I'll say this for her, she's a wonk

[LittleClarkie]

From what I hear, she knows the issues backwards, forwards and sideways. That is one good thing I can say about her. A very smart woman.

If it were just a matter of a difference in policy, I wouldn't feel too badly about supporting her should she get the nomination.

It's the campaign she's been running that's turned me off, from the "she's inevitable" meme early on, to the various things I've seen her campaign do, like declaring victory in a state where no one else was running, to the wedge her campaign has tried to put between Latino and black voters and the bad feeling I get that Dean and his 50 state plan are out the window if she gets in.

I will vote for her. I'm just not sure I can campaign for her.

[Mojambo]

1. Your last line sums up how I feel about both candidates. n/t

[DURHAM D]

2. Huh?

She didn't write the "inevitable" meme - the press did.

She won Florida big - and no one campaigned in Florida except that Obama did run some ads in the northern portion of the state.

As for Michigan- Obama and others took their name off the ballot to pander to Iowa voters.
I have not heard her claim a victory in Michigan - She just said the delegation needs to be allowed and this after the DNC, or somebody, had already announced that Michigan delegates were all going to be allowed as uncommitted.

The Latino/black differences. You made that up. However, it is in the culture and nothing can be done about that.

The 50 state plan - out the window if Obama gets elected. Rahm Emanuel (a closeted Obama supporter and U.S. Senate hopeful for Obama's seat) is David Axelrod's best friend. Rahm (Axelrod was hired by Rahm as the DCCC media contractor) and Dean got into an open public battle before the 2006 mid-terms over fund placement and Rahm's choice of Blue Dog candidates everywhere. David Axelrod is Obama's brain. Rahm will pick Dean's replacement.

[dkf]

3. Sometimes when you think you know the issues backward and forward

you think that you need to make all the decisions for everyone, and you want to dictate solutions.

And then you just have yes people around you because you think you just need people to execute your decisions.

When you are right, it works but when you are wrong...then stuff falls apart and you don't know how to fix it very well.

This is what has happened to her campaign.

[Tatiana]

4. I tend to agree with this analysis. n/t

[grantcart]

5. we need good wonks in the Senate