If you plan to vote for a Democrat...

[Peregrinator]

For Christs sake, make it Bill Richardson. He has leagues more and better experience than the other candidates. He's far more electable; he'll draw independent voters who are sick of Republicans but leery of Hillary and the other two lightweights. Read his CV and tell me why you wouldn't vote for him.

 

[busybody..]

 

[renard_ruse]

Read his CV and tell me why you wouldn't vote for him.

Lets see, he's a militant Hispanic activist who supports opening the country to any illegals who want to come in. That's reason one.

 

[KRCummings]

I'm voting for Clinton because 4 more years of Bill is gonna be fun no matter what capacity he serves in.
It's all about the entertainment value.

 

[busybody..]

he has a serious GROPING problem

 

[busybody..]

No Longer Inevitable Or Invincible


People have long speculated that Bill Richardsons' floundering presidential bid only served the purpose of making him a viable VP option for Hillary Clinton. Last night, however, he may have damaged those prospects -- while potentially improving them for another potential primary winner. Richardson instructed his caucusers to support Barack Obama if he fails the viability test in any precinct, rather than with Hillary

Gov. Bill Richardson's campaign is expected to direct their supporters to caucus for Sen. Barack Obama in the second round of voting at Thursday's caucuses in precincts where he is not viable. Two sources familiar with the plan told Iowa Independent that the New Mexico Governor's organizers have been instructed to direct supporters to Obama in the places where they fail to reach the 15% threshold for viability.


Richardson, whose poll numbers in Iowa have hovered near 10% since June, may need a solid fourth-place finish in the caucuses to continue his campaign. And he is best served by directing support away from former Sen. John Edwards, who consistently polls between him and the two national front-runners, Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, in national and early state polls.

But Richardson's modest gains from diverting second-choice support away from Edwards may be eclipsed by Obama's potential success on caucus night, should everything go as planned. If Richardson's field organization manages to direct a significant number of supporters to Obama, it could be enough to win him the Iowa Caucuses.


Allahpundit at Hot Air notices the disconnect between the VP strategy as well. The Iowa Independent doesn't mention it at all, although they propose that a Hillary loss helps Richardson in New Hampshire. Perhaps, but he's not going to be the first-order beneficiary of a Hillary loss; that will be Obama.

This looks like an extension of the VP strategy, only with Obama as the headliner rather than Hillary. Richardson sees writing on the wall for Hillary's nomination, and he wants to partner with the candidate he sees as the winning nominee. And this partnership would make sense; it would give an Obama general-election bid a lot more heft in terms of experience, both in foreign policy and in executive management. It would portend a Cheney-like vice-presidency for Obama, at least in his first term, as Richardson's connections to the bureaucracies in State, Energy, and Congress would threaten to overwhelm the neophyte Obama.

Most of all, it shows that the vaunted invincibility of Hillary Clinton has dissipated entirely. If Richardson feels comfortable enough to abandon the Clintons -- or more likely, compelled to do so -- then the rest of the Democratic Party may not be far behind.

 

[caligula]

He will be an easy parody on SNL.

 

[Sean]

Not that I have a vote, but if I did, I'd vote for Hilary just to give Ishtard and A_J apoplexy.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

For Christs sake, make it Bill Richardson. He has leagues more and better experience than the other candidates. He's far more electable; he'll draw independent voters who are sick of Republicans but leery of Hillary and the other two lightweights. Read his CV and tell me why you wouldn't vote for him.

Forget that. Obama in 2008. I'm throwing my hat in with the option that makes history.

 

[busybody..]

Ahh, Jaques the Dope weighs in

 

[KRCummings]

Forget that. Obama in 2008. I'm throwing my hat in with the option that makes history.

And Billary wouldn't make history?
Obama is nice and all but he has a low entertainment factor.
It's not like the president really matters all that much. We should vote on their cabinets and advisors and let anyone who's funny be president.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

And Billary wouldn't make history?
Obama is nice and all but he has a low entertainment factor.
It's not like the president really matters all that much. We should vote on their cabinets and advisors and let anyone who's funny be president.

That's what I like about Obama. He's more about getting the job done.

 

[Peregrinator]

Not that I have a vote, but if I did, I'd vote for Hilary just to give Ishtard and A_J apoplexy.

She's unelectable. The reason BB carpet bombed this thread with his usual nonsense is that Richardson could actually win the presidency over the assclowns on the other side. Have you seen how WooHootyTootyFruitOfTheLoomy has imploded?

 

[busybody..]

Could win?

Only if we start electing people with 4% of the vote

 

[Peregrinator]

Could win?

Only if we start electing people with 4% of the vote

That's current polling and anyone who's been alive for more than a month knows it changes rapidly after the primaries. You don't think he'd have more than that if the Dems give him the nod?

 

[HB1965]

Mike Gravel or Dennis Kucinich. Kucinich won't get it though because he's got too many weird things in his past.

 

[busybody..]

I Hope The Dumz Give Him The Nod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:d

 

[Sean]

She's unelectable. The reason BB carpet bombed this thread with his usual nonsense is that Richardson could actually win the presidency over the assclowns on the other side. Have you seen how WooHootyTootyFruitOfTheLoomy has imploded?

The Reps seem to be in more trouble than the Dems, viable candidate wise. I think a small bet on Edwards might be worth a punt.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

Entertainment Value

By MasterCard[tm]




Gasoline to drive to the Ballot: $1.00
Favorite suit to wear while you vote: $700
Block party when the election is over: $1200

Watching news about busybody and 100,000 other angry white trash being shot dead while trying to suicide bomb President Obama:
PRICELESS!!!!!


There are some things in life that money can't buy.

For the rest, there's MasterCard.
http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/9/93124/32_2007/mastercard.jpg

 

[Wok]

I like Obama.

 

[Peregrinator]

I Hope The Dumz Give Him The Nod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:d

Me, too. What do you make of FrootyWootyScrewMeMommy's descent into also-ran status? You jump ship yet?

The Reps seem to be in more trouble than the Dems, viable candidate wise. I think a small bet on Edwards might be worth a punt.

You may be right, though I'm afraid Romney will look good to people.

 

[HungryJoe]

For Christs sake, make it Bill Richardson.

I'm only vaguely aware that he's even still in the race.

 

[HungryJoe]

You may be right, though I'm afraid Romney will look good to people.

I doubt it. Any Dem candidate who's not a total asshat (STFU, busybody) is going to make him look like an utter chump because of his absolutely laughable flip-flopping on core issues.

 

[Sean]

You may be right, though I'm afraid Romney will look good to people.

Mitt is too easy to paint as a loony tune. Not as bad as Huckabee, but still...

 

[Wok]

Mitt is too easy to paint as a loony tune. Not as bad as Huckabee, but still...

He has good hair. How can he be loony?