Believe or not, only assunrance Dems can win over W.H. is both Hillary and Obama on the ticket..

Other than that, it will be a gamble...

Pelosi suggesting the race continue is sure proof Obama is going to win. The ease in her voice makes that obvious.

I voted for Senator Kerry. I admired him. I hated Bush.

But this statement saying Rush Limbaugh won Indiana for Clinton is probably the saddest thing I have ever heard Kerry say.

I am highly dissapointed in him. Its not something I thought I would ever hear out of Senator Kerrys mouth.

What else would Kerry-Heinz have to say? He is an obama endorser and just like obama, he has to blame someone and that someone will always be Hillary Clinton. How in the heck did Kerry ever get into politics and get elected anywhere?
Obama/Kerry/Wright - all make excuses - its a part of their daily routine - excuses.

Hillary must have something on Pelosi, why change her tune...last week she was demanding Hillary to drop out! Politicians are evil people, how in the hell do they sleep at night? How can Obama live with himself knowing if he accepts the nomination, the chances of him failing are greater than Hillary's!

Kerry is such a loser he has been in office way to long and to think I voted for him I am done voting fro Dem that will not win this is not a fair race to begin with Fl and MI does not count but only because they are staes Clinton won I'm tierd of lying polls and I think we should have paper trails and no polling everyone win on thier own no superdel.at all no not letting people vote.all votes must count

It is political folks. This is meant for public consumption, what is being said behind doors is something else. The Party will now let Clinton come to terms with this in her fashion. She will put on the show to bring her supporters down to reality, and gracefully withdraw. the drip drip of supers will continue untill the majority of her supporters can come to terms with it and the healing can begin.

This woman has not done anything good since she's been in office.

runnerin1-Well, why don't you tell us what she's done that's so bad...or better yet tell us what Obama has done that is so gooD!

The elitis up in DC never liked the Clintons or went to bat for them there is no reason to hate Hillary talk about class war fare Al Gore would have never been vp if it hadn't been for Clinton and all the low life supporters did you see them come out in numbers when Obama was in trouble no they waited until the heat was off and that is how they will treat him if he becomes president he will owe them all He gets to be the first black president and they get to run the country.

healing is not going to happen I don't think people understand how mad Clintons supporters are.If Obama loses five %of us he is done. Just like McGovern did.

Isn't amazing how Pelosi was so slapped down by the party donors and other insiders heavily connected with the powerful Clintons, that she now acts like a timid wall flower. Her tune has changed radically, and we all know why, don't we? What a weak majority leader. She needs to be replaced with someone stronger who will stick to her convictions, and not cower under pressure from the Clintonistas.

30 YEAR DEMOCRAT never voting for Obama.

Campaigning against him here in Ohio. Doing everything to ensure he is defeated.

It is undeniable Obama is running a better campaign But can it be translated to that he can save our economy by raising more money from internet??

How many people believe his "plans" can lead US out of recession? How many people believe he can handle national security and foreign issues effectively? Do you really think he can bring new politics in W.H but his all backers or advisors from the same old house? Do you think really thing he can bring Rep and Dems together without trading-off own interests? So what will Obama really bring to Americans: the change with the same old politicians? the hope with no proven achievement records?

tomdavie, I certainly agree with you. John Kerry has lost all my respect. He must really dislike the Clintons to urge such an inexperienced and thin resume person like Obama to even run for President. To make this latest statement diminishes his stature even further.

People need to decide country first or Party first...

Pelosi must be really worried about the Democrat Party base. The Party has a lot of fixes to make before I even consider staying in the Party. Get rid of the skewed caucuses! They do not reveal the true will of the people. How crazy can you get? Look at Texas! Get rid of the Superdelegates. Let the people vote! Never ever try to punish a state party by denying the votes of the people! Count or revote the Michigan and Florida votes! Have a national primary on the same day! How clear is that? We get it! The Party leaders evidently do not!

