Dewey defeats Truman — again
January 9th, 2008 at 06:49am Pat Cunningham
I don’t feel so bad now.
Oh, I’m a little embarrassed for having suggested in this space yesterday that Barack Obama was going to win big in New Hampshire (see HERE). But I never actually said he won.
A couple of papers in Ireland WEREN’T SO CAREFUL. They carried headlines reminiscent of the classic blunder by the Chicago Tribune in the 1948 presidential contest between Harry Truman and Tom Dewey.
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1. Mike Carroll | January 9th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Pat
My daughter and son-in-law were quite active in Obama’s campaign in Iowa and caucused for him. The next morning at the school where my daughter teaches, all of the teachers were giddy with his win and Hillary’s loss. One died in the wool Dem remarked”the bitch is dead”.
Despite the win in NH, when even the Dems dislike her and her strong national negatives, I hope that she gets the nomination as I think that would ensure a Rep. victory.
2. Pat Cunningham | January 9th, 2008 at 7:56 am
Mike: I still think Obama’s going to win the nomination, but for the sake of argument, let’s assume that Hillary gets it. Now, tell me, which of the Republicans is going to easily beat her? McCain? He’s a dull campaigner. Romney? He’s a flip-flopper? Huckabee? Even the Republican establishment is unenthused about him. This notion that everybody hates Hillary is nonsense, as the New Hampshire results attest. The most recent polls on hypothetical matchups show that Hillary would hold her own against any of the leading GOP candidates. (Of course, the vagaries of polling were demonstrated yesterday, right?)
3. Mike Carroll | January 9th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Pat-Despite the obvious failure of yesterdays poll prognosticators, every national survey that I have seen show close to 50% of the electorate say that they wouldn’t vote for her under any circumstance. I think McCain, Rudy or Romney could beat her but by attracting different parts of the electorate. Huckabee scares the hell out of me. I would find myself voting for a 3rd party candidate. One dope from Hope is enough.
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