Hillary's Wins Defuse Obama's 50 Superdelegate Bomb!!!

[zabet]

Superdelegates play hardball

By: Josephine Hearn and Amie Parnes and Josh Kraushaar
Mar 5, 2008 07:40 PM EST

The Ohio superdelegates’ decision to remain uncommitted even after their state had spoken mirrored patterns seen across the country Wednesday. Only two superdelegates — Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin and Georgia Democratic Party Chairwoman Jane Kidd — changed their positions after Clinton won in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, and both of them endorsed Obama.

Harold Ickes, a senior adviser to the Clinton campaign, said on a conference call Wednesday that many superdelegates were “keeping their powder dry. … They’re watching and waiting.”
Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), an Obama backer, echoed that sentiment verbatim. “I think, after this, there is a pause. Everybody waits. They keep their powder dry.”

Democratic officials said Tuesday that the Obama campaign planned to unveil the support of 50 new superdelegates Wednesday. No such announcement came Wednesday, but several Obama backers said that such a plan had, in fact, been in the works. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said Wednesday morning that she thought the plan was “going forward” but added that she had yet to check in with the campaign.Both campaigns had expected that Wednesday would bring a wave of new endorsements for Obama if he’d won in both Texas and Ohio.

“Many people were saying, ‘I’m going to go on and pull out after Tuesday.’ And now they’re saying, ‘Under no circumstances am I pulling out. I’ve been there all along,’” said Clinton supporter Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.). “It’s amazing how three wins can turn people around.”

Link: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/8867.html
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Now we know the reason for Obama's seeming
bad attitude lately. They dangled the brass
ring so close that his fingertips brushed it.
Hillary snatched it away. The superdelegates
snatched it away. He has outspent her to no
avail. He cannot deliver so they will not either.
I predict this going to convention and saner,
more experienced heads will prevail and Hillary
will be our nominee. At the rate it is going now,
neither will have enough delegates to be a definitive
nominee, that is why it is going to convention.
I think this is a good thing. Old school politics,
with a little shaking of the party tree for good
measure.

[robbedvoter]

1. It explains the "Blood in the Water" Daily news title - this and Rezko

A lot was hanging on those results - pressuring delegates, closing the deal before the s* hits the fan...

[zabet]

2. Yes, a lot was hanging and Obama failed to deliver.

He didn't know what hit him. Nobody, but
nobody can out politic the Clintons.
That is why I think that if it goes to
convention, the nomination will be hers
because with all the money, all the endorsements,
all the help, all the hype, all the media
love, and Michelle, he could not put Hillary
out of contention.

I love that headline! Blood in the water indeed!

[judaspriestess]

3. he didn't get the precious

[zabet]

4. ....

:spray:

[BlackVelvet04]

6. LOL..........n/t

[libbygurl]

5. Hah! Take THAT, Mr Inevitable Anointed St Obama the Holy!

Sorry, got carried away with the gloating. Love Hillary's victory smile in the pic there - and BO's scowl.

Woo-hoo! Methinks you are so right in your assessment of what we're headed for.

Go, Hillary, Go!

[zabet]

7. Don't be sorry...

I jumped with joy when I read
this article.
I truly think now the party elders
and the super delegates are saying
hmmmmmm, Obama ain't all he is cracked
up to be if he can't seal the deal with
twice as much money and 1/1000th of the
political baggage.

[anamandujano]

8. This cheers me considerably. Thanks for posting.

She beat him with both hands tied behind her back. The press and the money couldn't deliver the votes to Obama.

She's the real deal and everybody knows it.

[zabet]

9. Anytime.

:hi: