Reply #78: No chance? Don't be so sure. [View All]

[jerryster]

I'm an Obama supporter. I chose to reply to your post on this thread because, as I have posted before, Hillary is correct when she says this is not over.

She will continue to argue that she beat Sen Obama in the states we need to win in November, NOT including MI and FL. I realize that IN goes Repub in Presidential elections so Obama's losing there yesterday may be immaterial. However, it is our neighboring state and he lost. Not by much at all, but he lost.

I think the super delegates may still have Hillary's arguments in mind. Otherwise I have to believe they would have all been off the fence this morning. Other than McGovern ( a man I respect tremendously)calling for her to drop out there hasn't been a cascade of supers announcing for Obama.

I also have to admit that, rather than her being delusional, she wants to show that she is a fighter. Remember, both our candidates have obstacles to overcome that McCain doesn't. Hillary has to PROVE that she's tough. Do you think McCain has to do that? And McCain's temper?
He's taken control of it and I doubt he'll lose that control. However, if he does the Repubs will spin it as passion. Obama has the opposite problem. As an African American panelist said on MSNBC last night, Obama does not DARE show anger. If he does he will then be perceived as an ANGRY BLACK MAN and he's done.

Finally, I believe it's possible that she wants to be able to say to her supporters that she played it out to the very end, rather than saying "I give up". So let Hillary fight on. It will be important to see how Obama responds. My prediction is that this will be a very close election again. Repubs are lousy at governing but good at winning elections. This primary fight may actually be good preparation for the GE.