The delegate math is difficult for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, the official said. But it's not a question of CAN she achieve it. Of course she can, the official said.
The question is -- what will Clinton have to do in order to achieve it?
What will she have to do to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, in order to eke out her improbable victory?
She will have to "break his back," the official said. She will have to destroy Obama, make Obama completely unacceptable.
"Her securing the nomination is certainly possible - but it will require exercising the 'Tonya Harding option.'" the official said. "Is that really what we Democrats want?"
Whether or not Hillary really would do this (and I have no doubt she would) notwithstanding, what does it say about American politics that we read about and write about this sort of stuff -- a politician so viciously, so brazenly, and so obviously out to destroy her opponent in the same party -- without so much as batting an eyelash? So much of the Clinton baggage is accepted prima facie. Who could vote for someone like that in the general election?
Though I don't think it'll destroy the Democratic Party, I think what we're seeing is the destruction of the Democratic Party's chances for the White House in November 2008. To borrow a phrase from Barack Obama's outrageously racist minister, Jeremiah Wright, the Democratic Party's "chickens are coming home to roost." You live by identity politics, sooner or later you're going to die by identity politics...
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4 comments:
That is an excellent post, Titus!
After reading it, I'm tempted to play devil's advocate. Obama's minister stands, or feels himself to stand, in a prophetic tradition dating back to the first millennium BC. Searing, certainly over-the-top critiques of society and government have been part of both early Judaism and Christianity until the present time.
I think the world could use more statesmen, more real leadership, and more scientists, and certainly less religiously-based demagoguery.
On the other hand, I also tend to think that McCain's pastor sized up the situation more or less correctly (see the bottom of the page).
In any case, you have written a fine post, and I particularly agree with your conclusion.
All the best,
Nathan
Nathan: Thanks for the comments! Searing and over-the-top critiques: yes, I agree those have been part of Jewish and Christian prophetic tradition. But Wright's sermons (or at least what I saw and heard of them) were simply racist and anti-American rants.
Yeah, McCain's pastor summed it up ok. But still, if my pastor spit vitriol like that, I would leave the Parish.
In any event, thanks for putting up with my political posts until I've had the time to get some coin posts up. I promise, if not the weekend, then definitely on Monday.
Cheers,
Titus
Who could vote for Barak after his bittergate scandal?
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