Does Hillary Clinton's campaign death throes make anyone else sad?

[SoonerPride]

Last year I was a gung-ho Clinton-ite.

Even as recently as super Tuesday, a Clinton voter and supporter. I helped her carry my state, Oklahoma.

But the voters have spoken.

They want change.
No, scratch that, they - WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE - want CHANGE.

Instead of realizing it is all but over, her campaign took a horrible turn after her nice, concialatory handshake at the end of the Texas debate into a stultifyingly awkward and inept series of swipes, snipes, fear mongering, and lies.

It reeks of deperation. It reeks of fear - fear of losing a campaign.

And, for this former Clinton backer, it makes me sad.

[TwilightGardener]

1. Oops, she might win tomorrow--I wouldn't be burying her just yet.

[SoonerPride]

2. Win what?

Even with narrow wins in Ohio and Texas, she cannot make up the delegate count.

It is mathematically over.

[TwilightGardener]

3. No, but it'll be the Big Comeback. And then it's a new race for the next two months.

I wouldn't gloat, I'd lower expectations, because she's going to have a good day tomorrow, speaking as an Obama girl.

[JackORoses]

17. this will not go on for 2 months. Bill Richardson made that clear the other day.

[LiberalAndProud]

37. I won't be surprised no matter how the voting goes tomorrow.

Too close to call.

[Occam Bandage]

7. Yes, it is mathematically over. But she's going to die hard, and she might take

the Democratic party with her.

[JVS]

4. sad that they aren't sooner and quicker

[sniffa]

14. Seriously, why drag this out

She's just making her supporters' grieving period that much longer.

[JackORoses]

18. and she is making it that much harder for them to support Obama

By dragging the fight out, she will embitter many against voting for him.

What a selfish, selfish lady.

[Horse with no Name]

35. actually obama supporters are making it hard for Hillary supporters to back obama

the fight has nothing to do with it.

[Dogmudgeon]

5. What, 48-45 is now the threshold for Vox Populi?

I'm not sure the desperation is all one-way.

--p!

[NC_Nurse]

6. I agree with you. I was not a supporter, but it is sad to see her losing with

such a complete lack of grace. I have lost what respect I had for her and Bill during this campaign
and I find that disappointing. If she somehow pulls it out, I'll still vote for her, but now I will
have serious misgivings about it.

Luckily, McCain is CLEARLY worse. :-)

[krkaufman]

33. Yes, before the campaign I merely resented Bill's push for NAFTA ...

... welfare reform and telecom dereg. Now it's difficult to distinguish the Clinton's from the Right Wing smear machine, and my respect has plummeted accordingly.

[meow mix]

8. no

hellz no

[GoldieAZ49]

9. Can't say, seems like she has Obama scrambling today

Yes I am a Christian

No I didn't lie about NAFTA to Canada

I, er, um, was to busy running for POTUS to be chairing meetings on Afghanistan and NATO


The best defense is a good offense and she has it going on today.

[SoonerPride]

10. If most of the offense is based on lies, then that makes me sad.

n'est pas?

[krkaufman]

34. Well, it's New England Patriots-style offense ....

... aided by some illicit videotaping, eh?

[JackORoses]

20. she doesn't have a 'good offense', she is just plain offensive.

It's her last day as a Presidential Candidate, what else do you expect from her?

[GoldieAZ49]

31. I have never been a fan of Hillary or the Clintons, but she is not dropping out

One thing about the Clintons they will not walk away from power. NEVAH

Bill was impeached, did they leave? NO

She is not going to hand the nomination over to Obama, not in this lifetime, no matter who asks, requests, or demands it. Clintons do not quit.


I said this months ago, Hillary will be the nominee or she will so tarnish, divide the party the repubs will win.


If she can't have it, no dem can.

[yourguide]

22. perhaps you should get the memo

the canadian embassy apologized and retracted today.


and not for nothing, HRC hasnt done squat for the state of NY her entire term.

[GoldieAZ49]

30. just heard it on the news as an apology for leaking it, not saying it didn't happen

[krkaufman]

36. Then your news source didn't cover the full statement. n/t

[HooptieWagon]

11. Had her death throes been on high ground

I would have been sad. However, since she's opted to have them in the gutter - not only am I not sad, I'm cheering her political demise.

