Should Senator Obama ignore Senator Clinton?

Should he instead focus on Senator McCain?

It seems like it could be a viable option at this time...though it does run some minor risks.

But he could say this:

"I respect Senator Clinton. I consider Senator Clinton not only a colleague, but also a friend. But at this point and time she can not win the democratic nomination. We have won more delegates, we have won twice as many contest in almost twice as many states and we have recieved  almost 1 million more votes from energized and excited American citizens."

"Senator Clinton and I will likely split the remaning contests, the remaining states and the voting process will end with these same numbers...We will have more delegates, we will have more states, we will have more of the popular vote."

"So we will be transferring our focus to Senator McCain. Not out of a lack of respect for Senator Clinton. No, we will shift our focus because it is viatally important that we as a country not have another four years of Bush policies and failures. We can not allow McCain to continue pusing forth Bush's plans and wars and disregard for the wishes and best interest of this country. No more helping his friends and lobbiest and big oli money. Now is the time to change and heal and improve our country. After 7 years of Bush and McCain harming this country, it is time to focus on the other people, the middle class, the lower class, instead of just the wealthy."

"And we start today. We can not wait till June or July or August. We have to start now. We can give no ground for people who would continue woth Bush's policies of failure and war. Policies that hurt us at home and abroad."

"So we focus today and through November to make change and progress and take back our country from the Bush/McCain policies. Because we can not have division in the democratic party. Because we can not have division in our great country. Because we can not afford 4 more years of Bush nor McCain."

It will piss off Clinton...It will piss off her supporters,,,it will (happily) piss off McCain and the republicans who want a free ride for the summer.

But it is the right thing to do, to come out swinging on McCain. Ignore Clinton...say she is a hard competitor and a smart and strong democrat that will do great things for this country and for New York, but that she lost too much ground when she lost those 12 elections in a row and that spliting the remaining states is almost inevitable and will change nothing. That the primary is over and the fight against Bush/McCain is now the most important thing and to ignore that is harmful to the race for the Presidency in November.

the last time he ignore Clinton it hurt him...I don't think it can now....he will split the remaining states, so why not campaign in those states like the nominee.?

It will piss of Clinton and probably is not a nice thing to do...but she did come out and claim that McCain is ready to be president and that Obama is not. That was an insult to not only Obama, but to the 13 million who voted for him and was giving aid to the republicans and has made it harder for any democrat to win in November...after all, if it is about experience and time served, McCain kicks Clintons butt....

So Obama must throw the attack back at McCain and away from Clinton.

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