Clinton, Obama: Pa. ‘chess game’
by Josh Drobnyk
The Democratic presidential campaigns close out an unprecedented six-week primary contest in Pennsylvania on Tuesday with two separate goals: Win the popular vote and drive up the delegate count.
One doesn’t necessarily come with the other. Only a third of the 158 pledged delegates that are up for grabs on Tuesday are divvied up according to the statewide vote. Because it’s not a winner-takes-all race, the rest get divided depending on the margin of votes in each of the state’s congressional districts.
That quirk has the campaigns pinpointing districts with the best opportunities to poach — and hold onto — an additional delegate or two, even as they aim for the more important symbolic victory in the popular vote.
”It is a three-dimensional chess game,” said Tony Podesta, who ran John Kerry’s campaign in Pennsylvania in 2004 and is a supporter of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. ”You are trying to play two games at once.”
Clinton trails Illinois Sen. Barack Obama by more than 700,000 in the overall popular vote and observers say she must emerge from the primary campaign in June within striking distance. But she must also close Obama’s 141-delegate lead. And no state remaining offers a bigger chunk of pledged delegates than Pennsylvania.
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Are you a Clinton, Obama or McCain supporter? Which one will be better in the following issues:
– Economy
– Education
– Homeland Security
– Imigration
– Foreign Policy
– Health Care
– Jobs
I’m not a McCain fan but I think he’ll be the best President from the 3 choices. I don’t trust Obama and I trust Clinton even less. I would have preferred John Edwards.
100% McCain. The man has integrity and experience.
Are you kidding me? Do you want to remain at war for who knows how long, with our kids dying over there, not to mention spending 1 BILLION DOLLARS a month??
McCain??? ==> Triple blunder
I pick Obama. He is DIFFERENT. WE NEED THAT.
I’m going to vote for McCain. I think there were better candidates that the Republicans could have put forth. I think someone with executive experience (such as a governor) would be better.
But, I just don’t like Obama or Clinton. Obama has no experience, Clinton is…well…untrustworthy.
Thus, I’m 100% McCain. He is a man of integrity and he has military experience. He is the best for homeland security, defense (we need to increase the size of our military), he would be the best leader if something terrible happened suddenly…and we need a leader that doesn’t second guess himself but is a leader.
McCain is. On the economoy, Congress has much to do with this and it’s mistaken that the president can suddenly change the econoomy…and McCain has proven he can work with Democrats. And, even though Democrats might not agree with him the DO respect him. And this is important.
Obama never served in the military. He has no command experience. He was never a governor and I just don’t like his concept of negotiating with terrorists like the preside of Iran.
So, for Homeland Security, Foreign Policy, the role of Commander-in-Chief, no doubt…
McCain all the way.
And we’ll see it when the presidential debates occur. McCain will choose a younger strong V.P. candidate and he’s got it clinched.
McCain understand geopolitics. He has served on the Foreign Relations Committee for years and has been to Iraq several times.
He is not nor will he be a “carbon copy” of President Bush.
And right now Congress’s approval rating is far below that of President Bush. So, we also need to do something about the current “do nothing” Congress in November.
Repblican President, Republican majority in the House and Senate….and this nation will be safer, stronger, and better off.
And, I think Joe Lieberman would be a good VP choice…he’s moderate and is an Independent.
But, McCain all the way!
If Democrats had any brains…they would BE Republicans!
Do you think that Pres. Carter should be off talking to terrorists? You have some really great “respresentatives” in your party.
It’s going to take a lot of “framing” for Democrats to recast Obama’s explanation to San Francisco cafe society that gun ownership and a belief in God are the byproducts of a psychological disorder brought on by economic hardship.
It is an article of faith with the Democrats that they must fool Americans by simulating agreement with normal people. The winner of the Democratic primary is always the candidate who does the best impersonation of an American.
But then, after all their hard work making believe they’re into NASCAR and God, some Democrat invariably slips and lets us know it’s all a big fake-out. They’re like a gay guy trying to act straight who accidentally refers to Brad Pitt as “yummy!”
Obama had been so careful until now, “framing” his message as “change” — rather than partial birth abortion, driver’s licenses for illegal aliens, tax hikes, socialized medicine and abandoning mandatory minimum prison sentences for federal crimes.
His message is “change” — not that his wife has not been proud to be an American for most of her life.
He is for “change” — and don’t mind the crazy racist loon who has been Obama’s spiritual mentor for two decades.
And Clinton is simply a crook.
McCain…all the way.