Hi Leslie,
I will be present to hear Bill Clinton @ Stephen F. Austin State University today in my town Nacogdoches,TX
I think Hillary has a good chance in Texas.
I like Obama. He is very charming but he reminds me of the movie Being There. Chance Gardner says very profound things and everyone wanted him to be President. But Chance, like Obama didn’t hit on the real issues enough.
Change, working from the bottom up does NOT spell out a plan for anything.
I need to hear more.
In the meantime, I will let you know what Bill has to say tonight at the rally here in Nac.
Stay tuned!

Betty Ann
Nacogdoches,TX

There we go again-about the black vote–Obama cannot do anything without the black vote–i know what some say about white people going his way—but come on–without him whipping the blacks into a frinzzy–wher do you think he would end up?? Really be honest-if not with me–be honest with yourself.
Thank you—where do you think this post will end up–never be posted.

Hopefully, Hispanics are beyond tradition. So far, Hispanics are hurting for lack of leadership in all past governments including Clinton’s one. We deserve an opportunity with someone like Obama to do something. I don’t trust anyone who has been involved in the government and have had the opportunity before to turn things around but didn’t … I don’t trust anyone who have to travel with their hair stylist paying lots of money like Hillary and McClain to do anything different. I would rather prefer some one with less experience in corruption and more knowledge, desire, and talent. But wait a minute… this is not going to be hocus-pocus things… it is going to take lots of challenge and he is ready to do it. Latinos! Don’t be fooled with Hillary’s promises! She is arrogant and it is all about her and her clan.

let hillary make all the mistakes…she knows everything just ask her.

if hillary don,t make all the mistakes then maybe bill will help her

out. the super delegates scare me..who wants her for president

anyway

I really hope that Obama does win Texas. I have been telling my cousins in Texas not to believe Mrs. Clinton’s ploy to divide the hispanic vote from Obama because of race. I just don’t believe her.

To me as hispanic man, Senator Hillary Clinton knows that the hispanic population will vote for her. It is wrtten in books about the history of black gangs attacking hispanics. As you know if you are an inteligent woman and read, We, hispanics have a lot of recentment against black people . What they did to puertoricans in this country specially In the bronx , NY where black gangs killed many of us. This still in our hearts. Many puertorrican women were raped by black people. I think we won’t vote for them. We will vote for senator Hillary Clinton that is a woman of substance. Senator Obama doesn’t have any substance in his speaches. He only talk about Hope. what kind of hope? The hope that president Bush gave in his speach in 2001 and 2004? he took this country and left it in debt and in a war that is almost not resolvable. Hispanics are going to vote in majority for the democratic party. We will not elect another republican again for years. I recomend you to read more about our history before you write an article. Texas willl be blue this year and will elect senator Hillary Clinton as a president even if you don’t like it. So you can eat your words. The republican party is burried already that is why you got the “obamacans running around screaming his name. This is not going to work. God knows that this country is in trouble.

Thanks, Mr. Rodriguez

I’ve been thinking myself that Hillary is taking a huge risk at putting all of her eggs in Texas to save her campaign. She may end up like Rudy and missing the boat! I think she should be out and about in Texas but she shouldn’t neglect the other states. It may come back to bite her big time!

I don’t see her being in Texas more than Obama giving her any advantage at all. I think people know who they are voting for. No amount of stumping will change that.

Cynthia, Covington, Ga.

I think he can if he speaks to the people of Texas by going into there town and find out what there needs to improve Texas. The people of Texas don’t need a president that sole job is to rack up hispanic votes but to help all americans rich and poor. If Sen. Clinton don’t win Texas she will turn her back on you like she did with the other states that she recently lost.

virginia
USVI

Hillary can win Texas, as well as Ohio and Pennsylvania. If fact if Hillary can exceed expectation in Wisconsin as well as win as Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvia then she is again the front runner. If she pulls this off I believe that North Carolina is back in play, as well as most other states. Listen, if Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania primaries had come first after Super Tuesday Obama would be on the ropes right now. The media needs to be careful not to write off Hillary, but most importantly, stop leading the public to believe it is over.

I think Hill has Texas, hands down. I may be wrong. I feel a show down. It is going to be interesting. We have a long way to go still.

Hi Cooper, I want to know why people just don’t see it?…for past 16 years with 8 of Clinton’s in the office all they did was to lie, and use our tax money to pay living expense of all illegales after the quake.What happened ? “NOTHING ” those people are still poor. Why do we think that Hillary would do miracles when her, and her husband had a chance? Do u know why Hispanics support Hillary? Beacuse they paid for all the expenses of Illigales during the earth quake ,suh as food , housing, medical expenses , and on and on, and THAT A FACT. We don’t need retired and elderly people, bunch a house wives, and illeigales to make decisions for this country beacuse they do not contribute to the socieaty, Non what so ever. And finally, last but not not least .We dont need McBush neither, beacuse their big shut friends have already made a big buck. Its our turn Middle class people .Poor and Rich had their share of the pie, and now its our turn…..MIDDLE CALSS WORKING PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS ECONOMY , NOT POOR, AND NOT ELDERY…as far as I am concerened Hillary had 8 years ,and didn’t do anything .We still have the same problems don’t we? We don’t need her or her suporters..THANKS BUT NO THANKS

Sexism is every bit as offensive as racism. I think it is even more so because it is pervasive among every ethnic and racial group. In this country, the media - left and right- is full of sickening sexism. CNN, FoxNews, you name it are piling on Hillary Clinton with a viciousness I have never witnessed in a fairly long life. At the same time these media folks never question Obama although he has nothing to recommend him except fine oratory skills. Hitler was a great speaker too. Oration alone hardly makes one a a leader. The obvious reason for the media virtual religious fervor toward Obama? Simple, his race.

I guess I am a latte liberal in Austin, but I probably like a craft beer over a latte. I hope Hillary does win Texas because the Obama momentium seems to be because nobody is listening.

He talks change, but unless I missed something all of the major remaining candidates are current US Senators. Obama is a wonderful speaker because he tells you what you want to hear; change, fixing Washinton, ending the war, but all of those things take more than a junior senator for Illinois without much experience.

