The Clinton campaign has officially announced that AP is wrong (both McAlliffe and Ickes on MSNBC saying so).earendel wrote:The AP is now reporting that Clinton will announce tonight that Obama has enough delegates to clinch the nomination but will stop short of formally ending her candidacy. She will continue to speak out about issues but her staff will be laid off effective June 15.
We'll find out tonite. This may be just another Obama campaign ploy to suppress the vote in today's two primaries.
And I think that's a pretty sexist appraisal of Hillary as a campaigner.wintergreen wrote:I think Hillary's biggest problems have been her shrillness (literally-- when she tries to get the crowd revved up, her voice does not really get louder or more forceful, it gets shrill, which unfortunately reinforces some perceptions of her) and the bumblebee outfit (the yellow suit that she uses sometimes). If she could have dumped both of those items (and maybe Bill...) she'd probably have sewed it up long ago.
Of course, I'm sure you're right that sexism causes a lot of voters to reject Hillary. Just as racism causes a lot of voters to reject Barack. The difference is, most Democrats roundly condemn racism against Barack, but LOTS of Dems are just as sexist as the worst Republican.