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Why Hillary Should Concede the Primary Election
Because she lost.
The end.
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Comments (5)
She should not concede. She should run without making a single negative remark about Sen Obama.
She should go on the Huckabee like tour waiting the game out without harming the nominee.
May 7, 2008 9:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
And angels should float from the heavens and give us all cash-pooping ponies, but it's not going to happen (and if it did, no one would believe it was genuine).
So, she should concede and get out gracefully, all the while following my grandma's best advice that I rarely follow: "if you can't say something nice, keep your mouth (and your surrogates' mouths) shut."
*curtsy*
May 7, 2008 9:24 AM | Reply | Permalink
As I think Larry seems to notice, this campaign is doing wonders for state voter drives and giving the Dems advantage on tons of other ballot propositions and lower-tier candidates. To stop now would leave the last states in the lurch. Even with the scenario that Hillary thinks she can still convince superdelegates, she can do it through a switch-up, showing she's also the one who can pull everyone together and still maintain her base - an exercise in psychic healing.
May 7, 2008 9:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
It would look bad for Obama to get beaten by her after she drops out. She should stay in but run subdued. It would be out of caracter for her but she is not insane and is likely to be confronted with an offer she cannot refuse. I am sure that there are supers out there today telling her, "Run as long as you wish but if you continue to go negative we will shut you down."
May 7, 2008 6:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
again...angels. she doesn't do anything for the good of the party. she does things to win. in her case her struggle to win hurts the party.
I'm not saying the last states are insignificant (I'll leave that for Ickes), but past nomination campaigns have rarely continued this long - Kerry was declared the winner before he was anywhere near the magic delegate number. Why is this year any different especially now that the math is actually indisputable? Why can't we end the drama and still register voters...for the good of the party?
I liked the imagery of cash-pooping ponies. Anyone else?
May 7, 2008 9:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
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