Did I say Obama was the Messiah, did I say he was right? No.
What I said is that the reality of politics in the US explain the lack of support for Patterson by the leadership of the Democratic party. This has nothing to do with the "Chicago Politics" as you claim (well, maybe if Dailey and not Obama were president.)
Patterson's low numbers endanger the top of the ticket in the upcoming elections. The Democratic party considers the potential loss of a Senate seat to be a greater danger than the loss of a governorship.
You can disagree with the party leadership's decision, but it's the party who determines who will stand for the nomination.
It is _extremely_ uncommon for the President to get involved in issues such as this. It is usually left to the upper echelons of the political party to deal with these kinds of things, because they are negative. A president has no problem when it comes to showing face to boot an election but to say who can or cannot run has traditionally been left up to the lackys because is negative and is publicly humiliating to the person they want to remove.
And Obama REEKS of Chicago Politics and has from the very beginning but its is so easy to overlook since he pees wine.
Truth- this call should have NEVER come from Obama. Once again, I wish Paterson had the numbers or could come up from behind to prove a point. I don't live in NY but was working there when the scandle took place that placed him in office. Paterson is a well spoken man so I do wish him well.
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What I said is that the reality of politics in the US explain the lack of support for Patterson by the leadership of the Democratic party. This has nothing to do with the "Chicago Politics" as you claim (well, maybe if Dailey and not Obama were president.)
Patterson's low numbers endanger the top of the ticket in the upcoming elections. The Democratic party considers the potential loss of a Senate seat to be a greater danger than the loss of a governorship.
You can disagree with the party leadership's decision, but it's the party who determines who will stand for the nomination.
no subject
It is _extremely_ uncommon for the President to get involved in issues such as this. It is usually left to the upper echelons of the political party to deal with these kinds of things, because they are negative. A president has no problem when it comes to showing face to boot an election but to say who can or cannot run has traditionally been left up to the lackys because is negative and is publicly humiliating to the person they want to remove.
And Obama REEKS of Chicago Politics and has from the very beginning but its is so easy to overlook since he pees wine.
Truth- this call should have NEVER come from Obama. Once again, I wish Paterson had the numbers or could come up from behind to prove a point. I don't live in NY but was working there when the scandle took place that placed him in office. Paterson is a well spoken man so I do wish him well.