Okay, can someone please tell me, if the nominanee of your choice is not elected, why would you in turn vote republican? To me, something seems to be logically flawed if you think with that "If I dont win... no one wins mentality." And frightening enough I've heard several people say they would do such a thing despite the fact they were a 100% against McCain!

Betsy I am a young African-American male. What you just said makes absolutely no sense to me. You say you would not vote for a black man to run as president but in the same breathe you talk about how inexperienced he is. Which is it? Why is race even an issue?

I digress. My main question is why so many people have such a mentality?

Typical of a democrat, just sling insults and not answer the question. Should have know what I was dealing with.

if you love your children, you will vote for the Democratic nominee this November....if you want what's BEST for them, you will vote for Senator Clinton

I knew I had tust problem with slick Edwards who said pointing to Hilary in a debate "a vote for her will be vote for status quo". Voters are smart and recognized him early and that is why he is where he is.
Obama will win even without the support of Edwards.

I think an Obama/Edwards ticket would be the ultimate winning ticketf for November. But Edwards endorsement of Obama would be helful as well. Hillary and Edwards did not have as much in common during the debates as Obama and Edwards did. Both Obama and Edwards want to change Washington DC and get rid of lobbyists. Hillary said she knew how to deal with lobbyists (no change). I want lobbyists outlawed the same as Edwards and Obama.

Maybe next time each party should pick up the best actor/actress or preachers to compete for the most difficulty job -- this Obama-fantasy really worries me. "Change" -- what kind of change -- what the hell does the fantasy so desperately want to change USA? to a heaven-land? maybe people forget we are the greatest nation in the world even we have this or that problems, we don't need a so-claimed-to-be-washington-outsider to break the system, which, by the way, of course is not perfect, but definitely the best one in the world. The more I listen to this guy and watch the craziness of his supporters, the more the "fantasy" reminds of recent "heaven-fantasy" in other countries in recent history -- people (especially young people) are dreaming of a perfect government/politics that will never come. But thank god we have the best democracy that will put an end to this "hype" sooner or later -- of course, the sooner, the better.

Friends:Not since the days of Truman, have we faced a more difficult and turbulent time in our history.We are in two wars,one which is justified and the other not, there are fanatical terrorists who are out to destroy our dream, our borders are insecure, the economy is in a shambles,the Chinese and the Arabs are bailing out our corporate giants,the dollar is so worthless that middle class Americans such as me can't afford to travel abroad,our people are losing their biggest asset which is their home, we have a health care crisis which is on the verge of collapse, the number of uninsured or underinsured Americans are about 50 percent of the population, we are beholden to the oil states and the sheiks, and our environment is falling apart. We have to think carefully about whom we elect as our next president.We should not be carried away by our hearts and use our minds at this crucial juncture.For me, there is only one candidate who can deal with our multitude of problems and that is Hillary. She is a strong and courageous woman who has withstood assaults on personality, character, family, sex, name it whatever.She has a track record for strong work ethic and over the past 8 years in the senate, she has shown that she can work across party lines to negotiate and achieve a consensus. To those who believe that a single person can bring about change that is foolhardy.Our forefathers have created a great system of pride for all of us with the three arms of the government which bring about the checks and balances which protect all of us.Hillary has been at the forefront in the battle for civic rights, children's and women's rights, abused children and women, families ("It takes a Village") and health care.You can blame her for all you want,but she battled to keep her family intact after the Monica scandal.

You people that are ranting against Obama. First, someone ask what he stands for. Go to his website and get educated. Just like I have on the rest of the candidates. They all have a website available so you can read where they stand on the issues. But instead most of you will go by what someone else has told you. Also, if you want to know his voting record while in the senate, look it up. Go to the U.S. Senate website and look for yourself. That's what I did. I got REAL information. If you want to know what he did while in the Illinois Senate, look it up. He sponsored or co-wrote over 800 bills. and a couple were co-sponsored between himself and Senator McCain regard (i.e. CO2 emissions Bill).

Get a clue people. Grow up and get educated on the issues before posting information that you have noting to back it up with.

Sounds like the press is making a mountain out of mole hill as usual. Tonight is the eve of a big primary. Obama has to be on the stump.

i think clinton is stunned she isn't slaughtering obama. she figured the country would surely want a white female before a black male. either we're more progressive than she thought or she is hated that much (not that obama is second helpings). she is now relying on her democrat backers to "choose" the best delegate which can happen rather than it be based on "popular vote" since obama will clearly win the popular vote and probably the most delegates. hillary is shameless. she wants to steal the nomination by having her backers say she is still the most capable nominee and the only one who can beat the repulibican nominee. what strategy will she NOT try?

demfromphilly - if what you say is true about Obama and pots of gold, he certainly is not an empty suit.

In fact, have you seen the price of gold lately. Electing him may be the best shot we have at eliminating the national debt.

And rainbows are nice, too.

Welcome aboard the Obama express.

fact: Senator Clinton is the ONLY candidate capable of quickly coalescing a strong and unified international effort to battle and defeat terrorism, which cooperation is ABSOLUTE NECESSARY to achieve such a goal, which effort is also necessary to relieve the heavy and dangerous burden currently carried by our sons and daughters in uniform....unfortunately, senator obama is nowhere near as well-prepared and senator mccain is not remotely smart enough to even contemplate the connectivity between these goals, thus making all probable

Jason,
As much as you would like for Obama to fade away, the facts don't support your arguemen. Not only he's not fading away, his margins of victory are getting larger and larger. Even in Maine where Hillary thought she would win, she lost by 19%. Winning 5 states in a row isn't exactly fading away, is it.

