So, why is Hillary still in the race?

[rah]

I think if McCain becomes president by beating Obama, she does have another chance to run in 2012. It's the only way she can run again.

[Lancer]

Any chance Clinton is sticking with it to be VP?

[rah]

I don't think her ego will let her settle for that, even if it's the only chance she'll ever get to be pres if the democrats win the white house this time.

And I don't think the DEM leadership would want to run the combo of a black man and a women. It wouldn't play well with the dems in the south.

[Ben Kenobi]

Why would she want to run again in 2012?

She would be 65 by then.

[Ming]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Why would she want to run again in 2012?

She would be 65 by then.

Hmmmm... how old is McCain

[Ben Kenobi]

She's Democrat.

The party of youth and change.

[snoopy369]

She'd be the youth comparitively in a race vs McCain...

[Ecthy]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Running as an independent would be a bridge too far, dude. You obviously don't have a feel for American politics.

You were the one bringing up the Machiavelian option. You obviously don't have a feel for hyperbole.

[Ben Kenobi]

Clinton, if she wins this nomination will already be the oldest Democrat nominee since the civil war.

The oldest was Lewis Cass, who was 66, and Buchanan who was the same.

[Dinner]

[Ben Kenobi]

113 percent in Oregon.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ecthy


You were the one bringing up the Machiavelian option. You obviously don't have a feel for hyperbole.

She can plausibly claim that she was at least trying to win as a loyal Democrat this time. Going outside the party would be an unforgivable sin.

[PLATO]

Popular Vote Total (Not including Florida and Michigan):

Obama 13,355,209 49.5%
Clinton 12,638,123 46.9%

Illinois Vote Total:

Illinois 02/05:

Obama 1,318,234 64.7%
Clinton 667,930 32.8%

Total Without Illinois:

Obama 12,036,975
Clinton 11,970,193

If you add Florida and Michigan and keep Illinois out:

Obama 12,613,189
Clinton 13,169,488


This is why Hillary is still in the race.

*This is not a statement on the validity of this line of thought...just showing one thing that I am sure the Clintons are both looking at and talking about.

[KrazyHorse]

The last I checked, what counted were delegates. FL and MI are not going to affect the results. Are you claiming that the Clintons are so stupid as to be unaware of that?

[PLATO]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
The last I checked, what counted were delegates. FL and MI are not going to affect the results. Are you claiming that the Clintons are so stupid as to be unaware of that?

Of course not. Merely commenting on the "popular" vote argument.