Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at convention
A Democratic National Convention that is supposed to showcase Barack Obama will devote a considerable amount of time to Hillary Rodham Clinton and her family, with the two campaigns announcing an agreement Thursday to formally enter her name into nomination.
The development means that during the state-by-state vote on a nominee for president, delegates will have the option of choosing Clinton rather than Obama -- giving supporters a chance to cheer her candidacy one last time.
Barring an unforeseen collapse on Obama's part, Clinton won't win; Obama wound up with 136 more delegates than needed to clinch the nomination, and there are no signs of any defections.
But the purpose of the exercise is to resolve a nagging political problem for the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party. Since Obama locked down the nomination in June, some Clinton loyalists have been slow to embrace his candidacy. The two campaigns believe that by setting aside time to acknowledge Clinton, the party stands a better chance of avoiding a fractious scene on the convention floor and of emerging from the convention united.
Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at convention - Los Angeles Times
Seems like the Clinton have now seized control of the convention. Her name is up for nomination that will reinforce the fact that the super-delegates chose the candidate over the popular vote. She has her night for a speech then Wild Bill the next night. I'm SURE Obama will have another historical speech to save the convention status on day four. Even Hillary says that's his claim to fame....pretty speeches.:D
Have a good one!:s4:
Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at convention
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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
A Democratic National Convention that is supposed to showcase Barack Obama will devote a considerable amount of time to Hillary Rodham Clinton and her family, with the two campaigns announcing an agreement Thursday to formally enter her name into nomination.
The development means that during the state-by-state vote on a nominee for president, delegates will have the option of choosing Clinton rather than Obama -- giving supporters a chance to cheer her candidacy one last time.
Barring an unforeseen collapse on Obama's part, Clinton won't win; Obama wound up with 136 more delegates than needed to clinch the nomination, and there are no signs of any defections.
But the purpose of the exercise is to resolve a nagging political problem for the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party. Since Obama locked down the nomination in June, some Clinton loyalists have been slow to embrace his candidacy. The two campaigns believe that by setting aside time to acknowledge Clinton, the party stands a better chance of avoiding a fractious scene on the convention floor and of emerging from the convention united.
Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at convention - Los Angeles Times
Seems like the Clinton have now seized control of the convention. Her name is up for nomination that will reinforce the fact that the super-delegates chose the candidate over the popular vote. She has her night for a speech then Wild Bill the next night. I'm SURE Obama will have another historical speech to save the convention status on day four. Even Hillary says that's his claim to fame....pretty speeches.:D
Have a good one!:s4:
Honestly this is bad for the McCain campaign. The shift of Hillary swingers from McCain back to Hillary could be detrimental. While it is a very close race now between Obama and McCain; I feel with Hillary in the race McCain would take a large enough hit to give Obama a significant lead.
It's a risky card the Dem's are playing by including Hillary, it could backfire on them all together.
Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at convention
Too bad they don't do this for Ron Paul, then this country might just have a chance..
Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at convention
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Originally Posted by daihashi
Honestly this is bad for the McCain campaign. The shift of Hillary swingers from McCain back to Hillary could be detrimental. While it is a very close race now between Obama and McCain; I feel with Hillary in the race McCain would take a large enough hit to give Obama a significant lead.
It's a risky card the Dem's are playing by including Hillary, it could backfire on them all together.
She's just getting her named called for nomination, Obama will still be the candidate. Considering that if Florida and Michigan actually had their say in the primary elections, Clinton would have not only had the popular vote but also the lead in delegates. The only thing Obama is getting the nomination on is the fact that Florida took a 50% of total delegate split and Michigan was split based not on the vote but the wishes of the DNC. The margine with the superdelegates was a different story from "Joe Voter"; 438 for Obama and 256 for Clinton. This won't appease the hard core Clintonites and both camps know this. This is an act of desperation from the DNC to TRY to unify the party.....good luck on that one.
The only way you would possibly see a shift is if Clinton was nominated for the V.P. position which won't happen. How could she run in 2012 if she was the V.P. in "08"? LOL....another thing, with Clinton being the "#2" I really don't think that ANY other politician, not to mention Obama, would want to be the "#1" considering the Clintons past; shit just seems to happen ya know.;)
Have a good one!:s4:
Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at convention
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Originally Posted by Markass
Too bad they don't do this for Ron Paul, then this country might just have a chance..
He only had 35 delegates as compared to McCains 1575, Huckabees 278, and Romneys 271. He may get his name mentioned but it wouldn't be as much of an issue as the Clinton/Obama mess.
I do like his recent bill concerning marijuana. Got to give credit where it is due.:thumbsup:
Have a good one!:s4:
