Where I Pivot away from the Primaries, and Towards the General Election

Putting it out there right now: Bernie Sanders will not be the nominee of the Democratic party for the 2016 Presidential race.

Look, I know the Sanders camp is still beating the drums and saying it's still feasible for them to win. "Wait 'til New York, Bernie's a native." 

"California, folks, that's the place you oughta be. Bernie will win there."

"Don't forget Montana and Idaho. Bernie will do great there!"

Nope. Uh-unh. And true, but those states have like six delegates. It's not enough. The math is just not there.  Anybody who thinks otherwise is either a) Just not ready to face the facts or b) is willfully lying in the pursuit of their own interests. If you're the latter, well, you won't be convinced by me because you're lying. But if you're the former, perhaps you can be convinced.

A "Few" Words on the 2016 Democratic Primary and a Push for a New Left

If you read through this blog's history, you'll see that I was definitely not a supporter of Hillary Clinton in 2008. I was rooting for Obama to run for President from the day I listened to his speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and I was elated when he won both the nomination and election. It's been a tough seven (going on eight) years, with plenty of successes, but plenty of disappointments as well. All in all, however, I am happy with the President, and feel that he has restored a modicum of competence to an office that was a disaster in the hands of George W. Bush.

I also think it's crucial that a Democrat gets to follow an outgoing Democrat in office, the first since Truman replaced Roosevelt in 1945. Doing so will better entrench the gains we've made over the Obama administration, plus it's imperative that any Supreme Court vacancies go to jurists who aren't of the Rehnquist/Scalia/Roberts/Alito mold. It's unlikely that Congress and the President will work together, provided the President is a Democrat. As such, it will take ingenuity and strength to solve many of our outstanding issues in a way that won't require Congressional legislation.

Shame on you, Senator Clinton

Dear Senator Clinton,

We have put up with a lot of crap from your campaign. Whether it was the Inevitability Express, the constant moving of the goalposts, or the ugly sweaters of Howard Wolfson, we've been fairly patient. But the latest offense in unforgivable.

For shame, Senator Clinton, for shame. How dare you bring Sinbad back into the public consciousness. The American people were perfectly content to leave Mr. Sinbad back in the 90s where he belonged, only occasionally running into him on crappy VH-1 shows or a mid Sunday showing of Jingle All the Way. Life was good, knowing that he would not be in any way relevant to our lives.

I hope you can't sleep at night. I hope that you are kept awake, worrying about what hellish door of mediocrity you have unleashed.

Game On: On to WY, MS, and PA

Well, last night certainly could have gone better for Senator Obama. He lost three of the four states, taking home a victory in Vermont. Fortunately for him, the delegate gains for Senator Clinton are minimal at best. He is still a convincing leader in the delegate count, and still stands the best chance to be the party's nominee.

Now that it appears that Senator Clinton will be in this until at least Pennsylvania, it is time for the Obama campaign to shift gears in the execution, if not the theme, of their campaign. If this memo from David Plouffe is any indicator, expect the campaign to hit harder at the Clinton campaign over the next seven weeks.

Hopefully this test will serve as a crucible for making the Obama campaign just that much stronger. Whether it is getting their message through to the voters, or making sure they are controlling the debate, Obama must be willing to take it to Clinton. His campaign seemed a little too cocky over the past two weeks, and maybe a bit of levity is in order.

Sitting in the shadow of March 4 are two contests in Wyoming and Mississippi. Although Obama is favored in these two contests, they must take nothing for granted. A victory in these two small, yet important, states can give some fence-sitting superdelegates some cover to come out for Obama. Hopefully enough of them can be convinced to get Hillary to bow out sooner than later, or the Democrats risk blowing this golden opportunity to retake the White House.

Game On!

Senator Clinton's Latest Tantrum

Once again, Senator Clinton seems content to stomp around and hold her breath until she gets what she wants, this time with a potential lawsuit against the Texas contest on March 4.

It isn't like the state suddenly changed its rules today or something. They knew the rules well in advance, or at least should have known them. Considering how unprofessional and sloppy her campaign has been, it isn't a surprise she didn't know these rules before they came into play.

Why do I get the feeling that she wouldn't be so concerned about this if the situation were playing into her favor? Senator Clinton has shown time and time again she will stop at nothing, even if it means turning off an entire generation to the political process and destroying the Democratic party, to get this nomination.

I'm Reconsidering My Endorsement of Obama...

...Because the video below just absolutely convinced me of the greatness of Senator Hillary Clinton.




This video is just so awesome and persuasive how could you not vote for her. The 80s style cheesy music and forced choreography is such a perfect symbol for her campaign. Senator Clinton, where do I sign up on your express train to 1994?

Why Hillary?

As I do not know any passionate Hillary voters, I am opening up a question to all of you Clinton backers out there. Why do you think she is the best candidate? If you wish, make your case for Senator Clinton in the comments for this post.

Clusterf%@k Tuesday: 2 Hours to CA

Hillary Clinton wins NY and MA, Obama takes DE. Not any surprises again, although Obama would have liked to be more competitive in MA.

Still a bunch of states that are too close to call. It could be a long night.

Clusterf%@k Tuesday: No surprises yet

Damn you Mr. Olbermann, scaring the crap out of me by calling TN "too close to call" initially, before giving it to Clinton.

No surprises so far, with Obama adding IL to his column, and Clinton taking OK and AR in addition to TN. CT, DE, MA, and NJ are still too close to call, a good sign for Obama.

On the GOP side, McCain has captured NJ, DE, and CT, with Romney taking MA and Huckabee taking AR. Again, no surprises.

Still over two hours to CA closing.