Hillary is ahead in popular votes

[cannon_fodder]

In the comments section, someone wrote "F*** The Clintons."  The funny part is the common has a +5 rating.  [}:)]

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Feh.  We still maintain military bases in Japan and Germany 63 years later.

Why? Because they need us so badly to keep their countries from being attacked by their neighbors? These bases are totally unnecesary and aren't too welcome either. They make the host country a target for our enemies. A huge expense that needs some re-analyzing.

I didn't say I necessarily agree with the policy.  I'm pointing out to anyone who thinks every American will be out of Iraq in a few years, it's a total fallacy.  Any politician who campaigns on a promise to bring all our troops home is totally full of ****.

[cannon_fodder]

According to the Philly opinion page Hillary wins...
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080523_In_most_inclusive_count__Clinton_has_the_numbers.html

Of course, it is perhaps the worst piece of writing in a long while:

quote:the sixth category is the most inclusive, and here Clinton leads Obama by 71,301 votes . . . . he third and fourth counts - the ones which include Florida - seem more fair. Here, Obama is clinging to a slight lead of 146,786 votes.

So 71K is just a lead, but 146K is a "slight lead?"  

Then it discusses Puerto Rico, where she will probably win big.  The only problem is, claiming a win in PR as significant goes against her claim that it is viability in the general election that matters - since PR does not vote in the general election at all.  BUT, if as many people turn out to cast ballots for the Democratic nominee as turned out to elect the last governor of the Island (counting both parties) AND Hillary wins by 28%... then she can win the popular vote!

quote:It is this looming prospect which explains the tremendous pressure Obama partisans and the media are putting on Clinton to drop out of the race.

The "looming prospect" of 50% of the entire state (not just voters, 50% of the entire Island) turning out and voting in the Democratic primary (not just voting, but voting in the DEMOCRATIC primary) and of Hillary winning 64/36.

Did anyone stop to tell this guy the definition of "looming" or that it is unlikely that 1/3rd of the entire population will show up to vote for Hillary (again, not of the voters, 1/3rd of the ENTIRE population)?

Hillary got 8% of the population in Arkansas and 11% in Kentucky - those are the best I can find.  But now, 33% of the population is going to show up and it is a "looming prospect."  If her votes do show up she will "drown" is popular vote by 100,000 - if a more realistic figure shows up Obama will lead by a "slight margin" of 77K.

Argh.  Intellectual honesty is dead.