Conservative Bloggers Don't Want This Moment to End...

By Eric Pfeiffer | March 4, 2008 3:55 PM | | Comments (0)

While the netroots continue to debate the pros and cons of an extended primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, conservative bloggers are all-but-unified in their hopes for a protracted contest on the left. Their hope is that the longer the two Democrats fight it out, the more diminished their chances are for the general election. Delaying the general election contest also gives presumptive Republican nominee John McCain more time to solidify his support on the right and to narrow the substantial fundraising gap.

NRO's Jim Geraghty says some of his Republican readers in Texas and Ohio are crossing party lines to support Clinton, and adds:

Rush is urging his listeners to vote Hillary, too. This letter contends it is because he wants the weakest candidate, but the bottom line is that the longer the Democratic primary goes on, the more Hillary and Obama spend their resources hitting each other instead of McCain.

 American Spectator's Philip Klein takes a nuanced view of the possible outcomes:

If Hillary wins both Ohio and Texas and stays in the race, the Democrats keep bludgeoning each other for another few months. If Obama knocks her out of the race tonight, the Clinton era is over. Sounds like a win win to me.

Tags: 2008, Blogger Theories, Democrats

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