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Clinton: 'Still the Underdog' in Indiana

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May 04, 2008 5:14 PM

ABC News' Eloise Harper reports:  Sen. Hillary Clinton greeted a group of about 150 volunteers in South Bend, Ind., Sunday afternoon. She thanked the group for their work and delivered another short stump speech with a focus on the high gas prices she has been harping on for days.

Clinton got a bit fired up when she spoke about protecting the American people. “I am unabashed. I am unapologetic. I am going to fight for the middle class, and I am going to take on the oil companies.”

Clinton urged her supporters to be there for her on Tuesday. She set low expectations, saying she has been down and still is down. “Let’s just do this final push. We came from so far behind in Indiana. We're still the underdog. But we are moving forward. We’re moving forward because of you.”

Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama will speak this evening at the Jefferson Jackson dinner in Indianapolis, before Clinton heads back to North Carolina. Both candidates have been maintaining a grueling schedule hopping back and forth between the two states in advance of the primary on Tuesday.

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I think win of Big Brown and the collapse of Eight Belles on Saturday was on omen....

Posted by: Stacey | May 4, 2008 5:23:35 PM

Hillary has been the underdog before and has come back even stronger. With Obama's favorability polls deceasing at break-neck speed, it's only a matter of time before the primary results reveal what many of us already knew was a foregone eventuality-- Obama will never reach the presidency.

Posted by: Emily | May 4, 2008 5:33:42 PM

Theres no need to fear she not a underdog
Underdog is a freind of mine and she is not a underdog

Posted by: Ghm | May 4, 2008 5:37:10 PM

Clinton appeared today in front of real live voters on This Week and answered the tough questions - not only from her own supporters but also from Obama supporters.

Where was "Girly Man" Obama? He was cowering in a TV studio dancing around softball questions from Tim Russert on the weekly Obama infomercial otherwise known as Meet the Press.

Aren't we all getting tired of his weak, incomplete explanations about why it took him so long to get out of that church. He's just too much trouble. Why do WE have to get to know him better. What I've seen, I don't like.

End the Drama - Pull the Plug on Obama!

Posted by: s. valenti | May 4, 2008 5:48:51 PM

Obama is done. He continues to try to explain away rev. wright, its not working. His anger and bitterness are bubbling at the surface. Americans aren't going to go for it....
JackT51: Watch and learn. Hillary wins both primaries.

Go Hillary!

Posted by: bz | May 4, 2008 5:49:02 PM

ghm:

you need to get a life, you seem so angry. I guess that is what happens when you seem your candidate emplode right before your eyes.
Go take a walk, you'll feel better. And I know you know that's what Obama wants you to do "feel better", in the meantime, the rest of us will get to the business of getting the country on the right track.

Posted by: bz | May 4, 2008 5:52:46 PM

I think the fact that so many former Clinton supporters who knew her well, like Bill Richardson, Robert Reich, Sam Nunn and Joe Andrew, have deserted her says more than anything about her.
The people who know her best are fed up, and just can't take her crap anymore. She can't be trusted.

Posted by: FilmMD | May 4, 2008 6:03:21 PM

Obama can't debate again he is afraid he'll have to answer about his mentor Wright and to funny Dean on Fox this min. has had a touch up to his hair and eye brows got his lapel pin on what a jerk.

Posted by: Bishop | May 4, 2008 6:05:22 PM

Why can't Hillary ever stop pandering?

Posted by: FilmMD | May 4, 2008 6:07:45 PM

all so noble for thier own cause and losers most dem in ga don't think much about Nunn .

Posted by: Bishop | May 4, 2008 6:07:58 PM

Did anyone see the Clinton interview on ABC with George Stephanopoulos?

Posted by: Terry G. | May 4, 2008 6:09:56 PM

Hillary does not pander she tells it like it is Obama panders he has yet to talk issues.

Posted by: Bishop | May 4, 2008 6:10:46 PM

Gee, what happened to the "new politics," a new way of doing things? All this venom from OB's supporters doesn't sound particularly different, let alone new.

