Howard Dean to Joe Biden: Enough Already!
Perhaps in response to last night’s debacle in which ABC news shilled for McCain for two hours, Dean tells superdelegates to cut the bullshit.
An increasingly firm Howard Dean told CNN again Thursday that he needs superdelegates to say who they’re for – and “I need them to say who they’re for starting now.”
“We cannot give up two or three months of active campaigning and healing time,” the Democratic National Committee Chairman told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “We’ve got to know who our nominee is.”
Kos Diarists DHinMI says…
Those numerate in delegate math know that Hillary Clinton cannot become the Democratic nomination unless Barack Obama is so damaged by some unforeseen event that he has to give up his lead and drop out of the race. There’s just about no conceivable scenario in which that will happen, but Hillary Clinton and her surrogates have been trying to keep wavering superdelegates from endorsing Barack Obama by arguing that he can’t win in November. Their strategy has been to prolong the race and hope for Obama to destruct.
Last night Clinton disclosed that she felt Obama could beat McCain. So where is Delaware?
Minner: Clinton
Carper: Probably Clinton
Biden: ?
Minner has spoken. Carper is a DLC low life loser so his picking Clinton will not be a surprise. Biden’s endorsement of Obama on the other hand could be newsworthy. When Richardson endorsed Obama it made the news because Bill Clinton said it was a stab in the back. If Biden endorses it would be seen as an elder statesman tyoe endorsement and could tip other wavering superdelegates to Obama.
Loudell had Biden on yesterday. Aside from the warning that no one on the D side should take this election for granted, he really came across to me that he wants neither HRC or BHO as president. I’m not being snarky, either. I seriously got a feeling that he is a closet-McCain supporter. Old friends, maybe.
Anyone else have a take on that interview?
I would not be surprised by that. Biden LOVES McCain 2000.
At the outset of Biden’s run for the Dem nomination this year he said he would consider McCain as VP. It goes to show what an out of touch universe the US senate is.
That said, when the Dems pick a nominee – Biden will be supporting that person. it is a shame that Biden is giving up on his leadership role though.
Does anyone have a list of Delaware’s delegates? Karen Peterson and Margaret Rose Henry are supposedly supporting Clinton? Who are the others?
I didn’t catch the interview, but I have a hard time believing Biden is a closet McCain supporter. I think he’s fallen in love with his Elder Statesmen role. He sees himself as the “Decider”.
Iraq alone puts him at odds with McCain. However, Smitty, in this insane election season, anything’s possible. Maybe McCain offered him the Sec. of State position? I’m not ruling anything out this year!
A month ago I was all for letting the primary play out. I reasoned that the Hillary supporters would eventually come around and read the writing on the wall. I’ve changed my mind.
Granted, there have been some converts, but most HRC supporters seem to be digging in. To them there is no acceptable scenario in which she doesn’t get the nomination.
And they’re doing damage. The “debate” the other night opened the door to what will be acceptable attacks in the general – guilt by association, flag pins, etc.
The Republicans will use these issues – and, yes, they were always going to – but now they’ve been validated by the Dems themselves.
So, I’m with Dean. This primary needs to end. Let’s just hope Obama holds his own in PA and wins in NC and IN. That should end it for the Super Delegates. Hillary supporters, I fear, will never accept defeat. Oh yeah, we are going to need time to heal.
I thought that this debate would be on issues that matter and that the candidates would show strengths and ideas. Not.
I agree with Dean too.
Biden has been specifically going after McCain on several afternoon and Sunday talk shows, and talking about how either Democrat is far superior to McCain.
Biden is a democrat through and through. He and McSame maybe friends, but there is no doubt in my mind…that Biden will not be supporting a democrat.
Sorry, I’m not from Delaware (I’m from Ohio), but as a big-time Biden supporter, I couldn’t resist commenting on this topic.
I really don’t think that you can accuse Biden of being a closet “McSame” supporter. Someone correctly mentioned above that Biden has been targeting McCain quite often on the Sunday morning circuit.
On a separate note, Dems who really want to win this election ought to be kicking themselves that Biden wasn’t taken more seriously.
Yeah, yeah “change” election… I don’t care. Dems could have nominated Koko the signing gorilla and this election will still be 51%/49% again.
Here’s the problem, in those swing states (i.e. OHIO) Obama just isn’t going to win (either because of experience, or sad to say, race…). Also, I don’t think Clinton is going to have a real easy time either.
McSame as a “moderate”, supposedly strong on national security issues is going to do well in my state. Sadly, Biden could have made McCain look stupid on national security while having the strong, but moderate democratic platform on domestic issues.