Comments on: The Real Winner http://poligazette.com/2008/05/12/the-real-winner/ Politics and world events from a moderately liberal and conservative perspective Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:43:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Tully http://poligazette.com/2008/05/12/the-real-winner/#comment-49705 Tully Mon, 12 May 2008 15:21:57 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/05/12/the-real-winner/#comment-49705 Once the last caucus/primary is held, Clinton can rest. She will have her poker chips gathered for the convention. As I noted elsewhere, <a href="http://stubbornfacts.us/politics/2008_election/why_clinton_hasnt_quit" rel="nofollow">it's not ALL about being the nominee</a>. It's also about power and status within the inner circles of what will be the majority party in both houses of Congress, and the power and status within those houses, and what the platform of the party will be for the next four years. The winners in that internal party poker game will collect their rewards regardless of who the nominee is, and regardless of who wins the White House. Once the last caucus/primary is held, Clinton can rest. She will have her poker chips gathered for the convention. As I noted elsewhere, it’s not ALL about being the nominee. It’s also about power and status within the inner circles of what will be the majority party in both houses of Congress, and the power and status within those houses, and what the platform of the party will be for the next four years.

The winners in that internal party poker game will collect their rewards regardless of who the nominee is, and regardless of who wins the White House.

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