Clinton’s Fatal Error

Yesterday Obama clinched the delegates needed for the Democratic nomination. In doing so, Clinton gave a speech that was broadcast live, as if it was some historic thing…

What she did, in a way, was historic. She, as the losing candidate, instead of bowing out gracefully and throwing her support being the nominee, did almost the opposite. She attempted to control the agenda of the nominee and leverage her supporters to force her way onto the ticket as the VP.

From her speech (this section after several minutes of what sounded like regular campaigning…with my comments in red):

Now, the question is: Where do we go from here? And given how far we’ve come and where we need to go as a party, it’s a question I don’t take lightly. This has been a long campaign, and I will be making no decisions tonight. (Why? You lost. Concede, and pledge your support to the nominee…the length or difficulty of the campaign no longer matters.)

(APPLAUSE)

But this has always been your campaign. So, to the 18 million people who voted for me, and to our many other supporters out there of all ages, I want to hear from you. I hope you’ll go to my Web site at HillaryClinton.com and share your thoughts with me and help in any way that you can. (Engaging “public” support, much of which will be directed at getting the VP spot, no doubt. And ensuring that Obama understands her “control” of those 18 million voters).

And in the coming days, I’ll be consulting with supporters and party leaders to determine how to move forward with the best interests of our party and our country guiding my way. (First, do we believe this has anything to do with the party, or is this more all-about-Hillary and her hunger for power? Second, in every primary election to date, there’s been an overwheleming precendence set once the nomination has been clinched…but for her that doesn’t mean being gracious to the winner.)

(end of excerpts of her speech)

As I wrote yesterday, I hope Obama sees this as the attempted hijacking that it is, and throws her to the curb. This is not her race, and not her decision, and he simply cannot have her on a ticket when she cannot be trusted.

Yesterday Obama clinched the delegates needed for the Democratic nomination. In doing so, Clinton gave a speech that was broadcast live, as if it was some historic thing… What she did, in a way, was historic. She, as the losing candidate, instead of bowing out gracefully and throwing her support being the nominee, did almost…