The first ad against obama will not be rev wright, rezko or ayers. It will be his own words when he was interviewed by Tim Russert in 2005(?) where he states "no I will not run for president in 2008 because I will not have enough experience".
When that quote runs over and over in snippets of 527's. He will be toast.

Obama's NC win is so expected: he continued to win overwhelming AA and he continued to be defeated among white votes...

That is the pattern since day one....

No surprise at all...

Plus I would like to be old enough to see someone other than Mondale lose 49 states on election day. Similar to George McGovern did in 1972, who was the reason superdelagates were invented in the first place.
So that electability will be a factor for the candidate.

Georgia, I just re-registered today (for the very reasons you have mentioned) from Democrat to Independent, I'm in California...

Obama does not belong to the democratic party...He is a disgrace to the party.

He is friends with people who hate America, no question why REpublicans say democrats are not patriotic.

toby - you are right on the money. The main reason for superdelegates is to make sure they choose a candidate who is electable.

Obama is not electable in Nov especially with the radical pastor, wife and friends.

so now that pelosi believes that her candidate has the election in the bag she decides to play nice? too late. look the people that divided the party are not the candidates or the supporters of either. the real culprits here are pelosi, kennedy, kerry, richardson, dean, and others. an honorable party leader/elder would have not made their endorsements or preference know until all the votes were counted. by choosing sides they alienated hillary supporters who are the core multi generational democrats of the party. for example gore, edwards, carter conducted themselves like mature party leaders. pelosi, kennedy, richardson,kerry, dean created this division. we will never forget the betrayal. nor will i support a candidate that was chosen by the party elite! NEVER.

There's only one way for the democratic party to win in the fall-a ticket containing both Hillary and Obama. If either of them is not on the ticket, then none of them can beat Mccain. Actually, compared to Obama, Hillary has more chance to beat Mccain in the general election if she's the nominee. The reason why Obama is ahead is due to the stupid democratic election system. It's not winner-take-all, so it doesn't show the real importance of winning big states that the democratic party has to win in the general election. Another thing that kills Hillary is caucuses. I 'm surprised that such an undemocratic thing exists in the democratic party!!! So Obama's victory that is largely based on caucuses will evaporate in the general election quickly! Also, most of Obama's states are red states which will vote for republicans in the fall.

I feel very disappointed with the democratic party. I see such a mess. If they don't come together to have a joint ticket, then this year is for republicans. Also, for a joint ticket, it should be that Clinton/Obama, not vice versa, because republicans have less respect for Obama and calls him an intern.

talk about double standards> when obama gets republican or independent support he is hailed as a uniter with cross party appeal. when hillary gets cross party support she is a divider. sorry this does not work for me. and never will. hillary or mccain in 08.

True Truth,
I voted for my country which is what we should all do. Who cares what the Party wants. It is up to us to pick the best person for the job. To me that would be Hillary.

OK, so Hillary can not manage her own campaign finances...how is she going to manage a multi trillion dollar budget?

Some of you people make me sick on this board...."If Hillary's not the nominee, I'll vote for McCain" I guess since both Barack and Hillary are saying that a vote for McCain would continue the failed policies of George W Bush, that those spouting their support for McCain should Hillary not go on to the general election are showing the rest of us that a vote for Hillary is also a vote for the failed policies of George W Bush.

Actually, I think it's kind of childish and shows the true side of these Clinton backers. They want power, especially as the Clintons have been known to reward loyalty, sometimes controversialy (remember the Chineese campaign donors who got to stay in the White House?) They see the writing on the wall that some of the "Politics as usual" will end, for a while, and they would rather vote for the status quo (McCain) regardless of the position on the issues as opposed to vote for Barrack. I guess to boil it down, they would rather vote against a Barrack as a person, even though his ideals are very similiar to Hillary's, than to vote against the ideals that have led this country to ruins.

If Hillary gives up and accepts the VP appointment my head will explode. It would be a nutty situation for a lifelong Democtrat who thinks of Obama as something like the anti-democrat and about Hillary as the savior of the country. I would not know whether to go to the bathroom or go blind.

