Thursday, February 28, 2008

There's Blood in the Water

All along, it has been Manifest that Open Primaries are not Hillary Clinton's friend. Some argue that the Independents and GOP Crossover Advantage Obama hath enjoyed will sustain, at least somewhat, in November. Indeed, some point to this phenomenon as Exhibit A that Obama is more electable than Clinton.

Well, to paraphrase Hillary Clinton herself, after gamely attempting to fulfill the Sphinxlike Tim Russert's demand that she pronounce the new Russian President's name: WHATEVER. Verily it is too bad that Republican voters are getting any say at all regarding who the Democrats are nominating to carry their banner.

Be that as it may, reality is what it is. And regardless of what happens in Ohio, Texas's Open Primary might well represent Hillary Clinton's Presidential Death Knell. Indeed, do any Republicans hate Hillary Clinton with the zealous intensity with which Texas Republicans hate her?

For Texas Republicans, this is a Pollyanna moment of sublime proportions. They smell blood in the water, and they very much hope to finish her once and for in the Lone Star state.

So without further ado, Harrogate humbly asks Texans not to drink the water, for forsooth, there is blood in the water. As this, one of Harrogate's Top Twenty Songs, eloquently told us round about a decade ago.

4 comments:

solon said...

Maybe ironically, I have always disliked this number by DMB.

And you wrong about the indie and rep. vote.

And, your wrong about Russert and the new Russian Pres and Russert did not ask Clinton though she responded first. Even Tucker Carlson liked her answer there.

harrogate said...

If you dislike that DMB song, dollars to dingleberries you would absolutely dislike Harrogate's dissertation.

As for your comment regarding Indys, Reps: that's pretty persuasive, Harrogate may have to rethink what he wrote, based on that.

Do ye, after all, contend that all exit polling and registration numbers are just simply wrong: that these voters are in fact not substantively impacting the primary?

Or do ye simply contend Democrats should be all right with Republicans impacting their primary?

Finally, Harrogate happily admits he took some narrative license with that Russert/Clinton exchange. But it was a very good moment for her nonetheless.

solon said...

I have been working on a post about the indie and rep voters but I need to review another pro-Hillary post and check those numbers.

And no, I do not think exit polls are very reliable on this.

In due time. But little J. is not well and we must go to the Dr. for a fever of 103.6.

Also, about your Diss. When I listen to music, I listen to the music and never really know words. So, there is a good chance I would like your diss.

Oxymoron said...

Sadly when Dave Matthews is around, there is likely to be more than just blood in the water. Human waste, anyone?