Big win for Obama? 03-09-08.
Wyoming caucuses deliver a big win for Obama. Or so the media and Obama spin miesters are saying this morning.
Let's examine the results, shall we? We have been told that the caucuses had "record turnouts" and
the facilities where they took place were not up to the task. First, Wyoming has some 59,000 registered
democrats, fact. Second, total turnout was 8,755 democrats, fact.
Simple math tells us that total turnout was 14.8% of registered democrats. Now 14.8% may very well be
a record turnout for Wyoming but 14.8% is in no way, shape or form a turnout to be proud of.
Oh yes, Obama's 5,378 votes represent 9.1% of registered democrats. Given the perspective of a reality based
environment in Wyoming, the media reasoning behind the hoopla over the win seems a bit unfathomable.
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The Audacity of Whine. 03-05-08.
Hillary pulls off the wins she had to have and Obama and his supporters whine in return. That, and spin
the loss so hard that they could be mistaken for a child's top.
All the controversy over delegate counts. Have you ever seen a God awful mess as the democrats
have for their nominating process? I have a simple suggestion.
It takes electoral votes to win a presidential election, so why not have the number of each states
delegates equal the number of electoral votes it is entitled to? Then, at any given time, a logical baseline
would be available to check on the strength of the leader. Oh yes, winner take all rather than allocating
delegates, which will avoid the current ridiculous scenario.
Each states delegates could be a multiple of their electoral votes so that as many party faithful
as required can go to the convention.
I do not think that Obama is ready for the big time, witness
his unease with the legitimate questions regarding Rezco, his Senate record, et al. If he cannot handle the
tactics used by the Clinton campaign, what the hell is he going to do in the General Election?
At the risk of being called racist by Obamabots, McCain and the republicans will beat him like a
rented mule.
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