Statesman.com reports
Still, an uncounted swath of Clinton backers, including voters who see Clinton as a groundbreaker mistreated by the media and national party, is taking a hard line in step with a national Web-driven effort dubbed PUMA (Party Unity My Ass).
They seem to make it all about VP but some good lines:
“So why is he prancing around in Europe like he’s the president-elect?” Morey said this week. “I cannot vote for him. I cannot bring myself to vote for this poseur.”
Morey said she’ll likely skip the presidential election on her fall ballot.
Eventually some substance issues are mentioned
“I just can’t see myself voting for Obama,” Levit said, listing as factors Obama’s relative inexperience, what Levit views as the “ruled-by-mob” style of the primary-night caucuses and news reports that the candidate has shifted to the right on some issues.
They quote dean calling us Republicans and Will’s rebuttal.
And we even hear from the Crawford PUMA who confronted Dean
Of course the articl gives voice to the reformed Hillary supporters (real or not) – including the ones willing to trample PUMAS with their UNITY PONY
“I am a huge Hillary supporter and always will be. I think she’s an incredible woman. But you have to support the party.”
Susman called the PUMA position “ridiculous; we have a nominee.” (how so, dear? Did he get 2100+ PLEDGED delegates in the primaries?
Still, all in all, not a bad PUMA sighting.
2 comments
July 26, 2008 at 10:51 pm
diogenes
Did the caucus system suddenly arise, in a great surprise to everybody? No, the caucus system has been used in many states for many, many years. It’s nothing new. And Billaryites wouldn’t have said a word if St. Billary had won the caucuses.
She played the game — hell, she played the game well — and she knew the rules. She lost. PERIOD.
If you PUMAs think it’s a great idea not to vote, so that McCain can win and Hillary can run again in 2012, think again. First off, McCain isn’t likely to win. Enough of you PUMAs will realize, after the Democratic Convention is over and you realize Hillary is officially DONE, that you cannot let McCain win.
And if your dearest fantasy is somehow realized (check that: your dearest fantasy is that Hillary is named the nominee, and that ain’t happening).
If your second dearest fantasy is realized and McCain does win, are you willing to have it on your conscience how many more American kids will die in Iraq?
July 26, 2008 at 11:46 pm
edgeoforever
Here comes the Obot talking points! I must have gotten up in the word if they dispatch the troops of persuasion.
Nobody lost the primaries – and nobody won them. None of the candidates got the number of pledged delegates needed to secure a nomination. The SD clinching is just a propaganda trick. SD’s only have power to decide at the convention.
I see you chose to beat me with the war stick. I bet I went to more anti-war protests than you did.
And the reason Obama has no right to make claims on this is that he made the same promises in Iraq that McCain did – staying put.
See?
https://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/0bama-mccain-identical-on-war-iraqi-prime-minister/