Thursday, April 24, 2008

Clinton campaign doing fuzzy math



I'm tired of hearing the various Clinton talking heads say that the winner of Indiana is the nominee. It is undeniable that Obama is currently in the lead. Now if he wins North Carolina (the bigger state) and she wins Indiana (the smaller state), how exactly does that make her the nominee? Fuzzy math apparently. According to the Clinton campaign, the states that she wins matter; the states that Obama wins don't, regardless of size, demographics, or states that could be in the Democratic win column come November.

The facts are that Obama has competed in every state. States that he has lost, he has done so barely and Clinton has gained only a small delegate advantage. In contrast, the states Obama has won, he has done so overwhelmingly and thus gained significantly more delegates. This is one of the many reasons Obama will be a better general election candidate.

Finally, the Clintons have such a hard time telling the truth that they are even going so far as to claim a double digit win in Pennsylvania. Since when is 9.27% double digits?

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