So, today’s the day: the end of the Democratic party’s primary battle. And, if reality is an indication, Barack Obama‘s poised to be the nominee.
The Senator’s a mere 37 delegates away from clinching the nomination, and definitely got a big psychological push this morning when receiving an endorsement from Representative James Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat on Capitol Hill. In addition, a number of undeclared Senators are reportedly going to back Obama this week.
Said Clyburn: “Senator Obama brings a new vision for our future and new voters to our cause. He has created levels of energy and excitement that I have not witnessed since the 1960’s.” The politico also stressed the potential for electoral change Obama could bring:
He will be able to dramatically change the electoral map for Democrats which will in turn expand our majorities here in Congress, and help elect more Democrats at the state and local levels. Furthermore, I believe that Senator Obama is the Democrat who can unite our people, help heal our nation’s wounds, improve our standing on the world stage, and steer our country in a new direction.
Realizing that his win could further divide the Democrats, Obama revealed yesterday that he had called rival Hillary Clinton to begin ironing things out: “…I told her that once the dust settled I was looking forward to meeting with her at a time and place of her choosing. The sooner we can bring the party together, the sooner we can focus on John McCain and taking back the White House.”
Meanwhile, Hillary’s may be focusing on wrapping up her campaign by preparing for a big speech in New York tonight and cutting staffers.
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ousslander
I heard there was going to be a big bomb dropped bout Michelle Obama.
fredo777
I’m just glad for this whole Dem vs. Dem brawl to be over. If either Dem. gets the nom, that’s who I’m voting for.
emb
Reality, as Sen Clinton has ably demonstrated, has little or nothing to do with anything and it may or may not be over. Hubris and shortsighted self-promotion–that’s the key. I mean, honestly, the Sen from NY has changed the algorithms so many times I suspect even she would have difficulty explaining why some votes (for her) should count for her and other votes (not for her) should be counted for her, and some races (which she won) should count,but not those she didn’t win, unless she got votes anyway, in which case the votes for her should count but not the ones for Obama.
This is going to be an interesting exercise in acrobatic untanglement if the Dems are going to be united and not squabble us all into a McCain presidency.
Gregoire
I still have faith in Hillary Clinton. I pray, I pray that she bows out of this soon and in a conciliatory and graceful manner that is linked in some way with her becoming part of the Obama administration, either VP, cabinet member or otherwise.
She lost the nomination because she proved through rule breaking, fantasy math and bitter, divisive and dirty politicking that she did not deserve to win it. If she had still come this close to the nomination, but had gotten there without employing the tactics above, I would have a lot more sympathy for her situation, as would most people, even Obama.
But she is still an amazing politician who can get things done, is somebody I greatly admire through it all, and I hope this resolves itself amiably.
degan22
I cant wait for this to be over- just give me a strong dem I can back.
P.S. love the Europe “Final Countdown” reference- will be singing it all day now to annoy all my co workers- thx!
noah
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Divide and conquer is a successful strategy. Attempts at setting white gays against African-Americans is self-destructive. Fear mongering against gays, respectively and African-Americans (2004’s hysterical gays will destroy the family and the Southern Strategy, respectively) is a constant practice of the GOP.
Therefore, as the yesterday’s and last week’s postings by Chur***-y have shown, he is not interested in real dialogue, only racist denigration. So, do not respond to him directly. Ignore him and his ilk.
Defeating McCain is crucial to preventing the Right from stacking the Supreme Court with more conservatives. The general election is a must win for the Democratic nominee.
McCain has aligned himself with the far Right, people like the Rev. John Hagee, who says that the anti-Christ will be a gay man. McCain’s record on gay rights is horrible. While McCain may have distanced himself from Hagee, McCain’s voting record on gay issues is half a step above wretchedly horrific. The success of the GOP is dependent on the evangelical conservatives. To get their vote, McCain will cater to them.
Thomas Delayed
Today Hillary Clinton is giving up.
I beg of Queerty to stop the non stop and relentless Clinton bashing.
You have won. You got your man. Now give this lady a fucking break and lay of her ass.
AJ
And they say the media is not biased???
They just stopped all the news in Europe over here to give a false report that Hillary is conceding the race. They didn’t even check the sources of who told the AP, citing unknown sources! That’s really FUCKED-UP!!!!!! I don’t blame Obama, I blame all the fucking biased-media!!
Madonna's Boy
Hillary is smart to bow out now…no more embarrassment for her legacy. She will back and endorse Obama and help him win the Presidency in November. We, as gay Americans, need to back our awesome nominee and future President Barack Obama!!!
