McGovern Urges Obama, Clinton To Unite

[Leo 9]

McGovern Urges Obama, Clinton To Unite

Former Democratic Nominee Outlines Plan For Candidates To Appear Together In Remaining Primaries

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., May 13, 2008


In this Oct. 6, 2007, file photo former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern stands backstage before introducing Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., at the Johnson County Democrats' annual barbecue in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP (file))


AP) Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton should stop beating up on each other in the remaining Democratic contests and focus their ire on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, George McGovern said Tuesday.

In a letter published in the New York Times and at a news conference in Sioux Falls, the former Democratic senator from South Dakota and 1972 presidential nominee outlined what he called a formula to unify the party and defeat Sen. John McCain.

"We can reduce the danger of Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama criticizing each other for the next month and giving McCain a free ride," said McGovern, 85.

"They are constantly pointing out weaknesses in the opposing candidate, which is what politicians do when they run for office. You can't blame them for that. But meanwhile, McCain is free to go around the country talking about motherhood and the flag and all those non-controversial things and looking like a statesman who is above the hurly-burly of politics."

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/13/politics/main4093543.shtml

[enid602]

1. check it out

Has anyone noticed his striking resemblance to Betty Ford? He looks more like her as he ages.

[rove karl rove]

2. word that need to be heeded

McGovern had exactly the same problem back in 1972.

[SparkyMac]

3. Do we really need "Landslide George's" advice ?

[AndyTiedye]

5. Do You Really Want a Repeat of 1972?

That is exactly where we are headed.

Bitterly divisive primary, check.
Republican candidate gets a free ride, check.
Running against a "war President". check.
Massive bugging of Democratic candidates, so the Repiggies will always be one step ahead of us, check. check. check (Far worse than 1972, and it's all "legal" for them now).

Add to that every TV network and almost every newspaper in the entire country supporting the Repigs. (Far worse than 1972)
and thousands of Diebold Repiglican Electing Machinez to steal votes. (We didn't have to contend with anything like that in 1972).

[enid602]

6. yes

"Massive bugging of Democratic candidates, so the Repiggies will always be one step ahead of us, check. check. check "
Good point, and the pukes have plenty of new toys and security laws that will help them do just that.

[McCamy Taylor]

7. Yes, yes, yes.

[PM7nj]

4. VP advice from McGovern?

umm...

[Labors of Hercules]

12. no shit.

kiss. of. death.

[bigdarryl]

8. hes out of his FUCKING mind after what these Clintons have done

[Swamp Rat]

9. I cannot say what "urge" McGovern's suggestion "unites" in me.

:P

[Lady-Damai]

10. Wow...interesting picture. n/t

[Swamp Rat]

11. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Life Long Dem]

13. Clinton needs to stop playng games. Clinton won tonight.

But lets look at the record.

The races, so far, in terms of margins. Obama won them all except the two in italics and now it sounds like Clinton can add WV.

1. Virgin Islands (84.4%)

2. Idaho (64.4%)

3. Hawaii (52.6%)

4. District of Columbia (52.0%)

5. Alaska (50.6%)

6. Kansas (48.4%)

7. Washington (36.8%)

8. Georgia (36.2%)

9. Nebraska (35.4%)

10. Colorado (34.6%)

11. Minnesota (34.6%)

12. Dems Abroad (34.0%)

13. Illinois (32.8%)

14. South Carolina (29.1%)

15. Oklahoma (27.4%)

16. Arkansas (27.1%)

17. Maryland (25.8%)

18. North Dakota (25.2%)

19. Mississippi (25.0%)

20. Wyoming (23.8%)

21. Lousiana (23.8%)

22. Vermont (23.4%)

23. Maine (19.3%)

24. Utah (18.4%)