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Former Deaniac gives great advice
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I’m not a Daily Kos reader but a WLST reader passed along this link and it is an excellent blog entry. I strongly recommend people read it.
Here’s an excerpt:
Yes I was a “Deaniac,” though I hated that term. However if it fit anyone, it fit me. Dean was the first candidate I donated to and I donated up to the legal limit (as a kindergarten teacher, that is a significant amount of money for me) I had spent most weekends and many weeknights tabling at farmer’s markets, running meet-ups, blogging, doing whatever I could. I even bought myself a plane ticket and went to Iowa for the first two weeks of the “Perfect Storm” I was smitten with the Dean campaign. I had even been selected as a Dean delegate for my district.
To say I was “emotionally invested” in the campaign is to put it mildly.
So even though Dean had dropped out of the race right before the straw poll. I was going and I was going to vote for Dean!
I had already cried my eyes out with my fellow Dean supporters and I thought I was getting ready to move on, but I wanted one last night to vote for Dean and since a lot of the people I knew from Lamorinda were Dean people I thought he might win the straw poll and I thought that might help me move on.
Her advice now:
So while I think the women threatening to vote for John McCain need to stop and think and get some perspective, and while I hope the super delegates stop this thing before Denver, and while I’m all for Obama at this point (and have been since Edwards dropped out) I think we need to cut these women some slack.
They are grieving. They have until November to work through this. Telling them to get over it and “fall in line” right not isn’t productive and isn’t compassionate. The super delegates need to “fall in line” this week, the voters can take some more time to grieve. It would help if there candidate is as gracious as mine was in dropping out, but if she isn’t then we need to be a little more patient with her followers. Wait until after the convention to start working on them. Even then take it gently.
Go read the whole thing and thanks to the reader.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:15 pm June 4th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton | 19 Comments
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How about the Divorce Bill Support Hill for VP Petition
Filed Under Barack Obama, Campaigning, Democrats, Elections, Gender, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Primary, Vice President, Voting, WH2008, Women | 7 Comments
Just asking. You know – what would make her more attractive if in fact there’s any possibility to her being a VP?
Divorce Bill!
Seriously. No time like the present, eh?
I’m making myself laugh.
Can you imagine!?
ROFL
Okay – talk about nutty netroots.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:50 pm June 4th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaigning, Democrats, Elections, Gender, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Primary, Vice President, Voting, WH2008, Women | 7 Comments
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Update: Saturday event will be big supporter, public event. Friday is for staff. Per MSNBC.
“Senator Clinton will be hosting an event in Washington on Friday to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity,” her communications director Howard Wolfson said.
Also in the speech, Clinton will urge once-warring Democrats to focus on the general election and defeating Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
The adviser said Clinton and her lieutenants had discussed various ways a presidential candidacy can end, including suspending the campaign to retain control of her convention delegates and sustain her visibility in an effort to promote her signature issue of health care.
The other options include freeing her delegates to back Obama and ending her candidacy unconditionally. The official stressed that neither Clinton nor her inner circle had decided specifically what course to take other than to recognize that the active state of her bid to become the nation’s first female president had ended.
On the telephone call with impatient House supporters, Clinton was urged to draw a close to the contentious campaign, or at least express support for Obama. Her decision to acquiesce caught many in the campaign by surprise and left the campaign scrambling to finalize the logistics and specifics behind her campaign departure.
I say she is far less a narcissist than her husband, thank goodness. But then, to stay with him, you’d have to be. And let me say another thing: he better not open his mouth on Friday.
Did I just write that?
STAY AWAY FROM THE CONCESSION STAND, BILL.
Yeah, I did.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:31 pm June 4th, 2008 in Politics | 9 Comments
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UPDATED: Clinton campaign to end Friday w/endorsement of Obama
Filed Under Barack Obama, Campaigning, Democrats, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Politics | 4 Comments
UPDATE: New York Times has a good piece:
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to suspend her campaign and endorse Senator Barack Obama on Friday after Democratic members of Congress urged her on Wednesday to leave the race and allow the party to unite around Mr. Obama, according to a senior adviser to Mrs. Clinton.
Mrs. Clinton is likely to make the announcement in New York City, an aide said, although no final venue has been chosen.
Her decision came after a day of telephone conversations with supporters on Capital Hill about what she should do now that Mr. Obama has claimed enough delegates to secure the nomination. Mrs. Clinton had initially said she wanted to wait before making any decision, but her aides said that in conversations, some of her closest supporters said it was urgent that she step aside.
Some of her closest supporters said it was urgent. That’s as good as anyone is going to get to knowing that people who know what it’s all about, and what it will take to win and win not only the White House, and who can influence her are trying to influence her.
UPDATEx2: From AP:
Hillary Rodham Clinton is expressing support for Democratic rival Barack Obama and calling on Democrats to unite against Republican John McCain but has not yet decided whether to end her historic presidential campaign, an adviser says.
