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The Right is Ready to Take on Hillary
Published by Pamela Gentry on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 11:26 am.
By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Producer
Posted April 29, 2008 – One thing’s for sure: Daily opinion polls aren’t helping Democrats make up their minds about who should be their nominee. But the Republican Party is ready to unite against Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) if she becomes the Democratic choice for president. Her nomination is just what Republicans need to get conservatives to rally for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
It’s no secret that Republican voters are less likely to cross party lines to support a Democrat for president, but it’s a certainty they won’t if that Democratic is Clinton.
In an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released on Tuesday Clinton gained some ground on her Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill). When matched against McCain, Clinton leads McCain 50 percent to 41 percent, while Obama and McCain were locked in a virtual tied, Obama 44 percent to McCain’s 46 percent. (The margin of error is 3.1 percent.)
But there is a larger margin of error when looking at another reality: how much some Republicans dislike the New York senator.
McCain has been running unchallenged for the most part, while the Democrats slug it out for the nomination. But he’s been working hard on swaying those conservative Republican’s, who haven’t jumped on board with his candidacy.
McCain has enjoyed a holiday of sorts since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, but I’ve heard McCain knows it’s not smooth sailing when polls continue to show him trailing or tied with both Democratic challengers.
So what’s he doing about it? McCain is tending to mending fences inside his party. He’s been holding meetings with conservative members of Congress, working on building a coalition of right-wing activists and sharing his stance on “hot-button” issues, such as abortion, immigration and tax cuts.
He’s even courting African-American voters by touring places other Republican candidates haven’t. He visited a poor Black community in Alabama, a coal town in Kentucky and went to New Orleans and denounced the federal government’s 2005 response to Hurricane Katrina.
McCain is often quick to pile on the negatives about Obama because his camp believes McCain would defeat Clinton since Republicans would be motivated to go to the polls and rally behind McCain.
Obama, who leads in pledged delegates and the popular vote, has been training some of his comments on the campaign trail toward McCain, rather than Clinton. On Tuesday he criticized his gas-tax holiday proposal. “He had the gall yesterday to tell me that obviously because I didn’t agree with his plan I must not be sympathetic to poor people,” Obama said.
It looks like McCain will have to wait until the end of the Democratic primary before he’ll know for sure who he will be running against.
Because is a set up! The Republicans don’t want to see a Black man in the white house! How do you think Bush got elected twice? And to tell you the truth, I don’t think Hillary or Bill wants to see a Black man in the white house either! They are part of the whole political game too! Rev. Wright is making a fool of himself playing into the white mans hands with the media instead of supporting Obama his own member of his church to achieve a goal into getting Obama into the White House! And for all those Black people who are voting for Hillary yall are getting played like the keys on the piano! And Black people who are voting for McCain yall all make me sick !!!!! They don’t want Obama to succeed! They do not want America to have a Black President and Rev. Wright does not see this! The Republicans are smart! What did the NAACP Civil Rights leaders of the past bleed for? This Sh$t breaks my
HEART !!!!!
PEACE
LETS BE TRUTHFUL HERE, ITS NOT JUST THE REPUBS WHO WANT HILLARY TO RUN ITS THE GOOD REV ALSO! UNBELIEVABLE HOW SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS ABOUT THE WHITES IS DOING THE WORK FOR THEM! HE’S A HYPOCRIT AND HE’S ONCE AGAIN GOT THE BLACK COMMUNITY BACKING HIM UP. WHILE BLACKS ARE STRUGGLING HE’S LIVING HIGH BESIDE HIS WHITE COUNTERPARTS IN A MILLION DOLLAR HOME! GET IT YET? WHY WOULD HE WAIT TILL NOW OF ALL TIMES TO START SPEAKING? DON’T LET HIM GET IN THE WAY OF OUR CHANCE AT HAVEING A BLACK MAN AS PRESIDENT!HE’S HAD ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO COME OUT AND SPEAK YET HE CHOSE NOW! DON’T LET ANOTHER UNCLE TOM RUIN IT WITH HIS WORDS WHICH ARE TRUE BUT HAVE ANOTHER MOTIVE IN WHICH WE’LL LOSE AGAIN!!
