The Democratic race continues

Re “Ohio, Texas wins boost Clinton,” March 5

Karl Rove must be taking comfort today that his philosophy has been vindicated: The politics of cynicism, innuendo and fear still triumph over the politics of hope. Rove has apt pupils in the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Tim Paine

Studio City

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Now is the time for Clinton and Barack Obama to bury the hatchet by announcing that they have agreed to a Democratic ticket as president and vice president, respectively. The logic behind that is so simple: The ticket is unbeatable, and it will ensure Democrats the White House for the next 16 years. Let’s not do what we Democrats have done so often in the past: self-destruct.

Fred Bauman

Riverside

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I strongly object to the clear political bias indicated in the manner in which this article was written. The first line reads: “Hillary Clinton elbowed her way to victories Tuesday in Ohio and Texas.” Oh, she “elbowed” while John McCain “swept”? You make her sound like a crazed shopper in the opening minutes of Filene’s famous basement sale. And what of “resuscitating her flagging bid”? Instead of using the more common “reviving,” which sends suggestions of the more positive revitalization, you use “resuscitating,” which clearly sends the message that her campaign was dead. Words are important, and The Times uses them to show bias toward women in general and Clinton in particular.

L. Virginia Browne

Sherman Oaks

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Clinton’s campaign reminds me of the little girl who cries if a boy pushes her, but kicks him because she knows that boys can’t hit girls. She cried that the media was biased, then she saturated the media with lies and innuendoes about Obama. She berated Obama for not immediately renouncing and rejecting an endorsement from Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, but when lawyer and prominent Clinton supporter Adelfa Callejo made a racist comment against blacks, she said little about that. Clinton wants to be president so badly that she’s willing to destroy the party. If John McCain wins, we can thank Clinton.

Rosa Cesaretti

South Pasadena