[Hepburn]

12. Make me sad???

Hell, no.

[NJmaverick]

13. It would if she carried herself with an ounce of dignity or honor

but the way she is behaving, anger is the only real emotion she is generating.

[tandem5]

15. If she win's OH, TX, and RI tomorrow then those are my kind of death throes! nt

[Yael]

16. I was looking forward to the candidates coming to PA

and the "Iowa treatment". Not any longer and it is worse by the day. Let her go scorch someone else's earth. The dirtier she gets, the more I hope she ends it sooner than later for the sake of the party.

[Coexist]

19. I hate to see it to, but think of it this way

Obama is getting toughened up for the GE, and the protracted primary is allowing him set the infrastructure he will need in crucial states before the GE.

So it may be better in the end.

[krkaufman]

38. That's the "glass half full" position to which I've gravitated.

Republican smears re: the same material will seem redundant and dated when trotted-out during the GE, and, *maybe*, the media will even be inoculated against the smears when they occur.

[TexasObserver]

21. Sad? No. More disgusted with her than ever? Yes.

She's going to have be dragged out, kicking and screaming, even when she loses definitively.

She's nuts.

[Kaylee]

23. I'm more sad that she may win by playing dirty....

It looks like November will herald more politics as usual. It's depressing because I really see Obama's political perspective as a change for the better.

[apocalypsehow]

24. It used to. The tactics of her more fervent supporters have mitigated that. One can only witness so

many posted deliberate falsehoods, slanders, subtle racial bigotry dressed up as "concern," and generally nasty harassment from the HRC supporters without it stoking one's cynicism/loathing meter. I will vote for the Democratic nominee whoever that happens to be - but my sympathy for that collapsing campaign or any of its participants is nil.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

25. It wouldn't say it makes me sad, but . . .

I know how I would feel if Obama was in Hillary's position. I appreciate your sentiments and welcome you into the Obama camp. As Bill Richardson made clear, it's time to coalesce around the presumptive nominee who's leading in delegates, and Obama is obviously going to be the one leading after Tuesday.

And your right, her campaign did take a horrible turn, but I do think is was even before the phony handshake (which Obama initiated by the way - check the tape).

[blonndee]

26. It used to. Now I look forward to seeing it.

Even though it infuriates me because it's bringing down not only Obama, but the party and herself as well. If she's going to drag us all down in the ditch, I at least can enjoy the sight of her loudly and publicly degrading herself, pissing away all pretense of dignity as she desperately clings to the last bit of power she has over this race. She is truly living up to her reputation and actually showing she never had that much to offer in the first place.

[thereismore]

27. You said it. I concur. I can't wait to see her gone from national politics. nt

[krkaufman]

41. The Clintons, both, plus the end of the DLC. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

39. and there are many that think obama and his passive-aggressive tactics are dragging the party down

and his supporters just plain aggressive tactics are bringing the party down.
Hillary isn't the only one that owns this.
They are both guilty of bringing the party down.

[Window]

28. No, I'm not sad at all.

Although I wouldn't count her out just yet.

[bvar22]

29. At this point, she is only helping Republicans.

It is embarrassing for Hillary, her supporters, and the Democratic Party.
She is stringing along her math challenged supporters, encouraging them to attack Democrats and the DNC.
Hillary is HURTING the Democratic Party.

I wish Hillary had expended 1/2 this venom attacking Republicans during her 7 years in the Senate.

[krkaufman]

32. respect.

(Though... I never took her TX debate closing as being truly conciliatory or respectful. Given the petty personal attacks against Obama earlier in the debate, her closing statement rang a bit hollow for me. And her campaign's behavior since has borne that impression out, in my opinion.)

[Guava Jelly]

40. I can't lie

NO..
I have tried my damnedest to stay on the high road during this..
I'm getting weary of the walk.
If tonight doesn't go well for her I believe as Richardson does she should throw in the towel.

[Apollo11]

42. No more than seeing a football team keep on fighting when they are 7 points down in the 4th quarter.

Let's see how Hillary does today before we write off her candidacy.