2008 Spinning Basketball on the Campaign Trail
posted by on April 22 at 12:27 PM
From an Obama Campaign Primary Day memo (Courtesy DailyKos), Obama spins some more basketball smarts into the campaign:
Behind in delegates and sporting a 14-30 primary record (not good enough even to make the playoffs in the NBA Eastern Conference), the Clinton campaign needs a blowout victory in Pennsylvania to get any closer to winning the nomination. Even President Clinton said that only a “big, big victory” will give her the boost she needs.
(For those that don’t get subtlety here, not only is Hillary’s record limp, but the Eastern Conference is dismal.)
Funny. You have to love the Big O’s game.
However, Team Obama is ignoring some of the nuances too. If we’re talking NBA analogies, Team Clinton has beaten powerhouses Boston, LA, and San Antonio, while Obama’s boasting about offing doormats such as Miami, Minnesota, Seattle (sorry), Chicago, Milwaukee, New York, and Memphis.
But ultimately, Team Obama’s got it right: Hillary needs a blow out today.
Vancouver?
there is no however in the NBA. you beat more teams, you get in, you beat powerhouses but still have a losing record than you're the la clippers.
by the way, did youse see obama on real sports? he has a decent game and a goofy yet effective move to the hoop, plus a decent outside shot.
i can still take him, but i was impressed.
The whole delegate and super delegate process is akin to playing the entire NBA season, and then letting the owners decide which teams get in the playoffs, regardless of win / loss record. And the electoral college is akin to allowing the sponsors decide who wins the championship. I wonder what it feels like to live in a country where your vote means something.
Yep, she NEEDS 15%. Is that gonna happen? Probably not. She'll stay in the race if she gets a win by 9%, but that really isn't going to help her.
FYI, the NBA hasen't been in Vancouver since the before 9/11.
She trails in the series, 3-2, and though Game 6 is at home, she’s behind by 15 midway through the 4th Quarter.
And her best player got ejected in the 3rd quarter for his second technical.
Her team is shooting a 3-pointer, which could give her momentum, but she’ll need a lot more 3-pointers to even have a chance at a Game 7.
Trails 3-2?!
You're crazy.. Obama leads in Delgates, Popular Vote and Dollars Raised. This series is 3-0 and will hopefully be closed out in 4 games.
@4 - she needs 26 to 30 percent today, plus 30 percent for every race after that.
She won't get it, and the final delegate numbers from PA will be closer to a 50-50 split (technically, Obama could win PA just as he won TX).
Umm...wow. I need up to the damn second reports on Obama's status, otherwise, I just dont' know what I'd do!
Hey guys! Obama pulled a political hat trick out like every other semi-charismatic politician! OMG, isn't he just the best savior of American politics?
You fucking idiots, he's the same politician like everyother politician. God damn are you all gullible.
We're not.
Oh, and if we were, you got it wrong. They aren't playing against the states, they are playing against each other. It would be like powerhouse San Antonio beating doormat Seattle 30 times and Seattle beating San Antonio 14 times.
But please, kids, no more crappy analogies.
It's more like Obama is ahead 4-1 in a seven game series and Hillary is insisting "we must play every game until the series is done". And then she's going to ask the commissioner to give her the championship anyways because she's entitled to it.
It was never a penalty!
Wait, wrong sporting analogy.
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