Richardson is not stupid he would be a ex governer if he did that. Even Kinky Friedman is not that stupid.

LeftHillaryForObama welcome to the Barack-o-wagon. Two more days and all your friends will be sitting on the wagon with you.

If Hillary is this strong, brilliant woman ,as her supporters contend, how on earth could she have stuck with Bill as he cheated on her over & over again??? Maybe, just maybe ,she stuck with him to propel her political career.......Sounds like a pathetic story to me.....

Seems interesting that some people think Clinton went negative first. From what I saw, Obama went negative first... go all the way back to the debate where he attacked her for doing her job as an attorney for Walmart. She attacked back and then they both backed off. Then he attacked her on a core democratic principle and she defended herself. When a candidate goes negative, the other has no choice but to defend themselves. Then even with all the negativity, she rescued him and even his own camp acknowledged she rescued him from making a major blunder with Farahkan. Seems to me, the facts are clear - he went negative and launched a campaign that was divisive for the party.

Of course Hillary is worried. Even if she wins 60/40 over obama; she will still be behind in delegates. Hillary is definitely a better choice but at this point; everyone has there minds made up. The Rezko trail that starts monday could drop a bomb shell about baracks dealings with rezko. Obamaites will not care even if it is proven conclusively that barack is a criminal. They will be loyal even if it destroys our country and our military. I think everyone has there minds made up no matter what happens. God help our country.

If marital issues were part of presidential performance, JFK and many other presidents who were womanizers would not have the approval of voters. If it was an issue with most voters, Bill Clinton would not have left office with 60% approval rating and still have 80% approval with Dems. Michelle Obama is not holding true to Dr. King's principles in her husband's campaign by bringing up race before Iowa with her "Black America will wake up" statement. Does that mean you think Obama makes a bad choice to stay married to a woman that does not share his views? Her choice to honor her vows is a personal one that has not affected her popularity as a Senator and her performance. What she has shown is great strength and courage under fire. So let's stop with the sexist remarks please.

It seems like the Obama supporters are busily crowing and doing the victory chicken dance. If you I'd keep running until you've crossed the finish line, or you might just get passed by.

The rezko trail of crumbs will implicate democrats and republicans alike. Coruption has run rampit in Illinois. Obama will be implicated in multiple facets. How many dealings are obama and rezko connected. How many rezko partners have contributed to obama that he kept the money. How many business dealings in where rezko received contracts where obama played a part. Illinois politics have been playing loose with the rules too long. If obama takes out hillary and then we learn all the dirt on obama; ;it will be too late. Republicans will take the white house again. Vote Hillary.

Hillary will win big tuesday. if it wasnt for the republicans who are freaking out about Hillary being their contender, the win will be even bigger.

But even if it is close on tuesday, Hillary's campaign will go on!!!

$35 million in february will turn into $60 in march. Plus every one is already getting sick of the preacher fellow. He will be a footnote in the REZKO TRIAL, and that is all folks.

Umm... it is most certainly true that if Obama had lost as many contests as Hillary at this point- he's be OUT OF THE RACE.
Hillary Clinton is not disliked by media and many Americans for NO REASON- there are legitimate reasons.
If I could let all you others vote George Bush in office twice and live with that for 8 years- ( I didn't vote for him, so I carry no burden of his idiocy) I can certainly handle 4 years of the "unvetted" new guy.
I'd take anything new at this point. I don't need money, I don't need fame- I need new thoughts and new ways.

Hillary is a smart intellignet woman, but I DO NOT TRUST HER. And by all means, I am deserved that right...

I am an Independent, have been for double digit years, and I am a female- I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HILLARY. NOT THIS TIME.

so, clinton is asking the super delegates to vote for her "no matter what happens" on tuesday?

so much for the "democratic" process within the democratic party, huh?

