PUMA alert: “Massive” e-mail campaign to derail Obama at convention
Hillary and Bill are back!
HOTAIR-Hillary Clinton’s supporters will not go quietly, it seems. According to a Scripps-Howard report this morning, unnamed backers of Hillary have begun a “massive” e-mail campaign insisting that she won more votes and is the only electable candidate in 2008. Perhaps, in consideration of the polling free-fall Barack Obama has experienced this summer, they may have a point (via TMV):
A massive e-mail and Internet campaign is under way aimed at derailing the nomination of Barack Obama and making Hillary Clinton the party’s standard bearer next week at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. …
Most of the messages Lowery has received from across the country come from Hillary supporters making the case that she won more voters’ votes in the primaries, she won bigger states, that Obama won states that won’t vote Democratic in November, and that she is the only “electable” Democrat.
I’m not sure how electable Hillary would be, but Obama’s looking pretty weak at the moment. Having jettisoned reform, he’s not shown any substantial reason why people should vote for him, which has resulted in double-digit swings in several national polls, with Zogby/Reuters showing him five points behind John McCain. The PUMAs may have a point, at least in terms of Obama’s prospects.
UPDATE
Is Hillary playing both sides?
Politico-Clinton creates ‘whip team’ to quell anti-Obama protests
UPDATE 2
HOTAIR-NBC poll: McCain now within the margin of error — thanks to Hillary supporters
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
PLEASE DEFINE “PUMA”
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:21 pm
KENDALL RICHARDSON
FYI
http://nickpapageorgia.blogspot.com/2008/06/puma-email.html