It remains to be seen if Hillary Clinton can slow Barack Obama’s momentum with a victory tonight in Wisconsin’s open primary, but the second poll in two days to show Obama within striking distance of the Clintons in Texas is making the rounds:
Depending on Hispanic Turnout, Clinton is Either Slightly Ahead, or Not so Slightly Ahead, in Texas Democratic Primary: In a Democratic Primary in Texas today, 02/18/08, 15 days to the vote, Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama 50% to 45%, according to a SurveyUSA poll … BUT: there is “give” in these numbers that must be mentioned in the same breath. Among Hispanic voters, Clinton leads 2:1. SurveyUSA estimates that Hispanics make-up 32% of Democratic primary voters in a Primary today. If Hispanics vote in larger numbers, Clinton’s lead is larger than the 5 points shown here. If Hispanics vote in smaller numbers, Obama runs stronger than these numbers show.
With everything to lose, Hillary is waging full-scale warfare against her preternaturally calm opponent. On the advice of her own Karl Rove, Mark Penn, Hillary is going after one of Obama’s greatest strengths: his oratory.
First, she de-emphasized the power of speeches… while giving a speech. Oy. Next, she pointed out that Obama and one of his biggest supporters, Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, share the same speechwriter and thus phraseology. Only, when she pointed it out, it sounded like a panicked candidate screaming “Plagiarist! Plagiarist!”
If this latest round of attacks doesn’t help the Clinton campaign as much as Hillary is hoping, there’s always the sleazy, underhanded and stark raving mad approach. It’s certainly easier than actually being ready on day one. The man below shouldn’t be too hard to locate and appropriate. He is, after all, telling the whole world Obama smoked crack and let the guy blow him.
C’mon! If Obama really smoked crack and let a man fellate him, he’d at least be a little more handsome… and coherent. Does this guy always dress like he picks up trash on the side of the road with a chain gang?