Clinton agreed to back Obama during a lengthy telephone call Wednesday with impatient House Democrats who urged her to end the division between the Obama and Clinton camps, said the senior campaign adviser, speaking on condition of anonymity because the candidate has not authorized public discussion of the private conference call with supporters.
Clinton and her advisers are not describing the show of support as a formal endorsement, and the adviser said it was still unclear whether Clinton will take the final logical step and formally end or suspend her campaign.
The adviser said Clinton will congratulate Obama for having gathered enough delegates to clinch the nomination, a step she had planned to take Tuesday night but instead delayed. The statement of support was expected Thursday or Friday.
Original:
So say other numerous reports. Go read any one of them here.
ABC is citing no source, but how much you want to bet it was that call with Charles Rangel?
When asked about being Obama’s running mate, Clinton said she “was not campaigning for the position but will do whatever she is asked to do to help the party win in November,” according to a senior Democratic source.
I absolutely believe that.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:34 pm June 4th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaigning, Democrats, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Politics | 4 Comments
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[video] Charles Rangel not happy w/Hillary despite interest in VP slot
Filed Under Barack Obama, Campaigning, Democrats, Education, Hillary Clinton, Media, WH2008 | 2 Comments
UPDATE: I found the video so watch it first – I don’t know about you, but I would not want to be angering Charles Rangel.
Original post:
I saw it while I was eating lunch and only now am I finding it coming up in the news searches. Hopefully a video of it will surface but it was an interview that Andrea Mitchell was doing with NY Congressman Charles Rangel and is not happy with Hillary Clinton:
Rangel, the senior member of the New York congressional delegation and an early supporter of Clinton’s presidential campaign, said in an interview Wednesday Clinton should have been more clear about what her future plans are.
“I would agree that after the math was in before her speech, that she could have been far more generous in terms of being more specific and saying that she wants a Democratic victory,” Rangel said in an interview on MSNBC.
“I don’t see what they’re talking about in prolonging this,” Rangel added. “There’s nothing to prolong if you’re not going to take the fight to the convention floor…I don’t know why she could not have been more open in terms of doing up front what she intends to do later.”
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“We could be on the spot if we don’t get some answers about what does it mean when you say that you are not endorsing — or what does it mean when you say that you haven’t — you’re not out of the race. It just doesn’t make any sense. It’s inconsistent with wanting a Democratic victory and not endorsing the Democratic candidate.”
What’s not in there is how Rangel told Mitchell about how he intended to speak one on one with Clinton this afternoon – which I would think has happened by now and that he intended to ask her point blank about her plans. His tone and gestures and facial expressions indicated absolute discontent.
And let me just say that, for all I know of Rangel and as long as I’ve known of him, he is not a man I would want to be displeasing.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:30 pm June 4th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaigning, Democrats, Education, Hillary Clinton, Media, WH2008 | 2 Comments
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Carnival of Ohio Politics #120 now posted
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If you’re looking to add a little life to your afternoon, the Carnival of Ohio Politics #120 is open for visitors.
Thanks to everyone who participated and please feel free to advertise the carnival’s existence to your readers and other bloggy buddies who might be interested in contributing.
Have a great week.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 3:53 pm June 4th, 2008 in Announcements, Blogging, Carnivals, Ohio, Politics | Comments Off
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The male-ness of Obama’s message people
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From the reading of this item from The Fix. Bad ju-ju.
Someone show me that there are more women somewhere in there helping craft his message, yeah? Maybe? No?
Whatever.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:29 pm June 4th, 2008 in Politics | 14 Comments
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4
Live-blog: Obama at AIPAC
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Calling him presumptive Democratic candidate for president.
Going to get the Cover it Live.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:18 am June 4th, 2008 in Politics | 3 Comments
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LIVE: Clinton, Obama AIPAC speech watch
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You can watch live now.
You will be able to see them here after they’re given.
*** The beat still goes on: On the first post-primary day of 2008, both Obama and Clinton are still on the campaign trail — well, sort of. They both address AIPAC, the pro-Israel group. Obama goes at 9:55 am ET, while Clinton speaks at 10:25 am ET. This is actually Clinton’s next best chance to begin impressing Obama for veep consideration. If Clinton can help Obama with his Jewish problem, then she can make a strong electoral case to helping Obama in states like Florida and Pennsylvania and solidify the ticket in New Jersey.
C-Span will have it in the library for later too.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:17 am June 4th, 2008 in Politics | Comments Off
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4
DDN covers White House Project Ohio Go Run!
Filed Under Campaigning, Elections, Gender, leadership, Ohio, Politics, Women | 2 Comments
Nice brief about the White House Project training this weekend in Columbus. Thank you, Bill:
“Go Run” training program for women set for Columbus
As Hillary Clinton continues to battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, more than 80 women from across Ohio are expected in Columbus on Friday, June 6, through Sunday, June 8, for The White House Project’s “Go Run” political training program for women.
