Excuse me, but it seems that at least one of the Democratic candidates is diagonally parked in a parallel universe. The West Virginia primary results gave Senator Hillary Clinton a two to one margin among primary voters. And, it seems that the small state gave Clinton a shot of adrenaline.
“Choose who you believe will make the strongest candidate in the fall,” she said at her Charleston rally in a pitch aimed at superdelegates. She was returning to Washington to meet Wednesday with some of them.
“The White House is won in the swing states,” she said, “and I am winning the swing states.”
So, that was the case Hillary put to the superdelegates after the West Virginia route last evening. And, today
His [Obama’s] campaign announced his pickup Wednesday of two superdelegates: Rep. Peter Visclosky of Indiana and Democrats Abroad chair Christine Schon Marques.
Also endorsing Obama were three former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen — William Donaldson, David Ruder, and Arthur Levitt Jr., who was appointed by former President Clinton. The campaign released a joint statement by the former SEC chiefs, well as former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, that praised Obama’s “positive leadership and judgment” on economic issues.
“We are aware of the reasoned approach Mr. Obama has taken in analyzing the current financial crisis and the need for balanced regulatory reform,” the statement said. “We believe that such a constructive approach can be extended broadly in the economic area as well as elsewhere.”
Did anyone except Hillary, Bill and Chelsea notice that the New York senator won West Virginia? Apparently not! And, if they did notice, it seems that like the white elephant… well, maybe the white ass… in the room, no one is taking the time or expending the effort to acknowledge it.
Today Obama is off campaigning in Michigan. Michigan? Yep, Michigan. And, he’s campaigning as if he is the Democratic Party nominee.
Obama was campaigning Wednesday in Michigan, keenly aware of the need to recapture the unifying promise of his earlier primary and caucus wins, which transcended geography, parties and even racial divisions at times.
Specifically, he arranged to visit workers at a Chrysler factory in Macomb County, bellwether of bellwethers, and rally in Grand Rapids.
“This is our chance to build a new majority of Democrats and independents and Republicans,” Obama said in Missouri, a November battleground.
Okay! So, it seems that everyone knows it’s over but Hillary. And, the race goes on.
