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May 09, 2008

Twofer with Gerard Baker - When will Hillary pull out?

Gerry Baker gives us a timetable for Hillary's withdrawal, tells us what McCain's people think about strategy and suggests a Republican Vice President for Obama.

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She won't pul out neither will she be elected iff she stays on. another victory for the Republicans.

Posted by: anita watts | 9 May 2008 19:16:31

I never think about this, but a Republican vice President for Obama would be a good card since, Obama's message is focussed on Unity among the both parties. It will also show that we would have a strong leader and good hearted president capable of taking rational foreign decision. It will also break the belief that he is not 100% a patriotic candidate.

Posted by: jean franck | 9 May 2008 22:10:04

Please don't breath so loud!

Posted by: chris in chicago | 10 May 2008 09:14:18

Hillary Clinton will put out when Obama reaches the 2025 delegates.
so why die when you have some life to live.
i don't understand that those people who pretend to be intellectual are trying to tell her to quit. because these people has their own vested interest.
obama was just lucky to get those wins because the republican voters has something to do with it. they wanted obama to be the nominee because it is easier for maccain to beat him in the election. as simple as that. and hillary clinton knew that that is why they are fighting for it.

Posted by: mollymarry | 10 May 2008 09:38:12

Perhaps the view from Middlesex is a little distant, but just as in chess you can play brilliantly, then foul up the endgame, the Clintonian Exit is beginning to look very problematical. There are various ways to bow out with grace, but fighting on in this manner, and I refer to the racial comment this week, is not one of them. Bob Herbert's opinion piece in today's NY Times addresses this. Hillary should heed the torrent of good advice being penned this weekend and protect her reputation before she is overwhelmed by events.

Posted by: David | 10 May 2008 11:37:16

Can anyone remember a woman ever gaveing in to a man, they are all like Hilary born plain stubborn!

Posted by: billybob | 10 May 2008 16:39:06

People seem to forget that this race is about picking the BEST candidate for a run at the PRESIDENCY. It is not about quitting early, negative campaigning, battering the democratic party..etc. Hillary should stay in until Mr.Obama gets his 2025 candidates. If the democratic party is too fragile to withstand the process to logical conclusion..then so be it! If its front-runner candidate is so easily damaged and made unviable by this process..then so be it..! I have news for the Dems..the games have just begun and this is nothing compared to whats coming up in prime time! What a bunch of snot-nosed cry -babies democrats are! and how dis-illusioned I have become!

Posted by: christine portnoff | 10 May 2008 18:33:11

Hillary Clinton will quit the race on 20/01/2009 the day when Obama will sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America.

Posted by: MAX PRIDE | 10 May 2008 23:13:53

It' obvious that voting for Hillary is voting for a new term for her husband, Mr Cliton. Mr Cliton's policy towards africa came with a range of wars and troubles that are still affeting so many people. As far as the world is concerned with the US presidency, we need to vote for a president who wants peace around the world and built a brighter future for the generatios to come. And that would be Mr Obama!!!
Aimé

Posted by: | 11 May 2008 10:39:04

"People seem to forget that this race is about picking the BEST candidate for a run at the PRESIDENCY."

This is an unbelievably naïve comment.

American national politics are about successfully putting together the strongest coalition of private interests.

And they are about money, lots of it. If anyone "good" happens to make it through the process, it is sheer luck.

"Best" isn't even a consideration if you examine the list of American presidents, mostly mediocrities and political hacks and thugs (Nixon, Ford, Bush, Clinton, Coolidge, Arthur, Harding, Taft, Cleveland, and more), with only a few outstanding people (FDR) along the way.

Now in that sense of best - the best political thug - Hillary would qualify head and shoulders above all comers.

Posted by: JOHN CHUCKMAN, TORONTO | 11 May 2008 13:51:02

Hillary has some bad advisers hence she is in a race that says, the people are not funding her, what she should say to her advisers if you think I can win donate your wages every week to me, and give me all of your money for my campaign, and if they say no get out. Why support someone you would not vote for, that has been the case Republicans have been voting tactically and funding her to win so McCain can have an easy time, when the Rev Wright thing broke they thought they would not have to do it any more but it backfired thats is why she has no money and had to lend herself money for her campaign, get it.Because the Republicans stopped funding her to keep her in the race, and use tactical stratergy.

Posted by: Daphne Kenward | 11 May 2008 21:56:21

What is Hillary meant to do bankrupt her self trying to win, grow up you fools.

Posted by: Daphne Kenward | 11 May 2008 22:00:29

Hillary, her strategists, most likely both, completely misunderstood this campaign and the strength (and therefore threat) of Obama. This is completely to her discredit, and to Obama's credit. Obama did not hide his strategy to win this election. He simply chose a good strategy and executed it. Clinton chose a poor strategy, marginalized herself, lost badly.

Posted by: Geoff Mallette | 12 May 2008 07:38:19

Geoff Mallette,

That is an accurate assessment.

It is just one more evidence why Hillary does not have the skills and qualities she claims she does.

Posted by: JOHN CHUCKMAN, TORONTO | 12 May 2008 13:21:54

I firmly believe the Republican is much interested and much happier if Obama is the nominee because McCain will surely rap him because he is not very experience and still relay advises from his generals.

Posted by: samson | 13 May 2008 15:38:25

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