Why? Begging suited her.

Has there ever been a campaign so completely aweful at message discipline?

it seems to me that the Clinton campaign for the past two weeks has made their campaign message to just deny or "push back" or whatever you call it against whatever the news media says. even if its true.. they just dont want the press to state the truth before they do.. so they deny it.. its kinda funny to watch.. whatever report comes from the AP or clinton surrogates, or campaign officials, or anyone..they immediately deny its true...

wierdos.

HOT OFF THE PRESSES (demconwatch.com):

"Update: The Obama Campaign has just issued a press release with 10 additional Edwards delegates that have switched their vote to Obama. We are working with Green Papers to make an update."

Woooo-fucking-hoooooooo!!!!!!!!

19 Delegate left. 5 more to go according to Chuck Todd for it to be the voting tonight to put him over the top.

I am sooo pumped. people we are witnessing HISTORY right before our eyes.

She is getting on my last nerve.

Meltdown? Psychotic break? Schizophrenia setting in?

Clinton Team Introduces New Campaign Slogan.

Hamina-Hamina-Hamina.

It won't help. Thanks.

Major update from the Obama campaign, the number of delegates needed is down to 18.5:

The Obama Campaign today announced that the following delegates pledged to former Senator John Edwards have committed to vote for Senator Obama at the Democratic National Convention. With today's announcement, every delegate pledged to Senator Edwards in Iowa (four delegates), New Hampshire (four delegates) and South Carolina (eight delegates) will be voting for Senator Obama at the National Convention. In addition, 10 of the 13 Edwards delegates from Florida will be voting for Senator Obama at the National Convention.

The updated roster adds ten delegates today to Obama's delegate total, raising it to 2,099.5 and leaving the campaign only 18.5 delegates away from clinching the nomination at 2,118.

Obama will reach the number of delegates needed to secure the nomination tonight.

We are on the verge of having a nominee. The Democratic Party is making history today.

http://www.americablog.com/2008/06/185-to-go.html

Again: not included in the counts are these two bits from demconwatch.com:

Update: The Obama Campaign has just issued a press release with 10 additional Edwards delegates that have switched their vote to Obama. We are working with Green Papers to make an update.

Reported upcoming endorsements: Sen Herb Kohl (WI), Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA), DNC Ralph Dawson (NY), Gov. Bill Ritter (CO), Sen Ken Salazar (CO), Gov. Brian Schweitzer (MT), Sen. Max Baucas (MT), Sen. Jon Tester (MT), Dennis McDonald (MT) and Margaret Campbell who endorsed Obama but had to back down due to her vice-chair position in the Montana Democratic Party.

Obama goes over the top tonight! It will be officially over within hours!!!

Of course she wants it. It's pretty much the only chance she has left to ever be president someday.

Ok, I realize it's been one of those days when the media goes a little nuts, but I think the AP report that said Obama has clinched the nomination was right.

So what train wreck - so far? I see plenty of potential - but what am I missing?

Shriek!

Who thought it would be a good idea to have an ad full of animated spiders on my screen, goddamn it?

More mixed messages from the Clinton camp. One group wants her to claim the VP spot (which they'll later claim is Co-President since the primary was so close), another wants her to run to the convention and a third wants her to bow out gracefully.

For Barack Obama, having BILLARY Clinton as Vice President would be like having a Live SNAKE under the bed covers!

And there goes THO4HILLARY proving exactly why Hillary Clinton lost the nomination!

Keep it up, redneck - try and prove us all wrong!

This is the closest thing I've seen to a high school election - ever.

If I were in the GOP, I wouldn't be able to stop dreaming about running against this disunity ticket.

I am hoping the country gets rid of this megalomaniac woman from the national stage once and for all.

Re: "Camp Hillary is pushing back against reports that Hillary told New York legislators on a conference call that she'd be "open" to being Obama's vice president."
...

Fine by me.

No matter what Obama does to help Clinton or be nice to her, her supporters will completely take it out of context.

If he helps her pay off her debt, they will claim he's buying her off and telling her to shut up.

If he makes her a VP running mate, they'll claim he needs her to beat McCain.

If he doesn't make her the VP running mate, they'll call him sexist, especially if he pics a male.