Senator Clinton can be counted on to do this: she'll fight for this nomination and she'll for ordinary people right to the end. That is neither evil or contentious. It's admirable.

Posted by: Peggy Sue | May 4, 2008 6:13:31 PM

. With Obama's favorability polls deceasing at break-neck speed, it's only a matter of time before the primary results reveal what many of us already knew was a foregone
posted by Emily.........

I guess you see only what you want to see. Seems you missed the headlines beside this story that says Obama rebounding in the polls.

Posted by: Eileen from Maine | May 4, 2008 6:13:39 PM

FilmMD,
The so-called deserters, those are traditional politicians that like to place their money on the winning horse so they get a pay-off later. As we see, it doesn't always work that way. In the end Bill Richardson might as well have placed a big red cancelled stamp on his national political future. Hillary is going to win this thing yet!
========================================
Hillary, the toughest campaigner in history!
She defnitely has the guts and stands up for the working class!

Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | May 4, 2008 6:13:57 PM

operation chaos is in full effect!!!!! keep it up democrats!!!!

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 6:16:17 PM

Fact : the economy is sliding downward. And there goes Obama promising change. Boy, oh boy !! Lets have solutions instead. Time for rhetoric on change is fruitless. We need leadership not debates. And Obama does not seem to be delivering. Let's face it : he's no Roosevelt.

Posted by: Paulus | May 4, 2008 6:16:49 PM

Grueling schedules, not Obama? The Clinton's as of tomorrow will have had 72 campaign events in NC to Obama's 12.

Posted by: s.b. | May 4, 2008 6:24:12 PM

bz:

In your dreams! I'm betting on 0-2 for Clinton.

Obama 2008 -- Yes, WE CAN!!!!

Posted by: Jackt51 -- Vietnam Vet and Proud Liberal | May 4, 2008 6:24:17 PM

Is Hillary about to follow suit of the Kentucky filly: push herself so hard that she dies after the race. It doesn't look good for her. Some one better monitor her pulse...

Posted by: herman | May 4, 2008 6:30:14 PM

do you think its just coincidence that people on the left cling to their canidates' catch phrases or slogans??!! i mean the whole "yes we can" bullshit, and "change we can believe in". its really annoying and honestly says alot about their political knowledge to be honest. rule of thumb: never trust anyone that uses a fricking bumper sticker to tell you their views on politics. just thought it was interesting that people on the left seem to do this ALOT more.

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 6:30:38 PM

West Coast Mess:

I see you are back, though with the same empty, lame comments!

I thought you'd crawled back into your cave at the thought of Hillabeans impending concession speech! But, alas, you still seem to be clinging to the fantasy of Clinton stealing the nomination, even after all the recent evidence that such an event would be a HUGE mistake!!!

Thankfully, the supers are continuing to move steadily to Senator Obama. And after Tuesday, those moves will increase in size and intensity. All those folks who dreamed of jobs in Clinton3 will realize the error of their ways and celestial choirs and the fat lady will sing for Hillary's withdrawal!!!

Obama 2008 -- Yes, WE CAN!!!

Posted by: Jackt51 -- Vietnam Vet and Proud Liberal | May 4, 2008 6:32:12 PM

You know, Obama will never win the presidency. He might win the nomination, but never the presidency.

If he was smart, he'd exit the race on a high note and come back in a few years and actually WIN the presidency. It's ironic, because him actually losing the nomination may actually turn out to be the best thing in the long run.

Don't think he can see this though....

Posted by: Mark | May 4, 2008 6:40:08 PM

He can't win the general election. Obviously, the superdelegates are aware of this or they would have endorsed him in droves. Just like those "50" who were ready to endorse, but then the outcome of Texas and Ohio made them rethink their position. The SDs are not ready to commit political suicide just yet.

Posted by: LOM | May 4, 2008 6:42:10 PM

just what makes u think that he could win the presidency in the future?! this guy couldnt win the presidency if he was running against bush...