So many ignorant Democrats! They are so jealous and spoiled that they claim they will vote outside their party if their candidate doesn't win the nomination. It's 'their way or the highway'. How stupid and selfish! You would rather ruin the Democrat Party's chance to make this country great again if you don't get your way. So you would rather take 4 more years of Cheneys henchmen dictating your lives, because you didn't get your way? So you want your children going off to a foreign war to be killed or maimed because you didn't get your way? You really want Big Oil and Haliburton raping you of every last cent you have because you didn't get your way? So you really want to lose more freedoms and liberties here at home until we become a police state, just because you didn't get your way?? Think about it, only a simple minded child cries for not getting their way. Is that what the Democrat Party has turned into, a bunch of simple-minded cry babies? Wake up people, times are getting desperate, and we Democrats have to stick together against this right-wing tyranny! If we don't, you and I know what will happen. Let's stick together and win, instead of dividing over jealousy, and let's crush this corporate takeover. Either one of these candidates will be a damn sight better than what we have now, and certainly better than any Republican!

It is soon to be over for HRC.

Our country will be rid of the everpresent stink known as Clintonism.

In its place, two men of character will battle it out (above board) to be President.

Let's hope Hillary has one shred of decency left in her so that she can withdraw with grace.

Again, there are all these people going after Obama about Rezko...have you forgotten the photo of the Clintons with Rezko at a fundraiser? If they dig deep into Rezko's ties with politicians, they're going to find those links to the Clintons that the photograph hints at, and then Hillary's going to have egg on her face. It's bad enough that she was entangled with that Hsu character...

It really makes me sick how some people are smearing Obama with this crap about his religion, notsaying the pledge of allegance, etc. These are all lies being put out by those who can't win a real debate on the issues. I'm not saying they are Hillary supporters necesarily (maybe they are cnservative Republicans trying to get Hillary as their preferred nominee?)

In any case, I hope voters will see past this crap and read both candidates websites and decide based on that.

In any case, we'll all be United whoever holds the Dem flag high in November (Obama or Hillary) becuase the nation must wake up from this 8 year nightmare!!!

The Clintons have been through the meat grinder ... There is nothing new we have not heard. Meanwhile Obama will not be able to withstand the Republican machine!

Go Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Posted by: Jackie | Mar 2, 2008 8:22:20 PM:

I think you have taken some liberties with your recap of the 60 Minutes interview with Senator Clinton.

“You don't believe that Senator Obama's a Muslim?” Kroft asked Sen. Clinton.

“Of course not. I mean, that, you know, there is no basis for that. I take him on the basis of what he says. And, you know, there isn't any reason to doubt that,” she replied.

“You said you'd take Senator Obama at his word that he's not…a Muslim. You don't believe that he's…,” Kroft said.

“No. No, there is nothing to base that on. As far as I know,” she said.

She is not waging the Muslim smear campaign. Even during the last debate when questioned about the photo posted on the Drudge Report, Senator Obama responded with "Well, first of all, I take Senator Clinton at her word that she knew nothing about the photo. So I think that's something that we can set aside."

If that response is good enough for him, then it should suffice for her as well. Let's move on and talk about some real issues.

How come everyone is saying that Sen Clinton should get out now in order not to divide the party but no one says that about Huckabee who has no chance of catching up to McCain, it seems like there is a double standard for women. The general election is not until November, a lot can happen between now and then. Women are getting tired of people teling them that a women who is smart and experience should bow down to make a man happy who's less qualified. In this country men get paid more than women for the same job, it is an insult to women to tell Sen Clinton to back down before June. If Sen Obama can't handle the heat than maybe he should get out the kitchen.

"Hillary" is a personality cult among women, just as "Oprah" or "Ellen" is.

Proof of that: in these blogs it is always the Hillary fans who write that they will vote for McCain instead of for Obama should Hillary have to bow out. I do not reading an Obama supporter saying that she or he would vote Republican if Obama had to leave the race.

Her fanclub apparently doesn't care one bit about the Democratic agenda. Hillary herself btw would no doubt be furious about that; and not only because time and again (before the race became tight) she expressed her great admiration for Obama as a politician and a senator.

I just read a Hillary fan saying something about Obama's "shady past". That's an incredibly dumb thing to say, if you are informed what this Rezko is and isn't about; and it's certainly a fairly naive statement for a supporter of the nominee would have been slaughtered in the Presidential election for her numerous wrongdoings in the Whitewater scandal. Do her fans know the details of that? I really wonder.

I'm a woman but not a "I LOVE YOU HILLARY, YOU'RE MY GIRLLLL!!" one. Yikes.

Richardson's comments are a backdoor endorsement of Obama. It's a shame to see another craven politician abandon people who have befriended him and probably helped him, ignore his constituents, and not listen to the wishes of his own people. I used to think he would make a great VP but not any more. Stay in Hillary. I don't care if it brings the party crashing down. They continue to abandon their base and maybe it's time we looked elsewhere.

Hillary was perfect for SNL..........she's a joke....

Who went negative first?

No it wasn't the Walmart comment.

It started way back when Camp Clinton started that email about Obama's being a muslim. That wasn't the GOP folks that was Camp Clinton.

That's where the negativity started. And long before the Walmart shot we have hubby making the cracks in So Carolina that so turned off the African American voters they moved in droves to Obama.

Before walmart we had the 'fairy tale' comments. Let's keep the facts straight, it isn't all that difficult.

Obama is NOT and never has been the front runner in this race. He leads her by 100 delegates and she leads him by more Super Delegates. And that does not include her delegates from Florida and Michigan. Eleven states does not EQUAL 50 states. We all get a vote in America!
This front runner was spin from the media, Obama and Obama supporters. Hillary will WIN Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and many other states, including Puerto Rico, that have not yet voted. And she will go on to WIN the Democratic nomination and rightfully so. She is the more qualified candidate.
General Election historical data clearly shows that she is the candidate that has the best chance at actually winning the Presidency.

The letter to Bill Richardson was perfect. Thanks

Given Obama's mathemathically insurmountable delegate lead (Yes We Can!), Hillary's best case scenario is to bow out gracefully. Period. In doing so, she may recapture some of the goodwill lost in the wake of her desperate, negative tactics. Otherwise, she'll just show herself to be the self-absorbed, amoral, power-obsessed type her worst critics have always claimed she was. Does anyone really think she's concerned about harming Obama's chances for victory in the GE? Only to the extent that it would reflect poorly on her because you can bet that she's already figuring an Obama loss will preserve her chances in 2012.

The bottom line is if she eeks out wins in OH, RI and TX, and even if she goes on and barely wins PA, Obama will still end up coming out of this stretch netting more delegates since a small margin basically splits the delegates. Furthermore, considering the remaining states - VT, NC, MS, SD, WY, MT, OR in which he has substantial leads - large enough leads where he'll widen by 80 - 90 more delegates.

She can either stay in and hurt the party with Mark Penn's negative trash or bow out gracefully.

"Stay in Hillary. I don't care if it brings the party crashing down."

And there, in a nutshell, we have the problem with Hillary and her supporters.

If Hillary can't gain in the Delegate count on Tuesday, and make it count for something, than I think it would be wise for her Campaign to reevaluate it's continued presence in the race...

Nobama...

I have yet to see anything out of Camp Clinton that would make me want to vote for a dual presidency...yet.

As a HC supporter I think she should drop out if she loses big in TX or if she loses both OH and TX even with a small margin. Other than that she should fight on. Why should states not vote yet be disallowed to have their say if the race is still competitive.

THIS IS NOT OVER! The country will make itself be heard on tuesday through Texas and Ohio and Rhode Island and Vermont. Many people still have not voted yet. This is democracy at its best.

$35 million in February will turn into $60 in March. Hillary is our leader, she will lead us towards the retaking of our country.

Obama is promising to change Washington politics if he becomes. He was Illinois senator for 12 years. He was part and parcle of Illinois politics which has gotten dirtier. Yes THE CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN.

Clinton should be winning hands down. After all, she's been participating in presidential campaigns since she was 16 years old! And experience is all that matters! In fact, she *is* winning, all evidence to the contrary! (Um - that's sarcasm.) Fact is, Clinton has *never* had the pledged delegate lead in this race, not for one single day. Obama started off in the lead in Iowa and kept it from then on. And, yes, superdelegates count - but not until they've voted.

