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chascarrillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 01:11 AM
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"It is the map, not the math."
That quote, from Sen. Hillary Clinton in a teleconference with bloggers that currently support her campaign, sums up the entire state of the primary at this point.

Delegates. Schmelegates.

We should apparently not choose our nominee, as had been agreed, by the number of delegates won. That's meaningless. Instead, we should base it on Rand McNally or some shit.

This is just getting ugly.

I have long been an admirer of Senator Clinton. I defended her night and day when she was First Lady. I was damn proud of her when she was elected to represent New York - she just demolished her opposition. In her fight her re-election, her opponent was reduced to the embarrassment of reading notecards - and failing!

But now it seems that Clinton is fumbling her notes. "It is the map, not the math."

So many times, I had resigned myself to the fact that my choice for President wasn't going to make it. Last October, Obama's campaign was flailing - sinking and directionless. After Iowa, I thought "oh hell yeah!", and then reality hit with Clinton's win in New Hampshire. Even after Super Tuesday, it just looked like too long of a shot to consider. And during those times, I was consoled that Sen. Clinton would be a damn fine President, with a cool, collected head on her shoulders, getting down to business, and leading this country back up from the torture of the past seven years.

And now... now I just don't understand what has happened.

Where did the Clinton I admired go?

If someone can point out her location on the map, I'd appreciate it. I'm lost.
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Hutzpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 01:12 AM
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1. Kookoo land
Edited on Sat May-17-08 01:12 AM by spokane
she fell and bumped her head....

:evilgrin:
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TheDonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 01:14 AM
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2. We need someone to run against her in NY
she obviously needs some rest. This primary has gotten to her.
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 08:20 AM
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10. Way out of line fella.
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sakura Donating Member (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 01:34 AM
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3. "Math is hard!"


Pictures are much easier.
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Diane R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 01:46 AM
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4. It actually makes no sense. "It's the map"....yet, she wants to COUNT electoral votes in the map.
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Diane R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 01:49 AM
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5. Also, I guess she's laying the ground for claiming she won more SPACE than Obama....
I'm fully expecting her to release a map showing all the precincts that voted for her, and since they're largely rural, she'll claim to be winning because Obama's urban precincts take up less space, so she's won more territory! :rofl:
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 01:54 AM
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7. It's the Dirt. The Hillary Land Grab.
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newmajority Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 01:52 AM
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6. After listening to that entire phone call, I actually think that maybe
It's the METH, not the math!!

Because there ain't anybody in their right mind calling the shots in Camp Hillary.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 03:22 AM
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8. Map..
I added Georgia because Barr & Paul will siphon off mccain votes... ASlaska, because Huckabee AND Paul both beat McCain and AK is pissed at their republican masters.
Louisiana because Landrieu is doing better than I expected and the general climate is pretty awful for republicans



If he picks Napolitano as his runningmate


Hillie's map
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 07:14 AM
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9. How does her divisive disruptive disunifying endgame
if it succeeds, (and perhaps even if it fails) result in a win in November? Obviously it doesn't.
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-17-08 08:25 AM
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11. I want her to just go away. Quietly. Kicking and screaming. I don't care. Just gone.
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