Assessing the Democrats' Nomination Process Deep in the Heart of Texas
So I'm here in San Antonio for a business conference and to bring the grandchild to her grandparents. And unless you've been living in a cave for the past few weeks, you know that a battle royale is being waged by the Obama and Clinton campaigns for the Texas and Ohio primaries. And again for the record -- I am a long-time registered Republican who is supporting Obama.Obama wants these states so he can seal the deal to the nomination. Clinton desperately needs these states to stem the tide of the inevitability of Obama snatching the nomination she expected would be hers. So it's been interesting reading the local paper and watching local TV for the stories and political ads.
In Texas, politics is a contact sport, so politicians here on the federal, state and local level are beig very vocal about their preferences. Hillary used to have a strong lead here, but a poll this morning in the paper says she only has a 7-point lead. It went on about how Hillary is really going after Hispanic voters, who tend to not support Obama. She's also going after the student vote by having her daughter Chelsea here for the past 3 days, speaking to groups in schools across the state.
I saw two things in the newspaper this morning that were of interest. First, Clinton is losing support of the all-important superdelegates. The article noted that more that 2 dozen have switched their affiliation from Clinton to Obama. She was counting on the superdelegates to do what it seems the American people are not -- making her the Democrats' nominee for president. Right now the count is 241, Clinton; 181, Obama. But Obama continues to gain among the 800 superdelegates up for grabs.
Second was from Bill Clinton -- "if she wins Texas and Ohio, I think she will be the nominee. If you [Hispanic voters] don't deliver for her, I don't think she can be. It's all on you." You can read the full article here. The stakes are very high, and it will be interesting to see what happens on Tuesday, deep in the heart of Texas.
Weight update - I consider any weight loss a victory. I lost 0.8 pounds this week, for a grand total of 13.8 pounds. I had a good week, but you just never know. This week will be really interesting, since I'm on my first extended out-of-town trip since starting. We'll see how it goes. And I send a heartfelt thanks to my weight-loss buddy Sean M. for his kind words of support.
posted by Benet @ 12:58 PM
1 Comments:
way to go! absolutely, any weight loss is a victory. i lost a little ground over the past couple weeks but am back on the wagon... just in time for staff meeting this weekend ;-) must be moderate!
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