Clinton makes popular vote pitch in new TV ad, "17 Million"

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: June 2, 2008
Clinton makes popular vote pitch in new ad
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney


Clinton says she is the winner of the popular vote in a new ad.

(CNN) — In the latest sign Hillary Clinton isn't yet preparing to bow out of the presidential race, the New York senator is launching a new television ad Monday that highlights her claim she is beating Barack Obama in the popular vote. The spot is set to run in the remaining two primary states — Montana and South Dakota — and argues Clinton has won “more votes than anyone in the history of the Democratic primaries.”

“Some say there isn’t a single reason for Hillary to be the Democratic nominee,” the ad's announcer states. “They’re right. There are over 17 million of them.” Clinton echoed that argument in her Puerto Rican victory speech Sunday evening, declaring, "When the voting concludes on Tuesday…I will lead the popular vote." "The decision (on who will be the nominee) will fall on the shoulders of those leaders in our party empowered by the rules to vote at the Democratic Convention," she also said.

Clinton's claim to winning the popular vote is debatable. Including the results from Clinton’s big win in Puerto Rico, she can only be considered the popular vote winner if the results from Michigan (where Obama was not on the ballot) are counted for her and Obama is awarded no votes from that state. But 237,762 voted "uncommitted" in that contest and the Obama campaign argues many of them were supporters of the Illinois senator.

In that scenario, Clinton holds a lead of 183,000 votes. But if Obama is awarded the uncommitted votes in Michigan, he comes out on top in the overall popular vote by 45,000 votes. Of all votes cast, that margin constitutes a difference of 0.1 percent. Clinton can also be considered the popular vote leader if only the primary contests are included, and all caucus results are excluded. In that scenario, the New York Democrat is on top by more than 257,000 votes. All scenarios don't include results from the non-binding primaries in Idaho and Nebraska.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/02/clinton-makes-popular-vote-pitch-in-new-ad/

Link to video of ad, "17 Million": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhzAUJB7NDQ

[NJmaverick]

1. Considering she is more than 17 million in debt

how is she paying for these ads????:shrug:

[Ian David]

4. When she concedes, she's going to ask the Obama campaign to pay-off her debt...

... making Obama too broke to run against McCain, so that Hillary can run against McCain in 2012.

[ChuckToddFacts]

6. which (as an Obama contributor) makes me sick

[John Q. Citizen]

8. Primary funds can only be used in the primary election, I believe.

[gateley]

2. At this point, it's not the voters she has to convince.

It's the SD's and they know the popular vote line doesn't hold water.

[MUAD_DIB]

3. Denver! Denver! Denver!

saachasm...

[tularetom]

5. Do these ads cost money?

Because she doesn't have any. I'm amazed that any network will give her air time knowing her credit history.

[ChuckToddFacts]

7. Enough is Enough...

Hillary Clinton continues to spend other people's hard earned money on a futile effort to stay in the race. While she "loans" her campaign $20M, she shamelessly begs for people to "give" money to her campaign during every stump speech that she delivers.

She even accepted $440 from 11-year-old Dalton Hatfield of Kentucky. That's right, she took money from a young boy who sold his bike to help her campaign. When the campaign is over (and she looses, as is expected), a woman who reported $110M on her joint tax returns over the last 7 years will likely get her $20M loan repaid (through high priced speaking engagements). But Dalton and other "hard working Americans" are SOL.

There was also talk a week or two ago about Obama's campaign absorbing the Clinton campaign's debt in return for bowing out of the race. Personally that make me sick. As an Obama contributor, I don't want to see my money going to pay back Bill and Hillary Clinton

more of my rant here

[DS1]

9. She's really got her tools lined up and ready to follow any desperate path