Solid win for Clinton
April 23rd, 2008
By Gerardo Orlando
With a ten-point win, the race goes on and nothing is resolved. She won by the same margin in Ohio and New Jersey, so even after the Wright issue and other “controversies,” her margin on her turf is basically the same. Also, independents could not vote in Pennsylvania, so that was another disadvantage for him.
He should win North Carolina, and he needs a solid margin. Also, Indiana will be a big battle. Independents can vote, so that is one positive for Obama in that state.
April 23rd, 2008 12:24
I think Clinton’s team has outfoxed Obama in the last few weeks in the sense that she had baited him into attacking her on a range of issues, and when both candidates go on these tit for tat attacks, Obama, comes out looking smaller for it. As the less experienced candidate, he simply cannot win a free for all negative war.
Where Obama is making his mistake right now is in forgetting that the whole reason the Clinton campaign never really got off the ground, was the resentment so many Americans felt over her voting in favour of giving George Bush the authorisation to use force in Iraq.
What Obama should do is focus 100% of his attack on Hillary’s war vote and the rest of his message should be his positive message of change. When Obama attacks Hillary on a range of issues, like health care he will just lose ground.
I read something today that I hope is a trial balloon that will die fast, where the Obama people are thinking of attacking Hillary Clinton on Whitewater and all the old Clinton scandals. God help us. This reminds me of Mike Dukakis talking about how happy he would be to have his wife raped by Willie Horton (or something like that as my failing memory recalls)….
April 23rd, 2008 13:47
I agree with you. Attacking her on that other stuff is stupid.
He should stay positive and just ride this out. He will do well in NC and then he should fight hard in Indiana. Focus on her war vote as you said.
I do think a general theme of lobbyists is not bad to stick to as well, as long as he doesn’t go in the gutter like she did.
He was up 10 points nationally. PA was built for her, so this sin’t that big of a deal.