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.