In Simple English
Obama is better and stronger. He has proven this by his strength and resilience throughout this campaign.
Hillary spoke of not being vetted, tested and proven. Well, if none of this happened to him before, he sure had it during the campaign. He has been thoroughly vetted, tested and proven and through it all he is still standing. Weary? YES. A little bored with Hillary? YES. A little frustrated? YES but vetted, tested and proven.
Hillary has had a relatively easy primary so far. For the most part her afflictions have been self inputed and hence her blame lays squarely at her feet but Obama's afflictions have come from all quarters. He has been buffetted from four campaigners in recent months; McCain, Chelsea, Bill and Hillary, not to mention several of their surrogates.
In all of this opposition he continues to keep Hillary fighting for position. He keeps her in the pitbull mode not being able to sink him. Everytime she shoves his head under water and turns away, he surfaces and carries on. He keeps her frustrated even though he appears to be on the backfoot and defending. She turns negative and gets even more mean but nothing is working.
So if the super delegates are truly looking for someone who can stand the heat in the kitchen, Obama has proven over and over and over that he can sit in the oven at 450 degrees and above.
Hillary spoke of not being vetted, tested and proven. Well, if none of this happened to him before, he sure had it during the campaign. He has been thoroughly vetted, tested and proven and through it all he is still standing. Weary? YES. A little bored with Hillary? YES. A little frustrated? YES but vetted, tested and proven.
Hillary has had a relatively easy primary so far. For the most part her afflictions have been self inputed and hence her blame lays squarely at her feet but Obama's afflictions have come from all quarters. He has been buffetted from four campaigners in recent months; McCain, Chelsea, Bill and Hillary, not to mention several of their surrogates.
In all of this opposition he continues to keep Hillary fighting for position. He keeps her in the pitbull mode not being able to sink him. Everytime she shoves his head under water and turns away, he surfaces and carries on. He keeps her frustrated even though he appears to be on the backfoot and defending. She turns negative and gets even more mean but nothing is working.
So if the super delegates are truly looking for someone who can stand the heat in the kitchen, Obama has proven over and over and over that he can sit in the oven at 450 degrees and above.
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Obama has proven to be a candidate that flip-flops in public more than even Hillary Clinton. Reverend Wright is merely the latest example.
Most superdelegates are now noting that Obama is a seriously weakened candidate and they are worried. Clinton has been counted out of the race at least 3 times and is now leading in IN, WV, KY and has significantly closed the gap in NC, the state that should easily favor Obama.
I think Obama has run a great campaign, but I do not think he has dealt with issues well. He did not properly address Wright for most Americans. Obama supporters and the MSM would have you believe differently.
Clinton's damages have been self-inflicting? Perhaps. But most of Obama's problems have been a God-send for Clinton. Remember when Clinton was throwing the kitchen sink at Obama? Nobody cared. Only when Obama's past or his own words caught up with him did he begin to have major problems.
I do not believe that Obama will break this pattern. Clinton has proven herself resilient; even most people that hate her are now fully willing to admit that she is driven and never gives up. Contrastingly, many now see Obama as a weak young Senator whose rhetoric can no longer save his spiraling candidacy.
April 30, 2008 11:50 AM | Reply | Permalink