When Winning is Losing

Hillary Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary by 9.4%vote which translats into "I hope something drastic
of the vote and she proclaimed that the TIDE IShappens that changes destiny". Otherwise, she has
TURNING. She is right but for the wrong reasons. Ino hope. None! Nada! Zip! Zero! Obama has a
beleive Pennsylvania will turn out to be her lastcommanding lead in states, pledged delegates and
hurrah! Because of the Pennsylvania demographics,popular vote. What more does one need?
she was able to appeal to the fears of the people-Clinton won Pennsylvania for two key reasons: Only
from many angles. But even in that she went wayDemocrats could vote in the primary, and the
over the line and reminded people why she shouldKeystone State electorate is dominated by the
not be president.elderly, who are staunchly for Clinton. Despite her
A New York Times opinion article (who previouslyclaims of electability, Hillary has never done well
came out in support of Hillary) put it rather bluntly byamong independent voters. And Obama usually loses
saying, "It is past time for Senator Hillary Rodhamthe Democrats. Pennsylvania's closed-primary rules
Clinton to acknowledge that the negativity, for whichgave her a key advantage. Older voters are flocking
she is mostly responsible, does nothing but harm toto Clinton as fears mount of what Obama might do
her, her opponent, her party and the 2008 election."as president.
The article went on to say, "On the eve of thisAnd in an interview on ABC News Hillary said that if
crucial primary, Mrs. Clinton became the firstIran attacked Israel while she were president: "We
Democratic candidate to wave the bloody shirt of 9would be able to totally obliterate them." This is the
11. A Clinton television ad - torn right from Karlpeace candidate? This is the one who will pull our
Rove's playbook - evoked the 1929 stock markettroops out of Iraq immediately? This is the LEFT?
crash, Pearl Harbor, the Cuban missile crisis, the coldShe sounds more like a right wing Republican than a
war and the 9/11 attacks, complete with video ofleft-leaning Democrat.
Osama bin Laden. "If you can't stand the heat, getClinton once had a big lead among the party elders,
out of the kitchen," the narrator intoned.the superdelegates, but she has been steadily losing
Hillary is done! She has been since Iowa, but ofit, in large part because of her negative campaign.
course she wants everyone to have the right toAnd as Dick Morris said, it's too little, too late.