Who Can't Win?

This most recent claim by Senator Hillary Clinton is most assuredly demonstrative of the increasing desperation she and her campaign face. The front page of the New York Post says it all: “Obama Can’t Win” [against John McCain] – however a slew of polls published yesterday all beg to differ. Not only do registered Democrats believe (by a two-to-one margin) Senator Obama has a better chance at beating McCain, Republicans (by a three-to-one margin) would rather McCain face off against Clinton than Obama. While it is not stated explicitly, these results suggest that Republicans are not just more, but most fearful of a potential Obama candidacy, which torpedoes the notion that “Obama Can’t Win”.

Dr. Rachel Maddow has a segment on her radio program titled “The Underbelly,” which exposes right-wing political tactics, or as she puts it: “Poking a sharp stick at the soft, white underbelly of the rrright wing scheme machine; giving you a look at their political playbook.” This is not the first time Senator Clinton has employed such tactics and most likely will not be the last. The tactic I speak of is throwing something out there and hoping it sticks. When an individual or party makes a claim based entirely NOT in reality, they are simply hoping that by throwing said claim out to the media, some publication (often the qualitative likes of the New York Post) will go to print with it.

The reported blowup by Bill Clinton last week regarding his anger towards Governor Bill Richardson’s endorsement of Obama likewise illustrates just how dire the straits are for that campaign. Ironically, after his blowup, Clinton went out and told a crowd at the Democratic convention in California that the dueling campaigns’ rhetoric must cool down.

Oh yeah - I wonder what Senator McCain thinks about the divulged Yoo Two Torture Memos..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/03/AR2008040303345.html