I have talked with several women who don’t support Hillary and I find it somewhat amazing. My best guess at why is that if a woman is president it shows that women can achive the highest level of sucess and some women may not be comfortable with that prospect. It has always been a given for men.

Sexism and racism in my view are on par with each other. We are electing the CEO for the US so let’s make sure they have good management skills and forget about gender and race.

I am sorry to see Sen. Obama “strutting” (that’s right, strutting) around like he has already won the general election - the more I listen to his speeches, the more like a Martin Luther King-wannabe he sounds. If anyone has played the race card, it’s him…what about his WHITE roots…has he forgotten who his mother was, or is it that her race would just cost him the black vote - the sexism against our woman candidate makes any idea of racism “pale” in comparison…Go Hillary!

The people of texas must choose between rethorics and false hope and experience and solutions.

Obama says he wants change yet cannot define the kind of change he will introduce.

I am an african american in texas and I am voting for Hillary.

This is not about race and rethorics,it’s about real solutions.

I won’t vote for somebody just bcause he is black like me.
This is about our future.

Of course he can BUT he won’t. The Texas electorate sees the real difference between Hillary and Barack. Hillary is ready now, Barack isn’t, but he will be ready in the future. If the Democrats can stay focused on what is at stake then the Democrats have a real opportunity to hold onto the White House for the next 16 years.

No, Obama is not going to win in Texas. Not if myself or several other people I know have anything to do with it. Voting early for Hillary next week in Southeast Texas. People on the Obama train should be careful. There are Republicans out there voting for Obama, because they want him up against McCain in November. They know that it would be harder for McCain to beat Clinton than it would be to beat Obama. Democrats should take note of that. And all of this negative publicity about Clinton taking money from lobbyists. Big deal, you would be hard pressed to find a politician that has not taken money from lobbyists. Obama sure does’nt mind dolling out 800,000 dollars to buy his superdelegates though does he?

When Obama says change comes from the bottom up he means that
1) We as Americans have to do some of the work too. For example, i believe that he wants to help people out of their homeowner’s boondoggle , but we should be cautious enough not to get into it if we cannot afford it. Many people were living above their means. I saw one woman who bought a house valued at 700,000 dollars and her annual income was 38,000 dollars. Even if she did not buy that house she still would not be able to save her credit on paying a 30 year bill beyond her means. We can blame anyone but we are the ones who sign on the bottom line.
2) Starting from the bottom up could also mean that he can reorganize a structure and even try to change attitudes either in Washington and we can change as Americans( our minds/frame of minds) when it comes to social, political and fianancial issues. either way change comes from within. This is one reason that people are so captivated by Obama.

Thank you Ms. Corrina from Texas. I do not believe miss Clinton since that divisive attack she and her husband made on Obama in SC. That was a divide and conquer strategy that they thought would work. She thougth that she would not have to work as hard during this campaign probably because Barack Obama is black which stems from the SC ploy. I don not beleive her neither. She doesnt even realize that people are not thinking like racists. We compete in the classroom and while at work the light are off and its business as usual. I am sick of racism.

I agree with you Virginia. If she doesn’t win Tx, Oh and Pa, she will not even acknowledge you guys. She did not thank the 30% of so people that voted for her in the potomac. Yes, she didn’t win but guys braved the bad weather to go vote for her.

Vote for the person of your choice. My choice is Obama and I hope you will all join me!

He probably will–after all he is only running against Hillary…and her “manifesto towards socialism” reads just like his.

In the general election, however, when the grown-ups who actually read and understand the bunk they’re selling come out to vote…well it could be something altogether different.

Guess what…we’ve managed somehow all these decades without a conversion to socialism.

When the government removes incentive for individual creativity, endeavor, and progress–it creates dependency on the government.

Policies like Universal Healthcare–by eliminating healthcare choice for 95% of the population because 5% of adults do not have healthcare insurance–lead me to think that their leadership priorities are a little flawed.

Both of their economic advisors speak only in stuttering and unclear generalities–when they are asked straightforward and logical questions about funding…and who will be affected by tax increases. And the candidates themselves are even MORE vague.

Neither has provided ANY specifics related to: how to secure our borders, or realistic answers to resolving the threat from radical Islamic terrorists. There are no specifics or recommendations on how to increase small business ownership (employing 60% of our workforce). You know the small business people–they’re those “rich people” who should pay even more taxes–when the 40% of Americans receiving earned income credit pay NO taxes–at all.

I’m a lifelong Democrat–or at least I was–until the Democratic “left wing” decided to have a lottery for who can be the most liberal social engineer!

Now I’m an Independent. Guess who I’ll probably vote for in November?

Gender vs. Race Discrimination

Did America forget about the suffragettes? Women had to fight for the right to vote and women are still fighting to be recognized as equals. There’s a lot of emotional pain in this campaign that America has to address and she will. The Democrats are serving up history, may the best person win.

Hillary Clinton will be repeat winning in TX like CA. I think the texans are smart and intelligent enough to see the differences between Obama rethonic and concret plan and “how Clinton will do” for this country as next President on January 2009.

Hillary has strong position even without the 366 delegates pendient to count from FLORIDA and MICHIGAN… that is a very different.

Obama has won Latino votes already so it is possible. Clinton is banking on them not to vote for him but I have seen here in California and in other states that they ARE voting for him.

I think he will pick up the latino vote in Texas as well. People just had to get to know him better. Her winning New Mexico was equivalent to him lossing 2 delegates as far as the spread on his lead.

They are still deciding here in California, how to handle the double bubble problem on the independant ballots. They don’t know which candidate was voted for so there could very well be mass numbers of votes for Obama in that as well. They have to figure out if they are going to counts these votes which were cast.

I’m sure that when they are counted, you will find the state goes the other way and puts him higher up…..just a gut feeling….but my last one is panning out very well.

I think that Obama does have a chance in Texas. As shown by the recent sweep, the more voters get to know Senator Obama and learn about his plans for our nation, the more they are likely to vote for him. Hillary’s name and face have made her more recognized by the public and that makes some people more comfortable with voting for her….but Bill isn’t running and voters really need to compare apples to apples and think about the direction they want this country to go. It should be very alarming that not only is Hillary pulling a Guiliani by only focusing on Texas, she is dismissing the results in other states and choosing not to campaign in many of them because she feels they aren’t as important for her candidacy. Is this the way she plans to act as President? Just ignore half the country because they don’t matter. Her recent attack ads are a turn off and not the way a leader should carry themselves when the going gets tough. Her actions speak volumes and I think the American public is starting to catch on.