Tom
I won’t believe Clinton is out of the race until I see her headless corpse (figuratively speaking) laying on a beach on some unnamed island in a galaxy far away. And even then I would have my doubts.
Gregoire
I’m not ready to say that Hillary was single-handedly destroyed by media attempts to shipwreck her campaign; however, today’s incorrect jump at announcing her concession was absolutely stupid and irresponsible.
Thomas Delayed
There is no way in hell that Obama sit in the hate filled fucking tax exempt church and didn’t realize all the racist shit going down there.
The media has taken a massive dump on Hillary Clinton including this blog. They threw this woman under the bus and kept running over her.
This will give future political figures pause to offer help to the GLBTQ community because now we have the reputation of a one night stand.
emb
Queerty didn’t throw HC under the bus, Thomas, she did that quite nicely by herself. By demonstrating not the political agility and cleverness we had expected, but rather a self-important and delusional focus on winning at all costs — up to and including the destruction of other Dem candidates, the party itself, and the political interests of progressives generally all in the name of President Hillary — there was only one thing HC brilliantly, clearly, and compellingly made a case for in this primary: her own unsuitability for high office.
Even now, when nothing short of a convention coup, byzantine legal maneuverings, or an Obama scandal of earth-shattering significance could result in her having any chance in hell of getting the nomination (and leading a fractured and hobbled party to certain defeat in November), she utterly refuses to accept that her hillarymath is hopelessly fantastical.
It’s not about her being a victim of anybody but her own disasterous campaigning.
Gregoire
Right. I’m sure that Hillary is PARTICULARLY upset with Queerty and will turn anti-gay because of it, as will hundreds of future politicians.
Goddamn you Queety, you have destroyed our cause!
*eyeroll*
MindOverMatter
“The media has taken a massive dump on Hillary Clinton”
Why should the media be any different than her husband? She may have had more principled credibility if she had dumped him.
Bob
Obama gets the nod, McCain gets my vote. Obama sucks.
fredo777
From the looks of some of the posts ’round here, I could make a fortune selling nose glue to the voters so eagerly cutting theirs off in Nov.
Careful, you’ll need those.
MindOverMatter
“Obama sucks”
I’ll stand in that line.
emb
“Obama gets the nod, McCain gets my vote.”
Because THAT’LL show all those dems who voted for Obama in the primaries.
Lord, these people who say they’ll vote for McCain were never Dems to start with. They’re either Republican shills or else just so deep in the Clinton Cult that they’ve followed her lead and lost all sense of reality. Yeah, a conservative republican is SO much better than any Dem.
Sheesh.
Gregoire
So what will the dejected and reactionary Hillary queens do when she begins supporting Barack, as she will eventually do.
Dozens of bitter little heads will just EXPLODE.
Paul
Have already sumbitted the papework and am no longer a member of the Democratic party. I am going to do everything I can to make sure John McCain is our next President.
After the travesty of this primary season, I am embarassed to say that I was member of a party that for the past EIGHT YEARS, has relentlessly argued that YES the popular vote DOES COUNT and the election was “stolen” from Al Gore.
Why now all of the sudden is the popular vote no longer an issue? Because a WOMAN won and they took it away to please the black man….go figure!
Fuck Obama – My loyalty to my country is far greater than my loyalty to such a fucked up enterprise as the Democratic Party. Let Obama implode in ’08 and phew, we’ll have Hillary to pick up the pieces in 2012!
Tom
You know what Paul, if this is all it took for you to abandon the Party…good riddance. Politics is not easy, and if you are going to be a crybaby and take your marbles home, you don’t belong in the game.
I started this campaign supporting Clinton…I go way back as a Clintonite. But we are were we are and I am a Democrat not a turncoat. I vote blue November.
fredo777
Paul, that’s disgusting.
I almost wish McCain would win just to prove how ridiculous cutting off your nose to spite your face will prove.
I just might move to Canada.
Mr C
And after her disgusting performance and defiancy.
TRUST there is no Hillary in 2012.
And NY will not grant her that Senate seat again.
Remember get mad at the party not your hate for a Man of color.
He followed the rules where her camp tried to hoodwink and ride around the rules.
PERIOD.
She has put the nail in her own coffin, or should I say Bill did that for her.
But I will admit I still like Hillz
OBAMA/CLINTON 08′
The CHANGE and EXPERIENCE we need!