George Stephanopoulos: What Hillary Needs to Do Tonight

Ackownlege her supporters, call it a night and let Obama win on his own merit.

what Hillary really needs to do tonight is speak the truth; America desperately needs that.

She didn't think Obama was ready for the Presidency and I think that's the fact today.

Hillary will do a great disservice to America is she tells lies under the guise of party unity.

I thought it was only in poor developing countries that politics was about individuals and not necessarily policies. But I was wrong. Apparently, its the same in America.

How else can one explain the fact that those Hillary supporters saying they would vote for McCain when its very clear that her policies and Obama's are quite similar while McCain is way off the mark?

How can one explain the fact that some are willing to vote against their own interest?

America, afterall has slipped into the poor and developing country category and many thanks to the Bushes and the McCains of this world.

America surely deserves the leader they get if they fail to de-emphasize personalities and focus on policy issues. It is apity that this country has gone so low. Pity! Pity! Pity!!

A HUGE block of Hillary supporters are furious at the DNC and are joinint the McCain camp. You may recall that Hillary Clinton and John McCain have great admiration and affection for each other. And said that if they ever ran against each other, "it would be the most boring campaign" because they couldn't sling mud at each other. Let me say that I applaud, as a Democrat, this defection and TOTALLY agree that OBAMA IS UNQUALIFIED to sit in the White House--except as a visitor. He has NOTHING to show for in his political career, has been a total weather vane of opinion blowing with whatever the public sentiment is and has "qualified" virtually every position he has spoken on. I do NOT care about his skin...what I DO CARE ABOUT IS SUBSTANCE. And I see extremely little. Soppy testimonials from one's wife simply are abominable in a campaign, a pathetic attempt to "connect" on a human level--which is, again, what those who oppose Obama have been saying about him. 90% of the Obama campaign run by his handlers has been an exercise in creating a "Messianic" image more akin to a cult. This is the least qualified man in terms of substance that I have witnessed running for office in a very long time. Whatever core values he harbors has been extremely well hidden in a constant stream of shifting positions--all gauged to appeal to the sentiment of the public at a specific point in time. Moreover, I believe his election would THREATEN the future election of highly qualified black politicians, which would be a tragedy for America.

What she needs to do?

SHUT UP! QUIT WHINING!

Same with Billery.

When are you going to understand it isn't about Hillary any more so it really doesn't matter what Hillary does or doesn't say.

It is about the way the democratic party hierarchy behaved during the primary. I won't give any more money to the democratic party and told them so today. I am changing my registration from democratic to independent. I am changing a 20+ year voting habit. The republicans can forget it too. I'm looking for a new party.

It wouldn't matter if Hillary raised him to the level of a God.....I will not vote for him... Before I vote for Obama I'd rather not vote at all. I can not bring myself to vote for something or someone I don't believe....If it sounds too good to be true...it is too good to be true! He just makes himself sound as if he were the second coming of Christ.... I personally haven't seen much of what he's accomplished in his infant career as a Senator....As an African American woman I'm not feeling his message....

The DNC screwed up the first time by not backing Hillary for President.

Obama screwed up the second time by not putting her on the ticket.

Screwed twice and voting for McCain.

I don't know what it is going to take for Obama to recognize Hillary as a force. George your statement about Hillary and her supporters are defintely wrong. I am strongly considering being an independent and that means, no one will get my vote. No one is running that represents the independent party. I Love Hillary and no one is going to change my mind.Obama should have at least let Hillary run as VP. I think he is arrogant. I went to his website to voice my opinion and his website does not even provide an opportunity for email responses. Hillary's website always provided that. I know that the probability of my email being read was 1-1000000, but I still appreciate the opportunity. I don't like him still he is an arrogant SOB and I don't know what the democratic party will do. He needs to change his choice for VP before it's too late. I can not see my point of view changing, I will just not vote. I hate McCain, he is just another Bush.

I can't wait to see if an equal amount of coverage and joyous enthusiasm is given to the Republican National Convention by ABC news. Should be interesting...

Good luck with all of that.