Hi Ms. Sánchez,

Interesting article. I’m an African-American, Obama supporter from Illinois. My family roots are from the Caribbean and I have ties to Latin America. I think that Sen. Obama’s chances rest with how the White- Texans vote. Remember, that when one analyzes how Blacks, Latinos, Whites, or any other ethnic/racial or cultural group behave; one must consider the respective groups’ histories and experiences.

Texas’ history includes secessions from first Mexico, then later the U.S. in the 19th century because of the slavery issue. Overt racial conflicts and tensions have traditionally reared there heads in Texas. Southerners from the other primaries have voted along racial lines so far (i.e. Louisiana); I suspect that White-Texans will do the same. Obama has received the white vote from the whitest of states, such as Maine, which has a white population of 96%. But again, the difference is that Maine’s state history does not include racial tension.

I try to be an optimist, but reality is what’s most important to me. When one is educated and informed of history, one can then understand the tendencies of how individuals, groups of people, and nations behave. I will pay attention to the upcoming primaries with much enthusiasm and interest.! I do hope that Obama wins Texas, but it will be difficult.

-Carnold

I think we need change, but we need someone in office that knows it will take time and real leadership to get there. Obama’s campain reminds me of that movie with robin williams in it. when a comedian runs for pres. as a joke and wins. He has no idea what he is doing. Yes, obama is right we need change. I just don’t think he is the one to do it. Wake up people, stop voting because you see a dream of change with obama. vote because the real canidate has answers and the guts. and i’m sorry i don’t think obama has the guts or the answers he is leading you to beleave he has. when they have a debate i hear obama say we need change and he will make a change but never how. it’s easy to say this but very, very hard to do and i don’t think obama has the exp. or the plan to make the change. I don’t care what color your are or what sex. It’s not about that, it’s about leadership and our future and i don’t want to leave my future up to someone who don’t know what he is doing.

Carnold Joyce,
I have yet to meet a Texas democrat who is a racist.
Oh, and by the way. We don’t all ride horses, own ranches, oil wells, and keep women in their place!
Texas democrats are smart and look at the ISSUES!
That is why I think Hillary will win. It’s the ISSUES and she has a plan!
The best time in our history was when Bill Clinton was president.
Bring it on~

gosh i hope not who is this man? every time i listen to him i feel like im at church. looks like some kind of cult going on all these voters right now and will they show up to vote in november? if you think about it with logic the men have been running this country for so many years and look what they have accomplished. yes i do believe it is time for a change and mr obama is not the one to change things what next wil we see al sharpton and jesse jackson on the cabinet at the white house?

I find it interesting that when Obama cries “negative campaigning” the news media says oh yes that horrible Clinton woman is beating up on Barak again, but when Hillary points out Obama’s false negative accusations about her, the news media says how dare hillary criticise Barak for pointing out the differences between them. Why is it when Obama brings up differences they are differences and when Clinton brings up differences they are negative attacks. Talk about a double standard and yes I think it is a GENDER difference that let’s him get away with it all. But when Clinton defends herself she is accused of campaigning on RACE. Think about it folks….it’s ok to beat Clinton down cause she is a woman (insert hysterical for you sexists out there) but we can’t beat Obama down because he is BLACK (which by the way he isn’t he is technically a mixed race individual). Reverse racism at it’s worst.

Debbie, you are too funny! Love your first two lines.

I completely agree. He’s like some kind of patronizing preacher, “Change, blah, blah” with practiced tone variations and hand movements that try to mimick MLK. I cringe at the possiblity of having to listen to him for four years. If I want to listen to the preacher man, I’ll go to church. I’ve already kept the cotton in my ears for almost 8 years now, no more! On top of that, I have an instinct that his a phony preacher man.

?Si Se Puede? (?Yes We Can?). and This is from a Mexican saying this not White or Black but a Mexican who worked the fields and struggled and this means the world to a person like me who walked with with my mom who pulled me by the hand as we walked with Cesar Chavez , in order to gain respect for the type of life and working conditions our people had to live that had nothing and then to have whites and black steal this slogan from them makes the Mexican even want to more support hillary clinton. leslie I respect you and I do watch you when you do talk on CNN and Im just proud to see a hispanic being shown equality .

I agree with many above. Latino middle class will not go for black. Latino are catholic and more hardworking people. They don´t buy a populist speech cuz they have heard it in Latin American countries before. I think Hill has a chance.

DOES ANYONE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ALL THOSE MILLIONS ARE COMING FROM THAT HAVE BEEN PLEDGED TO SEN. OBAMA?
JUST ASKING.

Obama has given all that money to superdelegates(almost 4 times the amount Clinton has) yet he’s the one saying we cannot let superdelegates decide this race. He contradicts himself and his voters really cant back him up with factual things he’s done for this country. I hope Clinton wins Texas. She does more this country where it matters and I feel Obama has a personal reason why he wants the Whitehouse.

Whoever someone thinks could do the best job that’s who they should vote for. we could sit and split hairs all day and yes it does seem obama has teflon on at times while hillary haters feel free to go after her. Are these the followers of the uniter? Can hillary come too if she would want to? “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for” that is what reporters are reporting that he is saying and i think there’s a bigger problem her then race/sexism. Mania in any form isn’t good and when people jump on band wagons for whatever reason: ie - woman says she’ll vote for obama because she hates hillary - couldn’t give the reporter a reason why but that’s how it is. I think we all harbor latent notions about sex and race and i wasn’t really concerned until an obama supporter challenged a post at another site where he declared obama to be the next coming and condemned the blogger to hell. This campaign brought to the surface issues that drifted to the sandy bottom of the political ocean and are now rising again for discussion. Discussion is good, ideas are good, mania is not good nor is it productive because when the mania wears off and the people are left standing around asking what happened then we will be faced -those of us deemed rational whether black/white/hispanic/female/male/unsure we will be the ones to piece it together again. it’s not the politicans that help families it’s the social workers, nurses, doctors, etc - who cares if they are blk/wh/hispanic/female/male if they are competent? I’m for hillary that’s for sure because beyond the ideas of racism/sexism are deeper issues that i’ve discovered through thorough research. Has anyone noticed that Teddy isn’t around anymore and Kerry’s keeping his distance? Anyone wonder why???

