Comments on: Why Hillary Lost http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/05/09/why-hillary-lost/ The Internet home for American gay conservatives. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:34:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Trace Phelps http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/05/09/why-hillary-lost/#comment-179177 Trace Phelps Mon, 12 May 2008 19:28:37 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=3131#comment-179177 Put aside all the fluff (like Hillary's unfavorables, media bias, cash on hand etc.), there is one overwhelming reason Hillary lost the nomination to Obama: her campaign had no strategy to compete in the caucuses. Subtract Obama's caucus delegates and Hillary is the nominee; she won a majority of delegates available in primary states. When a history of the 2008 campaign is written there are two questions I hope are answered. First, how did Obama put together such a skilled campaign organization in such a short time? (He didn't take his seat in the U. S. Senate and really become a national figure until January 2005.) Secondly, once it became apparent that Hillary wouldn't wrap up the nomination early, why did her campaign fail to recognize the significance of the caucuses? I think my third question is answered. It is why the media has closed ranks so tightly to protect Obama's carefully constructed image. My answer: Leftists in the Democratic Party and leftists in the national media are cut from the same cloth. When it became apparent that the Democrats would make history, nominating either the first woman with a good chance of becoming President or the first black with a good chance of becoming President, there was no debate. The black's election would make a bigger statement, make the left feel better about itself and it was easier to slap a woman around than make blacks mad. Put aside all the fluff (like Hillary’s unfavorables, media bias, cash on hand etc.), there is one overwhelming reason Hillary lost the nomination to Obama: her campaign had no strategy to compete in the caucuses. Subtract Obama’s caucus delegates and Hillary is the nominee; she won a majority of delegates available in primary states.

When a history of the 2008 campaign is written there are two questions I hope are answered. First, how did Obama put together such a skilled campaign organization in such a short time? (He didn’t take his seat in the U. S. Senate and really become a national figure until January 2005.) Secondly, once it became apparent that Hillary wouldn’t wrap up the nomination early, why did her campaign fail to recognize the significance of the caucuses?

I think my third question is answered. It is why the media has closed ranks so tightly to protect Obama’s carefully constructed image. My answer: Leftists in the Democratic Party and leftists in the national media are cut from the same cloth. When it became apparent that the Democrats would make history, nominating either the first woman with a good chance of becoming President or the first black with a good chance of becoming President, there was no debate. The black’s election would make a bigger statement, make the left feel better about itself and it was easier to slap a woman around than make blacks mad.

]]> By: Peter Hughes http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/05/09/why-hillary-lost/#comment-179175 Peter Hughes Mon, 12 May 2008 19:25:26 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=3131#comment-179175 A while back, some of us were talking about how Hillary is like that psycho ex-girlfriend (or boyfriend) that refuses to take the hint and leave you alone. Along those lines, we also hypothesized that Hillary could easily be like a Freddy or Jason that you cannot just kill but will have to vanquish. Well, lo and behold, one Dhimmicrat lawmaker is already <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4835378&page=1" rel="nofollow">comparing Hillary to Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction."</a> I swear you cannot make this stuff up. The DNC is fast becoming a parody of itself. Regards, Peter H. A while back, some of us were talking about how Hillary is like that psycho ex-girlfriend (or boyfriend) that refuses to take the hint and leave you alone. Along those lines, we also hypothesized that Hillary could easily be like a Freddy or Jason that you cannot just kill but will have to vanquish.

Well, lo and behold, one Dhimmicrat lawmaker is already comparing Hillary to Glenn Close in “Fatal Attraction.”

I swear you cannot make this stuff up. The DNC is fast becoming a parody of itself.

Regards,
Peter H.

]]> By: Darkeyedresolve http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/05/09/why-hillary-lost/#comment-178405 Darkeyedresolve Sun, 11 May 2008 20:06:47 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=3131#comment-178405 I have to disgree with that belief about those last states, since she won the late breaking voters once again. So its not that people turned their backs on her, its just she had unfavorable demographics...this primary has always been about demogrphics. I think that is why neither one of them could really capitalize enough to win this thing outright. Obama just got lucky that he had states with high black turn out, more educated, higher income whites through Feburary. Hillary should have organized better, it would have kept the margins lower until she could get to her states. If Ohio, Penn., TX, WV, Kentucky, and Florida had been a month earlier...this race would have probably gone her way. She ran the wrong campaign in the end, the change thing became a huge driving factor. Obama and his campaign were able to make her into....Bush lite. They basically connected her to everything that was wrong with DC, which was Bush and his administration at first. I just find it amazing when I am reading other left wing blogs and basically they keep repeating that she is just like any Republican. That is the stupidest thing ever uttered. What Republican has pushed universal health care, pretty much staked their reputation on it? And the policy differences are so small between Obama and Hillary..so that means Obama is also a Republican? I basically realized how stupid and crazy the left wing is from this election. In all honest, can anyone really stop Obama? It would be really hard to win that battle with his demographics in a democratic primary. He seems to constantly bounce back and its seems nothing affects his support, but then I don't see what will stop African Americans from voting for him. I don't know, he seems unstoppable to me. I have to disgree with that belief about those last states, since she won the late breaking voters once again. So its not that people turned their backs on her, its just she had unfavorable demographics…this primary has always been about demogrphics. I think that is why neither one of them could really capitalize enough to win this thing outright. Obama just got lucky that he had states with high black turn out, more educated, higher income whites through Feburary. Hillary should have organized better, it would have kept the margins lower until she could get to her states. If Ohio, Penn., TX, WV, Kentucky, and Florida had been a month earlier…this race would have probably gone her way.

She ran the wrong campaign in the end, the change thing became a huge driving factor. Obama and his campaign were able to make her into….Bush lite. They basically connected her to everything that was wrong with DC, which was Bush and his administration at first. I just find it amazing when I am reading other left wing blogs and basically they keep repeating that she is just like any Republican. That is the stupidest thing ever uttered. What Republican has pushed universal health care, pretty much staked their reputation on it? And the policy differences are so small between Obama and Hillary..so that means Obama is also a Republican?

I basically realized how stupid and crazy the left wing is from this election.

In all honest, can anyone really stop Obama? It would be really hard to win that battle with his demographics in a democratic primary. He seems to constantly bounce back and its seems nothing affects his support, but then I don’t see what will stop African Americans from voting for him. I don’t know, he seems unstoppable to me.

]]> By: Stosh2 http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/05/09/why-hillary-lost/#comment-177635 Stosh2 Sat, 10 May 2008 15:33:56 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=3131#comment-177635 I thought you may enjoy this comedic Red State Update if you haven't already seen them. Check out the whole series on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mc3GQmGGms The one about Spitzer is a howler. I thought you may enjoy this comedic Red State Update if you haven’t already seen them. Check out the whole series on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mc3GQmGGms

The one about Spitzer is a howler.

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