The McCain Strategy to Split the Democratic Convention
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With a new ad released in praise of Hillary Clinton and surrogates dispatched to the Sunday talk shows, it seems that presidential campaign of John McCain is trying to split the Democratic Party between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Here is the new McCain ad:
Hillary Clinton’s office put out a statement slamming the ad, “Hillary Clinton’s support of Barack Obama is clear. She has said repeatedly that Barack Obama and she share a commitment to changing the direction of the country, getting us out of Iraq, and expanding access to health care. John McCain doesn’t,” said spokeswoman Kathleen Strand. “It’s interesting how those remarks didn’t make it into his ad.”
The new found Republican love of Hillary Clinton also turned up in the form of Rudy Giuliani on ABC’s This Week, “The strong choice would have been Hillary Clinton. The obvious choice would have been Hillary Clinton. She had 50% of the Democratic vote. Obama has 50% of the Democratic vote. You almost have to go to extraordinary lengths to avoid her as the vice presidential pick of the party, and it seems to me that for whatever reason that hasn’t been explained, a choice was made out of weakness than strength. You know don’t go with a strongest candidate, and then go with a candidate that actually emphasizes all of your weaknesses and has been quite vocal about them.” Giuliani went on to say that an Obama/Clinton ticket was a no brainer.
The strategy here is pretty simple. The McCain campaign knows that the odds are against their winning an election against a unified Democratic Party, so they are trying to tear it apart. The fact of the matter is that Republicans wanted Hillary Clinton on the ticket. Having Hillary Clinton on the Democratic ticket would have motivated their base in a way John McCain can’t. The GOP hatred of the Clintons can never be underestimated, and advice from a political opponent should never be taken seriously, because they always have their own interests at heart.
The McCain camp must think that the Clinton supporters are pretty stupid if this is the best that they can come up with. After Tuesday night, I don’t expect that there will be much of a rift left in the Democratic Party. The Democrats are going to come out of Denver strong, and the longer McCain avoids the issues, the closer he steps towards defeat in November.
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Of Course they want Hillary.
The Republicans know that HIllary is their best chance to win the election.
I could not agree more
To the people who think that Clinton should be on the ticket, name one state that Clinton could tip to Obama that he could not win himself? Hillary was strong in the red states, and she would provide little help this fall.
Hillary for President!
I still think that Hillary would be the best spokesperson for the Democratic party. I know that she is a woman, and that many people are still trying to find skeletons in her closet, but I find her to be an open and a very precious person. I remember that during one of her campaigns in one of the North Eastern States that a woman gave her a rosary. I believe with my whole heart that if she will read this and if she will turn to www.theholyrosary.com that she will be given the keys to turn the world on!
TOO MUCH TO LOOSE
Time to wipe your tears and move on.
The Democratic Party has its nominee.
The Republicans in all their wisdom have theirs.
Now the choice is up to the American people.
Your Lies, bloggs, letters, petitions, threats and tears will not change that. In November you will have to choose between. The democratic candidate promising a change from Bush/McCain politics. Or McCain who says he is not running on the Bush presidency. But McCain might want to check his campaign’s position papers. In his eternal quest for the Republican nomination, McCain has adopted virtually the entire Bush agenda, often reversing long held positions and compromising core principles. From Iraq, tax cuts for the wealthy, broken promises on the deficit to opposition to SCHIP, tax credits for health care, overturning Roe v. Wade and a right-wing Supreme Court, without question John McCain represents a third Bush term. Why don’t you use your excess energy to help Hillary pay off her campaign debt? Surely you do not expect me to donate to the Clinton’s.
So you could be bitter, or you could work to save this nation.
ARE YOU A DEMOCRAT TEST
Are you a Democrat test:
Would a Democrat vote for a man who voted against raising the minimum wage in, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2006?
Would a Democrat vote to kill our bravest young people for 100 years looking for weapons of mass destruction that do not exist?
Would a Democrat vote for a man who does not know that 9-11 was caused by Osama Bin Laden not Sedam Hussein?
Would a Democrat vote the man who does not know if the Sunnis or Sheits are our enemies?
Would a Democrat vote for the man who voted against increasing benefits for the military that he sends in harm's way?
Would a Democrat vote to keep putting our government on the China, Saudi Arabia credit card?
Would a Democrat vote for tax cuts only for the wealthy?
Would a Democrat vote for opposition to SCHIP?
Would a Democrat vote for tax credits for health care instead of a nation health care system?
Would a Democrat vote to overturn Roe v. Wade?
Would a Democrat vote for a right-wing Supreme Court?
Would a Democrat vote for a third Bush term?
Would a Democrat vote for a man who says the economic downturn is psychological?
Would a Democrat vote for a man who says you are better off under George Bush?
Would a Democrat vote for a man who says irresponsible, undeserving homeowners are losing their homes? But is fortunate to own 8 homes!
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