If I am not mistaken all of the following people are descendents of the old New England Howland family. I was looking at the Howland genealogy for a totally different reason and came upon these names. Cheney, Obama, Bush, and Ickes. (There is even a Hay)

What an interesting story in these political times.

Obama cam win it all. I think he owns the entire journalists team from MSNBC and a big part of CNN too.
Chris,Gloria, Roland, Keith and the others like them ( so called main stream media journalists ) that carry the flag of Obama campaign are with a specific agenda, and that is bring down Hillary Clinton and promote their guy…
Shame on them…
By CNN…

Leslie how can i say this without being rude… You Ms Sanchez is one biased lady towards Hillary Clinton! . When Obama does or say something negative you guys brush it away like nothing but when Clinton says something its all over the news 24/7

I don’t think Obama can win Texas, Hillary is going to win it, he may make inroads to reduce the margins but not enough to win it, that will make it even harder for him in the general election as he is yet to win a big state.

Yes Barack can win TX. Remember people in TX still have the same problems we all have. People still need jobs, healthcare and war in Iraq. Too solve our problems we need some one who can LEAD not tell us what we want to hear like Clinton. He does have plans on each of the many issues we are facing. He can bring all together to get the help he needs to make things move again. He listens… he give us hope that he can make a diffrence in the world. He will talk to our emenies and start the healing process. He has a bigger picture for the world. There is a big movement across the nation and it is coming from people who want hope and can really lead. He is the new guy on the block and does not have bad habits.

No way will Obama win Texas. He has pushed his race for too long to change by speaking three words in spanish. Yes we can, in any language is just that, words. The people of Texas won’t be fooled by words alone. Hillary has a long standing relationship with Latinos, who are not as fickle as black people, who vote race only. When I hear black people say Hillary is the better candidate, but Obama is black it makes me sick.

So far, Obama has proven himself to be a quick learner and capable leader. His campaign groundwork has ingenuity, teamwork, organization, adaptability, strength, speed & efficiency. It’s been lauded by many analysts as amazing. He certainly attracts talented and hardworking staff. Critics have been so busy picking over his ‘rhetoric’ they haven’t noticed his leadership skills.

In contrast, even the biggest skeptics who have followed the news recently must realize by now that the Clinton campaign team was NOT ready from day one.

Obama 08

People usually repeat what they are used to. If they are used to corruption, thats subliminally what they will vote for. After 20 or 30 years
of the Clintons and Bushes, thats all people know. If you would go to
youtube and type in Hillarys name, you will SEE some of the scandals
that she was involved in. You will see the real Hillary.

All I have to say is that I have no idea which way Texas will swing. The clinton’s have been known to be friendlier with Latinos AND Asians. They are more well known. Yet, Obama does have the momentum. The more people get to know him, the more they like Obama. I am a white 19 year old supporter of Barack Obama, and he has my vote. But it is wrong to say that either obama or clinton have it in the bag. I am excited to see what happens in Texas.

Yes.. Obama will win Texas, plus the nomination for our Democratic candidate for President. I’m not sure where people have been, but they apparently have not listened to the debates in which Obama HAS given details of his plans on those issues facing our Country. The main thing he differs with Clinton on is his health care plans. Clinton stated in a recent interview that she is “willing to garnish wages” for those who do not voluntarily participate in her universal health care program, or some other legal action. Obama’s plan is to begin by reducing the current premiums insurance companies are now charging, plus having a government subsidy program for those who still cannot afford the lowered rate. For those who do not voluntarily participate in the program, he will not be garnishing wages, or taking legal action. Obama will not only be helping those who currently do not have health care, but also bring relief to those of us to are paying outrageous premiums for our health care. Something about Obama is genuine and he speaks TO YOU instead of AT YOU. If you want to find out details for his plans on other issues, then watch and LISTEN to the debates to come! Obama is definitely the best candidate for this Country’s future!

Obama will not win Texas. He can not carry the large Mexican vote. Call it what you want, but my observation is that there are strained relations between Mexicans and blacks. Barack Obama, while probably the better candidate, is going to fall prey to the “one drop”, meaning he’s black, and Clinton will win. Frankly, I don’t see the connection to Clinton.and the Mexicans. Clinton (Bill) supported NAFTA, which has largely caused the economical crash of the Mexican population below the Middle class. Maybe they should speak to their compadre Bill Richardson, and see if he still supports the Clintons after the dressing down Bill gave him.

With eighty to ninety percent of blacks voting for Obama,
I believe that he would be to busy catering to black needs instead of Hispanics.
He seems to only be ’sucking”up to Hispanics now as the Clinton’s have always taken care of them and they are now showing their respect for what the Clinton’s did for them by supporting Hillary.
Not the same type of respect that black are showing towards Hillary after all that Bill Clinton did for them.
Hispanic people are very respectable and and won’t stab you in the back and then change sides like blacks seem to cause Oprah says they should!

Hank Sprong
Laval, Quebec.

Great article! concise to the point and easy to read.

I think Clinton will win Texas because is just Clinton Territory

So Obama wins Texas in the primary. What does that mean? He won’t win Texas in November. Texas is as red as California iand New York is blue. McCain will win it all in November. He will be beholden to his rightwing republican reactionary brothers and sisters who might get Congress back. McCain will throw them a bone by helping them create and pass the most stringent immigration bills ever proposed. Laws will be implemented that will bring about deportations of massive numbers of illegals of all stripes (Asians Poles included but mostly Mexicans). The votes in the House will be close with republicans seeking out the Congressional Black Caucus’s help who will give it to them as punishment to the latins for not supporting Barack in the first place. The hispanic population will begin to decrease, not increase to 29% as projected by 2050.

Dear, Nelson Rodriguez,

You stated the following, quote:
“As you know if you are an intelligent woman and read, we hispanics have a lot of resentment against black people.” Unquote.

Well did you know that the bible says it’s wrong to harbor such ill will and hatred against your brotherin? It is a sin to hate people, Nelson. Additionally, two wrongs does not make a right by any measure. And for goodness sakes, why take it out on Senator Barack Obama, who is striving to help “unite” this country?