I'm with Richardson. Clinton has been given every opportunity to prove that Obama's initial surge was a fluke. It is time for the party to unite around the winner and start thinking about November.

cba...

Yes they are. :-)

Without Hillary, strangely enough, Obama wouldn't have the nomination. It was essential with his level of obscurity to run against a well-known, controversial opponent who starts out despised by 50% of the country - rational or not.

The blunders of the mighty Clinton machine contrasted to his steady, ground operation built on precinct captains - most of whom were new to politics - fueled a movement which refused to bow down to the Queen.

The product HRC is inferior to Barak Obama.
Better product wins.
Hillary is sidekick of Bill.

Obama is original success.

the emperor is without clothes.

A few weeks ago my friends and I were so excited about having the circus here in NC in May. We were hoping to play a part in bringing NC and the nomination for Hillary (who would have thought NC would matter?!). We aren't Obama-haters. We like him and would vote for him. Both of them are so close on all the policies we care about, we don't understand all the people here loving one and hating the other. It's strange.

Anyway, now I just want it to be over. Hillary has gotten too crazy in the last week. I was riding with my one year old and three year old today and listening to NPR and they started playing a clip of one of her recent speeches. After a few seconds both of my kids just started yelling. It wasn't until then that I realized how out of control Hillary's gotten. "Shrill" is the word that comes to mind. Much more of this and she'll lose my support.

Right now I think she's trying to save face, and she can do that by winning in Ohio or Texas on Tuesday. If she doesn't win a landslide of pledged delegates, though, she should just leave it at that. Obama's not my first choice, but he'd be a great, historic nominee and president, and even though he wouldn't live up to all the "hope" hype, I think he'd change Washington for the better.

Obama is promising to change Washington politics if he becomes. He was Illinois senator for 12 years. He was part and parcle of Illinois politics which has gotten dirtier. Yes THE CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN.

Posted by: Satish | Mar 2, 2008 9:12:14 PM
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Yeah anyway, what did he do in the Illinois except vote present? He had the opportunity to do alot of good so why didn't he?

I like Hillary but if she does not win big on Tuesday, she should drop out.

Go Hillary! I early voted for Hillary and will caucus for her on Tuesday. I think the dementedrats need a fighter right now. Hillary should fight on: fight for every vote in every state; fight the state of Texas in court; fight on the convention floor; initiate a credentials fight; fight for delegates from Michigan and Florida. Hire more lawyers! Please Hillary. keep this thing going as long as you possibly can.

McCain '08

We all remember Clinton and NAFTA! A million jobs went overseas. Now Hillary is asking the families that lost jobs to Vote for her? Why is it that we only see Hillary in Ohio and Texas during election Time?

Obama will work with all Americans to end the grid lock in Washington! Which will mean jobs not only in Ohio and Texas but across the country!

LOM...Clinton's campaign did start the false email about Obama's religion. It was omeone from her campaign in IA. The person was eventually fired but the damage was done (and continues). Hillary should have denounced and rejected the false email. She didn't. She just plays the victim. She is a disgrace to women.

tongassberry,
Probably because she is the Senator from NY and not Ohio and Texas. Just a thought.

My thoughts on voting for Barack Obama:
"NO I CAN'T".

Laughing Repub, he who laughs last laughs loudest.

I am not a democrat. I will vote for Obama if he is in the general election. If he is not on the ballot - I will write him in. I am the independent/Republican voter that democrats are scared that I am voting in the primary just to nominate Obama and then vote McCain. Rest assured - that is not the case. He has built an organization that is fueled from the ground up - not the other way around (fundraising is a prime example of this - he has a lot more little donors compared to Hillary's bigger donors) - may this be the politics of the future. Power to the people.

DC Voter...Hillary's campaign is responsible for the false email about Obama that came out before IA. Also, she told people during speeches in IA that he wasn't pro-choice. She sent out false flyers to NH. I'm from NH and have been watching this campaign for over a year. Hillary went negative "From Day One".