Hillary, you go girl!

I am amazed at those who would have Hillary Clinton quit this campaign before the primaries are over. If she were to step down, states that have not held their primaries might as well not hold them. Those of you, including CNN's Anderson Cooper, who I used to think was an objective news reporter, who are clammoring for her to quit, think about how you would have felt, if you only had one candidate from which to choose when your state held its primary?

Come on Democrats, think about it; competition make us stronger. The Democratic Party is stronger now than it has been in a long time, and it will be even stronger in November.

the way i see it our party leadership pelosi, kerry, kennedy, richardson, dean etc... should have been out on the campaign trail promoting unity for supporters of either candidate regardless of outcome and promoting the democratic party and agenda. instead they chose to divide the party by wasting this time campaigning against hillary instead of campaigning against the republicans.(think bill richardson's vile hateful attacks on hillary on larry king) i mean you really must question the judgement of these leaders. how on earth could they really believe that in the end we would all come together. give me a break it will not happen. the only reality here is that many of us will bolt to the republican party or at a minimum sit it out or vote for mccain.

Why Pelosi suddenly changed her mind?
Did she just find out something about Obama she did not know before?

Good question Irish. Nancy certainly has changed her tune. Another possibility is that she just sees Obama's chances in a new light after recent revalations. She will want her bills to pass through the oval office next year. Another possibility is that she has gotten an agreement from Hillary to soften up in return for her comments.

C. California, those are my plans. I do not like the Democrat Party rules. As an Independent, the way things stand, an citizen can cross over in many state primaries. How dumb is that? In the information age, these rules are crazy. The advantage would be to cross over to either party and have some influence. That's power I can live with. The way it is now, it allows just the kind of chaos we have seen in this campaign. I care about the frustration of Michigan and Florida voters, too. This makes the Democrat Party look so inept. How about a new party for Independents?

Yeah she is afraid Obama might write 'present' on the bills she tries to pass!

Nice comments sonia. Richardson was just looking out for himself. It is highly likely that he misses the national scene and thinks Obama will get him there. He should have been at least neutral to those that gave him his first big opportunity.

"All of a sudden Pelosi changes her tune? Maybe she is coming out of detox from the Obama koolaid!".

Weeks ago Pelosi was vouching for Obama.

Now she, with the rest of us, realises that Hillary can't win the nomination and Obama can NEVER get elected in November.

Hence the change in her tune!

I do find it very strange this sudden change in stance by Pelosi, she was dead set on this being a long race so what has happened all of a sudden for let the race go on?? Strange indeed.

bruce thanks for your comments. i live in new mexico-too late i have come to realize that bill richardson moved to n.m to exploit the large hispanic population. the guy is an opportunist pure and simple. and you are correct i do believe absolutely that he is addicted to the national and international spotlight. self serving opportunist.

People will look back and blame Pelosi and Dean for the split in the Democratic Party that will deliver the election to John McCain in November.

Oketola:

I respectfully disagree. If Obama is the nominee, I will embrace John McCain.

If I could survive 8 years of GWB, I can live with John McCain for four years until the Democratic Party determinies its "true" base.

s. valenti, thank you for being so courteous in disagreeing. I am actually irma, Oketola is my Grandma's maiden. Anyway, i hope that more people will follow your example in disagreeing so gracefully. The crudeness from some of the people on these blogs always amazes me. You are of course free to choose whom ever you want...

Hillary is the most qualified and prepared candidate running. McCain beats Obama on experience and knowledge of our history and military matters. We need someone who knows what matters. We need someone who will listen to counsel, weigh the pros and cons, then have the wisdom to make decisions. None of us want a war anywhere, but we do need someone who knows enough history to act. McCain never said he would fight a "100 years" war. That is spin. He can end the war in Iraq probably carefully and soon. McCain has shown repeatedly that he is a moderate and someone who can work with the other side. While I value liberal, moderate, and conservative principles, leadership qualities are most important, much more important than soundbites and lack of experience. If Hillary is not the nominee, then McCain is my second choice. It is the balance sheet that matters. I have never believed that one person can wave a magic wand to make everyone suddenly agree. Our greatest leaders did not do that; they worked it out with others. Anyone who tells you that one person can make it all happen by himself is dreaming.