“Many puertorican women were raped by black people.”
Well again, you’re looking at the color of Mr. Obama’s skin, and that’s not fair, Nelson. You’re holding deep grudges against the senator based on the actions of a bunch of thugs from the slums. I would ask that you please reconsider your position, sir.

Senator Obama had nothing at all to do with puertorican women being raped, or any other minority group or affiliation. In fact, if you have properly done your research, Senator Obama is the one who has fought against civil rights abuses in this country, and would be the one candidate most likely to lend a hand in breaking up a street fight between rival latino and black gangs and such.

So please do not punish Senator Obama and all african americans based on other uneducated people’s past record of violence. Obama has nothing to do with anyone being raped and such. He is the only credible and viable candidate to originally speak out for justice across the board, in a sincere effort to unify this country.

In Obama’s speeeches, he is constantly asking us all, to please not let cynism, fear and doubt, be a barrier to progress in this country. And this is exactly where hope comes in at Nelson. With a real leader like Obama in the Whitehouse, I strongly suspect that you will no longer have to worry so much about the kind of violence against women that you have encountered in your lifetime.

Senator Obama, will put special programs in place that will thwart the rape attempts out there, and make it much harder for those thugs who do choose to rape someone. But please do not punish Senator Obama, and an entire race of people, based on extremely uneducated and illiterate people’s actions from the past. That is truly an injustice sir.

By opening your mind up more to the possibilities of a much better and brighter America, while encouraging others to do the same, you’re playing a vital role in what Senator Obama is striving to achieve in this country, which is universal and national unity. By voting for Hillary, I guarantee you sir, all that you’re going to get is more of the same old tired Washington politics, that isn’t going anywhere.

Hillary’s brand of leadership will not properly address the needs of the type of unification that’s needed in this country for significant progress. Senator Obama is the only answer to that and much more. Thank you for your time sir, and good luck on your choice for President of The United States.

Hi Leslie. Tonight I listened to you on CNN “Anderson Cooper”. I loved the topic but I am sorry you do not convince me shift party affiliation. I think I know why you want Obama to clinch the primary over Hillary: Obama will be twisted/smashed by the maverick/trasvestist McCain. McCain just showed Hillary what she has been missing in her addressing Obama rhetoric: Is all about a rock star that lifts up emotions but not substantive, too vague. For McCain is easy to show him a wishfull in the midst of grave challenges for America. With Hillary, the debate turns quite different. Do not scare me with Hillary been a divisive figure. McCain thinks he can get a chip off Hillary on this too. I do not vote republican because democrats have shown me they are on the side of my interests as spanish. Thanks.

Why not vote for Barack Obama , I think you have it all wrong.
Your sweet cry baby is a flip flopp .I can believe you are socolor blind and as MLK said a person should not be judged by the color of his skin. The Hispanic is very respectable but they are very aware of the
one’s have there best interest at hand and they two will vote there own mind. I work with a few of Hispanic and it were not until Martin Luther
King’s Jr. gave his life for the people of color, and the poor people
in this country. Barack Obama were God Choose One’s
No matter what you say about race/color You will see.
Weh have voted for the white for more than I care to say.
So It Time For a Change. And It to wiil come. “YOU Will See”
PEACE. New Jersey

Hillary will NOT get the votes needed by Hispanics, as a Hispanic in California I voted for Barack, someone I can trust to run the United States of America. Voters need to remember that during the Clinton years, what did they do to help the American people with escalating health care premiums? Nothing!!! This is a question for Americans. Hillary has never been a UNITER, RATHER A DIVIDER AMOUNG ALL PEOPLE. She CANNOT handle any pressure by the Republicans.
As many of you have seen Barack Obama, he indeed is a UNITER, he will negotiate with Republicans and Independents, don’t cut yourself short, SHE CAN NOT BE TRUSTED.

First, as one someone stated earlier, Ms. Sanchez, you are indeed biased against Senator Clinton, as is CNN, MSNBC , et.al, whatever happend to “fair & balanced”, oops that’s Fox!! All of you talking heads have become an infomercial for OBAMA. As a Hispanic female, born and raised in Texas, I am indeed counting on my Fellow Hispanics to support Hillary as we did in California. And having grown up in Texas (riding in the back of the bus with the coloreds)and through the years, Blacks look out for their own and I would expect OBAMA to do the same if elected. I respect and admire Bill Richardson but my vote went to Hillary as she is the best person for the job who has solutions and not just rhetoric. Of course not being as “educated or informed ” as Ms. Joyce Carnold, ( I only have 3 college degrees), I still feel confident about that undoubtedly misguided decision!! And I daresay, Ms. Sanchez, that you don’t know Hispanics, not all of us are recent immigrants and a lot us educated latte drinkers will vote for Hillary. Lastly, Hispanics respect & admire strong women and value loyalty but wait….what’s another 40-50 years?? Wake up Ms. Sanchez.

Totalment de acuerdo, Leslie !!
Fully agreed, Leslie!

I wish only to add the the polls show a difference of only 10 points in favor of Hillary, which given the mementum of Obama and the endorsement of Bush and important unions will further diminish, if not disappear. The situation in Ohio, due to the same momentum and the unions, is similar, so that at best Hilalry could gain between both an advantage of could be 30 delegates, which would not even compensate the gains of OBAMA in Wisconsin, North Carolina and several other of the remaining states
Yesterdays declaration of Hillary, resting importance of an eventual poor result in Ohio, shows that she is aware of this.

It is obvious that the Clintons have already accepted their loss regarding pledged delegates and are banking on the illegal actions of the DNC related to Florida and Michigan and a push of the absurd superdelegates to disfranchise the primart voters.

THE SAME PEOPLE CLAMORING THAT THE VOTERS IN FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN SHALL NOT BE DISFRANCHISED ARE HAPPILY
ACCEPTING THAT THE SUPERDELEGATES COULD DISFRANCHISE
A L L THE VOTERS.
HAS ANYBODY REALIZED THIS ABSURDUM ??