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 6:43:49 PM

LINDA

by definition, and thats all we can go by, the country is NOT in a recession. im not trying to say its not failing, but you cant call it a recession. not yet anyways. look up the definition.

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 6:46:15 PM

Grandma said: "She has mismanaged her campaign from Day One...."

So why is it taking Obama so long to defeat her?

Posted by: tony | May 4, 2008 6:50:14 PM

JACK

most whites are not concerned in the least about voting for obama because of prejudices. the whole rev wright thing and people starting to doubt obama is because of his lack of moral character by listening to this guy for 20 years. dont make it a black/white issue!!! and also, its because he has had the most liberal voting record in the senate. quit trying to make it seem like whites arent voting for him because he is black!!!

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 6:52:35 PM

The whole race card is getting old. Obama would not be a sea change. He is 1. male and 2. half white. That is 3/4 of the stuff that our previous 43 presidents have been made of.

Give it a rest folks.

Posted by: LOM | May 4, 2008 6:55:10 PM

LOM:

Glad you're finally coming around!!!

Not superior or better (well, maybe a little) -- just right!

Obama 2008 -- Yes, WE CAN!!!

Posted by: Jackt51 -- Vietnam Vet and Proud Liberal | May 4, 2008 6:55:26 PM

Hillary WAS NEVER the underdog in Indiana.

Looks like her internals are looking gloomy.

A close win by Hillary in Indiana will be the

last nail in her coffin.

No amount of spinning can change that.

Posted by: Mickey Blue | May 4, 2008 6:58:08 PM

How is it possible for two sides to bash each other so personally and pervasively, then to claim it is ONLY the other side being spiteful?
I once lived within the fantasy that Republicans had a monopoly (or at least a significant majority interest) in negativity without substance, but the Democratic nomination process this year has dispelled that.
Congratulations you childish, short sighted, naive, uninformed... no time for all the appropriate adjectives for you people... you've convinced a life long Democrat to stay home in November- and probably many terrified Republicans to now show-up.
Happy? Was ushering in the McCain presidency worth venting your tiny little vendettas?

Posted by: Your conscience | May 4, 2008 6:58:24 PM

Jack 51: Why do you and other Obama supporters think that it is prejudice that drives working class americans not to vote for Obama? It is not about race it is about the fact that Obama does not share their values and does not relate to them. This will be true in the GE and if he is the nominee then McCain will get a large portion of their vote and that will give the edge he needs to win the election! If Democrats want to win then they better be voting for Hillary who has the ability to keep them this fall and that will provide her the key to victory over McCain. This trend can be seen in recent polling which shows her beating McCain and Obama losing to him especially in the states of OH,PA,Fl where we must win if we are to retake the White House! People are finally coming to realize that she is our only hope of defeating McCain and that is why she is on the move and Obama is on the decline!

Rise Hillary Rise!!!!

Posted by: russell | May 4, 2008 7:01:05 PM

i agree. when it comes time to vote for the president, people tend to go towards what they know. not that its entirely the right thing to do, but thats what happens. they are NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR A YOUNG, RELATIVELY UNEXPERIENCED, FAR LEFT LIBERAL!!! but i hope he gets the nomination sooooo bad... its gonna suck, cause ill have to listen to all the obama freaks for another 6 or 7 months preach about "change", but at least a democrat wont get in... i can deal with the idealists for a bit if it keeps them out of power..

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 7:10:14 PM

I believe Hillary has fought a much bigger fight then Obama he has had it so easy it's not funny the left wing nuts have tried to burry her and the MSM has done her no favor this has been such a bias race against Hillary and in the end I believe Hillary will be our nomnee.

Posted by: Bishop | May 4, 2008 7:15:18 PM

russell, so you think republicans are going to vote for hillary over obama??!! why would they do that? we KNOW we will beat obama, hillary, with her last name, may be able to make it close...

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 7:17:17 PM

With so much support from the Press, the people, so much popularity, and the money, if Obama can only do this much, yes - he's NOT Presidential.

