Comments on: The Countdown To Clinton’s Judgment Day http://themoderatevoice.com/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:24:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: quantum http://themoderatevoice.com/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/comment-page-1/#comment-112533 quantum Sat, 24 May 2008 02:02:07 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/#comment-112533 [...] it??s gonna be us. If we all do our parts, believe it, we??ll be the ones left standing. Here endhttp://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/Production Swings into High Gear at Factory Authorized ????Southwest Shelby Mod Shop???? Quantum [...] [...] it??s gonna be us. If we all do our parts, believe it, we??ll be the ones left standing. Here endhttp://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/Production Swings into High Gear at Factory Authorized ????Southwest Shelby Mod Shop???? Quantum [...]

]]> By: Tully http://themoderatevoice.com/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/comment-page-1/#comment-127068 Tully Fri, 23 May 2008 14:53:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/#comment-127068 It amuses me greatly that people simply cannot understand or acknowledge that the convention is about much more than just the nomination. It's also about the division of power within the party for the next four years, which includes very real power over and within a Democrat-majority House and Senate, and all the goodies to be parceled out thereby. There are indeed <a href="http://stubbornfacts.us/politics/2008_election/why_clinton_hasnt_quit">rational reasons for Clinton to keep collecting poker chips for the convention</a> even if she KNOWS she can't take the nomination. The "consolation prizes" are often worth a lot more than the nomination. In very very real terms. <br><br>Senator Clinton is not irrational. If she can't have the nomination, she WILL collect for all her time and effort ANYWAY. The more chips she has to take to the convention, the more leverage she has to maximize the buyout for NOT taking the fight to the convention. To get maximum mileage out of that threat she has to signal that the threat is real and that she has the willingness to follow through, and that's exactly what we're seeing now. <br><br>Forest, trees. QED. It amuses me greatly that people simply cannot understand or acknowledge that the convention is about much more than just the nomination. It's also about the division of power within the party for the next four years, which includes very real power over and within a Democrat-majority House and Senate, and all the goodies to be parceled out thereby. There are indeed rational reasons for Clinton to keep collecting poker chips for the convention even if she KNOWS she can't take the nomination. The “consolation prizes” are often worth a lot more than the nomination. In very very real terms.

Senator Clinton is not irrational. If she can't have the nomination, she WILL collect for all her time and effort ANYWAY. The more chips she has to take to the convention, the more leverage she has to maximize the buyout for NOT taking the fight to the convention. To get maximum mileage out of that threat she has to signal that the threat is real and that she has the willingness to follow through, and that's exactly what we're seeing now.

Forest, trees. QED.

]]> By: Barack Obama » The Countdown To Clinton’s Judgment Day http://themoderatevoice.com/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/comment-page-1/#comment-112512 Barack Obama » The Countdown To Clinton’s Judgment Day Fri, 23 May 2008 11:15:13 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19857/the-countdown-to-clintons-judgment-day/#comment-112512 [...] Ellen wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt See? Dust. Just like the rest of ‘em. I don’t know what’s coming next, but I do know it’s gonna be just like this. Hard. Painful. But in the end it’s gonna be us. If we all do our parts, believe it, we’ll be the ones left standing. Here endeth the lesson. – BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Mark it on your calendars: June 3, 2008 is Judgment Day for Hillary Clinton. This is the end of the Democratic primary season with votes in South Dakota, Montana and Puerto Rico and the day when Clinton will have [...] [...] Ellen wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt See? Dust. Just like the rest of ‘em. I don’t know what’s coming next, but I do know it’s gonna be just like this. Hard. Painful. But in the end it’s gonna be us. If we all do our parts, believe it, we’ll be the ones left standing. Here endeth the lesson. – BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Mark it on your calendars: June 3, 2008 is Judgment Day for Hillary Clinton. This is the end of the Democratic primary season with votes in South Dakota, Montana and Puerto Rico and the day when Clinton will have [...]

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