OF COURSE, IF SUCH HAPPENS, THE BACKLASH WILL PROVOKE THE DEM’S LOSS IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

TOM

The media is busy with their OBAMA LOVEFEST. They’re building the guy up just so they can rip him apart and guarentee a Republican victory in November.People please don’t get fooled again like we did in 2004. Far leftest liberal candidates like Kerry and Obama are not electable in the general election. The corporate billonaires which run the media KNOW this and once again are playing YOU for a FOOL. WAKE UP PEOPLE THIS IS NOT AMERICAN IDOL.

The voters of Texas needs to use their search engines on their computers and read what shows up after requesting REZKO OBAMA and then ask about Tony Rezko indictment where he is charged with 24 counts of fraud, etc by procecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. This trial should start about March l. Tony Rezko was on Obama’s senatorial finance committee and a fund-raiser, political and personal friend. Rezko, his companies and employees gave at least $168,000 in political contributions while Rezko was defrauding others and Obama and his law firm were helping him secure property, funding and tax money for low-cost housing and other business.
SENATOR OBAMA HAS NOT BEEN TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS RELATIONSHIP. VOTERS, KNOW THE TRUTH BEFORE VOTING.

The hispanic population has multiplied greatly in Texas in the past 10 years. Hilary seems to be concentrating on the border towns. Obama needs to reach out to the hispanics everywhere else! Including Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. Dallas has an Hispanic woman for the Sherriff and Fort Worth has an hispanic police chief. People with influence in these 2 cities he needs to reach out too. Also, some hispanics (I noticed in an interview with a hispanic voter in the Nevada Primaries) seemed to be a bit confused on Hillary’s Health plan. Some seem to think it means for free or nearly free. They don’t comprehend what the mandated plan could actually mean for struggling families.

Obama supporters are running at full steam here in Texas. I think it will be a close contest between Obama and Clinton.

Before there is any action, there must be a decision, before any decision, there must be a choice, before any choice, there must be delibrations, before delibrations, there must be knowledge. The mind must analyse, before the will decides. The emphasis on “SOLUTION”, “EXPERIENCE” AND “ACTION” by Hilary Clintion. Now I see how her solution solving capability, combined with over 35 years experience landed us in IRAQ.

There’s no doubt that Democrats are going through one of the most subtle configurations in the history of presidential primaries.This’s the very first time that a woman would show up on the scene on the route to the White House. And many American people are not familiar with that terrain.The idea is to make the mathematical equation in favor of the American people.
At the end of the day let the twin evil of ’sexism’ and ‘racism’ be the bloody losers and let the American people be ‘the undisputed winner’.
A better America is a better world.Gender blindness and racial color blindness are crucial factors and the oracles love them.

i find the comparisons between guliani and hillary quite interesting
and there is a slight resemblance.i don’t think obama can carry texas,
i think he would have had a better chance had it been in April or later
but if he has a strong showing and can snap up some congressional
districts it would be a great smash and grab .I like him as a person
and i hope he should be the next prez but he is nat carrying texas for sure!

tony

I don’t think it’s fair to hold the “black vote” over Obama’s head. Let’s be honest. Where would President Clinton have been without the black vote. He caused that same frenzy, if you recall. It’s not fair.

I am in Texas and voting for Hillary Clinton.

Obama has never had to make or maintain a budget, which is why his
policies all add up to over 850-billion. He has said several times, he is not a “detail guy.” That is a scary statement when it comes to our economy. In the end we all pay the price.

His encouragement of adults going without healthcare to save money will not keep me healthy. His requirement that all children be insured lest be fined will not help poor families get ahead. His message of “hope” will not pay my bills.

His call for “change” may be there, but what changes can we expect. One big change we can expect to see is the implimentation of extreme censorship. He will shut down all talk radio programs. He will change the censorship rules for movies and television making them extremely restrictive.

He has a different definition of Universal healthcare by excluding people to the tune of 15,000,000, and apparently through censorship has a different definition of freedom as well. Barak Hussein Obama is not the better qualified candidate. In the end if he is elected, we will all pay and will pay dearly. You Obamabots need to wake up and really take a look at this guy.

He avoids debates and will not directly even engage McCain or Clinton at this point. He doesn’t want anyone to see his true colors. He will attend required debates, but anything above and beyond he runs from. There is a reason for that. I believe in an America that is free, I believe that we should have a strong leader who doesn’t duck and run from confrontation on a personal level, because what would they do in a situation of national security? I believe we need
a leader who can provide healthcare to everyone and offer relief in return such as tax credits.

My vote in March here in Texas goes to Hillary Clinton She is the best candidate to take our nation and people where we need to be with the economy, maintaining our freedom and keeping the people healthy.

I think Obama will win Texas and Democartic nomination !

I just wish we keep getting good candidates irrespective of color or gender. I do not know why do make a such big fuss about Black vote going 85% going for O’. As we keep getting good electable Black candidates in future, this percentage of support for a Black candidates will come down automatically.

Hispanics and blacks are united in Texas and will vote for the candidate of choice. I am an Obama supporter but if he doesn’t win Texas I will still have my Hispanic, black and white friends.

Adults could learn something from children. We are black and if one could see my grandson friends playing in the front yard it looks like the United Nations; blacks, hispanics, vietnamese, chinese, pakistan and whites. I am Granny, I love them all, they are all treated equal and they all respect me as well as their parents.

Thank you Leslie for your perspective which is greatly appreciated. I see many responses to this issue and it is a said day when we are still categorized as census indicators of race. First, race is a socially constructed concept which means that terms like ‘black’ and white’ reflect perceptions that where used to divide this country. The Latino people are not referred to as “yellow’ or ‘brown’ but by their ethnic origin which is diverse. The origins of Latino, and Hispanic peoples ALL come from the continent of AFRICA. The truth of the matter is that Afro-Americans and peoples of Hispanic and Latin decent share more similarities then they do differences. Language often separates people because that breaks down the walls of communication and that is why you see educated college students uniting as one voice. The truth of the matter is that Barack is being slighted because he is African and European. Society because of it’s racist history categorizes him as black because of the ‘one drop of blood’ rule.

Barack loves his ‘white’ mother and that is a part of his unique heritage. To say that he is for blacks and against whites or has nothing in common with Latino’s or Hispanics is ridiculous. Sen. Obama is a candidate for ALL people, rooted from ALL people and will be elected by people.

