WP: Clinton supporters more receptive to Obama nomination than his to a Clinton win. DU opinion?

[dajoki]

8 Questions the Potomac Primary Could Answer
By Dan Balz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 12, 2008; Page A08
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/11/AR2008021102916.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter

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2) Will the Clinton-Obama Race Split the Party?

Not until it does. There have been nasty exchanges and low moments, but so far the Clinton and Obama campaigns have managed to pull back from the brink each time they've come close to a major explosion. Most strategists expect that will continue to be the pattern, but the seeds for serious discord exist.

There is a consensus that an Obama victory would be easier for the Democratic Party to accept, that Clinton's supporters would be more receptive to an Obama nomination than his supporters would be to a Clinton win. That reflects the passion of many of his supporters and the fact that they are younger and in some cases newer to the process.

What gives Democrats heart -- and clearly worries Republicans -- is that the Obama-Clinton contest does not reflect a deep, ideological split within the party. The Republican Party appears to be more divided along ideological lines right now.

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3) Will Edwards Endorse Someone Soon?

The candidates have started courting their former rival and he has been receptive to their overtures. That is a sign to Democratic insiders that he's getting ready to declare his support for one of them. The cynical view is that he'll endorse "as soon as he gets what he wants," as one strategist put it, though it's not clear what that is. Another wrote that Edwards would risk irrelevance in the biggest race in decades if he stays on the sidelines now, although that is not a universal view.

An endorsement would make a big splash -- the biggest since Sen. Edward M. Kennedy announced his support of Obama -- but how much it matters isn't clear. Given Edwards's criticism of Clinton during the debates, it would be a blow to Obama to lose him. Edwards could help Obama, particularly among white men in Ohio and Texas. The candidates' competition for his support suggests they believe it would be very valuable.

[SoFlaJet]

1. Hmmmm..........

what about that poll the other day that said 77% of Obama supporters would vote for Clinton but only 44% of them for Obama

[rinsd]

4. Um a single DU poll vs months of I won't vote for Hillary threads.

Personally I think on DU most of that is posturing rather than emphatic feeling.

Democrats will vote for the Democratic nominee.

[dajoki]

11. I will n/t

[Thrill]

5. That was only in Louisiana

And that same poll said 50% of that state thought the Economy was in good shape. So what does that tell you about their judgment?

[GodlessBiker]

2. #9: Did Jane's fiancé kidnap Sydney and take her to Las Vegas, and if so, did she enjoy it?

[rinsd]

7. !!!

:spray:

Did Jane sleep with Michael again?

Yes! That stupid idiot. He left her for Kimberly, he slept with her sister. He tricked her into giving him half her business, and then she goes ahead and sleeps with him again. I mean she's crazy. How could she do something like that? Oh that Jane, she makes me so mad.

[TooBigaTent]

3. As someone who does not like either one of these center-right corporatists,

from what I have read here and elsewhere, the party "loyalty" of the Clinton supporters is greater than that of the Obama supporters. For whatever reason(s), I would bet on it.

What it means for the GE is still open.

But, in the vein of "electability" that the Obama-ites like to espouse, shouldn't they support Clinton for that very reason. Or, are they ready to sign the loyalty oath?

[bigtree]

6. More party regulars in the Clinton camp?

like me.

[DrFunkenstein]

8. Reflects Super High Negatives and a Nasty Campaign Strategy

I seriously doubt that the Party will split after 8 years of Bush, but I don't doubt that people are responding to the incredibly divisive smear tactics used REPEATEDLY by the Clinton camp. Although I admit that the "likeable enough" comment was uncalled for, Obama has generally run a fairly positive campaign.

That said, I repeat my call to Obama supporters to tone it down. Try to keep in mind a division between advocacy and being a jerk ass.

[ronnykmarshall]

9. Too late for that shit.

Sorry, but I'll vote for him if he gets the nomination and nothing else.

[Cha]

10. Precisely! Once again you zero in

on the of the matter, Dr Funk!