I was asked by a co-worker why was I voting for Obama. I responded because I finally have a choice.
Even though what Rev Wright spoke was the truth it just wasn’t the right time to say it. This makes me think that he is trying to sabatoge Obama’s campaign. Here we go again Black people divide us and conquer us. When are we ever going to learn. If Obama does not win the nomination I will not vote for Hillary but for the Third party candidate. Because there will be no change if Hillary or McCain become president. I hope people are going to each candidate’s web site to get a clear picture of how they stand on each issue and make their choices from that.
Okay people, it is truly time to wake up! Let’s observe what the candidates stand for. Politics is a VERY dirty business. Sen. Obama has always been straight and forthcoming.His wife is the BOMB!!! An educated black woman?? Oh Lord white people just can’t stand it!!!!!! Can you Hilliary supporters say the same?? I don’t think so. As far as McCain is concerned- PLEASE. Didn’t we have enough of the Republican rhetoric for the PAST 8 YEARS????? White people need to wake up, and black people do to. Don’t get roped into the “Okey doke” Someone did bring up a good point: Where has Rev.Wright been all this time? Why speak out now?? It stinks of a conspiracy so typical to politics.But from what I understand about Rev. Wright he has always been shall we say “vocal”? White people are afraid of a black man in the white house because he just MIGHT do some good.
I AM SO GLAD PEOPLE SEE WHATS GOING ON HERE! THE GOOD REV TALKS A GOOD TALK BUT WHATS BEHIND IT? BLACKS ARE FINALLY SEEING THE GAME PLAYING GOING ON HERE AND HOW THE WHITES WILL USE THE VOICE OF A BLACK MAN TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK! ASIDE FROM WRIGHT BEING A DISAPPOINTMENT TO US HE’S BETRAYED US IN USING HIS WORDS TO UNDERMINE A DECENT BLACK MAN THAT IS FIGHTING TO WIN HIS PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY!! WE GOT YOUR BACK OBAMA!!
Donna
Rev. Wright IS NOT a disappointment,atleast not to me.How is telling the truth a disappointment ? If anything Rev.Wright has opened many eyes to the real America here and abroad. He has told the truth,so how is that “dirty work”given the fact when he delivered the sermon Sen. Obama was not a senator let alone running for President? the Rev. is not betraying anybody via telling the truth now as he did in 1991.
Im glad that people are voiceing their opinions about this. I hope that hilary makes into office not because she an woman but because she is white. I would rather live an country that will be ran by an educated white person that an black(yes, im black). Just ask yourself what can an black man do for this country? I have asked myslelf several times. I hate to sound like this but if obama is on the ballot im voting for an republican
this is crazy to me. the republicans already have their nominee and the democrats are still confused. McCain should be well rested and well rehearsed. why are they still letting hilary go at it this long? unless they want her to win. she been found out lying and everything. what seems to be the problem people?
What can a black man do ? we will never know unless we try it. If you still want to be lead around by whites you go right ahead. Why not a black man. You sound like a brain dead/washed
black. Black People read the book “BEHOLD A PALE WHITE HORSE” IT WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE HILLARY’S AND THE McCAINS WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOR YOU
Mekita
If in fact you are Black you must be ashamed too be Black.As far as a educated person is concerned,Obama and “HILLARY” have the same amount of education which by the way you must be lacking from reading your post.
P.S. Please aquire a accurate history book too find out what Blacks have done for this country.
I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HILLARY NO MATTER WHAT..
THE CLINTONS HAVE SHOWN AFRICAN AMERICANS THEIRE TURE COLORS.
Rev. Wright is a jealous and hateful man, it burns him that Senator Obama is in the Light.. All my life I have known people to do this, I wouldn’t be suprise if he was not paid or reach agreement with someone to do this. SHAME ON YOU REV.
Please take color out of the equation for a moment, and let’s look at twhat the canidates stands for. I like both canidates, but I know both are not going to join tickets, I wouldn’t. But I know that this country is based on corruption, so corruption feeds on corruption.
GO HILLARY!!! HILLARY 08!!!
YES SHE CAN!!!