posted on January 7, 2008 02:19:17 PM new
First trying to buy votes in Iowa, now shes resorting to busing in out of state supporters. Guess she figures they can vote in NM for her.
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Monday, January 7, 2008 9:29 AM
Hillary Clinton is having so much trouble drawing large crowds of New Hampshire voters to her rallies that she�s been busing in supporters from out of state.
That�s what NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell reported on MSNBC�s �Morning Joe� on Monday.
Mitchell said she was surprised to find at a recent Hillary Clinton rally in New Hampshire many attendees who were from Long Island and Upstate New York.
NBC Washington bureau chief, Tim Russert, also appeared on the show and offered more confirming details.
Russert said he was attending a Clinton rally at Nashua High School this weekend and was tipped off by the school�s maintenance man to check out the license plates in the parking lot. Russert said he was stunned to find the school�s lot filled with cars bearing Massachusetts plates.
Word from New Hampshire is that Hillary is simply not drawing strong grass-roots supports and has to rely on union activists from outside New Hampshire to fill out the crowds at her events.
Following Obama�s win in the Iowa caucuses, he now holds a double-digit lead in several New Hampshire polls, and it�s becoming clear that Hillary can�t compete with Obama�s charismatic appeal when it comes to attracting crowds at campaign events.
The New Hampshire primary is set for Tuesday, Jan. 8. It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.George S. Patton
posted on January 8, 2008 07:43:45 AM new
I wont write off Hilary yet!
It looks like early campaigning benefits the newcomers more.
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Lets all stop whining !
posted on January 9, 2008 04:55:24 AM newWord from New Hampshire is that Hillary is simply not drawing strong grass-roots supports and has to rely on union activists from outside New Hampshire to fill out the crowds at her events.
excerpt...So while this particular system we have for choosing a presidential candidate may be flawed, it certainly is exciting to watch. And if you know what to listen for, you will find a great deal of the banter that goes on before and during these early primaries is purely posturing to make any victory more impressive or defeat less worrisome. And due to the changing face of American voters and the media, the relative important of Iowa and New Hampshire is becoming more and more unpredictable. Until 1992, every elected president had won the New Hampshire Primary, but since then both Bill Clinton and George W Bush broke the streak, perhaps showing that the early votes are not as important anymore. However on the contrary, in 2004 a disappointing third place finish in Iowa and the accompanying "Dean Scream" was significant enough to essentially knock then front runner Howard Dean out of the race.
As the importance of these early votes becomes more and more unknown, the candidates are going to do their best to tell us what to think. So I caution you in the next few months of caucuses and primaries, no win as impressive as the candidate will tell you, and no loss as meaningless. Also make sure not to get too swept away in a single result. If all Americans keep this level-headed approach, then surely the best candidate will win. However, since this is American politics, I recommend you just enjoy the ride.
posted on January 9, 2008 09:02:38 AM new
This is so true, Helen. The best part of Hillary winning in New Hampshire is that it shows polls can be wrong, pundits can be wrong, media can be wrong. All predicted she was just about toast because she was third in Iowa and running way behind in NH. For once, the voters did not pay attention and voted their hearts. Hope it continues.
posted on January 10, 2008 07:50:51 PM newBear's now searching madly NewsMax for word that all those people from Mass. voted for Hillary in NH.
You gotta give Bear some credit, at least his news sources didnt claim Hillary was busing people in from Canada or some how getting the illegals to vote on her behalf.
Oh dang, I think I just ruined future news stories from Bear's sources.
"In my experience, those who do not like you fall into two categories: the stupid, and the envious. - John Wilmot, the Second Earl of Rochester
