Obama is NOT Electable
by an Obama Who? writer;
Wow, I thought we lived in America, not Russia! Obama is declaring himself the nominee before all votes are counted on May 20, before Florida an Michigan are resolved on May 31. The MSM is out there trying to squash Hillary support with their spin on how she can’t win and Obama people are out at Hillary rallies causing problems (what else is new). Wow and in the mist of this all:
Swing State Democrats Say Hillary Best For Top Of Ticket
Over a dozen members of Congress wrote to other Democrats touting their support for Hillary, saying she is the strongest candidate to have at the top of the ticket in the fall.
The text of the letter is below.
Dear Fellow Democrat,
We are writing to you because of our shared belief in our Party’s principles and our commitment to ensuring that we have the strongest possible nominee to lead our ticket against John McCain and the Republicans in November.
The decision about who to support to be our Party’s nominee is not one that any of us should take lightly. We haven’t. But, after giving this important decision a great deal of thought, we are convinced that Hillary Clinton has the vision, skills and commitment to make the changes our country needs. As Democrats who have run and won in competitive Congressional districts and battleground states, we believe that Hillary is best positioned to successfully lead the Democratic ticket in districts and states like ours around the country.
As you know, Hillary has racked up victories in bellwether states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and now Indiana that are absolutely vital to winning the White House and maintaining our Congressional majority in the fall. Hillary has won the big battleground states by connecting with voters whose support we must have to win the general election. Her victories in Pennsylvania and Indiana were all the more impressive after being outspent by as much as two or three to one.
Pennsylvania was not just a victory for Hillary Clinton. It was also a wake- up call for superdelegates, forcing us to ask ourselves two essential questions: 1) Which candidate can carry the magic 270 electoral votes to win in the fall? 2) Which candidate is most likely to help our fellow Democrats in down-ballot races? We believe the answer to both of these questions is Hillary Clinton.
On the first question, Hillary has shown she can win the all-important battleground states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida even while being outspent. This speaks to her ability to connect with voters we must deliver in the fall, including blue collar Democrats who can sway this election as they have in the past.
On the second question, Hillary has won rural and suburban districts which we as Democrats must carry to maintain our edge in Congress. Of the fifteen districts rated “toss up” by the Cook Political Report, Hillary has now won ten. Of the 20 districts we picked up in 2006 that had gone for President Bush just two years before, Hillary has now won 16. She is strong in the places we must win to hold and expand our majority.
This is a historically close race. The candidates are separated by a mere percentage point or two and the path to victory for each candidate is the same: win in the upcoming states and secure enough pledged and automatic delegates to get to the number required to win the nomination.
The race now turns to the remaining six contests where the focus will be squarely on the economy. Voters in our states and across the country are voting on issues that affect them, their communities and their children’s future. We believe that they will decide that Hillary is the candidate who best understands those issues and has the best solutions to address them.
We Democrats are justifiably proud of both of our candidates, and if Senator Obama is our Party’s nominee, we will enthusiastically support him. But our responsibility is not to choose simply to support the eventual nominee; it is to help select the nominee who is best for our party and best for our country. Our choice is clear: Hillary Clinton is that candidate. We believe she should be your choice as well.
Thank you for consideration.
Sincerely,
Rep. Michael Arcuri (NY-24)
Rep. Shelley Berkley (NV-01)
Rep. Marion Berry (AR-1)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-2 
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20)
Rep. Gene Green (TX -29)
Rep. John Hall (NY-19)
Rep. Darlene Hooley (OR-5)
Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (FL-17)
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH-11)
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (TX-16)
Rep. Mike Ross (AR-4)
Rep. Joe Sestak (PA-
Rep. Ike Skelton (MO-4)
Rep. John Tanner (TN-
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20)
Now, with all of these people backing Hillary Clinton and not giving up on her why should we? She is out there and working her heart out to win and we need to stand behind her, not abandon her. Remember FDR when he was running for President? Neither do I but I have read about his campaignJ They hated him! The press was totally against him and they fought him every way they could. They even said they were going to march in protest of him and yet he fought them all and won. There is NOT REASON why Hillary cannot do the same. She needs to stay in this race, take it all the way to Denver and fight for us like mad. We all know that Obama is not electable. The best thing we can do is fight for her. Make calls, donate to her campaign, talk to everyone you know and tell them this race is NOT over, the math is still on her side to win this no matter what. Superdelegates can change their minds all the way up to the convention so when they endorse it is no big deal. They just want to be on the winning side and that side is Hillary ClintonJ
For those of you who support McCain, Obama attacked him on his age today and is being called out on it. That is a low blow as McCain is a true American and does not deserve to be treated in this manner. He made it through years of hell in a POW camp and he can sure as heck make it through Obama attacks. WE FIGHT ON TO THE CONVENTION!