Just brush her off completely - it won't make things any better or worse!

Every time McAuliffe or Wolfson or some other surrogate shoots their mouth off, another two or three superdels declare. So, Terry & Wolfie, please, keep it up! Keep making shit up! We love it!

Wolfie just told Blitzer she's still in it to win!

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......Okaaay.

Anyone know what time Obama is expected to speak tonight? Will it be after the MT polls close?

Breaking:

From Clinton Campaign Headquarters:

Senator Clinton wishes to have it be known that she is still in it to Spin, I mean Win. Yeh, that's the ticket; Win.

Signed:

Terrible McAwful

Here is new GOP ad starting to run today, thank you HRC. Her words below, discrediting Obama.

Hours before the polls closed Tuesday in the final two Democratic presidential primaries, the Republican National Committee began circulating a video of Hillary Clinton questioning Barack Obama’s qualifications to be commander-in-chief, and acknowledging John McCain has this important presidential credential.

“Senator McCain will bring a lifetime of experience to the campaign, I will bring a lifetime of experience and Senator Obama will bring a speech that he gave in 2002,” Clinton says in the one-minute video of CNN’s coverage of a news conference she held on March 8 – the day Obama won the Wyoming caucuses. “I think that is a significant difference. I think that since we now know Senator McCain will be the nominee for the Republican Party, national security will be front and center in this election. We all know that.

"And I think it is imperative that each of us be able to demonstrate we can cross the commander-in-chief threshold. And I believe I have done that. Certainly, Senator McCain has done that. And you will have to ask Senator Obama with respect to his candidacy.”

Boy the media is really having trouble putting down the Hillary crack pipe....

This live-blogging is the greatest. sh$t. ever.

Now, the indicted Rep. from Louisiana just announced he will endorse Barack, according to NYT, so the NYT magic number is down to 15.5; NBC magic number 14.5.

Veep. Nope.

SCOTUS? Yep.

Is she open to going away and shutting the hell up?

Of course, the AP sourced this direct quote from Hillary to an anonymous participant on the call. And it needs to be reiterated that the AP's track record today has been less than sterling.

My track record is awesome, but it's spelled Stirling.

The most important person to unite the party is Hillary Clinton.

She will get what she wants.

Honestly I find it condescending for people to crank up this pressure on Obama about his choice of Hillary as the VP.

Leave that choice to Obama. He's earned his right to that as our nominee. Have some respect and trust in his judgement.

VP choice isn't simple electoral math. And it certainly isn't popular vote math. So lots of people like Hillary, that's fine. But she's lost the nomination fight. And she is not entitled to anything, unless and until the rules are changed so that the runner-up automatically becomes the VP.

VP choice is about chemistry, compatibility in vision and style, and whether he/she complement the president.

I simply don't see that in the "dream" ticket.

And personally, I can't stand one more minute of HRC. She will taint the ticket with all the anger and victimhood mentality she's customed to, not to mention the disfunctional politics of the Clinton brand.

Hillary simply can't give it up. She needs to make life miserable for others.

Two words explain why Obama can’t pick Hillary Clinton: Bill Clinton. I thought he was a great president but he must ALWAYS be the center of attention, and I think the volatility he’s demonstrated on the campaign trail over the past several months indicates that he’s developed some emotional issues since he left the presidency. As much residual fondness as I have for him, I don’t think the Democratic party can afford to have him in a high profile position where his every indiscretion will be viewed under a microscope. And you can’t fire your vice-president’s husband.

And there are two more words: Clinton herself. She’d always be working away at her own agenda, which, I believe has nothing to do with helping Obama govern as we try to recover from 8 years of the catastrophic Bush & Cheney administration. Her agenda, instead would have everything to do with accumulating power and obtaining the ultimate office for herself, by any means available. And I mean any. I don’t think she can be trusted and I don’t think you can fire your vice-president, either.

Those are hard words to say about two people I used to admire.

Now, Howard Fineman is on MSNBC floating the idea that Obama might ask Clinton to be his running mate as long as she guarantees that she declines. With the way she has run her campaign, I wouldn't trust any pledge from Hillary.

I think, for the sake of my health, I'm going to have to turn off my TV for the next few weeks.