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Even Mitt Romney can be right twice a day.
The Washington Post is reporting
today that Hillary is no longer in it to win it. It's nice to see
that she's rejoining the reality-based community. Why—pray
tell—soldier on when you are racking up debt,
losing credibility by making outrageous comparisons
about the DNC's decision to sanction FL and MI and the Civil Rights
movement, and alluding to nightmarish
events in our collective past?
The reason: to win the popular vote. That's right folks! It's about bragging rights. I've been all for Hillary staying in until the final primary on June 3. In fact, I remain convinced that it is appropriate that she do so. But apart from salving a bruised ego, what precisely is to be gained by being crowned winner of the popular vote? Setting aside for the moment that there is no clear standard for gaging the popular vote totals of caucus states, thus making the claim more dubious that it already is, what is the point?
The supers are not going to be persuaded by the shoddy formula used determine the popular vote, and will continue to support the metric determined at the outset of this process—delegates.
The flip side of Hillary declaring herself the popular vote winner using her tendentious math is that it will serve to undermine the legitimacy of Obama's nomination. Obama is going to have a difficult time as it is healing the wounds caused by this bruising process without this sword of Damocles hanging over his until November.
A graceful exit is what is called for. As much as I despised the campaign of Mitt Romney, I admired the fact that when confronted with the reality of his loss, he suspended his campaign. No long good byes. He went home, licked his wounds, then after an appropriate period of mourning, came out swinging for McCain. After June the third, I pray that Hillary follows in Mitt's footsteps.
Comments (4)
Mitt is a businessman. He's experienced enough to realize when he's at a point where it's pouring good money after bad, and when the best thing to do is stop digging.
The Clintons are not known to be graceful. They are fighters. Hillary has a reputation to uphold!
May 25, 2008 3:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
I would call it a lack of common sense. It's not in the "fighting" spirit to fight when all's lost. Hillary should read the "Art of War" on tips about what constitutes true fighting.
May 25, 2008 5:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
This overlooks the difference between the Republican primaries, where many are winner take all, and the Democratic primaries, none of which are winner take all.
If the Republicans used the same primary rules as Democrats, Mitt would not have dropped out when he did. He'll, he might still be running today.
May 25, 2008 6:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Meant to say "Hell", not "He'll"
Damn the lack of any kind of editing function.
May 25, 2008 6:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
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