Apparently B. Richardson does not believe in all states being able to participate in the primary process. So much for their voting rights. I say let every state and every vote be heard. That is suppose to be the American way. Now where was that great letter we all need to write to Richardson? Found it. Thanks.

Does anyone have a fork?

Hillary is going to win both Ohio and Texas and Richardson will back Hillary. Obama is nothing but a fairy tale. The democrats are not stupid to give the keys of white house to John McCain. There is no way Obama can defeat McCain. He just don't get it.

It is very disgusting to read big posts posted above as if writer wants to slow us down. The contents of these long posts are poor in comprehension--somewhat school dropouts writing.

Furthermore,V the NEGATIE STUFF on Obama BACKFIRES. Big time.

Once bitten twice shy--Wisconsin is a lesson of what results when Clinton went NEGATIVE.

We love Obama.

I just want to say that I find it disgraceful the hatchet job people are trying to do on Obama. The man is trying to change this country and move it away from fear base politics and fear in general and what does his detractors do? They compile a bunch of BS and then peddle it as being fact to scare the country. This is Karl Rowe’s tactics that won Bush the white House and cost this country nearly 4,000 fine young men and women lives and injured 25,000. Why, Fear!

When Obama is President, Americans will get their country back and we will stopped being lied to, threaten, fleeced, and treated like we are ignorant. We will be given a reason to hope, a reason to believe and a reason to get involved with our government once again.

I think every American, if they told the truth from their hearts, knows that Obama is right on the money with what he has pointed out about what has been going on in this country. We need change in Washington, its time to put Obama in the White House and straighten out this country for our children and grandchildren.

America needs to make sense once again in our politics and not select a candidate because the opposing party wants you to fear his last name. You want a name to fear? Try Bush, Rowe, H Clinton, B Clinton, J McCain, these are the people that have help run this country into the ground with a trillion dollar deficit, buddy, buddy spending, war, disrespect of the oval office and country, lying, and simply bad management. If we go back to that kind of politics then we are stupid (my definition of stupid is knowing better, but doing it anyway) Wake up America, this man could not possibly be worst then what we have had. The upside is, if he runs the country like his congressional seat and his champagne then we will most certainly be better off.

DC Voter, Michelle Obama made an attack in August about not keeping her (Hillary's) house in order. This was one of the 1st personal attacks from the Obama camp. The first utterance that made me completely support Hillary. If Hillary is pressured to drop out I will write her in come the general. No exceptions. She is the one that the REAL Democrats want. We are the other half. Not that BO's Republicans for McCain voters should count as the BO half. Anyway, I don't see this as abandoning my 21 years of volunteering for the Democratic Party. The way I see it is the Party is abandoning US. My husband, who eventually came to Hillary's side over Obama, did so because as he told me;"It's beyond sexism (treatment of Hillary)it is so unjust that it's agonizing. She is a hero to the Democrats and does not deserve this hatred these fools are lashing at her. I would think it would make any decent man see, face it and take her side since she's obviously most qualified." He's a good guy!

They have every reason to be worried. While this is where Obama could deliver a knock out punch, this is not where Clinton can do a thing except breath life back into a near dead campaign. I'd say those stakes are very different and accurately reflect how the campaigns have been executed. Maybe you should have checked with Bill first on who we should support -- the campaign selling fear or the campaign selling hope, eh Hillary?

If the delegates from the March 4 states split 50-50, Obama will be close enough to the magic number for the superdelegates to put him over the top.

I predict it will start on March 5 when the black elected superdelegates endorse Obama en masse - no matter what.

If Hillary still threattens to go on, then the remaining uncommitted party leaders - Gore, Edwards, Richardson, Dean, Pelosi, Clyburn, and more - will all endorse Obama, and the remaining superdelegates will put an end to her campaign in days rather than weeks.

Hillary will be remembered for her failed attempt at being a spoiler. I don't think there will be much of a political future for her after that.

Why would 60 minutes invite a candidate to defend their opponent then turn it into news when the candidate refused? What the hell? See, this is the kind of gang up junk that is incredibly irrational and people use it to act like; "See?" As if Hillary is doing something wrong. Why was she placed in that position? Man, our country hates women who are strong, smart leaders. They just do. Then they have the NERVE to act like the woman is the one with the problem........