Hillary Clinton will probably win the Democratic nomination. I admire her and she would be a fine President.

You readers who have not informed yourself about junior senator from Illinois political connections in Chicago can start with researching Tony Rezko, a local wheeler-dealer who is now in jail waiting for his federal trial to begin. Go to the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times. Once you are done doing that, go on to Exelon, a nuclear energy company and major campaign donor to the Obama campaign. All this will keep you very busy.

After reading these blogs, I am so glad to find that there are alot more people who share my opinion as to the media bias. It seems to me that all the media is campaigning for Obama. I can’t turn on the TV and watch the news without hearing ” I love Obama, they love Obama, we all love Obama. Can we hear a little about what he HAS done that makes him the best candidate? THIS IS MY OPINION.

some reports asked, “Hillary said Obama’s speech is “cheap words”, do you also mean Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK’s speech are cheap words too?

It’s so different. First, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. is not running for president when giving speech (He doesn’t have obvious private intention to give speech, not as Obama who gives speeches during the period of election for president, after that, his speech may be over. His intention is so obvious, only when people become voters he seems like he cares them). Second, the situation is different when MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. gave speech (black people are unfairly treated then, but now situation is too much, much better. It’s ridiculous for anybody today to give speeches as radical as in sixties full of change, revolution, encouraging people’s dissatisfaction of government so extremely. Obama is like Don Quixote in 21 century, where there is no such radical struggle between people, but he is as if living in sixties, giving speeches only making sense in that era ). Third, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. is not a senator. He has no power to do something, so he can only give speeches. But Obama is a senator, he can do much much more than MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. can do. So Obama doesn’t need to prove himself by talking, but by action and experience. It is only right for people to give speech when they are running for a position such as senator. Before he is elected, what he can do is giving speech. But after he is elected, what he should do is action, is experience. It is ridiculous for a senator who doesn’t have experience to show people to rely on speeches. He’d better quit senator to be a full time speecher or talk show something. Fourth, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. was not giving speech for election for president. We admit he is a great man, but he can do better for American if he is not president.

It’s different. Actually, it is too polite to say that is cheap words. Harshly, Obama is taking advantage of young people’s ignorance of politics and desperation for dreams and black people’s blinding enthusiasm for African American. If MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. is alive, what will he say? Is he shamed of this that 90% black voted a black candidate? Or is this what MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. was fighting for—the American dreams come true that black people make their decision of voting based on the color of skin? Isn’t this ironical? MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. fought for the colorlessness of skin, but it is his fellow people who is now treating people by skin color. Will MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. give a speech that he has a dream that one day people vote for a candidate without caring about the skin color of the candidate? How many years passed since MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’s speech, but does his dream already come true? How many more years does MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. still need to wait till his dream really come true, when people don’t base their decision on skin color.

Might MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. say don’t let my speeches and my skin color blind you all’s eyes?
If MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. is alive, what will he say? Does the American dream come true (90% black vote for black)? Or is it just African American dream coming true? What will he say about young students? It is only proper in sixties to make students excited for movement when other choice is unavailable. But now, Obama is a senator who has resource and power, why doesn’t he do something and talk about what he has done instead of just still talking about what he is going to do? Does MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. have so many celebrities’ endorsement? Does MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. have so much extremely fast raised fund? Will he still be so respectable if he already is a senator endorsed by so many celebrities and full of easily and quickly raised money?

Why is everyone talking about skin colour, black preachers, MLK, hispanics (whatever that means) etc? You elect a person not an ethnicity or gender.
BO has a truly excellent legislative and social activist record. His ideas and policies sure make a change from ReaganBush/clinton/Bush. His Ideas will improve the lives of not just Americans but people from all over the world. He will win if Texans take the time to read/think/talk, not waffle on about preconceived perceptions of race and gender.

Senator Obama promised to unite America. He said there is only United States of America. Why are we again back to black America, white or brown America? We need to get rid of Bush administration which means we need to be united. Media should stop focusing on race and concentrated to issues. Both candidates are great and their skin colour is not important.

Interesting perspectives that run the gamit, just like America. It will be shocking to people on March 5 when the results come in. Obama will compete and may win handily. New York reported districts in Harlem voted 186 - 0 for Hillary, do you really beleive that. I read the same in California, and that they may recalculate the figures accordingly. Smells to me of the Clinton Machine at work, they are cheaters just like Bush and Nixon. I think America is ready for something else, and it ain’t Hillary.

Listen to this! Obama is for fighting poverty. In fact he is so much for it that he sponsored legislation for the NATO property fund that commits the United States and your tax dollars to $65 Billion ( don’t know how many zeros to put) a year for the next 13 years to the tune of $850 billion for the Global Poverty Fund.
He is so liberal that Kennedy and Kerry endorsed him. We can’t afford him. Bush has us $1.33 trillion just during his 7 years. The rest of all the presidents in history only amounted to 1.1 trillion. We now owe $2.43 trillion. $250 billion of this is to China, $750 billion to Japan and another trillion and a half to other countries. Obama needs to spend that money on health care and infrastructure for this nation. Why doesn’t someone bring this up? We need to take care of home and start paying back. I am willing to suffer. Are you?
Speedo

The majority of you bloggers are extremely ignorant with all your racist talk. Educate yourselves and learn the facts about all the delegates before you assume anything.
President Bush is the biggest idiot I know, yet the majority of you on this blog are speaking out of context & know nothing about the history of our country and better yet whats best for our country. Vote smart.

Obama 08′

If Clinton’s campaign any indication of how’s she’s gonna run the country, no thank you!! She had to loan herself 5 million dollars to keep her campaign afloat and she fired her campaign manager, a latina.

Still waiting on those tax returns Hillary. What do you have to hide? BTW, she’s accepted more money from Lobbyists and PAC than any Democratic nominee, plus SHE VOTED FOR THE WAR!! She’s ignored her supporters in other states because she’s a sore loser, and all of this makes her a great presidential candidate? Nope, she has no class.

Too bad the latinos are too naive in thinking that Hillary actually cares for their plight. LOL, they are in for a rude awakening like blacks were. They are a means to an end.

