Wednesday, March 5, 2008

David Plouffe just sent out this email...

Our projections show the most likely outcome of yesterday's elections will be that Hillary Clinton gained 187 delegates, and we gained 183.
That's a net gain of 4 delegates out of more than 370 delegates available from all the states that voted.
For comparison, that's less than half our net gain of 9 delegates from the District of Columbia alone. It's also less than our net gain of 8 from Nebraska, or 12 from Washington State. And it's considerably less than our net gain of 33 delegates from Georgia.
The task for the Clinton campaign yesterday was clear. In order to have a plausible path to the nomination, they needed to score huge delegate victories and cut into our lead.
They failed.
It's clear, though, that Senator Clinton wants to continue an increasingly desperate, increasingly negative -- and increasingly expensive -- campaign to tear us down.
That's her decision. But it's not stopping John McCain, who clinched the Republican nomination last night, from going on the offensive. He's already made news attacking Barack, and that will only become more frequent in the coming days.
Right now, it's essential for every single supporter of Barack Obama to step up and help fight this two-front battle. In the face of attacks from Hillary Clinton and John McCain, we need to be ready to take them on.
The chatter among pundits may have gotten better for the Clinton campaign after last night, but by failing to cut into our lead, the math -- and their chances of winning -- got considerably worse.
Today, we still have a lead of more than 150 delegates, and there are only 611 pledged delegates left to win in the upcoming contests.
By a week from today, we will have competed in Wyoming and Mississippi. Two more states and 45 more delegates will be off the table.
But if Senator Clinton wants to continue this, let's show that we're ready.

2 comments:

daltonsbriefs said...

Jean, I haven't had the chance to ask, if Hillary does steal this nomination ... by keeping them both from clinching and then getting a majority of the super delegate votes (or Florida)

Who will you vote for in a Hillary V McCain election?

Build in Northwest Indiana said...

It's going to be a joint ticket, and there is no way McCain will be able to beat them.
Voter turn-out and the amount of money pouring in on the Democratic side directly correlates to how much people hate Bush. People are getting involved because they want what he represents gone. Tell me you’re not disgusted by how much the CEO’s at mortgage companies have made over the past few years? Another congressional investigation; it’s little late and a waste on so many levels.
What we value is out of whack but change will take years of tedious manipulation and require relationships in the current system (Clinton) and strategic vision and the ability to motivate people (Obama). As deplorable as Clinton’s strategy is, it works because that is how the system works now. No one is discounting her yet because of the power machine she has behind her.
Their differences make them a great team.
So, my hope is they will work together. Other than each other, who would make a better running mate for either of them? I like the idea of a Clinton-Obama ticket, it is short-sighted to think they can’t work together and learn from each other. She can lead the infrastructure change for 8 years, then he run for President and use his experience as VP, and his visionary and motivational skills to take us forward.