Suozzi: Let's See How Obama Deals With the Scrutiny Now
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I just caught Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi here at the Clinton headquarters at the Hotel Fort Des Moines and asked him for his reaction to the seven-point margin she’s trailing Barack Obama by at the moment.
Here’s what he said: “I don’t think it’s that surprising. After months of intense scrutiny, she is still the best candidate out there.”
Then he said, “If Obama gets this win tonight, he’ll get some of the scrutiny she has been getting over these last 11 months. We’ll see if he can withstand that.
”I’m not saying there’s a deep secret there. I’m just saying he will now be subjected to normal scrutiny.”
Obama Vs. McCain Polling Data
- Poll
- Obama (D)
- McCain(R)
- Spread
- RCP Average
- 46.0
- 42.0
- Obama +4.0
Favorable Ratings
- Candidate
- Favorable
- Unfavorable
- Spread
- Obama
- 55.7
- 33.0
- +22.7
- McCain
- 52.7
- 34.1
- +18.6
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Well well well...how suprising that Hillary's thugs would plug in the sleaze-machine...please, America wants Hope and Real Ideas, not the same old scum-fest...Hillary's people should stop scraping the gutter and start to see the stars
The kind of scrutiny I want to see is over issues. In other words, getting him to detail his actual plans instead of giving us the same old platitudes about "Hope and Real Ideas." I want concrete details. I'm not against the guy--he's talented and smart--but I can't support anyone (not just Obama) that won't move beyond feel-good slogans.
Hillary is a hack, through and through. She waffles on every single issue. Even locally she first said she was violently against private luxury housing inside of public parks, including Brooklyn Bridge Park and then, after the local pols (who take big, big money from real estate developers) wrote her a letter in favor of selling, she recanted her opposition. She is fake all the way through and stands for absolutely nothing (except getting to be the first female president). Our country needs the courage of Obama who is all about hope and real. He is a peace maker but strong and forceful. We need leadership not another snake in the grass.
I have known Tom Suozzi for a million years from Glen Cove, LI. He is the kind of pol who goes to funerals and practically hits people up for $$$ in the back row (I kid you not). Of course, he would back HRC -- she is the establishment and the future, dear boy, is on the horizon.
Iowa was just the beginning. Wait and see.
Souzzi said what? Gee really? Who cares? The man sooo does not matter.