It seems that we are heading into the fourth quarter of the Democratic Primaries and Senator Clinton has began with a new line of attack. Clinton has accused Obama and his supporters of attempting to stop votes by calling for Clinton to drop out of the race. In interviews in at least three states with upcoming primaries, Clinton has suggested that Obama and his backers want to keep those states from playing a role in selecting the party's primary nominee. Obama and his camp responded saying that Clinton's accusations are "completely laughable." They have also announced that they support Clinton staying in the race as long as she chooses while also recognizing the possible adverse effects it may have for the Democratic party in the General Election.
Clinton's attack is ridiculous. There is no substantiated proof behind it leaving her more vulnerable. The original goal of this offensive strategy was to make Obama look like he is discouraging democracy, a charge that is just unsupportable. Once again, Clinton is trying to surface her drowning campaign. While it is a typical campaign strategy for the candidate that is behind to attack the leading candidate, Clinton's remarks are helping Obama build his campaign. In this situation, Clinton is like a younger sibling making fun of an older sibling. Instead of getting all worked up like the younger sibling does when he or she gets made fun of, the older sibling laughs it off like it does not affect them. By not reacting as the younger sibling had hoped, the older sibling is able to further the younger sibling's frustration. I do not think this was the angle Obama's campaign had in mind, but when reading two articles about Clinton's newest strike against Obama, this is the picture that came to mind.
What do you think about these accusations? Are they founded or unfounded? Are these comments helping or hurting Clinton's campaign? Is Clinton holding on to a false hope?
For more information read the following articles:
MSNBC: Clinton: Obama wants to stop votes
CNN: Clinton accuses Obama of suppressing votes
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