Bush says Clinton will win the Democratic nomination but will lose the White House. Your thoughts, please?

Question

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/09/bush-hillary-cl.html

EXCERPT FROM ARTICLE:
"I think our candidate can beat her, but it's going to be a tough race," Bush tells the author. "I will work to see to it that a Republican wins and therefore don't accept the premise that a Democrat will win. I truly think the Republicans will hold the White House."

Answer 1

I'd say that's a fairly accurate guess. I agree.

Answer 2

I agree in that clinton will get the Democratic nomination. but for her to win she has to win the independent vote for without it she can't win. the independent vote is about 20-25% of the vote, so she has got to convince those in that independent category that she can deliver...Whoever the republican nominee will be will have the same problem. I think Giuliani is gonna get however, He's the most liberal of the republicans, enough so that some dems may even vote for him. I think hilliary is Hanging herself with her national health care and the only thing she's about is withdrawing troops. And if that's all she's got, then it'll be a sad day next november if she's elected. Hilliary will increase taxes, a national health care needs tax money, and if canada is the model, then prepare for average wait times of 15 weeks to see a doctor for things like oral infections and broken limbs( i've heard) and surgeries are done once a month per M.D, so if you're number 36 on the list, you'll be waiting 36 months to get a surgery, and you better hope it's not post poned.

I do think that some sort of national health care should be in place but not one where the government tells us how to eat, In england either it is about to happen or it is in place now, but in order to be eligible for the national health care, you have to lose weight if you're fat, stop smoking if you smoke, and not drink alcohol...otherwise you won't get the national health care....Beloved, there are things that sound really good, but consider the ultimate conclusions of some of these promises that these elected officials are proporting.

Now i mention these things because alot of dems are all about freedom freedom freedom....well if a woman has the freedom to do with her body what she wills and can have an abortion, how can the government turn around and say you can't eat this or that because if you don't and you're fat we won[t give you medical coverage, oops no abortion....and if it's your body, how can the gov say what you can or cannot eat and loom over your head the threat of no medical to force you to decide what they the gov wills

Answer 3

Probably not, but if they do count Florida and Michigan votes she will probably win the popular vote. Also, the super delegates will look at certain swing states. Obama's numbers in Florida and Ohio are inferior to Clintons' and Democrats need one of those two states come the general election. Hillary all in all (state to state) does have a better chance of beating McCain than Obama. I've done the math. This is why as a Republican, I would rather see Obama get the nod, so McCain will be the next president.

Answer 4

I don't think that the Hillary Clinton candidacy is anything other than a lock for the Democratic Nomination.
Just look at the freak show they have up against her.

That the Republican candidate WILL beat her is just rah rah political speech from a party partisan similar to a European Soccer Fan. It's wishful thinking.

However, in this case, it might not be without merit.

Consider this:

Hillary is a woman and there is a larger segment of the voters who will not vote for her just because she is than the segment that will because she is.

There is a staunch voter segment that absolutely hates her and wouldn't vote for her if Jesus came back to earth to endorse her. No other candidate Democrat or Republican can lay claim to that.

Hillary has lost some, if not all, of her African American base to Obama simply because he is black. When she wins the nomination, most of his donors won't vote at all.

The vicious attacks between Edwards and Hillary has caused significant distaste among swing voters.

Hillary came out with too many details too early of her health care plans and the flaws will be combed through from now until the election.

Hillary's campaign finance indiscretions is a plodding legal matter that will linger in the editorial pages all through the campaign.

It won't take long for the voters to realize that her approach to Iraq, based on what she said all day yesterday, is essentially no different than what Bush is doing now.

As Walter Mondale proved, it doesn't matter how much sense it may make, you can not win an election by suggesting the voters pay more taxes. When the curtain closes, they will vote with their wallets. They always have.

She can not appeal to the Christian right.

The NRA won't look at her twice except for comic relief.

She maintains support in NY City but the Upstate NY'rs who voted for her senate bid are fed up.

Her party's congressional performance has a single digit approval rating.

Her answer to criticism is laughter. It's tactically brilliant sometimes but lacks substance, it won't last.

Bush might be on to something.
He's no stranger to politics obviously. As the Democrats have repeated often enough, he is not all that bright but still manages to win.
On this subject, he could educate them all.

Answer 5

The fact that she will win the nomination is a foregone conclusion. She's been 15 to 20 points ahead in the polls since this whole thing started.

As for her winning the Presidency. It's far too soon to tell,. Bush only said she'd lose because he's a Republican and he sort of has to say that. She may indeed lose, then again, she may win. However, I wouldn't consider any politician to be an objective source on who might win the general election.

Answer 6

As much as moderate Republicans are fed up with Bush, the GOP propaganda machine has done a very good job and the same moderate Republicans hate her more.

Furthermore, there are still a lot of closet sexist people that will not vote for her just because she is a woman.

He is right about one thing, it will be a close race.

Answer 7

And what has Bush been right about in the last 7 years? Nothing! Regardless of the Dem candidate, the Repubs will be out of the White House and will lose many more Senate and House seats. If I was a Reopub running for office in '08, I wouldn't want Bush any where near me or my campaign.

Answer 8

I think he's right. Clinton will not carry one southern state. It's tough to win the presidency while getting swept in the south.

Answer 9

Bush could possibly be right, for once, if the Republicans had a decent candidate. So far, they don’t have one. Hillary can beat any Republican currently running.

Answer 10

Republicans are hoping that Clinton does win the nomination cause we will then win the elections!

Answer 11

Yeah, and Karl Rove "truly thought" that the GOP would hold the house and senate in the last election. I wish he was right, but - the country was in a different place than I am...