LAist: Will the Clinton Campaign Bring Down the Democratic Party?

jrb

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:39:50 -0800

Torture isn't the only thing McCain has flip flopped on. He's in violation of a campaign finance reform bill he helped author. I just got this e-mail from firedoglake.com. Sign the petition and follow the links to the video. Dear jrb, John McCain is breaking the law. When McCain's presidential campaign was in trouble, he opted-in to public financing through the primary, limiting him to a $54 million spending cap. But laws aren't for "mavericks"... McCain's latest spending report, filed by his own campaign, shows he has spent in excess of $58 million so far -- a public admission by his own hand that he has broken the law. We filed a formal complaint to Federal Election Commission yesterday, and we want you to sign-on for a second delivery of signatures later this week. Please read and co-sign the letter to the FEC right now. http://action.firedoglake.com/mccainfec

TheRealZajac

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:35:56 -0800

I think we are going to see a rarity in American Politics, a genuine three or even four way contest for the Presidency. A lot of Clinton supporters are so fanatical, they just don't see how much she is hated. For all her "moderate" credentials, she would be as divisive as Bush, only in the exact opposite direction politically. At the same time, her die-hard supporters see some sort of inevitability or predestination in a President Hillary Clinton, so much so that they would support her in an independent bid. Additionally, if either Obama or Clinton are pushed aside by a floor-fight at the convention, denying one of them both the Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominations, the party will be split. McCain is a whole 'nuther mess. He has reversed his position on torture at least once, and his opposition to Bush was one of his biggest assets over the years. My guess is that unless Huckabee is the VP nominee, the Republicans will face a shortage of votes in November, loosing much of the South as it shifts support to Obama, but not Hillary. Lastly, there deserves mention of one more man: billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City. Last last year he renounced his affiliation with the Republican Party. Personally, he is waiting to see how the field looks later in the summer, when state ballot deadlines for running for President come due.

caliking01

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:23:55 -0800

Yeah, how do you go from Hill or Obama to Mccain? I dont get that.

jrb

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:03:53 -0800

I'll vote for who ever get the Dem nom. 4-8 more years of Republicanisim? I don't think so. That said, I hope Obama get the nom.

Johnny

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:03:15 -0800

Democrats seem to be there own biggest enemies. I'm not a fan of Republicans but why can't there be the unity they seem have with the Democrats.

Andy Sternberg

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:13:18 -0800

Why vote for McCain out of some sort of protest? Talk about traitors... McCain practically redefines the term.

Markland

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:09:38 -0800

Well, I'd call the Hillary people traitors, but I have to say that after her Bosnia "slip up," and lamely saying, "we all make mistakes," I intend to vote for McCain if she wins the nomination, which I highly doubt. The fact that her supporters were spinning for her before she acknowledged the mistake indicates she has some of the lamest sycophants on the planet.

torrmoz

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:36:47 -0800

You can't put too much weight in that Gallup survey since Nov is still 7 months away. If you look at the Gallup polls from 7 months ago they all showed that Hillary and Rudy were going to have it all sewn up by now. As for the Texas results, they're actually not final yet, since the caucus results have not had 100% reported yet. http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/TX.html p.s. hopefully this book just released by Media Matters will gain some attention: Free Ride: John McCain and the Media http://amazon.com/Free-Ride-John-McCain-Media/dp/0307279405 http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqoZfS1GsXg