Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to continue her quest for the Democratic nomination, arguing she would be the stronger nominee because she appeals to a wider coalition of voters — including whites who have not supported Barack Obama in recent contests."I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."
"There's a pattern emerging here," she said.
As Democrats coalesce around Sen. Barack Obama, one of Hillary Clinton's must outspoken supporters is not mincing words: the party is walking needlessly and unaware into a general election buzzsaw."I believe Obama probably will win [the Democratic nomination], although in politics you never ever can count anybody out," said former New York Mayor Ed Koch. "I think Hillary is doing a magnificent job and is a great candidate and if anybody can pull it out, she can. But my honest opinion is, it probably won't happen. And that he will be the candidate and that he will lose."
Koch's argument, while never voiced in public by Clinton, is thought to reflect the opinion of the senator and her key aides.
Remember George Bush's theme of 2004 - vote for me or the terrorists win? Clinton's gone to the fear tactic: vote for me or the Republicans win.
Do we really want a President that wants to rule by fear for another 4 years? Isn't that a reason why we're opposed to McCain and the Republicans?
I guess there's a possibility that Hillary thinks this is helping Obama. Since so many Republicans despise the Clintons, perhaps some are so reactionary that they will do anything to prove Hillary Clinton wrong. So if her campaign says that Obama can't win - maybe those Republicans will vote for Obama in response!
Who knows what that campaign is thinking anymore.
BTW, Hillary is threatening to do some severe damage in any future election in which she might want to run for the Democratic Party nomination for President again. She's getting closer to the "if not now, not ever" line of campaigning, which seems politically unwise. And that's pretty much how I see Hillary Clinton - as not wise enough politically to achieve her political goals. And that's not good enough for President this time around, either.