Newsweek columnist Johnathan Alter is one of the many liberal writers I love to hate. Despite his liberal views, his insights are usually worth reading. After reading Mr. Alter's last two internet pieces, however, I have to wonder if he's now on the Obama campaign payroll.
He wrote two columns this week indicating that the delegate numbers simply don't work for Mrs. Clinton, even if you give her the benefit of the doubt regarding winning many of the remaining primaries. The second of the columns was written as though he was an attorney trying a case in a courtroom. He is clearly trying to argue that Hillary should drop out of the race since she can't win and her staying in will only hurt the Democrats.
His argument is not very persuasive. The only reason that Mr. Obama has a lead in the delegate count is due to the "democratic" proportional distribution of delegates that the Democrat party favors (oh, they are so fair and progressive). This ignores the fact that Mrs. Clinton has won elections in far bigger states, with many more electoral votes. Electoral votes, which will, of course, be distributed in the un-democratic "winner-take-all" mode.
Moreover, Hillary has won in states which will be the battlegrounds in the general election, such as Ohio and Florida (I know, I know, Florida doesn't count). (Yeah, sure). If she takes Pennsylvania, too, it seems hard to understand why Obama should be the favorite.
Alter claimed to have spoken with a number of superdelegates who told him that "there's [no]chance they would reverse the will of Democratic voters", meaning that if Obama has more committed delegates they (the superdelegates) could not vote for Clinton. If Mrs. Clinton beats Mr. Obama badly in Pennsylvania, Mr. Alter better poll those superdelegates again; I think he'll find that their perception of "the will of the voters" may change.
Just for what its worth, I am voting for McCain no matter who wins the Democrat nomination. Its just fun watching how deep in the tank for Obama some of these liberal media types are. The truth is that Obama is their favorite because he is a true liberal, like them. They really don't trust Hillary, so they've turned on her.
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Amen to you Johnny D. It's not just Alter. The entire line-up of MSNBC and so many others are "in the tank" as well. Thank God for Saturday Night Live. If not for that show, the media bias would still be going on. Now at least they have to be more subtle.
I can't figure out a solution for FL or MI that will satisfy both Hillary and Obama. Once again, the Dems can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
I agree with you about the electoral votes. I wonder what will happen after PA.
I knew you'd vote for the Republican...even if it had been Huckabee.
Rubes:
You might have been surprised to learn that I'd vote for Hillary Clinton over a couple of the GOP candidates this year. Let me say that McCain, Romney, Thompson, or Giuliani all would have gotten my vote for sure over any Democrat. As for the others, I cannot be unequivocal.
I'll say this, I would never vote for Obama. He is dangerously inexperienced and he is far more liberal than his platitudinal rhetoric would imply.
Always great to hear from you, though!
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