Obama Campaign Calling For End Of Primary Election

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Yesterday, the Obama campaign said it was "completely laughable" to suggest that their campaign was trying to shut down the primary process before many states have had a chance to vote. This belies a series of comments by Sen. Obama, his campaign and his surrogates:

Sen. Patrick Leahy: Hillary ‘ought to withdraw and she ought to be backing Senator Obama.’ “There is no way that Senator Clinton is going to win enough delegates to get the nomination. She ought to withdraw and she ought to be backing Senator Obama. Now, obviously that’s a decision that only she can make. Frankly, I feel that she would have a tremendous career in the Senate.” NYT Caucus blog, 3/28/08

Obama said the primary is like a ‘very good movie that lasted about half-an-hour too long.’

Obama: ‘I think there are some people who felt like 'God, when will this be over?' ABC News Political Radar, 3/28/08

Obama compares campaign to 'Bataan death march.' Pool Report, 3/27/08

Obama adviser said the race was ‘beginning to feel like a hostage crisis.’ “Obama adviser moaned that the race was ‘beginning to feel like a hostage crisis’ and would probably go on for another month to six weeks.” Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 3/30/08

Sen. Chris Dodd: the Democratic race is ‘going on forever… I don't think it's really helping the candidates.’ “The fact that this thing is going on forever, back and forth every day, all night -- I don't think it's really helping the candidates or the political institutions.” National Journal, 3/27/08

Gov. Bill Richardson: "It is time, however, for Democrats to stop fighting amongst ourselves and prepare for the tough fight we will have against John McCain in the fall." Speech, 3/21/08

http://facts.hillaryhub.com/archive/?id=6851


4/1/2008
Obama v. Obama on the Primary: "Bataan death march" or "good thing"?

"And I know that some people have been saying oh you know, this primary has taken so long. I think it is a good thing, it is a healthy thing that so many people are passionate. I think that it is great that Senator Clinton’s supporters are as passionate about her as my supporters are passionate about me."

--Sen. Barack Obama -- Allenton, PA, 3.31.08

"For those of you who are just weary of the primary, and feeling kind of ground down or that it's like a Bataan death march, I just want everybody to know that the future is bright."

--Sen. Barack Obama -- NYC, NY 3.27.08

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6845

[anamandujano]

1. So, did he do another about face from when he said that she could

run as long as she likes?

[Qanisqineq]

2. I dislike that man more every time he speaks

To think, after the 2004 convention and his speech, I said "this man will be president some day!". Just before the 2004 election I moved to Colorado. My husband voted absentee for Illinois but I registered in Colorado to help the state go blue (ha. ha.) and to help Ken Salazar. My husband was so happy to be able to vote for Obama and I was slightly jealous that I couldn't vote for him.

Now I say: "blech"

Edited because "help" does not have an "f" in it!