At least TWENTY supers set to trickle out for Obama

[Coexist]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/23/22010/3114/229/502171

Brent Budowsky, a blogger with The Hill, just told Clout host Richard Greene that "at least 20 superdelegates" are privately committed to Obama, and will slowly pledge their support for him over the coming weeks, mainly before the NC primary.

Budowsky stated that his sources were rock solid, and that Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry was the first of these supers to go public. Greene commented that this is a brilliant political strategy by Obama, and I must say I agree with him. Imagine, one or two supers a day coming out for Obama, stretched out over the next 10 to 15 days. (Emphasis added for update)

Think Obama knows what he's doing? This will effectively reverse whatever momentum Clinton got from her PA win. And rather than release the good news all at once, he's going to let it come out just a bit at a time, so it can dominate multiple news cycles.

Link to audio here

Thankfully, this will be over soon!

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

1. If this is true, he will nearly tie Hillary's superdelegate count

Hillary would then need 63% of all remaining pledged + superdelegates for the nomination. Obama would only need 41%.

[yourguide]

3. she needs 68% now.

[hogwyld]

2. I hope it's true and not another rumour

to get our hopes up.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Well... last week we heard about Hillary's 100 mayors. Let's wait for the official announcement.

[liberaldem4ever]

5. Hope you're right n/t

[crispini]

6. Kaching! Rock n Roll!

:kick:

[Coexist]

18. I just finished my 50th call, Crispini!

50 in 2 days, just like I promised.

25 more tomorrow!

[crispini]

20. Yay thanks!

I did my 25 yesterday and will make my 25 at lunch today. I'll make a new thread then.

Thanks for all your hard work! :salute:

[TexasLady]

7. Crossing fingers it is so.

Trickling is becoming a favorite word of mine. :D

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

8. NC's primary has already started Apr 17 (early voting)

actually it started sooner then that with no excuse vote by mail
on Mar. 17 -

Important Election Dates:
2008 Primary Election May 6th
Last day to register to vote: Apr. 11
Absentee Voting: Mar. 17 - Apr. 29
One Stop Absentee Voting: Apr. 17 - May 3

www.ncvoter.net

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

9. Voting began on April 17 in North Carolina

Important Election Dates:
2008 Primary Election May 6th
Last day to register to vote: Apr. 11
Absentee Voting: Mar. 17 - Apr. 29
One Stop Absentee Voting: Apr. 17 - May 3

[gulfcoastliberal]

10. That is so bad-ass! YES!

Now that's what I'm talkin about - smart, smart smart. He makes Bill & Hillary look like bumbling buffoons, albeit vicious, slimy, nasty, scummy, corrupt, rotten-to-the-core buffoons!

[ScarletSniper]

11. Very smart. Slow and deadly trickle.

[BlooInBloo]

12. Possibly this will make some of his nervous-nellie supporters calm down.

[goclark]

13. We are hardly nervous

We are simply Fired Up and ready to donate and work for his nominiation.

We are concerned that HC will continue to use her Rove playbook instead of showing us that she really is a Democrat.

[BlooInBloo]

14. Maybe you personally aren't, but there have been a fair number of them here...

... handwringing since the PA returns came in.

[catgirl]

43. Over a single digit win?

Nah!

[electron_blue]

15. This would be *so* much more effective if they came out all at once,

instead of 'trickling' out.

I'm just saying....

[blm]

19. The supers who are politicians want some exclusivity of tube time, too.

That's the way it is. But some of them will definitely be grouped together.

[Major Hogwash]

25. I think you're right.

This way it also slowly nudges her out instead of picking her ass up and tossing it over the cliff.

[crispini]

23. I think the campaign is doing it right.

Sure, putting them all out at once would make a big splash, but then what? Better to have them in reserve. Hillary makes some fundraising landmark or something -- release a few SDs. Slow news day -- release a few SDs. Etc. Etc.

drip, drip, drip. :D

[mamalone]

54. Yes!

These are their ace-in-the-hole... no matter what kind of garbage Hillary manages to throw his way, they'll always have 2 or 3 Supers to throw out to change the tone of the dialog. If they put them all out on one day... it'd be one great day, but the cumulative effect will be greater after a week or two. Wait and see:)

[Texas Hill Country]

16. haha, i love the propoganda.

[lojasmo]

28. Well, you ARE a CLinton supporter. EOM

[Window]

17. K/R.

:kick:

[backscatter712]

21. SWEET! Kiss goodbye to that superdelegate lead!

That was perhaps the last advantage she has, and it's about to go away.

