enough of a lot of other things to be President.

[Chan790]

70. ...and Hilllary has too many of a great deal of other things to be President.

scandals, war crimes, dead people on her conscience, connections to Wall St., oligarchical tendencies...

[Thinkingabout]

76. Is this any different than Sanders votes on military action, dead people on his conscience from gun

violence in the US, his connections to Lockheed Martin, the sugar industry,........

[Codeine]

81. Not enough money, not enough black support,

not enough Hispanic support, not enough female support, etc.

[Gothmog]

8. The race may not even last until Super Tuesday

Even if Sanders does win in either or both of Iowa and/or New Hampshire, the race will over on Super Tuesday. Texas alone has almost three times the number of delegates as Iowa and New Hampshire combined

[reformist2]

10. Ending the primary season before anyone has voted, doesn't sound very "democratic" to me.

The tone of these rah-rah-Hillary posts is really disturbing. The Hillary camp has this weird desire to declare victory before the results are actually in.

[riversedge]

13. No one is talking about ending the primary season except you.

[MoonRiver]

68. And you're not interested in winning?

[DCBob]

12. I think a blowout win in South Carolina is going to feel like the end of the Democratic primary.

Bernie will probably hang on for awhile but it will be over for all practical purposes.

[JonLeibowitz]

19. I think a blowout win in South Carolina is going to feel like the end of the Democratic party

It will mean the party will be nominating what would have once been a moderate Republican.

[DCBob]

23. Nonsense.

Hillary is a solid liberal Democrat.. ranked next to Lahey, Mikulski, Durbin, Kerry and Harkin.

http://voteview.com/SENATE_SORT110.HTM

[JonLeibowitz]

24. Yes she has an impressive resume. For those new to the qualifications:

* Voted and encouraged others to vote for the Iraq War in the absence of hard intel proving WMDs were present. The effect was to destabilize the region, with ISIS emerging as a powerful terrorist force.
* Encouraged a proactive business perspective towards monetizing Iraq for the U.S.
* Switched positions on bankruptcy bill after receiving substantial Wall St. monies to fund her 2000 senatorial campaign; hurt women in single families and lower income individuals at the benefit of her corporate masters.
* Outspoken advocate of anti-LGBT rights, right up to when she abruptly changed her position 2 years ago. As secretary of state urged against LGBT efforts to have Spouse 1/Spouse 2 as guardians on passports, instead advocating for the hurtful Husband/Wife designation. Now claims to be a strong advocate for this community.
* Switched positions numerous times on her position on gun rights, as helped her campaign.
* Helped overthrow the democratically elected government of a Latin American country.
* Helped rig the democratic elections of another Latin American country.
* Worked on and praised the TPP trade deal to hurt American workers at the benefit of large corporations; these corporations have since donated large sums of monies to her campaign. Switched positions on the TPP to court the progressive Dem base; refuses to be active in her opposition to the bill.
* Delays a declaration for her position on Keystone, a pipeline for transporting dirty fossil fuels across America with effectively no impact on American jobs but great impact on corporate profits. Now claims to oppose it.
* Takes money from lobbyists of private prisons.

Her most telling endorsements:

“I’d lie if I said I wasn’t disappointed with the statement that she made on TPP. Everyone knew where she was on that and where she will be, but given the necessities of the moment and a tough Democratic primary, she felt she needed to go there initially. --Representative Kind

“Hillary will bend a little bit, but not so much that she can’t get herself back on course in the general and when she is governing." --Al From, DLC

[DCBob]

26. You are certainly good at copy/pasting.

But it still means nothing to me... or most other Democrats.

[JonLeibowitz]

27. Well, I wrote the original list too. I quite like it. It is very informative and issues-based.

[DCBob]

28. Good for you.

It still means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

[JonLeibowitz]

29. It is what it is. My hope is that voters read it and make a determination of who deserves their vote

[DCBob]

30. Fair enough but don't get your hopes up.

Most will ignore it.

[upaloopa]

33. I just ignored it. After all if I want an honest descritpition of Hillary I wouldn't expect a

Bernie supporter to write one.

[SwampG8r]

75. Kendrick meek

Says she has all the chance of winning a GE as Charlie crist

[Alfresco]

78. GO GATORS !

[Politicalboi]

34. You mean it means nothing to Hillary supporters

That's a shame. She could do just about anything, and you guys will still overlook it. Even her blatant lie about sniper fire gets you locked out of the Hillary group. The truth can't be told about her. She told the lie, not me. But it's just too much for your bunch.

[retrowire]

48. this. nt

[JonLeibowitz]

54. Thanks, I'll add the sniper fire to the resume on its next posting.

[Scootaloo]

52. What's a couple hundred thousand dead Arabs, right?

Never has bothered some "Democrats," that I can see.

[2pooped2pop]

53. yeah

but it's been leaning republican lite for or a long long time. It's sad but the election is being bought once again. More power for the rich. I'm sure there will be war where the poor are sent to die and the rich will get richer. It feels just like a republican win to me if she wins. sad sad day for America.

[Codeine]

82. Darn those pesky black voters. nt

[JonLeibowitz]

83. Did I say that? Or is that what you think?

[restorefreedom]

14. deja vu all over again...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4978839&page=1

[riversedge]

20. You really have not been following her campaign--or have chosen to ignore it this

time around. It is to your peril. It is nothing like her 2007-8 campaign strategy. Really--read what she has done since it started last April--. You will find, if you are honest with yourself, that it is different and can not be compared to 2008

[restorefreedom]

31. i know she has learned from the past

but the public has too, and besides being drawn to bernie's message, there are still serious trust /approval issues

[upaloopa]

35. You mean 25% of Dems not the public. The public doesn't know who Bernie Sanders is.

[restorefreedom]

36. no worries. people are getting to know him every day

and there is still tons of time

[riversedge]

39. ah, but did the title of the article in the OP sink in??

