Political Forum - View Single Post - Clinton: Obama Ignoring West Virginia (b/c he's going to get his ass kicked)

superdude17* · #1 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 10:10 PM

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's top aides yesterday accused Sen. Barack Obama of ignoring West Virginia, saying Democrats must win the state in the fall and using her 43-point poll lead there as evidence that her longshot bid deserves to run its course.

"What is the basis for the so-called 'presumptive nominee' not competing in a state that would be a key swing state?" Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson asked reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast, adding that a Tuesday victory could be a turning point for his boss.

A 15-point win for Mrs. Clinton, "in an atmosphere in which she is being written off and told to leave the campaign, if voters hearing that in West Virginia decided to choose to affirm her candidacy despite that, I think that would say something significant about her ability to compete and win votes in a very tough environment," he said.

Since winning North Carolina and coming within two points in Indiana, Mr. Obama has done everything to indicate he views himself as the Democratic presidential nominee — avoiding engaging with Mrs. Clinton, and disregarding his rival's calls for a debate and pivoting toward the general election.

In Portland, Ore., Mr. Obama said presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain is "dead wrong" on the economy. Mr. Obama was just a few miles from Mrs. Clinton's campaign event but kept his focus on criticizing Mr. McCain of Arizona.

Don't walk too fast Osama. The Clinton's hold much more clout in the Democrat field than Kerry and Kennedy. I expect Hillary to walk away with huge victories in every state, minus Oregon which will be competitive.