With so much attack, so much antipathy, so much hatred, so much humiliation, and so little money, if Hillary could recah this stage, I think our country NEEDS a person like her to be the President.

Posted by: Jkan | May 4, 2008 7:21:40 PM

wow, what makes you think that hillary has been mistreated so badly by the media?! or humiliation?? what does that mean exactly??!! we should feel bad for her that she makes headlines when she makes war stories up??!! cmon, get real...

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 7:26:38 PM

and im just trying to make it even between these two. i cant stand either one, so im not picking sides...

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 7:28:23 PM

I'm really tired of hearing "yes we can" and "we are the ones we have been waiting for."

If you really sit down and think about it.....there is no real meaning behind those two soundbites.

I don't see how chanting slogans create progress.

Posted by: Kate | May 4, 2008 7:29:34 PM

Well In do not know about that ,Clinton had the lead in IN all the time except for a couple of weeks according to real clear politics poll numbers.

But I guess she claim it if she needs to
New CBS/NYT Polls and Gallup Poll put Obama in the lead nationally again, but we wont see it spread across all the news like we did last week.

Posted by: Thinking | May 4, 2008 7:30:07 PM

KATE...

THANK YOU!!! im sick of listening to these idealists who get more interested and encaptured by a slogan than by issues. soooo sick of it.. thats why i said earlier, do you think its ironic that people on the left do this WAY more than people on the right??!! "change we can believe in"... oh sounds soooo good!!!!! quit thinking the grass is always greener on the other side and look at history... IDEALISTS NEVER MAKE GOOD LEADERS.

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 7:33:34 PM

oh and im sure hillary would obliterate them... lol

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 7:39:00 PM

Did Obama ever find those LOST notes about his Illinois senate record.

Posted by: Just Curious | May 4, 2008 7:39:14 PM

oh and im sure that hillary has never covered anything up.. lol

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 7:41:16 PM

i think, if republicans do decide to get in the game, they realize that obama has no chance of winning in the general. they realize that hillary, with her last name, could have a shot. so i think they would go and vote for obama so it keeps him in the lead. its so crazy right now in the democratic party though, you never know whats gonna happen. i believe we have not seen the last in public from rev. wright either. the last thing he wants is obama winning, so he is gonna do all he can to create chaos and racial divide, so its going to be real interesting here this week. this may be the dumbest conundrum ive ever seen the democrats get themselves into.. and just wait, if it all does go obamas way, to see the OUTRAGE in denver from hillarys supporters over michigan and florida... its a lose lose for the super delegates. if they vote for hillary, which im sure 90 percent really want to do, they risk the whole racial outcry of not choosing obama who will probably have the delegate lead... if they choose obama, they know they are gonna lose. gotta love the situation they have gotten themselves into this time... lol

Posted by: tim | May 4, 2008 7:58:46 PM

If Hillary wins in IN and keeps it close in NC then...

HILLARY will will big in WV,KY, and PR....

and when Fl AND Mich. are counted.. and they will be counted, then that will give her the popular vote that she will need to convince superdelegates to go with her if they hope to have a chance of winning this fall!

HILLARY WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT!

Posted by: John Pen | May 4, 2008 8:17:09 PM

"and delivered another short stump speech with a focus on the high gas prices she has been harping on for days"

YOu guys don't even try to appear objectie anymore.

Posted by: tony | May 4, 2008 8:17:28 PM

OBAMA is not an underdog, he may be cat; a copycat of Hillary's policies but he does not have the specifics.

He may be a barking dog but he can't bit. Sending him to talk with leaders in the world, you can rest sure that terrorists will run circles around him and America will be the most humiliated country in the world.

Posted by: John_Lai | May 4, 2008 9:20:36 PM

HRC cannot take on foreign oil because she and Bill are in bed with them.

