Pushing the gas tax "relief" or nothing else to lose.
Hillary sure is pushing hard the gas tax "relief" issue in Indiana, North Carolina, Congress... But why?
This tax "relief" may well sound convincing to the low information voter, but not to the informed Superdelegate. What is the reason that she is willing to annoy them Supers to death (that is, her own death) with this issue?
It seems to me that up until now she has been courting the Supers heavily; they were her only path to the nomination, as math clearly indicated.
I can only think that at this point, enough Supers have declared their commitments -even if behind doors- and she has become painfully aware that the Supers are no longer a viable path.
The only thing left is to go back to the math and wait for a miracle (Huckabee comes to mind here...) She has to win more delegates than Obama. Could she turn things around? Maybe, and most likely not. She would have to win the remainder States by much.
What are the chances of that happening? I have no clue. But if there was a 1% chance, she may be willing and ready to hold the fort until there is a 0% chance. In the meanwhile, what would help best than to promise anything to voters?
I just cannot understand (somebody help me, please!) why would she alienate the Supers at this point if she still needs them?
(Of course I am assuming that the vast majority of Supers can see through her gas "relief" pandering and do not appreciate her attempt to pin Democrats in Congress to the wall with her "Are you with me or with the Oil Companies?" bull. Am I mistaken here?)
This tax "relief" may well sound convincing to the low information voter, but not to the informed Superdelegate. What is the reason that she is willing to annoy them Supers to death (that is, her own death) with this issue?
It seems to me that up until now she has been courting the Supers heavily; they were her only path to the nomination, as math clearly indicated.
I can only think that at this point, enough Supers have declared their commitments -even if behind doors- and she has become painfully aware that the Supers are no longer a viable path.
The only thing left is to go back to the math and wait for a miracle (Huckabee comes to mind here...) She has to win more delegates than Obama. Could she turn things around? Maybe, and most likely not. She would have to win the remainder States by much.
What are the chances of that happening? I have no clue. But if there was a 1% chance, she may be willing and ready to hold the fort until there is a 0% chance. In the meanwhile, what would help best than to promise anything to voters?
I just cannot understand (somebody help me, please!) why would she alienate the Supers at this point if she still needs them?
(Of course I am assuming that the vast majority of Supers can see through her gas "relief" pandering and do not appreciate her attempt to pin Democrats in Congress to the wall with her "Are you with me or with the Oil Companies?" bull. Am I mistaken here?)
