Clinton: Saw Texas shootout with Obama coming

[NDambi]

Baltimore Sun: The Swamp

By Rick Pearson

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Democrat Hillary Clinton told PBS interviewer Judy Woodruff today about a remarkable display of clairvoyance that found the New York senator in the spring of last year planning a Texas showdown with Barack Obama on Tuesday.


During an interview with PBS’ “Newshour” program, Woodruff asked Clinton what happened in a race where only months ago she was viewed as the frontrunner and the presumptive nominee, only to be eclipsed by Obama.


“None of this is surprising to me,” she told Woodruff. “You know, last spring when I looked at how the race was shaping up, I knew that it would be a close contest and I assumed it would be with Sen. Obama and at that time I said, ‘We have got to start thinking about Texas. We have to start thinking ahead.’”


Clinton also said she really doesn’t like the front-runner label, even though the primaries in Texas and Ohio on Tuesday will determine whether her Democratic presidential bid will continue.


“I think it is great that this has been a close contest. I don't have any problem with that. I don't think I'm entitled to anything,” she said. “I hate being a front runner. I find that to be burdensome, so for me getting out (to speak to voters) today, talking about what I would do as president, answering people's questions and putting forth my ideas is energizing because it should be hard.”

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/clinton_saw_texas_shootout_wit.html

[Perky]

1. Bull shite

She said in December that it would be over on 2/5

[NDambi]

2. Yeah I know..I find it fascinating...

[cali]

3. Embarassing to see her reduced to such transparent lies

She pushed the "over by Feb 5" meme all the way- until Feb 5. And as the Clinton campaign didn't even understand how the the TX primary/caucus system functioned until 2 weeks ago, it's clear to see she's bullshitting. Plus, they didn't even start putting a ground game into operation there until a 3 weeks ago. Lame.

[JVS]

5. And for what purpose? How does it help her to claim this?

[GodlessBiker]

11. I suppose it makes her look less stupid for ignoring

post super-Tuesday contests until after super-Tuesday.

[Yael]

10. It is surreal

[JVS]

4. Suuuuuuree!

[blogslut]

6. The "front runner"

Somebody needs to read the "The Tortoise and the Hare" again.

[Botany]

7. Bald Faced Lie

She said something like, "Oh we are in it for the long run all the way
up to Feb. 5." rough quote

[johnnydrama]

8. bull oh knee

If she really thought Texas would be so important, she would have understood how the delegates worked months ago, and wouldn't have been surprised about it 2 weeks ago.

And I think her strategy now isn't even that great, giving speeches in places where she can only win a net of 1 delegate, where other cities she can try to move 2 or 3.

[Yael]

9. Hillary in spring vs Hillary in Fall

Pity the spring "cclairvoyance" wasn't recorded in a 30 second sound clip like her inevitability statements this past fall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xGsX-R_ZTQ

[I_Will]

12. Life imitates art (the Saturday Night Live skit last week)

[burythehatchet]

13. That's why you went broke in January. They lie with such ease. n/t

[ginnyinWI]

14. I didn't know she still thinks she the frontrunner!

Makes my head spin. Maybe her staff isn't telling her the truth.

[rox63]

15. If her campaign was so "forward-thinking", their planning was horrible n/t

[Johnny__Motown]

16. She is on the record stating that it would all be over by super tues.

[karynnj]

17. Which is why they set very little up in the states that followed SuperTuesday

and didn't even know the process in Texas until well after the Obama people did. Is this also why they didn't even file a full state of delegates in PA? Sometimes it makes more sense to not try to pretend you saw it coming when the evidence points the other way. In fact, it is MORE damning to think she saw this coming and prepared as she did.