Posted by: Louis | May 4, 2008 9:35:22 PM

I hate to tell all you Hillary supporters but we had a march here in In and so did Hillary's supporters. Obama's march was os well organized and there were 5 times more supoporters for him. Obama had a band, dancers, and a choir, we we fired up and out did the Hillary's supporters by a long shot. Hillary is lower the bar for herself again, but everytime Obama reaches that bar you guys raise it time after time. Obama and Hillary are in a dead tie here and we are working hard to help him win here in IN. Obama 08*********

Posted by: Emilianna | May 4, 2008 9:46:51 PM

More lies and shame on ABC for allowing it!'
FACTS: Clinton has been ahead or tied with Barack Obama in 12 out of 18 Indiana primary polls. In fact, she's never been behind by more than 5 points - basically the margin of error in these polls. Put another way, Clinton has been either ahead or right on the cusp of the margin of error in 100% of the polling done in Indiana.
Harldy the "Underdog" status she would like to spin and lie about. Good job there ABC of adding to the no credibility factor but hey you are catching up to FOX in that regard!

Posted by: Brian | May 4, 2008 10:56:24 PM

There are no bars being raised or lowered. Neither one of them can reach the bar. Let the people vote & let them be counted.

Posted by: Mary Ruth | May 4, 2008 11:04:16 PM

Hill wants to fight for us even if we don't need it,she wants to fght against everything and everybody for us since we cannot fight for ourselves, what an insult to our imagination. Who needs Hillary to fight for her/him? She has had a lot of fights but could not fight for hersef and she wants to fight for us, NO THANK YOU Hill keep your energy for yourself. God save America from Hill, Bill, McCain. Gid bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08.

Posted by: BKMC | May 4, 2008 11:06:05 PM

Hillary is smart. We need a smart president to lead the country. There are MORE smart and educated people in big states such as California, New York…. They have ability to recognize which candidate is smarter; They select a smart president for their lives and for the country. There are MORE farmers and uneducated people in small states. And young people are not matured enough. These people are easy to get “Brain washed” by Obama, a talker.

I was not born in US but I love this country not as Wright, a “family member of Obama”.

Posted by: Hellen | May 5, 2008 12:08:30 AM

Yet Another Lie From
Hillary Pinnochio Clinton!
She has never been an underdog in
Indiana! The majority of polls taken there have consistantly shown her with at least a 5-7 lead!
Go Home, Liar!

Posted by: reaganfan | May 5, 2008 12:18:40 AM

John Pen:
Florida and Michigan Will Not Be
Counted! Hillary Clinton will Not
Win the Democrat Nomination for
President and therefore she Will
Not be Our Next President!
Even if she manages to steal the
Nomination from Obama, John McCain will
Clean Her Clock In November!

Posted by: reaganfan | May 5, 2008 12:25:06 AM

it is unbelievable to me that people are so caught up in the words of obama. all he is offering is words. go hillary

Posted by: jharris | May 5, 2008 9:42:43 AM

You people are funny! No adult conversation here, just fighting like little kids. Get a grip, and just vvote for whomever you choose. Enough of the bickering and tearing down the candidate you do not choose to vote for. We are the Democratic party running against the Republican party. Guess what, the Republican party is enjoying this in-fighting and wants it to continue.

Posted by: Margie | May 5, 2008 9:49:28 AM

Clinton and Obama are tied in Indiana, and Obama, who once held a 30+ point lead in North Carolina is now only leading Clinton by 6 pts. Its very likely that Clinton will win Indiana and North Carolina.

Posted by: david from texas | May 5, 2008 11:18:03 AM

Well, if you are an independent trucker trying to make a living or someone who spends a lot of money on fuel for communting, the elimination of the fuel tax will provide a lot more than $30.

However, people need to be looking at more than the amount of money saved if the gas tax is eliminated for a given period of time.

What is emerging is the tone that would be prevalent in an Obama administration.

Taxes, taxes, and more taxes.

A basic tenet of the Obama economic plan is to...raise taxes.

Obama's plan to fix social security--raise taxes.

Obama's plan to fix Medicare--raise taxes.