I thought he was always right the first time...lol

@Posted by: Janet from NH | Mar 2, 2008 9:24:16 PM:

If firing a staff member for making statements that reside outside of her morals/ethics isn't a rejection and denunciation of the situation, then what is? And if you truly think that the Clinton campaign are initially responsible for the Muslim smear campaign against Senator Obama, then let me introduce you to some folks over in the GOP.

To say that Senator Clinton is a disgrace to women has to be about one of the saddest statements I've heard during this campaign and incredibly disappointing, especially from a woman. For her to be running for the highest position in the United States of America, she doesn't deserve such a nonsensical comment.

Please be intelligent: Say you don't like her policies, her style, her approach, her perseverance that many view as splitting the democratic party, her hair, her pants suit, her continued devotion to her husband despite his infidelity, her campaign strategy, her vote for authorizing the war in Iraq alongside 72 Senators, her whatever.

But please don't say she's a disgrace to women because that is just ridiculous. AMERICA should be proud to have both of these candidates running for president and we should be happy to have two amazing choices.

Denigrating the candidates only makes you (or anyone else doing it) look stupid.

What is wrong with our society? Here we have a woman candidate who is the most qualified. She is well versed in International Affairs; knows the ins and outs of government, was part of the movement to end the greed and help people through social/domestic programs. Hillary is a fantastic mom and stateswoman and she is treated worse than the BO girl who sang half naked and didn't vote. What is wrong with our country?

Prediction: Richardson will endorse Barack Obama on Wednesday -- along with dozens of other superdelegates who will have finally realized this thing is over and its time to move on and focus on defeating the Republicans.

The fact that Hillary stuck it out with a cheating husband does not count toward her vaunted "experience" and it does not entitle her to the nomination. In fact it makes me question her judgement and her values.

There are somewhat credible rumors out there that the Obama campaign has internal polling showing significant leads in both TX and OH. Unless something unexpected happens, they expect a good night on Tuesday.

AFTER TUESDAY if this nonsense continues and they battle themselves into a lost in November to McCain .

The DNC needs to not only kick hillary out the party, but SUE her tail.If the ROLES were reverse; They would have step in and tell Obama a long time ago " Ok !.. Thats enough; you did a good job' now its time to withdraw; and hillary will give you a gig in her cabinet.

I am very curious to know these people who support for Obama that what is change? Does anyone has specific answer that how is he going to change? What is change? Is he alone can change this country? I don't believe him that he could change. I agree Obama has good speaking but not really he has a good plan for the country. Hey guys vote for Hillary because this country need a person who take lead the country as soon as he or she enter to the White House. It will takes over year to learn all about the White House for Obama. Don't let this country to make it safe. Obama doesn't care about terrorist.

Dipesh

My prediction:
Monday , a day before Texas and Ohio voting,
EDWARDS will ENDOSE
Barak Obama for PRESIDENT.

Vote Obama. We need a CHANGE.

am very curious to know these people who support for Obama that what is change? Does anyone has specific answer that how is he going to change? What is change? Is he alone can change this country? I don't believe him that he could change. I agree Obama has good speaking but not really he has a good plan for the country. Hey guys vote for Hillary because this country need a person who take lead the country as soon as he or she enter to the White House. It will takes over year to learn all about the White House for Obama. Our country is threaten by terrorist and we need people who cares and who is experienced one. Obama doesn't care about terrorist.

Dipesh

Truly amazing times we live in. That we even have someone like Obama so close to the presidency. Who would have thought to see so many voters so clearly not interested in experience or substance. So many voters being lead around by their emotions and promises of a fairy tale future by a man they have projected all their hopes and wishes on. A man of very little gravitas and substance whose only real skill is that of a gifted orator who has managed to cleverly re-work old political themes, as old as ancient Rome, into something new and exciting. Make no mistake, there is nothing new in what he says, once stripped of its charisma and hype, but he is just so lucky to be at that right place and time to benefit. To benefit from eight years of angst. To benefit from a media tripping over itself in adoration of his arrival. To benefit from decades of white liberal guilt. To benefit from an uncritical and unrealistic electorate. Yes, we live in interesting times. To those blinded by this politician, it will be years into the future before your blinders will come off. Let us all truly hope that this impending mistake, this potential Obama presidency, can be avoided if enough open their eyes and see Obama and the world for what it is. Otherwise one can only hope America survives the years ahead, to hopefully emerge not less of a nation than before.

