Obama’s Math
After declaring a new Democratic coalition consisting of AA, urbanites and other creative class member, Obama is left with a smaller Democratic party than the one, FDR’s, we have the last 60 years. Now that Hillary leads in the popular vote, Obama has at most 50% backing of Democrats and since he had many independents and Republicans at the beginning of the campaign he has only about 45%-48% Democratic support.
Obama has successfully angered seniors, blue collar workers and women. He never had the Hispanics and the Asians. He probably lost some percentages of these groups for good. On the face of it, Obama’s chances to win in November are slim and none. These simple calculations are known to Obama, the super delegates and everyone else. Furthermore, many early polls verify these facts.
Why is Obama optimistic and why are the super delegates boarding the bus on its way to the bottom of the ravine?
Is it possible that Obama relies on “everyone but McCain” to get all Democrats home?
Is he convinced that his superior convincing powers will attract the lost souls?
Does he believe that the closer non-Obama Democrats will get to November the more stressed they will be by a potential Bush 3rd term, while will also forget that earlier he treated them like shit?
Or may his arrogance, elitism, media and blogger support, tons of money and a mountain of hubris make him and his advisors delusional?
The super delegate rational is simpler. They don’t want to miss the Obama train leaving the station; they didn’t bother to inquire about the destination of the train.
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show me the money?
isn't it about the cash? not to be cynical (well, yeah, i do mean to be cynical) but they are being shown over and over that there is this HUGE gravy train (pun intended) and if the superdelegate under pressure from the Axeman is told, just step on board, and you will at least be near enough to sniff--but maybe not touch--this much cash, you'll have the cachet of being "so kewl", the Heathers in DC will L-O-V-E you, and you'll have a tingling feeling of being adulated by the pseudo-creative, brainiac, weii playing, IM-crazy, blogalisious, bamabots.
i guess if i was clare mccaskill and only won my seat from a pink state by a slim margin, i guess i'd make like the state motto and say "show me that money" too... Oh and if he'd make me vice president i could finally get out Missouri..
dupager
PS Obama's my senator so his "glow" has worn off me quite some time ago..
dupager