He may start fading away after his 8 years as President but not before that. Hillary and Bill Clinton are 2 power hungry crooks that would do and say anthing to win an election. American people are obviously too smart for that, and it's becoming more apparent that the Clinton's days are coming to an end.

Could it be that Edwards has recently learned that Obama is good friends with Rashid Khalidi, a former PLO terrorist and now a Prof at Columbia Univ, who worked at Chicago U with obama and held a fundraiser for Obama's run at the US House of Rep.!

Khalidi is also the person who brought Iran's President, Ahmadinejad, to speak at Columbia!

Isn't it a fine crowd Obama circles himself with that has a need to be concerned?

Obama spoke out against preempting war in Iraq. Hillary said in her last stump speech that she wants to be held accountable that is why she keeps telling us detail by detail about her policies.

But when it came to the most important vote in her political career, Hillary, like too many others, caved in to the fear mongering. She had a voice to ask Bush the hard questions, but she faiiled to use it. She had the reports that showed no evidence of WMD, or Al Qaeda connections or any imminent danger we would be attacked by Iraq, yet she gave it a blind eye, and got on Bush's bunnyhop line to Bagdad.

Hillary has cried a few tears this election cycle, but not one tear has she shed for the dead and suffering in Iraq.

The loss of life, treasure and the prestige to this country has been immeasurable. Yet people seem to think that Hillary is a rational choice.

Americans seem to forget that we also, have a duty to hold our leaders responsible when they fail to lead. Obama warned us Iraq was a disastor waiting to happen. When others were afraid to speak out, he had the courage to do so. That is leadership.

In respect for those who have died and those who suffer, contribute to the Obama campaign today.

I am sure that the Obama camp pulled the plug and did not show up at Edwards' home when he asked him to be there.......heck, with the Senate attendance record that Obama has----and when he DID show up, all of those "Present" votes ("I don't have a position like my campaign has no plans", Obama probably was just a "NO SHOW" again this time.

Amanda...I will answer your questions about Obama and what he stands for. His plan involves creating new jobs in our infrastructure (bridges, roads, etc.) and "green" jobs that help with the environment and lessen our dependency on foreign oil. He will penalize mortgage companies for unscrupulous lending practices. He will provide a saftey net for people who are losing their homes due to foreclosure. His universal healthcare plan will make it affrodable for anyone who wants it. It will be mandated for children. It will save the average family about $2500 per year. He wants to protect Social Security for seniors and if seniors make less than $50,000 they would be exempt from federal income taxes. The minimum wage would be tied to the inflation index so it would go up every year without Congress having to vote on it. He would give college students $4000 for every year they perform community/national/military service. He would fix No Child Left Behind by providing the funding that Bush didn't. He would reward good teachers with higher salaries. He would begin a gradual pullout of troops from Iraq with a deadline of 16 months so the Iraqis know that they need to develop a political solution to their country's problems. He would tie aid to Pakistan to them finding Osama bin Laden as they promised they would (instead of giving it to them for nothing in return). He pledges money to end Global Poverty by providing education, medicine, clean water, and HIV/AIDS awareness in third world countries. I could go on but if you really want to know what he stands for then look on his website or go to a website that compares the candidates.

Hillary Clinton = Whitewater Scandal.....Look it up!!!!

As a US senator Hillary Clinton was in a much better position to know what's going on than the average person. The only reason she cast that vote for war which was titled "A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq" was to show that she is tough, and could be relied upon to lead the nation, and even make war with other nations IF it comes down to it. Now she's saying "if I know now what I knew then, I would not have voted for war". That's typical for politicians who refuse to accept responsibility for their actions. Ronald reagan simply said that he "could not recall". Bill Clinton under oath said he "did not have sex with that woman", and also said that he did not inhale.
Voting to make war was part of her grand plan, and one of the few first steps she took to prepare herself toward running for president, and it backfired on her. Her vote to give Bush the green light on Iran was the second step she took. She was concerned about the perception that she's not tough enough. Like everything else with the Clintons, it's all about politics. The same perception they all worked so long to create as far as their association with black leaders. It's all designed to get the black vote, not that they give a damn about black people. If Chelsea ever dated a black person, and considered marrying him they would fly into a rage. The same goes for their association with hispanics. When it became clear that Barrack Obama was getting a substantial portion of the black vote, they tried to neutralize them by building a hispanics firewall. They went out of their way to create this myth that hispanics do not like black people, by having subordinates that could easily be fired leak such nonsense in the media through interviews and hope that the press does not pick up on it. And to a certain extent, they have succeeded. It's all about divide and conquer for them. Everything for them is about selves, and self-serving. After this election is over Mr Obama needs to get in touch with hispanics community leaders who are not part of the Clintons mafia in order to repair the damage that was done to those minority groups that need each other to survive. If nothing is done about this perception, blacks will no longer be able to count on hispanics votes, and hispanics will not vote for blacks, and we all know who will benefit from such division. Ther is only one person who can destroy the Clinton machine. His name is barrack Obama, and he will get my vote. We need a leader who will represent the people. We already know about the Clintons. Some of us know more than we need to know about them. We know that they don't deserve to get back in the white house. We need to turn the page and lead the world with new faces and new ways. We need Obama.

Now tell me this. Why is it Clinton's meeting is secret and Obama's is 'JUST A MEETING'. We need to be clear as to how the media views the candidates. The bottom line who will be the "best" nominee. Both candidates have what it takes, so the media needs to stop being unfair to the "women" candidate.I am beginning to believe that people are having a problem (News media) with a female front runner. All press seems to be negative towards her. Anything but another republican in office.

Cassie in Los Angeles