February 13, 2008
THE DIFFERENCE BEING...:
Clinton plays election roulette (Jeanne Cummings, Feb 13, 2008, Politico)
Hillary Rodham Clinton is now on a path to the Democratic nomination that is remarkably similar to the one that failed for Republican Rudy Giuliani.Just as the former New York mayor pinned his hopes on a late Florida victory to sling-shot him into front-runner status among Republican candidates, the New York senator is banking on wins in Ohio and Texas next month to revive her campaign after a February string of back-to-back-to-back losses.
It’s a high-risk play for the once undisputed Democratic front-runner. It also may be the only maneuver she has left after rival Barack Obama managed to effectively counter her planned Super Tuesday knock-out punch.
...that the Mayor needed the votes of pro-Death Republicans, a surpassing rare creature. Ms Clinton only needs women and Latinos--there are lots of both in TX. Ohio could be tricky. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 13, 2008 6:43 AM
Karl Rove did a pretty good job of explaining the problem with TX on FNC last night. Texas has a very strange system for allocating delegates. It's based on a the raw number of democrat voters who voted in the previous election in the particular district. Mrs. Clinton could carry the women and latino votes in the state but could end up winning fewer delegates than Mr. Obama should he win the districts with heavy black populations.
Posted by: mc at February 13, 2008 9:56 AMDon't forget the important voter block of 'Those who want to vote for the (perceived) eventual winner'. They could outmunber many other voting blocks.
Posted by: Andrew X at February 13, 2008 11:39 AM