The "inevitability" meme intends to

[Colobo]

[Ninga]

1. Of couse it is "all of the above' becasue we are living it in the moment. I keep thinking

Lamont, Lamont, Lamont, Lamont...............Liberman by a nose !!


What were the lessons learned????

[Tellurian]

14. Obama supported Lieberman... another faux pas!

If you spent more time working to get Obama elected, his numbers wouldn't be in the dumper.

[robcon]

2. The "inevitability meme" is almost exclusively an anti-Hillary swipe.

Very few (I can't recall any) pro-Hillary DUers talk about the inevitability of Clinton's nomination. She's in the lead by double-digits, but it's not over yet - not by a long shot.

The idea that her nomination is inevitable is used almost exclusively by anti-Hillary DUers, who pretend that it is Hillary's supporters that claim her nomination is inevitable. Attacking a phantom, (almost?) non-existent "inevitability meme" is intellectually fraudulent, IMO.

[durrrty libby]

3. Well said. It is typical hater bull-shit

:toast:

[cobalt1999]

4. Exactly.

Notice all the "inevitablity" threads are started by non-Hillary supporters...just like this one.

[durrrty libby]

5. Yes They must get paid by some not very creative

organization that sends the same meme out daily

[Cameron27]

6. That's what I've seen,

and I think it's used to drum up indignation and outrage about Clinton's campaign in an effort to pull support away from her.

[durrrty libby]

7. As usual, they are barking up the wrong tree.

[Clintonista2]

15. 100% correct

I've never seen a Hillary supporter say it's "inevitable." I only ever see non Hillary supporters complaining about how Hillary supporters claim that her nomination is inevitable.

[Apollo11]

8. It's an excuse that the other candidates use

to explain why they aren't doing better in the polls.

While Hillary laughs in the face of FOX News. B-)

Seriously - Iowa is still wide open, and everything can change after that.

But don't expect to win the nomination by bashing Hillary.

[robcon]

9. I googled "Clinton" and "inevitable"

19 of the 20 mentions on the first page are either very, very negative towards Clinton, or are dismissive of the idea that her nomination is inevitable. The Arizona Star is the only mention that deals with the inevitability without a sarcastic or disbelieving tone.

Again: the inevitability meme is almost exclusively created by those who are anti-Hillary.

[polichick]

10. Actually it's the mainstream media that pushes the inevitability thing...

They hype it the same way they hyped the war ~ and they don't have to use the word to do it.

[wyldwolf]

11. no, they report on the campaign.

[robcon]

12. My "data" on google dismissed that notion that the MSM does it.

19 out of 20 is a far more persuasive argument, IMO, than "They hype it."

It seems to me you've swallowed the line, polichick, that the MSM are making Hillary appear to be inevitable. You are unwilling to face the facts, or come up any evidence to support your notion, so you just state that the media do it without actually doing it ("they don't have to use the word to do it.")

Fascinating line of "reasoning."

[polichick]

13. As I said, the msm doesn't have to use the word "inevitability" so a Google search means nothing...

All you have to do is watch to see how it's done.

[robcon]

16. Again... no evidence of the existence of your strawman.

I'm supposed to take your word for the idea that Hillary's supporters think Hillary's nomination is inevitable. The only people who seem to say that are anti-Hillary posters here on DU, and of, course, on DailyKos, where it seems to be a religious tenet, for which, like you, they don't believe evidence or proof are necessary.

I haven't seen it in the MSM. I haven't seen it on DU, except by anti-Hillary posters. Where the hell does your confidence in the existence of the "inevitable" meme come from?

There are 1.7 million mentions of "Hillary Clinton" + "inevitable" on Google. Why can't I find any by Hillary's supporters or by the MSM, except in a sarcastic or disbelieving context? Could you find some other words that give evidence that the "inevitable" meme is anything more than a convenient strawman by anti-Hillary people like you?

[Apollo11]

17. I read that Terry McAuliffe has been pushing the idea

While I agree with her supporters that Hillary has some real strengths as a candidate, there is some evidence that her campaign is trying to promote the idea that she will be the nominee (i.e. it's inevitable).

San Francisco Chronicle, February 23, 2007

Flirting with Obama risks Clinton's wrath

The message to donors: Don't play the field

Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer

The message from the Clinton campaign, particularly its chairman, Terry McAuliffe, has been blunt, the strategist said, "that you're with us or against us. This isn't one of those races that you can max out (in contributions) to all the candidates. The message from Team Hillary is: We're ahead, we're going to be the nominee -- and we will remember who our friends are."

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/23/MNGCAO9NS71.DTL

[robcon]

18. Oh, so the inevitability meme comes from the candidate.

This is shocking, horrible, surprising, and worthy of an analysis (and a push poll on DU!) because the candidate is suggesting in no uncertain terms that she is winning, and that she will win. :sarcasm:

Those sneaky Clinton campaigners. Next, I would be horrified if the Obama and Edwards camps spread the "meme" that Clinton will not win! :sarcasm: