Oh Oh I got an idea...How about this. we have her campaign so the people who are against her campaigning will think she may not campaign and be tricked into seeing her campaign- all the while she is or maybe is not campaigning???
P.S if you followed my logic above , you have bought ito the diarist's logic. :P
Romney, McCain, and Huckabee have ALL said CRAP against each other yet Romney and Huckabee are now both campaigning for McCain.
I think that Obama needs to campaign by himself for awhile and perhaps Hillary could campaign for him in the Fall.
Primaries produce all sorts of nastiness. It will be up to Hillary Clinton to undo her own pro-McCain remarks.
At the end of the day, the positives of Hillary Clinton rallying her own supporters to Obama faf outweigh the risk of pairing her own past comments with current sentiment.
Hillary is the only person who can convince her core supporters to back Obama. If they feel like she is being shoved aside, that will only make matters worse.
"but further analysis proves beyond doubt that it is a bad idea."
I did not even have to open my Crap of the World reference book to spot this.
I can go with 2+2=4 beyond a doubt. You personal opinion did not sway me. Sen. Clinton campaigning for Nominee Obama will ensure a Dem. landslide... "beyond doubt."
she should be reitred out to pasture to appease the folks who detest her so much.
I'm gettin' pretty tired of this crap, and so are lots of her supporters and folks who still hold both Clintons as respected leaders of the American people.
Stop. Stop now.
I'm pretty sure this is a troll diary.
Why can't these people just give it a rest? Many of the Obama people have been gracious in victory, and a few have not been. Frankly, I find this latter group increasingly annoying.
He was a rabid Clinton supporter back during the Primary Wars; not that your statement was false, but just to frame the diarist in it.
She wasn't savaged anymore than Obama. But I do agree she is a much easier target for GOP attacks, but that's irrelevant unless she's on the ticket.
You don't spend money putting out attack adds against someone who's merely campaigning for your opponent.
Is there never an end to bashing Hillary?
The diarist was pro-Hillary during the primaries.
I am utterly sick of continuing barrage of diaries demeaning Hillary. I don't care where people stood before Obama secured the nomination; this is incredibly bad for party unity.
You really should be hired as a Democratic strategist with these gems. Whatever.
Well, it could go either way depending on how Hillary and Bill handle it, and how much room the media provides.
But I am not sure how necessary it is, now that I have learned that that Federation appears to be behind Obama.
"Spock, Obama, and the New Star Trek Nation" http://msa4.wordpress.com/page/2/
The Federation? What a bunch of pansies.
Careful, pansies everywhere will be offnded, and folks who are not pansies but are regularly framed as such will definitely be offended.
Of course, those agreeing with McClurkin will see the validity of offending pansises..
... it does digress .... and it's not even pansy season, they are a cooler weather flower, anyway.
The Federation? "Oooh, we can't interfere, the primary directive, live long and propser!" Pfft. Give me a break. And all the aliens are greener versions of humans with pointy ears or somesuch thing.
(by the way, ems, if you still can't spot the snark of the original poster, we're talking of the Federation of Star Trek fame... though this was pretty funny. ;)
No man, I got it, trust me.
I'm just trying to subtly let you know that some folks who march to a different drummer won't take well to hearing the 'pansies' slur slung about at anyone, not even Trekkies.
I know you got that too. Now I have to go and see some of my good friends who usually have some type of events historically in June where rainbows and marches and leather, high heels and lame, girls and guys on motorycles and college kids who have moved far from home to keep from embarassing the family all come together in one place.
Peace out.
I think Hillary needs to take the head off of anyone in the press who attacks her character. She should not let the press come to her with made up quotes and let them get away with attacking her honesty. This applies most strongly to liars like russert and Brian williams of the media. She should do whatever is asked of her with her head held high.
seriously dude. seriously?
Cognotive dissonance has seldom stopped politicians in the past.....
people who are actually IN the obama campaign have showed a similar ignorance of the dynamics:
"Look at how many switched today to Obama," he said. "Look at the Clinton supporters, look at Maxine Waters [the congresswoman from California who endorsed Hillary Clinton in late January but switched to Obama on Tuesday], who were passionate advocates for Hillary, but who switched to Obama."
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/060 8/10827.html
so successfully muscling one elected official, whose career depends on toeing the party line, means that all of hillary's supporters will automatically support obama. boy, these people are new to politics.
The diarist's comments are incredibly myopic due to two "minor" details!
1.) Half the freakin' party voted for her!
2.) This is not a decision that folks like us are going to have ANY input on. Obama and his advisors will use their surrogates as they see fit, and as their internal polling results and field organizations advise them.
Clinton in NY, WV, KY, AR, CA, MA, and many other places where her message hit a popular chord will be critical to Obama's chances in November.
This doesn't even take into account her ability to raise up to $100 million on Obama's behalf!
I think the diarist needs a lesson in basic demographics and common sense.
This week has yielded mountains of proof the the old adage:
"You can't win for losing."
Your guy is going to be nominated. I know that winning is tough- very hard to deal with. Give her a break.
If Barack and Hillary can set aside their differences and work together (as politicians do all the time), then their supporters should have no trouble doing the same. It's only so-called "supporters" or incredibly immature people who hold on to these resentments.
I think it would be a terrible mistake for all involved: Hillary, Barack, and the Democratic Party in general for her not to campaign vigorously for Obama. With the exception of a few militant partisans, people want the hostilities to end. I know I do. I am SO tired of all the sniping and back-biting.
I want nothing more than to visit this site and see the guns trained on McCain rather than each other.
If Hillary is seen to be standoffish or cold in her support that may please a few die-hards but it will do nothing for democrats in the middle or Obama's core supporters. Should Hillary wish to run again 4 or 8 years from now she is going to need those people.
to the diarist: blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda
yep, doesn't make sense either, does it?
newflash - Edwards & Biden and all the others stated some pretty nasty shit as well towards Obama. I guess they should also not campaign for Obama as well.
