thedarkocean

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:49:12 -0800

I agree with above poster. I'm for Obama and we shouldn't write anyone off just yet. Hillary is pressuring the establishment in typical Clinton fashion; support her or else. She's a sociopath just like her husband. It's time for some new political blood. Give Obama a chance in 2008.

tloyd

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:02:14 -0800

If you believe the mainstream media, with the exception of Hillary Clinton, all the other candidates should just fold their tent and go home. This kind of rhetoric reminds me of a scene from the movie The Matrix. In the scene I’m thinking of, Agent Smith is holding our hero Neo in front of an oncoming train. Agent Smith: You hear that Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability... It is the sound of your death... Goodbye, Mr. Anderson... Neo: My name... is Neo And with that Neo jumps away, leaving Agent Smith in front of the train. I’m just guessing here, but I’d say that it didn’t turn out like Agent Smith had expected it to. Elections also have a funny way of not turning out the way that everyone thought they would. As you have pointed out, this is the lesson from the Dean campaign in 2004. Yes, Hillary Clinton has raised a total of $78.6 million, slightly less than Barack Obama’s $78.9 million, but there is one very important distinction that no one is talking about. Did you know that $10 million of the $78.6 million that Hillary has raised came from Hillary Rodham Clinton, via Friends of Hillary? It seems that no one loves Hillary as much as Hillary loves Hillary. So, if you look at the facts, Hillary has not raised more than Barack. She has raised less money. But really when it comes right down to it, does it matter who has raised $78.6 million and who has raised $78.9 million? Several candidates have raised plenty of money to remain viable including John Edwards, Mitt Romney (who has loaned his campaign $17.3 million), Rudi Giuliani, John McCain and Bill Richardson. If a candidate has a 16 lb. sledge hammer or a 12 lb. sledge hammer, who cares? They have a big enough tool (some would argue weapon) to compete in the primaries. So, don’t believe it when you read that the election of Hillary Rodham Clinton is inevitable. When it comes to elections, nothing is predictable. No amount of money will make a candidate inevitable.

LAist: The Whiff of Inevitability

thedarkocean

tloyd