Pelosi has created a distorted view about the election system. She can't change anything she said. Do you know that she is against her words when she suggests that superdelegates should vote according to the district.

Her district voted for Hillary. She is supposed to give her vote to Hillary according to her words.

Politician she is the worst.

What we really need is a revote in Michigan and Florida. From the landslide losses of Michigan and Florida, we can tell that OBAMA is really unelectable.

When you add on the Rev Wright and Bittergate to the past record. Obama would loss so badly that nobody can save him.

Nancy Pelosi got what she wanted...Obama and now she feels she has won so she is being gracious. She was not very gracious when she believed Hillary had a shot...poor looser, sour grapes all that stuff if what Nancy is about. If Nacny saw that Hillary got even one more Superdelegate than Obama got in one day...Nancy would be back to her old ways again...Hillary is ruining the party...all that stuff. Mark my words her on this blog...Nancy and Howard Dean will blame the November election on Hillary if Obama does not win. They would never look at what they did with not jumping in an spearheading a revote in Florida and Michigan...never. They will also never ever claim they really believed that so many Hillary supporters would not go to the polls or vote for McCain even after we told them what we would do. They don't drink the same water as we do.

Nancy Pelosi got what she wanted...Obama and now she feels she has won so she is being gracious. She was not very gracious when she believed Hillary had a shot...poor looser, sour grapes all that stuff if what Nancy is about. If Nacny saw that Hillary got even one more Superdelegate than Obama got in one day...Nancy would be back to her old ways again...Hillary is ruining the party...all that stuff. Mark my words her on this blog...Nancy and Howard Dean will blame the November election on Hillary if Obama does not win. They would never look at what they did with not jumping in an spearheading a revote in Florida and Michigan...never. They will also never ever claim they really believed that so many Hillary supporters would not go to the polls or vote for McCain even after we told them what we would do. They don't drink the same water as we do.

I will not for Obama in GE. He has no substance at all and copies all Hillary's policies.

I will not vote OB in GE. He has no substance at all and copies all Hillary's economy policies.

Pelosi has lost all the credibility. She is no longer super.

She takes side and she misleads the people about party rules.

She is a liability rather than asset for the party. Perhaps she wants to be the first female president. But she is disgusting in and out.

"If I could survive 8 years of GWB, I can live with John McCain for four years until the Democratic Party determinies its "true" base." S.Valenti, you are SO right!! I, too, will vote McCain if Hillary is not the nominee. I've survived under 8 years of Bush. Another 4 with McCain will be just fine.

Pelosi is quoted as saying:"the people should all have an opportunity to speak"

I wonder if this includes the people in MI and FL... probably not. Obamaniacs don't want their votes to count. Funny how the right to vote can be trumped by DNC 'rules'.

What the superdelegates should consider and maybe Pelosi is starting to think, is that while, true, for the supers to be the deciding factor in this election will make many livid for some time, that maybe because Obama is truly probably not electable by the USA as a whole, that we Democrats need to come to our senses here. Hillary has not and could not use things like Wright's hate speech videos in her ads but the Republicans will, and much more that she did not use. Republicans will juxatapose Obama saying good things about Wright with exercpts from those videos with Wright's extreme hatred of most about the USA. It is hard to believe that so many believe that Obama will triumph in November. I would like to know what their reasoning might be.

I don't understand why Obama is considered black when his mother is white and he was raised by white grandparents. He should be called mixed race president - that is what he is.

Hillary needs to stay in the race.It gives the voters in the remaining states an opportunity to voice their preferences, and it provides cover for Obama. I don't think he can win in West Virginia even if she does drop out. She knows that and so does Obama. Losing to a candidate who is no longer in the race would be humiliating. Could it be that her decision to remain in the race is not an act of selfishness, but is instead an act of civility?