Hillary's Winning Formula/Strategies

Gongratulations To Hillary On Her Tremendous Win!!

Ideas/Strategies Moving Forward
-- Push an all-out effort to win Indiana and get an UPSET in North Carolina--The Ground Game is where the races will be won. Organize, Organize, Organize!
--Register new voters, make phone calls, canvass, arrange rides for voters, babysitting, wake up calls, text-messaging, place yard signs, banners, etc.
--Get dedicated young volunteers to travel from state to state, cities, and town to town to recruit other young people to generate enthusiasm!
--Stay focused on the issues: The Economy, Health Care, Autism, high gas prices, inflation, soaring food prices, consumer sentiment, Airline service, Airline safety, Iraq, Education.
-- Stay on message. Don't get tricked into making comments by the media (Bill), even though he had a valid right to be upset.
--Have someone fact check EVERYTHING, then DOUBLE CHECK EVERYTHING! A MISTAKE MUST BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS!
--Change the perception that Hillary is untrustworthy. Create a new narrative to blunt this perception. Maybe have someone who is not a political person who knows her make the rounds on cable TV about the Hillary he/she knows.
--Let the people see the "real" Hillary. Show her funny and human side more often. Drive up her POSITIVES. LOWER HER NEGATIVES.
--Show confidence, strength, forcefulness and control.
--Walk the neighborhoods, meet people, shake their hands, look them in the eye, LISTEN to their stories, show empathy, be real.
--Continue to tell people what she will do, how she will do it, be honest about how hard it will be. --Having voters like myself taking ownership of the Campaign is a great strategy. Keep doing that.
--Try to appeal to more new voters. Get the names of voters at rallies. Ask them to give names of at least two people. Increase voter database.
--Organize other fundraising efforts at the local levels: Car washes, bake sales etc.
--Use his lead in North Carolina to stress that he has the advantage. That he is expected to win big. Stress you are the underdog but you intend to vigorously contest the State.
--Obama surrogates are downplaying Hillary's win as an "expected" win but he outspent her by 2 or 3 to one to try and knock her out, so the "notion" that they did not expect to win is specious. Their claim that they are not "disappointed" after spending $11 million dollars is ludicrous. Obama himself said on a Radio Show yesterday that it was going to be closer than people expect.

Talking Points To Superdelegates
--Florida and Michigan delegates should be counted for Hillary (Or at least Florida), where both candidates were on the ballot in a legitimate and CERTIFIED election. AND Obama ran ads!
--Florida voters did not break rules and should not be punished. Republicans engineered the situation for political reasons.
--No 50/50 split of delegates in Florida and Michigan. That would not give Hillary the popular vote numbers she needs to surpass Obama.
--Obama cannot close the deal. Why, with fundraising advantage, outspending Hillary by as much as 5-1 at times (2 or 3-1) at election time, can't he beat her. He needs to WIN to get the nomination, not GIVEN the nomination because he calculatingly ran up delegate numbers and refuses to allow Florida and Michigan to be settled democratically.
--He won delegates primarily in Caucus States, not exactly representative of the electorate as in primaries, and based on the coalition he's built, had a significant advantage.
--He's won in Republican States. That is great but REALISTICALLY, how competitive would those states be for a Democrat? When was the last time Democrats won the Red States he used to rack up delegates?
--Hillary won the BIG states that Democrats need to win to win the White House. Obama has not yet DEMONSTRATED he is strong enough to win in November. Hillary has proved consistently that she can win these big states.
--Hillary has more delegates if we go by the Electoral College Map, the measure by which the Presidency is won.
--Hillary's has built a coalition that is demonstrably more consistent as a voting block. They have been unwavering in their support for the party through the difficult years. They will not balk.
--While it is exciting that young voters seem to be energized, they have not proven their reliability in past General Elections. I would be nervous to entrust the outcome of the Election to this group.
--The Reverend Wright controversy, "bitter gate," Bill Ayers, Flag Pin, "punish With a Baby" and the inconsistent and incoherent answers he has given is bothersome to voters and will be an issue in the General Election. Use the results from exit polls to drive this point home.
--The media is wrong when it/they claim Obama has not been hurt by the controversies/comments. The polls have not been able to capture voter sentiment on these issues.
--Stress doubts about his electability. Why are voters resistant to him? If they are resistant now in a Democratic Primary, are they going to be more open to him in the General? Are you willing to take that chance and lose the White House yet again?
--We don't know when the "next" thing will emerge. After all, what do we know about him and his past associations?

Negativity
--Obama and his surrogates has consistently gone after Hillary's character, honesty, trustworthiness, her husband, his Administration and they complain about negativity?
--What about the 4 page memo about their strategy to use the race card?
--He's been outspending her, dropping negative leaflets, negative ads about her and they media blames Hillary for everything, even when it has NOTHING to do with her! eg. Reverend Wright!
--Dick Durbin claimed today that if Hillary has not raised the "issues" he would not be damaged. *Was it Hillary that went to the Church for 20 years?
*Was it Hillary who "associated/befriended" Ayers
*Was it Hillary who made the "bitter" comments and insulted voters' religion and way of life? *Was it Hillary who said young girls/teens would be "punished with a baby?"
*Was it Hillary who made the calculation for whatever reason, not to wear a flag pin?
*At what point will the media and the Party Demand answers from Obama? Why is his troubles (of his own making) not his responsibility? Is this the kind of President he would be? Would the "buck stop with him" or would he blame staff again (handwriting on the memo)about Campaign Finance.
--The New York Times article criticizing Hillary is baseless and shortsighted.--Compile and put out a list of negative ads, things that have been said about Hillary and her family.--If the Obama Campaign decides to go negative and "bring up" things to embarrass Hillary and Bill, at that point, EVERYTHING WILL BE FAIR GAME, including Michele Obama's words. No one in this campaign has mention her, and she has said MANY things.