TexasDarlin

by TexasDarlin

Not long after the polls close in the May 20th Kentucky and Oregon primaries, Barack Obama plans to declare victory in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Politico reports.

How convenient, and how utterly arrogant, that Senator Obama would seek to anoint himself before the Rules Committee has the opportunity to discuss enfranchising 2.5 million voters who went to the polls in Michigan and Florida.  In case the Obama Campaign lost the memo, the first meeting of the Rules Committee is scheduled for May 31st — 11 days after he plans to “declare victory.”

Is Obama afraid of that the results from that meeting?  Of course he knows that a positive outcome for the people of Florida and  Michigan would change the number of delegates needed to win the nomination, and would net Clinton more pledged delegates.

Or does Obama hope that his premature self-declaration will distort the fact that his delegate lead will narrow by June 3rd once all the remaining states (plus PR) vote?  Does he want the Rules Committee members to conclude in advance that their May 31st meeting is actually irrelevant?

There is no possiblity that Obama will earn enough pledged delegates, not even close, by May 20th.  In fact, since Hillary Clinton will likely win West Virginia (on May 13th) and Kentucky (on May 20th) by huge double-digit margins — Barack Obama’s pledged delegate lead will have shrunk by May 20th.  I just saw that Clinton has a 40 point lead in West Virginia just 5 days out to that election! Despite the mad cries this week to end things, it appears that Clinton is actually gaining momentum.  Wow, a blow-out like that in West Virginia, a general-election swing state, would be devastating for Obama as he simultaneously tries to persuade the Superdelegates, and everyone else in America, that he can win enough Democratic votes in November to beat John McCain.

And don’t forget..Superdelegate votes don’t count for anything until the convention.  

So…yes, it appears that Barack Obama is very scared.  Scared of the people in Florida, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Puerto Rico; scared of the Democratic process; and possibly scared that more of his skeletons will pop out of the closet before June.  I can’t really say, don’t know what he’s thinking, but Jeez, Senator, let Democracy be!

I’m not sure how Hillary feels when she hears about Obama’s plans to declare himself the nominee before the primary process is completed…But as a Hillary supporter, I say:  TAKE IT TO THE CONVENTION, BABY.

That’s what the convention is for, to select a nominee. And until the pledged and automatic delegates vote at the convention, no one is entitled to declare victory. Right, Senator Kennedy?

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