Soon, she'll be behind or barely even in all the metrics that count.

[PVnRT]

22. I'll believe it when I see it

Honestly, if these "insider reports" are correct about SD's flocking to Obama, what are they waiting for? Do it now and drive the nails in the coffin, or quit leaking that you're "considering" pledging your support to him.

I'm getting the impression that more than a few of the superdelegates are fishing for favors/positions and trying to be kingmakers rather than caring much about who is going to win the primary.

[nxylas]

24. I've seen too many of these stories

It get to be like the boy who cried "wolf" in the end.

[PBS Poll-435]

26. Still waiting on the 50. Or was it 150?

Hard to keep track of all the Super-Rumors...

[Texas Hill Country]

27. it was one BRAZILLION.

[PBS Poll-435]

29. Gisele Bündchen endorsed Obama?

Really?

[Texas Hill Country]

31. no... Donna.

[JackORoses]

34. are you still waiting on Hillary to net 5 since Feb. 5? Yep.

too bad she doesn't have any rumors...

[Life Long Dem]

30. Look at that!

This is great news! :applause:

[helderheid]

32. :)

[gcomeau]

33. Disagree on it being brilliant political strategy.

We've been having supers trickling into Obama with such steady regularity that it's stopped being news. It won't be covered except in some articles that only political junkies pay much attention to and maybe a sentence or two in passing on the air.

If they have 20 committed they're hanging onto what they should do is select a group equal to the number of delegates Clinton gained in PA, which is coming out around 10, and have them all announce on the same day... immediately. That makes every network, practically guaranteed... and the message is "well, so much for Clinton momentum, Obama just wiped out her entire delegate gain there in one fell swoop".

Then a week later, a few days before Indiana and North Carolina, do it again. Then you have another day of the message being "Obama effectively just won a PA in superdelegates today" on every news broadcast leading into those primaries.

[grantcart]

35. However everyday the talking heads will have to say

"well he got to more supers today so they must be listening to him and not her" Its the repetitive nature of the message that has the power.

[gcomeau]

39. Yes, but...

...they'll mention it once, maybe twice, in passing, maybe a sentence or two, no big deal this is routine stuff. Then they'll be on to the next point.

How many people will really hear or register it as anything all that important? You drop 9 or 10 superdelegate endorsements at once and they spend 15 or 20 minutes talking about how Obama just wiped out Hillary's Pennsylvania gains on every political panel in the country. Do it twice over the next two weeks and you've not just established the supers are listening to you and not your opponent, but established a strong impression of major strides forward that completely trivialize Clinton's PA win since Obama will have "won PA" twice as far as net delegate totals are concerned.

I just don't think anyone but us junkies are paying close attention to every single individual superdelegate endorsement announcement anymore. They've seen hundreds of those now, they're shrugging them off as standard fare.

[woolldog]

49. I don't think the point of this is to generate positive press for Obama

There are other concerns at work here that make this a good idea.

[L0oniX]

36. Super delegates don't count ...it's the electoral vote that counts...

Hillarat moves the goal posts so much that it makes the field look like someone spun donuts on it. :evilgrin:

[Dbdmjs1022]

37. One more reason this is a smart move

If Hillary comes up with another smear that threatens to dominate the news coverage, he can just have all of these guys come out at once. It'll get the smear out of the media AND show party unity.

BRILLIANT!

[Coexist]

38. David Wu would be today's endorser!

(said in my best Game Show Host voice)

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGCBC3

[LSK]

40. K&R

[SoCalDem]

41. DO IT NOW...

dammit!!

[barack the house]

42. The guy is total political genius. So prpud.

[Khaotic]

44. Sounds good to me

Cheers!

[Kurovski]

45. K&R. (nt)

[RiverStone]

46. I hope this source is rock solid - cause that means Obama will be...

The nominee in short order after the votes are cast May 6th.

[Zachstar]

47. If this is the case... Clinton's super lead will be in single digits by May 6th

Which will SERIOUSLY weaken her position!

So let us hope this is true!!

[book_worm]

48. pretty soon Hill won't be leading by any criteria.

[Raine]

50. GObama!!!!

This is GENIUS! :bounce:

[azmouse]

51. I really hope this is true!

[SunsetDreams]

52. Go OBama!!!

[me b zola]

53. K&R

:bounce: