Clinton campaign: Obama 'can't win the general election'

[burythehatchet]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/03/clinton-strateg.html

(The linked article contains audio links of what was said)

Though the campaign later argued that he hadn't said it, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's chief campaign strategist told reporters this morning that Sen. Barack Obama "can't win the general election."



Mark Penn made the comment during a conference call in which the Clinton campaign and two of her supporters -- Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter -- argued that Obama has sent Pennsylvanians a bad signal by allegedly downplaying the importance of that state's April 22 primary. They made the case that this memo from Obama campaign manager David Plouffe (which Nutter said the author should be fired for writing), would come back to haunt Obama in the fall if he is the Democratic nominee.

Here is what Penn said. We're posting a little more than 2 minutes of his opening statement because we want to make sure you get the full context. It's in the last 20 seconds or so that he says Obama "really can't win the general election." As you'll hear, he also says that "if Barack Obama can't win" in Pennsylvania, "how could he win the general election?"

[saltpoint]

1. Penn's trotting out the evidence of the pony and forgot the pony.

And SEVERAL wheelbarrows of it, at that.

[burythehatchet]

3. How does she find these creeps... and the hire them??? n/t

[saltpoint]

6. No kidding. Penn certainly isn't doing her any favors.

Public image, better or worse, matters a lot.

Penn's the wrong guy for that job.

[Demeter]

7. You Mean Why, I Think

How is easy--just look in previous failed campaigns.

[Kittycat]

9. Reference from McCain - They're running his campaign too.

At least Penn's company is.

[Occam Bandage]

2. Clinton's recent strategy of losing 15 of 17 contests, on the other hand, will carry her to the WH.

[Demeter]

4. Don't Confuse With Facts!

If Hillary wanted to deal with facts, she'd be conceding weeks ago.

[burythehatchet]

5. That e-mail reply was Hill-arious. n/t

[Kittycat]

10. God I loved that email.

I wish I could find the word version that was scanned. I want to print it and hang it in my office for a good laugh.

[Strelnikov_]

8. And Clinton can?

Right. Really demonstrates how out of touch the beltway crowd is with fly over country.

[rocktivity]

11. And what ELSE would you expect the Clinton camp to say?

By the way, if Clinton can't win more votes, states, and delegates than Obama, why should be believe SHE can win a general election?

:headbang:
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