A soft-spoken Sen. Hillary Clinton appeals to supporters directly in a to-the-camera Web video e-mailed this afternoon.
She thanks them for volunteering and for "sustaining friendship and support," and notes her "opponent" had declared Indiana would be a tiebreaker.
"Thank you for what you believe in, which are the beliefs and values I share," she says.
"Now it's on to West Virginia and Kentucky and Oregon," she says, not mentioning the three contests after those in Puerto Rico, South Dakota and Montana.
— Christina Bellantoni, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (2)
The only value and belief I am convinced that Hillary Clinton holds is that she values becoming President and believes that she can do so. But that's a value and belief that I don't happen to share.
Posted by George Robertson | May 12, 2008 3:46 PM
What is most telling about the Clinton campaign is the fact that it was so poorly managed from the very beginning. Unbridle hubris and a sense of entitlement caused Sen. Clinton and her staff to make decisions that clearly did not take into consideration the possibility of her opponents running a better campaign. The irony is that while she ran a more typical republican campaign of "fat-cat" donors, she was actually beat by a campaign strategy rooted in "grass-root" organizing, a tradition of the democratic party.
She has continued to run a "republican" strategy to the point where it is almost unclear as to whether she is running as a democrat or as John McCain's running mate (humm....could it be?). I will acknowledge that her tactics have clearly allowed Sen. Obama to better prepare for a general elections, but her strategy has also stirred up the sad reality of racial politics - another irony given her history.
Some would argue that this democratic primary season has been good for the party, because it has caused many to get registered and vote. I'm not so sure given all of the ugliness that has also resulted.
We have Americans being killed in two wars for reasons I'm still trying to understand. These brave men and women come from parts of our country where they are ALL hardworking. Not just "white Americans" but all Americans particularly those in uniform willing to die for a cause we ALL should have been MORE reluctant to support. The reality is that on the battlefield, bullets don't separate between hardworking whites and non-hardworking, it would be nice if our media organizations and candidates didn't do the same.
It would also be nice if we had candidates that understood that as leaders they ALL have a responsibility to UNITE us beyond our racial / religious / gender / rich / poor differences. I think this is the least they could do for us as Americans versus thinking of themselves and willing to do and say what they feel is required to get elected.
Posted by eds | May 13, 2008 5:49 PM