So how does this primary end?

[mdmc]

I really have no idea. Anyone care to opine?

[polpilot]

1. Obama graciously accepts. McCain stomping begins.

[FrenchieCat]

3. I see it that way as well.......

McCain gets stomped around, and become unable to talk.....except to say, "my Friends".....and not much else.

[Cali_Democrat]

11. LOL....he always says, "my frends"...... WTF is that?

[SoonerPride]

28. He'd prefer to say "my subjects"

But his handler Joe Lieberman keeps correcting him.

[BklynChick]

2. (1) when hillary drops out, (2) the SDs put one of them over the edge, or (3) at the convention

[tekisui]

4. When Hillary refuses to loan more millions to her failed campaign.

The way I see it, she has been given through all the Primary votes-June 3rd-by the Party leaders. At that point, she'll concede or face the embarrassment of a "Superdelegate Primary" ending for her. Either way, it will end for Hillary at the first of June.

[mdmc]

7. I kinda think it will go to June

all the way.
Unless perhaps if Obama really sweeps in PA. If he wins big there that might end it early.

[BuyingThyme]

5. Obama gets the girl, Hillary moves to Alaska, McCain goes to prison,

and they save the youth center.

[FrenchieCat]

6. LOL!

How American! :rofl:

[Zachstar]

8. Obama wins PA, Clinton exits a few days later, GE starts effectively in May

DU goes into presumptive nominee mode for a week.

People start paying attention to the congressional races (Topic: WTF, Al Franken is down in the polls!)

Right wing talk shows go nuts as they panic over having to face Obama.

Cartman gets kidnapped by aliens again.

etc...

[doublethink]

9. SD's continue to come out for Obama thru the Pennsylvania .....

North Carolina ... and the rest of the primaries .... Between what he gains in those primaries and the SD's, he gets within striking distance to put him over the top in one of the last couple of primaries. One of the last states puts him over. Don't ask me what State but this is how it will happen ..... Howard Dean said whomever the candidate ends up being then .... gets to decide how to seat Florida and Michigan. Obama will seat them and then it's on to thumping McCain.

note: he will be over the top of the 'hill' without Florida and Michigan. Peace.

[XemaSab]

10. Dude... who knows?

I think anything less than 60% in Pennsylvania would be a DISASTER for her. Even 60% would ratchet up the percent of votes she'd have to win in EVERY other state.

The problem here is that she can LOOK like she's getting ahead, but REALLY she's falling behind... or at least not closing the gap.

The problem with THAT problem is that it will be even harder to call for her to drop out after a "win" in Pennsylvania of even a narrow amount. If she got 55% in Pennsylvania, she would have to get 65% in EVERY other state to go into the convention with a lead. Any "wins" of under 65% would set the bar even higher for remaining contests, but let's call a spade a spade: she's not going to GET 65% in Oregon, North Carolina, Montana, South Dakota, or even Indiana.

The question is where the crippling truth will set in. Unfortunately I don't think Pennsylvania is going to provide the wooden stake. North Carolina might do it, but man... she's not going down too quickly.

[Zachstar]

12. The supers are watching PA.

If she does not Blowout in PA I think multiple supers will go to Obama further weakening the plan to get super delegates to switch.

Besides a small win in PA may net Obama a delegate gain which will make her look silly if she calls PA a win.

[XemaSab]

15. I noticed that the New York Times has Texas striped

:P

[Zachstar]

16. I dont read the New York times.

[SoonerPride]

29. You should.

It's a good paper.

[XemaSab]

13. And upon crunching the numbers for a "realistic" scenario in PE, NC, and IN

Where Hillary gets 55, 45, and 55% respectively...

She would have to get 85% in EVERY remaining state to pull even with Obama before the convention. This would be IMPOSSIBLE.

Even if she got 60% in all three contests, she'd have to have 66% in every remaining state in order to pull even. NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

[Bigleaf]

14. Hillary overtakes Obama in cash raised after selling millions of her newly designed bumpersticker

and Obama quits in shame.




:hide:

Just kidding! About everything.

[crankychatter]

17. Clinton takes the nomination having lost in every way but SDs... Denver goes berserker

and all the young Obama supporters go away pissed.

[sniffa]

18. KO had it right last night

that scene from What's Up Doc?/

[crankychatter]

19. OR, FL and MI litigate until Convention, Obama gets the Nomination, Clinton litigates more...

after staging a walk out leading FL and MI delegations...

Supreme Court decides it in some weird way

and it's resolved just in time for McCains Inauguration.

[kwenu]

20. With Bill asking Hillary for a divorce.

[mtnsnake]

21. Hillary will no doubt win in overtime

unless Obama drops out after PA, which could definitely happen.

[mdmc]

25. why would he drop out?

Unless he tanks, or implodes, I doubt he would walk away.

[gauguin57]

22. Which primary ... the PA primary? Well, that ends with me, exhausted, eating stale donuts

... at the local Democratic headquarters.

As for the rest of it, who knows????

[crankychatter]

23. I've decided this is a fun thread k/r

yup

[mdmc]

33. yes

:thumbsup:

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[democrattotheend]

26. I honestly have no idea

If Obama wins PA, it's over. But that is unlikely, and I honestly have no idea how it will play out. I just hope Clinton is not pressured to drop out prematurely...that will hurt Obama and hurt the party's chances of coming together in the fall.

[SoonerPride]

27. Hillary drops out after losing Indiana and N. Carolina

She will win PA by about 6% points, but lose the delegate count.

Then she will lose N Carolina badly. Her money will be gone and she will bow out on May 8th.

[CK_John]

30. In a smoke filled ski lodge overlooking the Denver skyline where Hillary charms all and life goes on

[lefty from jersey]

31. Calling the adults

It ends when the adults (assuming there are any) realize that winning the GE is the prize. Hillary can not win because she is Hillary and Obama can't win because he is a put up phony by the Chicago political machine. He will be portrayed as a race hustler and that nutty preacher and angry wife are going to turn off too many independents.

They will reach down and hopefully find a pair in their somewhere and do the bold thing and the right thing. Nominate a candidate without the mess and negatives that Hillary and Obama will have by August. A candidate that is committed to the values of our party and the interest of our country. Get these two opportunists the hell out of here. They both make me ill. Evan Bayh anyone?

[Tesha]

32. "Not with a bang but with a whimper." (NT)

[BlueIdaho]

34. HRC's campaign winning Pennsylvania by only 5-6%

hopelessly mired in debt suspends her campaign. Superdeligates sweep in almost unanimously endorsing Obama and we all focus on kicking some republican ass in November.

Its over - she lost - deal with it.