2008 Woodie Awards
Clinton campaign in shambles as Obama nearly secures nomination
Brendan Block
Issue date: 5/9/08 Section: Forum
After a historic Democratic primary filled with party bickering, divisions, crossovers, unbridled idealism and "change," Americans may finally see Senator Barack Obama emerge as the party's nominee by the end of May.
In case you missed it, Obama trounced Clinton with a 14 point advantage in North Carolina, and Senator Hillary Clinton barely won Indiana by two points in a state that she was supposed to take more decisively. At his victory speech in North Carolina, Obama began to pivot toward the general election.
"While I honor John McCain's service to his country, his ideas for America are out of touch with these core values," said Obama. "…This is our time to answer the call that so many generations of Americans have answered before, by insisting that, by hard work and by sacrifice, the American dream will endure."
If Obama becomes the nominee by the end of May, it will be because superdelegates and primary voters have forced Clinton out. Clinton shows no signs of quitting with inconsistencies in her message arising if she voluntarily throws in the towel. In a speech she gave Wednesday morning in West Virginia, Clinton announced her plans that included loaning her campaign $6.4 million.
"I am staying in this race until there is a nominee," said Clinton.
By putting her money on the line and making public statements like these, there is no way that admonition from former Presidential candidate and Clinton supporter George McGovern to quit for the good of the party.
The only way that Clinton will not take the primary to the Democratic Convention is if Obama locks up the nomination by making the uncommitted superdelegates choose him.
Former Bill Clinton communications director and current ABC news correspondent George Stephanopoulos finally cut loose of the Clinton reigns Wednesday with his opinion.
"More superdelegates will come out today for Barack Obama-they will come three, four, five at a time, and this nomination will be locked up," said Stephanopoulos.
In case you missed it, Obama trounced Clinton with a 14 point advantage in North Carolina, and Senator Hillary Clinton barely won Indiana by two points in a state that she was supposed to take more decisively. At his victory speech in North Carolina, Obama began to pivot toward the general election.
"While I honor John McCain's service to his country, his ideas for America are out of touch with these core values," said Obama. "…This is our time to answer the call that so many generations of Americans have answered before, by insisting that, by hard work and by sacrifice, the American dream will endure."
If Obama becomes the nominee by the end of May, it will be because superdelegates and primary voters have forced Clinton out. Clinton shows no signs of quitting with inconsistencies in her message arising if she voluntarily throws in the towel. In a speech she gave Wednesday morning in West Virginia, Clinton announced her plans that included loaning her campaign $6.4 million.
"I am staying in this race until there is a nominee," said Clinton.
By putting her money on the line and making public statements like these, there is no way that admonition from former Presidential candidate and Clinton supporter George McGovern to quit for the good of the party.
The only way that Clinton will not take the primary to the Democratic Convention is if Obama locks up the nomination by making the uncommitted superdelegates choose him.
Former Bill Clinton communications director and current ABC news correspondent George Stephanopoulos finally cut loose of the Clinton reigns Wednesday with his opinion.
"More superdelegates will come out today for Barack Obama-they will come three, four, five at a time, and this nomination will be locked up," said Stephanopoulos.
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