I think there is no doubt that she has higher negatives than any of the remaining democratic candidates. That's just a fact and there are some who will not vote for her. If you look at the results in Nevada, for example, she eked out the popular vote victory over me, but I ended up winning more delegates because she got almost all of her votes from Clark County, Las Vegas and some of the traditional democratic areas. We got votes there, but we also got votes in northern Nevada and rural conservative regions of the state that traditionally don't vote Democratic, but were excited about my campaign.
I have no doubt that once the nomination contest is over, I will get the people who voted for her. Now the question is can she get the people who voted for me? And I think that describes sort of one of the choices that people have, just a practical choice, as they move forward."
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Election Quote for the Day
Just something to think about from The New Republic: In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody, Obama was asked, "Will Hillary be a drag for down-ticket races as a presidential candidate?" his response:
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This is a compelling argument for Obama. It's interesting, though, that the individuals at the Situation are becoming quite one-sided in terms of candidates. Can't we agree that the important thing is a Democrat in the White House? I mean, if the choice is any of the Democrats vs. any of the Republicans, I'd rather have the worst D than the best R.
Megs that is damned right!!! And contrary to what his posts have perhaps indicated, of the two Dem frontrunners, Harrogate's preference for Hillary Clinton is pretty slight.
In a more reasonable Dem primary, there would be different frontunners altogether, but hey, these two are the ones who raised the big money, clearly a lot of people like them, and so these are who we've got.
In any case, should Obama take the nomination Harrogate will of course vote for him, and considering the dangerous alternative, he will do so cheerfully.
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