Bill Clinton: Caucuses 'Killing Us'

[babylonsister]

:cry::nopity:

Bill Clinton: Caucuses 'Killing Us'


March 27, 2008 8:54 PM


ABC News' Teddy Davis, Sarah Amos, and Talal Al-Khatib Report: While speaking by phone Thursday to his wife's Texas supporters, former President Bill Clinton downplayed the importance of caucuses and argued that his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., would capture the Democratic presidential nomination by outperforming Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in primary states.

"Right now, among all the primary states, believe it or not, Hillary's only 16 votes behind in pledged delegates," said Bill Clinton, "and she's gonna wind up with the lead in the popular vote in the primary states. She's gonna wind up with the lead in the delegates ."

"It's the caucuses that have been killing us," he added.

Bill Clinton's decision to flatly predict that his wife will finish ahead of Obama in the pledged delegates and popular vote which come strictly from primary states comes as his wife's advisers concede that the former first lady will not be able to catch Obama in the total number of pledged delegates.

Obama's campaign has used his seemingly insurmountable pledged delegate lead to make the case to the party leaders and elected officials who will ultimately decide the Democratic presidential nod that to back Clinton would amount to overturning the will of the voters who participated in the 2008 Democratic nominating contests.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/03/bill-clinton-it.html

[rocktivity]

1. Rocknation: Caucuses 'Killing Hillary'

rocknation

[frogcycle]

2. hmmm.... putting it another way:

the people voting against us are killing us...

[Clear Blue Sky]

3. And the problem is?

[terrell9584]

4. This was already up

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3245853&mesg_id=3246165

So, there was the response I put there, and whether you are supporting Clinton in this or not, there is at least a point to be in terms of caucuses vs. primaries, though it's only being brought up because of their lack of success in caucuses.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. And primaries and super delegates and bizarre delusions

and funding and incompetent campaign strategies and throwing the kitchen sink at your fellow Democratic Party candidate and...

Please Bill and Hillary, do the right thing.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

6. Caucuses don't count!

Among Hillary voters, Hillary is winning in a complete landslide! :eyes: