HRC's latest rationale for nomination: "I've Carried All the Panhandles"

Hillary Clinton's campaign announced a new rationale for Democrats to nominate her.  Having conceded that she will not end the primaries with the most elected delegates, or most popular votes, or the most superdelegates, or the most states, or with polls showing her leading among Democrats or doing better against McCain, her latest speech in Scranton set forth the following:

"My fellow Americans, nobody has been elected President without carrying the all-important Panhandle vote.  

"I've carried the Oklahoma panhandle.  I've carried the Texas panhandle.  I've carried the Alaska panhandle.  I'm going to carry Erie county in Pennsylvania and Wheeling in West Virginia.  I've carried the Florida panhandle and both Michigan peninsulas.  I've carried the Cape in Massachussetts.  I've carried the Idaho panhandle.  I've carried Long Island.  That part of Maryland that sticks out....whatever it is, I've carried that.

"It's time that the country stop disenfrachising the Panhandle Vote."

•  I don't know.

  It could have been funny.

  by Inland on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:12:58 PM PDT

  •  I Read It As HRC Carrying the Panhandler Vote

    But the panhandlers I talked to in Chicago were definitely in Obama's camp.

    by Empower Ink on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:18:31 PM PDT

    •  But that would be ridiculous! nt

      by Inland on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:19:33 PM PDT

    •  Apparently there's...

      some 'loud black man' out there asking everybody for change. I think you might be on to something :)

      by An American In on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:51:45 PM PDT

•  Hey, I laughed! (Through my tears) n/t

  by cultural worker on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:14:26 PM PDT

•  Wow, this is some weird stuff.

  They sure are fishing for reasons to stay in the race.  

  by kanuk on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:15:07 PM PDT

•  Carries panhandles, throws kitchen sinks.

  by catzilla on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:18:24 PM PDT

  •  now that's just sexist!

    You probably think a woman's place is in the House but not the whitehouse.

    I'm changing my vote to Hillary, you sexist Obama-man.

    by biscobosco on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:27:03 PM PDT

•  Um...

  That part of Maryland that sticks out....whatever it is, I've carried that.

  Isn't that Delaware?

  by Aqualad08 on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:20:42 PM PDT

  •  I think the OTHER part that sticks out.nt

    by Inland on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:30:15 PM PDT

•  I highly doubt the Alaska panhandle voted for her

  Just based on my long 'n' intimate knowledge of Alaska, which, btw, voted in such a way as to Matter very little.

  by SensibleShoes on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:24:19 PM PDT

•  Wisconsin's thumb...

  a.k.a. Door County doesn't matter.

  by blueyedace2 on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:24:27 PM PDT

•  that explains

  her loss in Minnesota by 2-1.  we have no panhandle.  we have an iron range.

  by ratador on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:27:41 PM PDT

•  And now, she's panhandling for votes

  Speaking as an Okie, she can have the Panhandle. We have a lot of gorgeous areas in this state, but No Man's Land is not one of them.

  Hell, even Texas didn't want it.

  by droogie6655321 on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:57:01 PM PDT

•  Now if she would beat Bill to silence with a

  Pan-handle, that would be news!!!!

  by fromdabak on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 05:18:26 PM PDT