Obama supporters: we need to stop calling for Hillary to quit

[BklynChick]

It's obvious she's positioning this whole thing as her as victim, this is sexism directed her way, etc. Let her stay in. Who cares? She's going to lose anyway, and I'd hate to think she drummed up the sympathy card because of people calling for her to step down.

I think the real issue which I don't hear anyone saying is the way she is campaigning and attacking Obama at the risk of the Democrats taking the GE. If she would stick to the issues, if she would stop propping up the Republicans, if she would stop attacking Obama on petty shit, if she would stop giving the impression that she cares more about herself than the party, then no one would be calling for her to get out of the race.

[Kittycat]

1. I agree... Let her stay in and Huckabee herself, I don't care.

She's irrelevant now anyway... Maybe it's "Hillabee" instead of huckabee?

[anonymous171]

2. Yes. Obama needs to invite her to stay or something.

That'll shut her up.

[murielm99]

22. Oh yes. She needs his permission. n/t

[anonymous171]

23. Yes, actually she does. Or else she will play the "victim" card ad nauseum.

He should hold a press conference.

[murielm99]

25. See post #3.

And pay attention to what your candidate has been saying.

[MADem]

3. If you are an Obama supporter, you should listen to your candidate.

He said let the race continue.

Anyone who persists in calling for one party to leave before the votes are counted just might have an agenda that favors neither Democrat.

Hey, it could happen.

[ginnyinWI]

18. he's right

And he's very politically smart to say so, as he did the other day. :)

[guyanakoolaid]

24. But the votes HAVE been counted

Since it is now virtually certain she does not have a mathematical chance of winning, she should drop out. Nothing personal, nothing here about lies or character, just mathematics.

The only reason she is staying in is in her desperate bid to possibly override the mathematics with a back-room deal, or to position herself for a future run, both of which are not good for Democrats.

She needs to drop out.

[MADem]

27. What a load of shit. They haven't. You can't count votes that haven't

been cast....unless you are a Republican.

Who of the two has 2024? Anyone? Buehler?

:eyes:

[sandnsea]

4. We do need to recognize Obama has won

And quit acting as if any of the races to come will make a difference. They won't. Hillary can do whatever she wants. Obama is the nominee.

[Bicoastal]

5. 'Tis true. While I understand the calls for her to step down, I haven't joined in.

My gut feeling is she'll step down after a narrow victory in Penn versus a landslide drubbing in NC.

[anonymous171]

8. She's trying to pull an NH in PA. I predict that she will cry this week.

[TwilightGardener]

6. I guess Mike Huckabee was a victim of "sexism" too, when it became

apparent that he could only win if McCain had a massive stroke and people wanted him to drop out and stop forcing McCain to waste money and energy competing with him. It's ridiculous spin, but female victimization is all she has left. Pretty sure the tears are coming.

[BklynChick]

9. to be fair, she is a lot closer than Huckabee. and yes, the tears should be coming soon

[TwilightGardener]

14. Not really--not with proportional delegate awarding. It may look closer numerically, but

our primaries aren't winner-take-all, like the GOPers.

[Life Long Dem]

7. When is Hillary going to quit? n/t

[napoleon_in_rags]

10. The only way Obama can lose is to terminally piss of Hillary supporters.

And though Obamas victory is pretty much mathematically guaranteed, the only thing I see Obama "supporters" here do is post things which will piss off Hillary supporters. All he needs to do is ignore her.

[Erin Elizabeth]

I don't care if she stays in or not.

I am concerned that her campaign is working hard on trying to broker a back room deal to get the nomination. I wouldn't put that past her at all.

[DJ13]

11. Thats kinda like telling the bully to keep hitting you, isnt it?

If you really want a bruised and damaged candidate before we even reach the convention, yes by all means lets stop saying Clinton should quit.

:eyes:

[BklynChick]

15. I agree with you, but these people telling her to quit should tell her to clean up her campaign

[peace13]

12. I'll trade her.

She can stay in the race as long as she wants. In return, her speeches will be truthful and her actions honorable. I just can't take the untruthiness. Peace, Kim

[NJmaverick]

13. I think she should stay in

as long as she remembers she should be targetting the real enemy, McCain.

[democrattotheend]

16. Agreed 100%

It does nothing but piss her supporters off. And honestly, if she were as dead as some people claim she is, her poll numbers would be lower and she would not have such a big lead in Pennsylvania. We need to stop saying it's over and start working to help Barack narrow the gap in Pennsylvania, because if he can pull off a miracle and win there by even 1 vote, it's over.

[Yael]

17. The longer she stays in, the more she embarasses herself.

Senator Tonya is doing her best to cripple the party, but it is going to backfire on her huge.

No sense adding to the "victim" mentality as that will just prolong the drama.

[C_U_L8R]

19. She can stay as long as she wants :-))))

[Cant trust em]

20. She can stay in as long as she wants, if she plays it clean

Let me say that there are somethings that need to be said about the opposition that are appropriate. Some people call it attack politics, but it's the way it goes.

That being said, there is a certain point where attack politics become cheap shots. A point where it becomes damaging to the party as a whole. Talking about McCain's lifetime of experience and Obama's speech in 2002 is one of those points.

[me b zola]

21. As someone who has called for her to quit, I must say that I agree with you

She is appearing more and more irrelevant and is choking the life out of her political career.

[ieoeja]

26. K&R

[IamyourTVandIownyou]

28. Agree, she has a right to run.

Good luck with financing that losing campaign however.

I am feeling now that she will lose Pennsylvania with only $2MM Net Cash on hand. ($9MM debt, $11MM cash).

Obama has $30MM, and its time to hit the airwaves in PA, and beat her.

And actually, I think a drawn-out process is ok for the dems.

Look at those pictures of Penn State. How many new dems did Obama's tough contest bring in to politics.


Just let them fall apart. They will. Give it time.

[Vinca]

29. All I want is for her to quit yelling her speeches.

Can't she talk in a normal tone of voice? She reminds me of my long dead stepmother, the much despised Irene.

[PetraPooh]

31. But all that screaming and all the lies and all the traitorous crap, is just shooting herself; so

keep it up Hillary, don't change a thing, continue to commit political harikari for the whole world to see, that way no one will ever doubt that you were the WRONG choice.

[TheDonkey]

30. She can stay in as long as she likes but I think DU needs to endorse Obama and other outlets too

because he is the presumptive nominee and give Hillary the Huckabee treatment because she is there.

[AX10]

32. The nutroots have been doing this from day one.

Air America and the blogs have railed against her from day one.

[anonymous171]

33. Wow, "nutroots", that's a new one. Pick it up from Rush?

[Cha]

34. Yeah, the victim worked so well

back in New Hampshire..time to drag that out again.

Obama says hilary can do whatever she wants so he put the kibosh on her latest victimhood.

[anonymous171]

36. But the MSM this morning was ignoring his remarks. They're playing her up.

[Cha]

37. Of course, they are...and the way Obama

is winning this is taking it directly to the people.

Fondest wish is for the m$$$m to swirl down the bathtub drain with all their lies and whomever they're propping up.

[JayFredMuggs]

35. Why?

Because she will run out of money anyway?