The Latest Clinton Canard

[jakem]

here's that 'truth' problem again!

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The latest talking point for Hillary Clinton is this race is still early in the process and primaries from previous years were decided much later in the year. She recently told Time, as well almost every other interviewer she's talked to, "I remind a lot of people that my husband didn't formally wrap up the nomination until June."

The point is supposed to be that this race isn't over. They're just getting started. Give her more time. Here's the problem, that isn't really true.

In 1992, the year Bill Clinton won the nomination she's alluding to, the primaries started significantly later than they did in 2008. Iowa was on January 3rd this year and on February 10th in 1992 (remember, this year we'd already had Super Tuesday by Feb. 5th). New Hampshire was on January 8th in 2008 and February 18th in 1992. Super Tuesday was on Feb. 5th this year and was on March 10th in 1992 (we'd already had the so-called second Super Tuesday in Ohio and Texas by this date in 2008).

Secondly, despite the later start Bill Clinton had already locked up the nomination by early April after the New York primary. Hillary Clinton knows this and that's why she inserts a lawyerly word into her statement every time -- formally. "My husband didn't formally wrap up the nomination until June."

So, why does she employ this needless piece of sophistry? Because she thinks she needs it. She needs to buy more time (can't you just see Scotty yelling down to Captain Kirk, "I need more time!").

The extra time isn't for more elections, there are only ten left. We've already had more than the lion's share of contests. It is abundantly clear that she can't catch him just based on the remaining elections. No, time buys her something else -- the chance for Obama to implode between now and whenever he formally wraps up the nomination.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/the-latest-clinton-canard_b_93508.html

[C_U_L8R]

1. Canard meet Petard

Hillary has sure hoisted herself upon it

[flor de jasmim]

2. It also buys her time for a frontal attack -- after he wins the nomination she is supposed ...

to fall in line behind him. But by being a candidate herself, she has much greater freedom to continue the attacks in the hope that he will implode. It's her audacity of hope!

[phrigndumass]

3. "The problem isn't hitting Obama; the problem is hitting Obama after the bell."

Million Dollar Baby?