HE COULD NEVER WIN, THAT'S WHAT YOU DON'T GET GEORGE, AND IF HE WANTED TO WIN FOR THE GOOD OF THE PARTY AND THE COUNTRY HE SHOULD HAVE PUT HILLARY ON THE TICKET, NOW WHOSE DECISION WAS THAT GEORGE?????
HE HAS NO CREDENTIALS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO SOON FOR HIM TO RUN. BUT HE PLACED HIS BET ON HIS 136 "PRESENT" VOTES TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS PINNED ON HIM AND WON THE NOMINATION.

HILLARY ISN'T TO BLAME, NOT NOW, NOT WHEN HE LOSES. HE IS TO BLAME B/C HE IS PAINTING HIMSELF AS THE NEXT COMING OF JESUS CHRIST.

OH BY THE WAY, THE REASON WOMEN, AND SOME MEN CAN'T STAND HIM IS B/C THE MEDIA HAS TINGLES UP THEIR LEGS FOR A WEAK CANDIDATE AND THE DNC DID IT AGAIN BY PICKING A LOSER.

THAT'S THE REASON HE WON'T WIN. MCCAIN WAS A LIGHTWEIGHT...BUT NEVER LIGHTER THAN OBAMA. HILLARY WOULD HAVE CRUSHED MCCAIN. BUT OBAMA LET HIS HUGE EGO GET IN HIS WAY.

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER 4TH. 4 YEARS OF MCCAIN, AND THEN WE'LL GET TO VOTE FOR HILLARY IN 2012.....

STOP BLAMING HILLARY!!!!!!

What Hilliary needs to do is announce that obama is an idiot, and then launch her mutiny of the Convention.

I am sick and tired of Charles Gibson and George S. giving a negative spin to the Democratic Party's convention. Why must you always look for the suspect- destructive approach to everything? You reporting Monday night was awful, Tuesday's was so sick I had to give it up and come write my anger!

Please "STOP SAYING WHAT HILARY HAS TO DO" (or any other politician HAS TO DO and stick to reporting THE NEWS, PLEASE!

Vote for McCain out of spite if you want more War, Unequal Pay for Women, Roe vs. Wade reversed, etc, etc.

If you can't bring your self to vote for the lesser of two evils (Obama), please consider not voting for President this year. This is SO Important. We are expecting triplets and our two girls do not need the government in their business.

it's clear that the Democrats will roll over and die, again, and lose the election. damn the Democrats, you are about to screw up again.

Just a note of appreciation to ABC for covering how the Democrats are circumventing the very rules they proposed to reduce the effect of lobbyist. You know,free everything for our Congressmen/women who are in attendance.

*****Correction: Snubbing Clinton for the VP slot was a huge mistake. Obama failed miserably to unite the party by NOT being a big enough person to include Clinton as VP. After all, she got 18 million votes. Having her on the ticket would have closed the deal for him, and he would have been president. Now an Obama presidency is highly unlikely.

I'm glad there is one decent news network left. Although I hate to give them any acknowledgement, go read today's online articles on MSNBC and CNN by Todd and Cafferty. Their mean and biased attacks on Bill and Hillary prove what we knew all along- they were out to get Obama elected. Todd even admits that the media doesn't like them. He should be fired for such biased attacks. You know, I don't like Obama but I hate NBC and CNN more. I have even stopped watching NBC evening news after 20 years. This Democrat has had enough. McCain looks better ever day! Hillary will do what she needs to do for the pary tonight. If she didn't show up, the media would jump on her for that too. NOBAMA-ever!

Tell me this America, if Obama is going to be the "Big Uniter", then why couldn't he demonstrate that by putting his differences with Hillary Clinton aside, and including her on the ticket. Now, that would have been ENORMOUSLY convincing in showing America that he can bring people together!! Obama failed his first big "unity" test.

I hope that Hillary will not compromise herself by trying to lavish praise upon Obama that she doesn't truly feel. Nothing about the man has changed, and her supporters will see right through it and hold it against her. She needs to acknowledge her supporters who the DNC rebuked, reiterate her support for the Democratic Party and exit the stage with grace and dignity. She may not have made it this time around, but Hillary is a vibrant, intelligent woman, and I don't think the history books are ready to close just yet where she's concerned.