Their Boss Stays on the Sideline, but Obama Aides Tilt to Clinton

[SunSeeker]

 The two leading Democratic contenders for president are competing to wrap President Obama in a tight embrace. He is hugging only one of them back.

With Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont locked in an increasingly taut battle in the final days before the Iowa caucuses, both are laying claim to Mr. Obama’s mantle, and to the young voters he turned out in 2008 and 2012. Mr. Sanders is selling himself as an insurgent in the spirit of Mr. Obama; Mrs. Clinton as the custodian of his legacy.

So far, legacy is winning out.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/us/their-boss-stays-on-the-sideline-but-obama-aides-tilt-to-clinton.html?_r=0

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. "So far, legacy is winning out." That's not all. "Democrats" are lining up behind HRC as well.

Nate Silver's endorsement primary shows that Hillary holds a commanding lead among elected "Democrats". The tally so far is HRC - 458; BS - 2; M'OM - 1. But I guess they can all be easily dismissed as "the establishment".

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-endorsement-primary/


Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't elected officials also super delegates?

[msongs]

2. there is a massive conspiracy against bernie sanders doncha know lol nt

[SunSeeker]

3. 538 says endorsements have been among the best predictors of who wins the primary.

I think you're right. Thanks for the 538 link.

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. I think this is why Nate has held steadfast to his prediction that HRC wins the nomination. nt

[Dawson Leery]

16. The super delegates split in 2008,

this year they are 99-1 for HRC. Obama knows he needs Hillary to cement his legacy.

[Thinkingabout]

12. Congressional members who are Democrat are super delegates along with

Governors and some state house members. I think some may not be in office at the present time but have been.

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. Thanks for that confirmation.

[Cha]

5. bernie's not selling his ties to the President at all.. He tried to primary him in 2012 and has

bashed the President constantly during his terms in Office and now out on the campaign trail.

Bernie doesn't get any Obama coattails. He hasn't earned them.

Hillary on the other hand has praised the reality of Obama's legacy..



NYT.. great! That legacy is winning out.. reality over puff!

Mr. Sanders is eager to open his own channels to the White House. At a holiday party last month, Mr. Sanders told the president he wanted “to drop in and chat.” White House officials said they were trying to find a time for the two to sit down. “We have a very positive relationship,” Mr. Sanders said in an interview on Thursday. And yet, he is not blind to the institutional advantages Mrs. Clinton has in enlisting White House support.

Bawahahahaaa! in his dreams.

snip from your link//

Mrs. Clinton meets periodically with Mr. Obama, most recently last month when he invited her to the White House for a private 90-minute lunch the day after they each delivered speeches about how to confront the terrorist threat from the Islamic State. In her remarks, Mrs. Clinton portrayed the threat posed by the militant group in darker terms than the president and reiterated her proposal to enforce a no-fly zone over northern Syria to protect civilians, a step Mr. Obama has so far resisted.

Shared history makes these contacts easier: In the four years Mrs. Clinton was a member of Mr. Obama’s cabinet, their staffs became friendly. She hired several of his advisers to work on her campaign, including Mr. Podesta, Ms. Palmieri and the pollster Joel Benenson. In addition, her policy adviser, Jake Sullivan, worked closely in the White House with Mr. Obama’s deputy national security adviser, Benjamin J. Rhodes.

Thank you, SunSeeker!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

6. Possibly because Sanders might make him look bad ...

... while Hillary may make him look good.

[Cha]

7. It's impossible for BS to make the President "look bad".. the fact is that Pres Obama has an

excellent legacy and is a popular President.

And Hillary knows the President doesn't need her to make him "look good". They both stand on their own merits.

[brer cat]

9. Yes, Cha. nt

[Cha]

10. ..

brer cat.

[murielm99]

8. You are in the wrong room. n/t

[BlueMTexpat]

11. I would LOL at the

total inanity expressed in your statement, but you are apparently immune to sarcasm so I will refrain.

I have seen President Obama on both the global and the domestic stage and believe that he has done a near impossible job that will only be recognized to its full extent when he is no longer in office. The only 2016 Dem candidate that has anywhere near the same global presence, respect and admiration is Hillary Clinton. That is not only my opinion.

Please realize that you are in the HRC group.

[Thinkingabout]

13. Obama is qiuet capable of endorsing whom he wants.

He has said he would not campaign for a candidate who is not against gun violence.

[BlueCaliDem]

14. Well, there you go! We all know who President Obama won't be supporting. ;-)