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Onlooker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 01:18 PM
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Is it realistic that Clinton can still win?
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While she's close in delegates, the only thing she has over Obama is her definition of experience. Otherwise, they're both pretty moderate, they both represent a group of people who have been denied opportunity, they each have about an equally good chance of beating McCain, and they're both very good politicians. Obama has run a far better campaign and even now Clinton's campaign pretty much sucks. I think Clinton will lose big today, and going forward I think she'll lose as well. I think by the time Ohio and Texas come around, Obama will have invested the resources and money necessary to make him competitive.

While I like Clinton almost as much as I like Obama, I really don't think she has a chance unless the polls today are way, way off. Obama has run a nearly perfect campaign, and Clinton has given us no compelling reason to oppose him, while if one is looking for compelling reasons not to vote for Clinton, just think of the baggage. Certainly Obama could make a big mistake or some piece of news could play in Clinton's favor, but overall Obama seems like a winner, his views are very safe and moderate, he has more money than Clinton, and his campaign is far superior. I don't think Clinton has a realistic chance at this point. I think she's counting on people getting tired of Obama, but there's no reason to believe that will happen, certainly not by March.
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