Tags: bias, Congress, Election 2008, endorsements, FDR, Hillary Clinton, McCain, MSM, spin, Superdelegates, top of the ticket
May 9, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Thank you so much for the positive Hillary support. I needed this today. I am going to donate and urge all others to do the same. Hillary 08! Keep fighting girl!!
May 9, 2008 at 7:50 pm
This is one of the unfairest elections I have ever known. Obama and his supporters are really bullying their way to the White House. Why is it that the facts I see on this website that are positive and relate to Hillary Clinton and John McCain are not being carried by the mainstream media?
May 10, 2008 at 3:27 am
The pop vote totals at the end of the primaries will be interesting. We can’t discount Puerto Rico!
I just hope there’s unity. I support Hillary 100%. I’m not too fond of Obama…
But for God’s Sake! WE CAN”T LOOSE THE WHITE HOUSE TO McCAIN! PLEASE ANYTHING BUT THAT! MY SOUL FOR UNITY!
Get our priorities straight people. I know, I think HRC deserves the nomination, we’ll be really suffering for 4 more years if McCain gets in… Then what?? THEN WHAT!?!?!
Then the addition damage done by a 3rd Bush Administration will be irreversible. IRREVERSIBLE. And for what? To show our bitterness towards BHO? It’s just not worth it! MY SOUL FOR UNITY!
Brian C.
May 10, 2008 at 6:04 pm
As deserving as Hillary is, Obama is more so undeserving. He is a danger to this nation. Patriotism trumps party unity, especially to a party that will willingly relinquish half of it’s supporters by outwardly saying they do not need middle class whites or Latinos to win.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/pledge-to-vote-against-obama-in-the-general-election
May 10, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Sorry Brian but it is worth 4 more years of a republican in office to keep Obama out. I will vote for McCain with pleasure if Obama is the nominee. You must be a bot because Hill people are united and we do have a plan, we vote for McCain if he is the nominee. Pure and simple. Obama and the DNC have said they do not need us to win. Amen Obama persons you have asked and you shall receive. Ten fold too
May 13, 2008 at 7:54 pm
We want justice and truth, not to be told to stay positive and think good thoughts.
Have You Ever Seen A Concentrated 35 Year Steady Movement & Effort Have To Take Place To Elect Any Man?
This is all such baloney! Donna Brazile asked me “why couldn’t the Clinton’s have waited?”
SUPER DELEGATES THE EYES OF THE NATION & THE WORLD ARE ON YOU If your job was simply to vote the constituency, you wouldn’t be needed for close races. ! She should stay as long as she wants. Most his supporters would vote for he. Most of hers, not for him. We want justice and truth, not to be told to stay positive and think good thoughts.
I am not speaking racist or sexist. I am speaking about strategy and greed having been put above all other issues that burden Americans. I am speaking about justice and injustice. Being the elder, with a thirty five year steady movement behind her, and 70% of voter support prior to Barrack entering the race, this was Hillary’s time for Americans. Due to the 2006 knowledge of a large voter turn out, the Democratic National Committee chose to try and elect what would be our first African American president. While young, the hope of the quick building, arm twisting elites of the DNC and sudden persuasion for African American politicians to leave the Clinton Campaign was like an opening of floodgates. The therefore a “broken” 2008 Coalition for an Election based on Race began. The seeds of division were planted and now have trickled down to the public, who is furious that they have been asked to vote for Race or Gender in the same election and at such a crucial time of War, Security and Economics that faces Americans. Once again the public has been played by the good ‘ol Washington tricks and special interests.
Obama would show enough experience, in the frenzy of an impatient nation with his charismatic articulation of hope. This atmosphere would present probably the best good opportunity for a younger, hopeful African American. His and the DNC’s strategy is politics as usual reflecting the very actions in Washington Senator Obama vows to end.
One should note that without the Democratic Party, we would still not see a person of color or a woman running for office. And the country needs a desperate break from primarily Republican rule over the past three decades. Senator Clinton had the dignity and courage to agree to cough up her some 70% lead and national support from late 2006, which is something I, possibly the nation have never seen either party do! She has been stomped on harshly for three months by manipulating pundits and long time politicians who have a vested interest in manipulating Obama’s youth to push through legislation that otherwise, with some democrats like Hillary Clinton, they could not achieve before retiring into the sunset for the historians to bless them positively.
Thanks guys! All we wanted was justice and the truth. Not to be told stay positive, think good thoughts. All we wanted was possibly eight years (being the elder) of Madam President to end the long movement for the equality of women with another eight years from Obama, ending the race issue, while all the time making change and undoing the horror of the Cheney/Bush years. Someone got selfish! And it has not been Hillary Clinton or the millions of Americans who have worked billions of hours from beginning in their youth, walking with her over 35 years to the steps of the White House. Shame on the DNC this election. Stop blaming Hillary Clinton for your mess!