How come everyone is saying that Sen Clinton should get out now in order not to divide the party but no one says that about Huckabee who has no chance of catching up to McCain, it seems like there is a double standard for women. The general election is not until November, a lot can happen between now and then. Women are getting tired of people teling them that a women who is smart and experience should bow down to make a man happy who's less qualified. In this country men get paid more than women for the same job, it is an insult to women to tell Sen Clinton to back down before June. If Sen Obama can't handle the heat than maybe he should get out the kitchen.

Has anyone asked Mrs. BO about the Rezko deal. I take it her name is on the deed to the home. I'm hoping for a 60 Minutes type interview where they chase her down the street.

How come everyone is saying that Sen Clinton should get out now in order not to divide the party but no one says that about Huckabee who has no chance of catching up to McCain, it seems like there is a double standard for women. The general election is not until November, a lot can happen between now and then. Women are getting tired of people teling them that a women who is smart and experience should bow down to make a man happy who's less qualified. In this country men get paid more than women for the same job, it is an insult to women to tell Sen Clinton to back down before June. If Sen Obama can't handle the heat than maybe he should get out the kitchen.

Hey Michael Reed; Why should the long term Democrats who have held this party together and represent half of the totals for candidate have to step aside for the other half? The half that has mostly just joined and are overwhelmingly Independents? Why don't you all find YOUR own party? Technically, Hillary is the actual DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE. That is why we will WRITE HER IN IN THE GENERAL if it comes to that.

We need a fighter. Hillary is a fighter.

Chuck Wepner was a fighter too. He fought the heavyweight champion of the world for 15 rounds.

He got beaten to a pulp and.....

Lost.

We don't a fighter. We need a winner.

Obama has won alot lately.

Change has already occured. Record numbers of voters in every state. Record numbers of youth voters. Record numbers of Republicans voting in a Dem primary. Record number of donors and donations. This is just the beginning.

Frances, only 37% of Americans identify themselves as Democrats. Any candidate needs the support of Independents to win the White House. Obama can get that support. Hillary cannot get that support. End of story. And go ahead and write her in if you want -- Obama will bring in 10 new voters to the political process for every single petulant second-wave feminist who goes down with Hillary's sinking ship.

Yes Johnny D - let's hope the electorate can open their eyes and truly see the world for what it is - one in peace - with no fear of each other.

Julie: Your numbers are off. According to recent Rassmussen poll, the number of Americans who consider themselves to be Democrats jumped to 41.5%, the highest total on record. Just 31.8% consider themselves to be Republicans. This does not bode well for the Repubs.

The number one thing I'll take from this campaign is the realization that my party is not as smart as I once thought.

While I always knew that Republicans spoke to the lowest common denominator -- the base fears, wedges to inflame a person's bigotry and intolerance, and visibly running campaigns which delve into and nurture the worst instincts of voters - I was blind to the vast lack of foresight concerning the larger picture that exists in the Democratic party, which has been placed in the public eye by these Hillary supporters. I apologize for them, Indys and Repubs.

That said, I suspect a large percentage of her "supporters" are Repub posers stirring up trouble. Nevertheless, beyond the bickering, we've shown we have just enough Dems with sufficient foresight to make the essential change in the manner Washington operates, which only our party can force at this time.

How nice of Gov. Richardson to decide that the race should be over before our state has a chance to vote. I wonder if HIS state had not voted if he would feel the same. I respect Huckabee for staying in the Rep race even though people say he should get out.

Thanks to the Dallas Newspaper...the Clinton people will not be able to strong arm the
Texas Obama people...like they did in Nevada.