While Ohio has five female U.S. House members – out of 18 – and Jennifer Brunner (pictured) is the first female secretary of state, the state’s “bleak rating” for women’s political leadership is a “dismal 41st”, a press release said.
Democrat Brunner and Jennette Bradley, a Republican and the first black woman lieutenant governor, are among the speakers. Jane Campbell, a Democrat and Cleveland’s first woman mayor, also is scheduled to speak.
The White House Project is a national, nonpartisan organization that works to “advance a richly diverse, critical mass of women into leadership positions, up to and including the presidency,” the press release said.
I can’t believe it’s only two days away.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:38 am June 4th, 2008 in Campaigning, Elections, Gender, leadership, Ohio, Politics, Women | 2 Comments
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4
Winning battle gracefully trumps losing it gracefully, if you want to win the war
Filed Under Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton | 13 Comments
In today’s Washington Post, Ruth Marcus analogizes the Democratic primary’s closing to Ulysses Grant:
For Barack Obama in June 2008, Ulysses Grant in April 1865 offers a useful role model.
After a long and brutal civil war, Grant sought Robert E. Lee‘s surrender, reminding him of the “hopelessness of further resistance” and urging him to prevent “any further effusion of blood.”
When Lee finally accepted that reality, Grant was “magnanimous in victory,” as Jay Winik writes in “April 1865,” his account of that fateful month. The Union general let Lee choose the time and place of his surrender and agreed to terms designed to avoid, Grant later explained, “an unnecessary humiliation.”
Lee’s officers were allowed to keep their horses and personal weapons; Grant provided food for Lee’s hungry troops. “This will have a very happy effect upon my army,” a grateful Lee declared.
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But how deftly Obama handles the endgame can shape the reaction of Clinton, and Clinton’s army, to what feels at the moment like a crushing defeat. Winning gracefully can be as hard as — and more important than — losing gracefully.
To read what a lot of Obama’s online, blogging army of supporters has to say about Hillary Clinton and her speech last night, nothing short of hari kari would probably satisfy a lot of them.
Luckily, the person they have joined with and follow is a much better leader than some of them are followers.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:53 am June 4th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton | 13 Comments
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Text of Hillary Clinton’s speech, 6/3/08, New York
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OPENERS has it here. The reviews of Hillary Clinton’s comments last night are all over the place. My opinion: she might be obstinate and infuriating to supporters and non-supporters alike, but I can’t for the life of me understand why people keep thinking that she’s going to act on anyone’s schedule or say so but her own, informed by whomever she chooses to listen to. She won’t go to Denver fighting. I am ready to put money on that.
Three highlights:
1. About Obama:
I want to start tonight by congratulating Senator Obama and his supporters on the extraordinary race that they have run.
Senator Obama has inspired so many Americans to care about politics and empowered so many more to get involved. And our party and our democracy is stronger and more vibrant as a result. So we are grateful.
And it has been an honor to contest these primaries with him, just as it is an honor to call him my friend. And, tonight, I would like all of us to take a moment to recognize him and his supporters for all they have accomplished.
2. About the party and winning the White House:
I am committed to uniting our party so we move forward stronger and more ready than ever to take back the White House this November.
3. About the next decision we’ll hear her make:
You know, I understand that that a lot of people are asking,
What does Hillary want? What does she want?
Well, I want what I have always fought for in this whole campaign. I want to end the war in Iraq.
I want to turn this economy around. I want health care for every American. I want every child to live up to his or her God-given potential. And I want the nearly 18 million Americans who voted for me to be respected, to be heard and no longer to be invisible.
You see, I have an old-fashioned notion, one that’s been the basis of my candidacy and my life’s work, that public service is about helping people solve their problems and live their own dreams. This nation has given me every opportunity, and that’s what I want for every single American.
That’s why I want universal health care. It is wrong — that Americans pay 50 percent more for health care than the people of any other wealthy nation, with costs doubling this decade, and nearly 50 million people without any health insurance at all.
It is wrong for parents to have to choose between care for themselves or their children, to be stuck in dead-end jobs just to keep their insurance, or to give up working altogether so their kids will qualify for Medicaid.
I’ve been working on this issue not just for the past 16 months, but for 16 years. And it is a fight — it is a fight I will continue until every single American has health insurance, no exceptions and no excuses.
I want an economy that works for all families. That’s why I’ve been fighting to create millions of new jobs in clean energy and rebuilding our infrastructure, jobs to come to all of our states, and urban and rural areas, and suburban communities and small towns.
And that’s why I sounded the alarm on the home mortgage crisis well over a year ago — because these are the issues that will determine whether we will once again grow together as a nation or continue to grow apart.
And I want to restore America’s leadership in the world. I want us to be led once again by the power of our values, to have a foreign policy that is both strong and smart, to join with our allies and confront our shared challenges, from poverty and genocide to global terrorism and global warming.
These are the issues that brought me into this race. They are the lifeblood of my campaign. And they have been and will continue to be the causes of my life.
We’ll know when we know.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:39 am June 4th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, WH2008 | Comments Off
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