Obama's plan to provide prescription drugs--raise taxes.

Obama's plan to assist in college tuition--raise taxes.

And, Obama's plan to provide relief for gasoline prices--don't lower taxes, just do nothing.

Obama--The Tax Man Cometh...

Posted by: Jayhawk | May 5, 2008 11:18:23 AM

A CNN poll of polls in Indiana shows Clinton now leads Obama there by four points among likely Democratic voters, 48 to 44 percent. Eight percent of voters there remain undecided. That lead is up from several recent surveys of polls that showed Clinton and Obama locked in a dead heat in Indiana.

Posted by: david from texas | May 5, 2008 11:22:18 AM

Alonzo Demetrius writes:

Conservative democrats of North Carolina. Please think about whether you want a president who gives great speeches or a president who has been involved with federal government for decades. Obama is not a unifier; he would surely divide our country. Talking just doesn't cut it; we need someone who will fight it out for us—that's not Obama. Listening to him respond when asked direct questions, he stumbles and mumbles. He has no real idea. Hoping, sweetness and dreaming just won't do for the US President — need much more and he doesn't have it. Empty suit good only for speech-making.


I agree! Obama is an empty suit....no action, no solutions! Go Hillary 08!

Posted by: david from texas | May 5, 2008 11:24:53 AM

When will this woman be stopped from lying?

Posted by: BoB | May 5, 2008 12:54:58 PM

President Bush just announced "It's been a while in the making and IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE that we solve the problem," Bush said in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America." Mr. Obama agrees with President Bush that it’s GOING TO BE A WHILE as he will have to investigate the issue when he is President. Hillary Clinton realizes that there is an immense problem that needs to be address but giving the American public a “break” over the summer months will help the economy in many ways besides putting a few dollars back in our pocketbooks. Mr. Obama says you will only save $28.00, but then he is basing this fact that you only filling up your tank once a month and he is not considering gas prices rising over the summer months, and he is not considering the American public and the failing economy right now. This is the man you want to be President! A break for middle class America although small is more welcomed news than go take a hike—no breaks. Yes, Mr. Obama points out that you can’t trust the oil companies and they will get back the losses ---but in the meantime more people will have enough gas to take one more trip that they normally would take and perhaps buy or spend some monies to help the economy.

Posted by: Anne | May 5, 2008 3:45:41 PM

am i the only one seeing anything wrong with what Rev Write is saying? what is the difference between him and MLK? wasn't MLK the biggest opposition of US foreign policy? how come he is the here and rev right so disgusting to you guys??? don't get it!!

Posted by: brooklynite | May 5, 2008 11:52:17 PM

LOM:
Obama won Texas!
The results are as follows:
Obama 99 Delegates,Clinton 94 Delegates!
No matter what Spin you or the MSM
put on it the figures don't lie!
Obama Won Texas!

Posted by: reaganfan | May 5, 2008 11:59:59 PM

Churchill: We don't have to denounce anything. First of all blame the Dutch for their slavery. We were not around at that time and don't owe them anything.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | May 6, 2008 4:57:01 PM

Churchill: I don't feel responsibility because I wasn't born then and neither were a lot of American's living today. I know good black people but they are not part of that time. And no one is discussing that situation today.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | May 6, 2008 5:09:49 PM

reaganfan: Your dreaming again as usual. Living in a wonderland. Obama did not win the Texas primary only the caucus and that's because people don't want to come out and vote again. Its senseless and who cares. His caucus win didn't mean a thing. Obama is not going to win in Indiana and it will be very close in NC. Don't set your heart on him winning the nomination.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | May 6, 2008 5:13:45 PM

herman: Don't plan on her dying or any one else. Hillary is a hard worker, good speaker and doesn't need the speeches of RFK for the platform like Obama did. Obama needs the black vote to really win. In the battleground states Hillary didn't need any black vote. Those are the states that don't want Obama and wouldn't vote for him in a general election. Those are the smart people.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | May 6, 2008 5:19:11 PM

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