Hillary's advantage over Obama is she can win the states in November -- Sun-Sentinel

[Demagitator]

March 1, 2008

Your front page article, "Insiders loom large in Democratic showdown," was disingenuous at best, and downright misleading, if not dishonest in the extreme. Hillary Clinton has won in states that the Democrats need if we are to win in a general election. She is on track to win the rest of the "big" states (Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania) in the March 4 primaries. If Sen. Barack Obama cannot win those "blue" states, he will lose, and we will end up with four more years of Republican disaster.

True, Barack Obama "swept" those "red" states that we usually lose in the general election (when was the last time a Democrat won Utah?), but his new and idealistic followers may not translate into the rock-solid support when it is needed the most. In November.

Hillary Clinton has that true Democratic base that she worked hard to earn over 35 years of dedicated service to the public. She is the best candidate we can ever hope for, to fix Bush's mess and bring back our country to a place of honor and respect.

Perhaps in time, Sen. Obama may be ready to be leader of the free world, but right now, we need experience, dedication and someone who can get the job done without on-the-job training. Hillary Clinton is not simply an "insider"; she happens to be the one who can win.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-brmail818pnmar01,0,32407.story

[denem]

1. "his new and idealistic followers may not translate into the rock-solid support"

may not That's the argument. Dumb.

[susankh4]

14. It's actually a good point

and we know that, historically, the youth vote is quite fickle. That's not ageism. It's simply a matter of fact. They will tend to move to the more exciting candidate. (In November that will be Matt Gonzalez.)

If the Dem party does choose to go down this road of showing preference for the youth vote, the anti-war vote (already eroding for Mr. Obama BTW) and the crossover voters ... I respect that choice.

But, I simply won't work for a party that does not represent my interests. And... people like me are the backbone of the volunteer staff that make the system run. Year after year. In large and small elections.

Not to mention the Clinton Cash cow that is being slaughtered as we type. The killing of that beast may have long term repercussions.... the likes of which we can only imagine.

[FrenchieCat]

2. Are we to be impressed with a letter to the editor?

Come on. See if you can find something more meaningful for us, if you are going to scream in your headline "Sun-Sentinel".

I feel a little bit sorry for you. :(

[JTFrog]

3. Because his double digit WINS in the last eleven races means that only she can win in November.

4 more days of this crap.

And if she thinks she can win using the "experience" factor, she would get absolutely annihilated by McCain who can actually lay claim to experience that will blow her out of the water and hand him the White House in November.

[Submariner]

4. The DLC, which Clinton is part of, is on the way to the trash bin of history

This is just drivel from a bitter Florida that is pissed off because their primary votes were not counted.

[Skwmom]

5. What a STUPID argument. There is NO evidence that Obama will not

carry the blue states (in fact wouldn't he have won CA w/out the early voting and Clinton didn't do so hot in her home state of NY (and once ALL votes are counted Obama will do even better). So she won in next door NJ and in MA where she had the political machine. Big deal.

Furthermore, independents will decide this election and Clinton cannot get the Independent vote like Obama.

[gateley]

6. Thanks for the link to the speech! nt

[Eurobabe]

7. C'ya!

[avrdream]

8. Another viewpoint.

Thanks for bringing it here.

[Adelante]

9. LTTE

OK

[bklyncowgirl]

10. Does anyone really think that these Democratic states will turn red if Obama's the nominee?

I mean that's just silly. Most Democrats will vote for whoever the nominee is. Obama is not going to lose New York to McCain just because he lost in the primary to Clinton.

[bowens43]

11. delusional nonsense and empty rhetoric. It's all the hillary supporters have left.

Hillary can't beat McCain , Obama can. In the minds of most Americans Hillary lacks credibility, Obama doesn't. It's real simple, if Hillary is nominated, McCain will be president.If sshe manages by hook or crook to get the nomination and actually win, her presidency would be an uttter disaster. Nothing would get done. Everything she proposed would be blocked because of who and what she is.

[dcindian]

12. Red state Blue state

One state
two state
Red state
Blue state.

Black state
Blue state
Old state
New state

This one has
a little star........ Drats that one is going Obama too.

[Skidmore]

13. Well, this old member of the Democratic Party base

does not choose Hillary.

[Mass]

15. The Sun Sentinel did not write that - It is a LTTE.