This was a good day for the Hillary Clinton campaign.
In addition to an endorsement by House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (MO), the popular governor of North Carolina joins the team. Saying the former First Lady "gets it," Gov. Mike Easley praised Clinton's tenacity and said "it's time for somebody to be in the White House who understands the challenges we face in this country. They are significant. I never ever thought the United States of America could get in as much trouble as we have over the last 7 or 8 years."
This was a good get for Clinton and Easley should provide a boost in the Tarheel State. Barack Obama is expected to handily win, but, several new polls show some movement. The latest Survey USA NC poll shows "the 10-point lead that Barack Obama has had for two months is halved, to now 5 points." In the latest Rasmussen NC poll, Obama maintains a 14 point lead, down from his previous 23 point margin. Obama should win here, quite handily.
PPP's Indiana poll has Clinton up 8, 50-42 and the new Howey-Gauge survey "shows Obama ahead of Clinton by two points, 47-45 percent." The Obama and Clinton campaigns have said Indiana would be the tie state and Clinton will probably have a narrow win in the Hoosier State.
One more thing we should have mentioned yesterday: Clinton sharply criticized John McCain and the Republican Party for those ugly Obama-Wright attacks ads. McCain "is the putative nominee," she said. "I think he could very clearly tell the North Carolina party[,] tell the Mississippi party[,] that he would not tolerate those kinds of advertisements and I'm waiting to see if he does that." The Clinton campaign needs to step away from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright train wreck, and, it was a smart move to punt those ridiculous commercials to the presumptive Republican nominee.
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The North Carolina governor also stated that Hillary is not a "pansy." Funny you failed to mention that.
Posted by: rene bowser | 30 April 2008 at 08:45
Luther, speaking as someone whoi likes both candidates but supports Hillary, that statement illustrates the one-sided dialogue and double standards that are seen as perfectly acceptable.
Its pure Clinton Derangement Syndrome, aka whatever Clinton says or does is wrong. If she says nothing on Wright, its a problem. When she finally said something--"If I heard those sermons, I would leave and not stay for 20 years"--then she was roundly attacked. Now, OBAMA AND EVERYONE SAYS "if I heard that talk I would have left long ago." Of course, this is after the Obama crowd and pundits have defended Wright for weeks and all over this disatrous weekend. Now, Democrats across the country are being linked to Wright and all black folks are looking bad.
Meanwhile, Obama offers several conflicting stories on Wright (on many things) and everyone gives him the benefit of the doubt.
Clinton said the right thing. The commercials should not air and Mccain can stop them. I find it ridiculous that some of us attack CLINTON for saying this and NOT MCCAIN for his refusal to get the commercials of the air.
Posted by: Franklyn Smith | 30 April 2008 at 11:38
Oh wow. KB found another typo. LOL
Posted by: ATL Kid | 30 April 2008 at 14:14