[restorefreedom]

49. just cuz she WANTS to wrap things up

doesnt mean it will happen. the voters will decide on their timetable. may be short may be long

[George II]

64. Yes, they're getting to know him every day, and that's why Clinton is drawing away.

[restorefreedom]

65. actually she is not.

but it is good to stay positive

[George II]

66. According to Huffington Pollster's National Trend:

09/27 44.1 25.2 +18.9
10/14 48.3 25.4 +22.9
10/21 51.1 27.0 +24.1
11/01 54.2 30.4 +23.8
11/08 54.3 30.5 +23.8
11/10 54.3 30.4 +23.9
11/18 54.2 30.1 +24.1

In just about 6-7 weeks she's gained 5.3%, coincidentally beginning right after the first debate.

[restorefreedom]

71. she got a benghazi bump

it'll pass......

[George II]

72. This morning she got another bump in Huffington Pollster - now 55.3 to 30.9, + 24.4 (0.3 more)

The Benghazi bump happened about a month ago.

[restorefreedom]

74. do you know how many times

the "accurate" polls will change between now and voting? lets put it this way..i wouldn't set a watch by it

but if it makes you happy, by all means enjoy.....

[George II]

79. That's why it's called a "trend".

[restorefreedom]

80. like i said, enjoy...... :) nt

[Logical]

57. It shows Hillary is not a popular person. Lost a huge lead. nt

[MineralMan]

16. Smart campaign strategy.

Build a solid campaign against the Republicans now, while the Clown Car is still overcrowded.

[riversedge]

22. And she is doing just that.

[BlueCaliDem]

59. It was Obama's strategy, too. He defined Mitt Romney even before it even looked as if Romney

would be the Republican candidate. Smart.

[sadoldgirl]

17. I am very happy or your dreams to

see her already in the WH.

Will you be equally happy, if she loses the GE?

Even the sickest repug will order an ambulence to
the voting booth,

Most of the millennials will stay home,

Most of the indies will do the same,

and I guarantee you will have lost 15-20% of the
regular dems.

But good luck!

[Godhumor]

41. If people wanted Bernie to represent the party in the GE, he'd be doing better now

I will never understand why people insist Hillary will do worse in the GE than someone who can barely manage 30% support in a primary.

[BootinUp]

21. K & R

[votesparks]

25. What this fails to mention or consider

is that Sanders has thousands of people on the ground all around the country in states that he hasn't opened offices in. Bernie supporters haven't been waiting for the campaign to come here, we've already started it way in advance.

We've been working on the ground here in Ohio since July canvassing, phone banking and building an organization among many things. There has been zero Hillary campaigning going on here.

[George II]

46. The Ohio primary is in mid-March. Canvassing and phone banking in November....

...will be forgotten in March.

[votesparks]

51. We shall see

But until then...

[I_AM_SAM]

32. We Bernie supporters do declare such proclamation

as premature.

Clinton is already contracting, and heading to the right. Premature. It'll result in a downward spiral once it's made clear that Clinton is shining the voters on.(war drumming, invoking 9/11, and many more)

[upaloopa]

37. You all have been pretty wrong so far. That move to the right shit is just another one of your bull

memes. Hillary hasn't "moved" she disagreed about taxing the middle class. That is not a movement.

[malokvale77]

38. Good...

the sooner she's gone the better.

[DianeK]

40. you must be a newbie..

or at least very very young...history will tell you that this has not even started!

[azurnoir]

42. sounds almost like money can buy the public

From increased travel to the states voting in March to a reinvigorated push to reach $100 million in funds raised by year-end, the front-runner’s team is eager to capitalize on her recent climb in the polls to knock Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley out of the race quickly.

“Unlike Sanders, they have the resources to spend heavily beyond New Hampshire and Iowa, particularly in the Super Tuesday states where you need to have an expensive media presence,” said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University poll. “He can’t spread himself that thin, and the reality is that he hasn’t made the inroads into core communities, like African-Americans, that will make up the bulk of the Super Tuesday states. So he needs to score huge wins in Iowa and New Hampshire."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-south-carolina-216125#ixzz3sBVp0WIt


I seem to remember a candidate who thought the same of Presidency in 2012

[MisterP]

43. we're not people, we're poker chips--won with money and cashed in as votes

[MsLeopard]

47. ^^^This. nt

[George II]

45. She is now ahead in the four early primary/caucus states....

....and every state other than Vermont. This could very well be over even before Super Tuesday.

[NurseJackie]

58. Hillary will be the winner. Bernie will be the loser.

[BlueCaliDem]

61. That's certainly what it looks like.

[Logical]

56. You think this makes people like her more? LOL, ok. nt

[aidbo]

60. I know a way she could end the primary very quickly, but you wouldn't like it.

[Alfresco]

62. Dispatch MO BS ASAP then define gop opponents.

Sounds like a workable plan to me.

[NurseJackie]

69. Any candidate who can only muster 25% from his "own" party can't win in the General Election.

See how that works? He can't win the General Election if he's not even IN the General Election. He has to be the nominee FIRST, and he won't win that either!!

[99Forever]

73. Gotta love the declarations of "victory" before a single vote has been cast.

And you think you'll gain by this strategy?


Fascinating.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

77. Amazing isn't it?!

[Alfresco]

84. I really like the picture with her and Secretary Julián Castro.

Speaking of Castro, didn't Bernie... oh never mind.