A Democratic official quoted by ABC’s Jake Tapper says that Hillary Clinton is pursuing the Tonya Harding option in her fight against Barack Obama:
l just spoke with a Democratic Party official, who asked for anonymity so as to speak candidly, who said we in the media are all missing the point of this Democratic fight.
The delegate math is difficult for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, the official said. But it’s not a question of CAN she achieve it. Of course she can, the official said.
The question is — what will Clinton have to do in order to achieve it?
What will she have to do to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, in order to eke out her improbable victory?
She will have to “break his back,” the official said. She will have to destroy Obama, make Obama completely unacceptable.
“Her securing the nomination is certainly possible - but it will require exercising the ‘Tonya Harding option.’” the official said. “Is that really what we Democrats want?”
The Tonya Harding Option — the first time I’ve heard it put that way.
It implies that Clinton is so set on ensuring that Obama doesn’t get the nomination, not only is she willing to take extra-ruthless steps, but in the end neither she nor Obama win the gold.
Does this mean that Slick Willie is Jeff Gillooly ?
March 26th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Well, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Slick Willie in an amateur sex video. But that would mean Hillary would be present (ugh!), cast as Tonya Harding, and I suspect that it’s been more than a decade since they’ve fulfilled their marital obligations. At least, with one another.