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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Biggest “Little” State Gives Hillary Campaign CPR

May 14th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
West Virginia Mountaineers NCAA Sweatshirt Blanket ThrowWest Virginia was born of conflict as the only state to be formed by splitting a Confederate state (Virginia) during the American Civil War in 1863. The joke is that it is the largest state in the union if it could be flattened out but, it was no joke for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday giving her suffocating campaign CPR.
Clinton slammed Barack over two to one getting 63% of the vote and picking up 20 delegates to his 6. Clinton now has 1,717 and Obama 1,883.5. The number needed to win the nomination increased to 2,226 after a Democrat won an open House seat in Mississippi added another so-called super delegate.
Almost everyone thinks her campaign is dead and the numbers show that even if she wins the five remaining contest she can not surmount Obama’s elected delegate lead. Her camp’s remaining argument is that if you count Florida and Michigan votes she has more popular votes than Obama.
At the end of the month the Democrat Rules and Bylaws Committee will declare her the loser, and put the crown she feels entitled to on Obama’s suddenly flag label pin wearing noggin.

Newsmax published on Tuesday “Clinton associates say there is still a ray of hope among some in her campaign that a ‘catastrophic’ revelation about Obama might make it possible for her to win the presidential nomination.”

Obama said he has visited 57 states. He also said that he has two more to visit: Alaska and Hawaii. But mainstram media failed to mention it. Imagine if John McCain had said it?

Suddenly sporting a flag lapel pin, Sen. Barack Obama, who eschewed military service, Monday emphasized his patriotism and support for a strong and humane military. He read a prepared speech to a crowd at the Charleston, W. Va. Civic Center leaving some there calling his comment puzzling by saying ”the true test of our patriotism is whether we will serve our returning heroes as well as they’ve served us.’ and again raising the question of why he did not serve in the military, and why he is suddenly wearing a flag on his lapel.

The remaining key question is whether Republicans will unilaterally disarm and waddle off into political oblivion cooking their collective goose. Pat Buchannan, seldom timid, thinks that the white flag has been ununfurled now that McCain has declared the Rev. Wright issues off limits and berated the North Carolina GOP for bringing him up.

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