Hillary does not have the experience to lead because her Sen.
When is she going to release her tax records? Release her “experience” record besides riding on the coattails of her hubby’s presidency. SHe is manipulating people into thinking she’s actually done something. Oh I know…she stayed with her adulturous hubby. That’s a smack in the face of feminism. Hillary doesn’t give a damm about anyone but herself.

Too many of you are still drinking Bill Clinton’s kool-aid (I wonder if Paula Jones, Monica L., and Gennifer Flowers liked it too) and with all the dirty tricks folks will still vote for waterworks Hillary. i wonder if she’ll use the tears before Super Tuesday?

If she becomes the Dem. nom, the Rep’s will tear her a new one! THey are chomping at the bit to have her become the front runner. HILLARY HAS TOO MUCH BAGGAGE and a HORRIBLE IMAGE.

I am a woman and a former Clinton supporter. Pres. Clinton is responsible for NAFTA, Whitewater,Filegate, Vince Foster, sex scandals.

Those of you are saying blacks aren’t loyal is a bunch of garbage. Why don’t you look at the warzone that hispancis have turned L.A. into with all the gang violence. When you get educated, they you will know. Latinos think they are white anyways so they will vote white and nver a black person. It’s cool, but when they like to beg for handouts they will use the Civil rights movement (by hardworking blacks) to advance their status. Latinos are hypcrites.

I can not believe what I’m hearing and reading. This country is hurting, badly. If we don’t put the right person in the white house it could get a lot worse. Good intentions are not going to do it. People are losing thier lives, thier jobs, thier houses and more.
It takes at least 4 years to get a degree and usually another 5 to 10 years to master your profession, Yet I listen and read about all these people that want to hand over the decisions of this country to a lawyer with 3 years as a senator. Are you people out of minds!!!!! Obama may be a good man and in time should be president.
People please understand if you don’t know the ins and outs of the white house and how to get through all the red tape, the biggest heart in the world with the best intentions won’t get squat accomplished.
Don’t believe the hype people. I know everyone wants to get behind a canidate that uses the words hope and change, but ask yourselves hows he going to do it???? then ask yourselves who’s going to pay for it. Obama does not know enough about econics to run our country, niether does Mccain. We export our jobs and import our goods and our dollor is failing. We don’t need a President who going to try and figure it out as he goes in the white house. Obama wants to help all theses people and countries, So do I, but where’s the money going to come from. There is a saying; You have to be able to take care of yourself before you are able to take care of others.

A Quick note: States issue driving licenses not Presidents. If your a legal citizen please let me inform you; You can already receive a lincense. If you truly believe states like California and Texas are going to assume liability for uninsured motorist by giving illegals licenses, your out of your minds!!! Can you not see that is just a ploy for votes. Is that who you want? Someone who will say anything?

Another ploy is The GOP leaking it out that thier scared of Obama.
Come on, If we fall for that we start playing thier game. Is this the first time all of you have seen politicians compete???

Well, I came here to comment since the other articles close comments as soon as someone says something positive about the Clintons.

1. I am disgusted with the press
2. I think just about everyone found the Chelsea ‘pimp’ comment disgusting not just “some”.
3. Press, keep trashing HIllary. It will put her right in the White House.
4. Can wait for March 4th to vote for HILLARY here in TEXAS!!!!!!!

Lesli,

You are a pathetic woman. Just because you hit your glass ceiling is no reason to kick a woman down. Quit campaigning for Obama and bring some credibility to your job…journalism.

Thank God America is smarter than you.

Hillary….the obviously better candidate.

Leslie,

Your comment is another example of how the media has all but written Hillary off as the likely Democratic nominee. In my opinion, she is not taking anything for granted at this stage in the game. Is Barack taken his recent string of successes for granted? Based on his comments of late, one would think so.

The pundits and polls have been wrong on so many occasions during this election, your commentary is no longer a reliable indicator of how this thing is going to finally end. If she does win the nomination despite all of you rooting for Obama, it will be as James Carville said “One of the biggest comebacks in political history”.

I am an African-American and have remained loyal to the Clintons because they were loyal to us when it mattered. Other minorities (Hispanics, Asians, etc.) share these sentiments which is why they are voting for her in such great numbers. Even though having a Black man as president is a wonderful prospect, I am not naive enough to cast my vote on the basis of that alone.

Results matter to me and they should to everyone else who cares about the future of this country. Touting change without having the specific agenda to back it up is not what we need in our next president.

Can we finally have some truly non-biased reporting?

No. Obama can not win Texas.

I hope CNN posts this one. I have written about 50 times and have yet to see one of my posts….hmmm, could it be because they’re all too PRO-HILLARY?????????

BTW, your little polls are not always right. I’m a well-educated, wealthy white person and I won’t vote for Obama because I also happen to be smart.

Guys, I have read a lot of anger, negativity, and fanatism on this blog.
Something happened in America before the Iraq war; I would sum it as lack of rationality. Obama understands that America of today and tomorrow needs everybody, his opponents are using the famous principle of dividere et umpire (divide and conquer). They are not interested in America of tomorrow, but in themselves in the whitehouse.
By the way, you may not understand my message if you are not a free thinker.
How can any free thinker be convinced that Hillary will do well on economy when her campaign overspent all the money she had that she had to lend it her own money. If she can manage the finances of a campaig, how can she manage the complexity of the american economy?
What about her mesage to America, experience? ready for change? solutions? It doesn’t take much to know who America should trust.
Finally, THIS ELECTION IS NOT ABOUT WHITE VS BLACK OR LATINOS VERSUS BLACK OR ANY OTHER RACE, IT IS ABOUT THE A FUTURE TOGETHER, AND A COMMON GOAL.
Guys we are in the 21st century, wake up!

Barack Obama impresses me as a phenomenon in American Politics. And whatever negative things people would want to say about him may not be strong enough to change the tides of time. While he may have his flaws just as it is with everyone, he however appears to to be what America needs at the moment- CHANGE. In the pursuit of the American national interest there is no black, hispanics or whites its simply the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I think very strongly that Obama is the right answer to the question of this hour.

Murry,

I appreciate your insightful observations. Thank you for pointing out Barack’s leadership and organizational skills so articulately. I agree with you that the way that each of the candidate’s have run their campaigns has a direct correlation to how they would manage in the top executive position.

Lisa in California