Rep. Jackson you are definitely on point with your assessment of the Pennsylvania primary and the math of the other primaries already completed. I hope that all superdelegates will stick with the will of the people.

Cynthia
Alabama

Boy…the justifications have begun in earnest! A spade by any orher name is still a spade!

Let us not hide or run from the obvious. More often than not, what you say thunders over who you are. Discordant notes in an exquisite but a make believe masterpiece ignites an avalanche too late to stop.

The Obamanian logic is suggestive of a rhetoric gone insipid, a hype shown up and a record not in keeping with the hoopla.

The media and the speeches only take you thus far. Beyond that, it is PA and the 10 points.

Period!

Reality check. I am from Iowa. If we were able to have a revote Mr Obama would not even be in the race. I have talked to so many people who no longer think Mr Obama should be on our ticket. Now the buzz is how many other seats are we going to loose because of those who are backing him. They are risking their own careers. Just look at the lastest adds on guilt by association.

Why has your final vote tally (100% of polls) not been updated on your web site.It will show that Hillary Clinton actually only won by 8.9 % in the final tally.

Superdelegates Matter!

Has anyone noticed that over the last 60 days Obama has gained 83 supers to Hillary’s 3? Hmmm Bring on the Indiana and NC and let’s close this thing out.

Obama’s lead is not insurmountable and Clinton could still be the nominee. Just like in football you never count the opponent out and beaten until the whistle blows for the end of the game. I’ve seen way more times than I can count teams coming back in the last part of the game from what looked like certain defeat to victory. The same thing can happen in this race.
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Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Absolutely not…. How can Sen. Obama be called a winner when he’s made it clear that he’s got serious problems in swing states (OH, PA, and FL) b/c the voters in these states don’t want to vote for him…..????

It may be time for Sen. Obama to think about dropping out of the race b/c it’s clear that he can’t beat McCain in Nov w/o OH and PA

Hillary Clinton continues to damage the Democratic Party.
She is not trustworthy.

For gods sake! When will someone at CNN make the statement Hillary Clinton did not win by double digits in Pennsylvania. Only 98/99% of the votes are in and at this moment she is almost down to only a 9 or 8.6 % win last night. Yet the political analyst and Clinton supporters keep saying she has won by a 10% lead. Go to the Pennsylvania web site for the polls and do the math.

The Clintons are a political machine…………talk about Audacity……..what I see are lies and more lies………character is essential………Barack is substantive…………lets look at the issues and quit looking for dirt……….who someone associates with does not a character make…………Mr Obama is a “thinking man”………he is an educated man……….he has worked with the poor………he has seen from his own childhood what being poor is……..he came to his faith through Rev. Wright, but he does not live with him……..there will continue to be more smear techniques……..it is the Clinton way…….out of desperation now………..and who is ready at 3 a.m……..? I would choose someone who might be yet to be proven over one who has memory lapses for convenience sake………and then lies about it. I think Mr Obama has much to offer if given the chance and so far the people have voted………..and the Fl and Michigan votes were not complete…….so should not be counted……….Hillary is grasping for everything………..I do not believe she is ‘man’ enough to be president…….even though she wears the pants!!

I know he has won! Hillary needed to win Penn State by 64% or more!
It’s great to see her celebrate ———— but it’s going to be even better when we celebrate! Go Obama

If Obama wins- I will vote for McCain. I just made my first political donation to Hillary last night. Why? She is the best manager for the country. Hillary is more of a moderate with a plan. During her husbands reign, we had a balanced budget, strong economy, and strong dollar. Obama is a hoping liberal with a good speech.

John
Oklahoma

If Obama can pick up 70 to 80% of Clinton supporters as exit polls have shown if he is the nominee, what happens to her argument “he can’t win the big states?”

Answer that Bowie?

To any Superdelegate who may be inclined to take the nomination from Senator Obama to give it to Senator Clinton, I say go right ahead, but I will definitely not be voting Democratic in November.

I am apalled by the comments of Jesse Jackson. He was very united with Bill Clinton and received quite abit of encouragement from the Clinton Administration. Is this the reason he wants to dis Hillary Clinton. He needs to remember who his friends are and then he’ll be able to support an African-American for President..

Obama is the winner!!!

Hillary has to consistently win all remaining pledged and superdelegates by a margin of 24 percentage points to win the candidacy. That means 62-38% across the boards. Her 9.2% advantage in PA exemplifies the fact that even in states full of her ideal constituents, she cannot pull it off.

If Obama wins- I will vote for McCain. I just made my first political donation to Hillary last night. Why? She is the best manager for the country. Hillary is more of a moderate with a plan. During her husbands reign, we had a balanced budget, strong economy, and strong dollar. Obama is a hoping liberal with a good speech.

John
Oklahoma

I don’t know about others, but this democrat is very tired of the in-fighting going on between the two camps. Quite frankly, I don’t need to hear from the likes of Jesse Jackson or anyone else who has obviously pledged their vote for Obama or even those who are on Clinton’s side. The partisan nature of our government completely violates any notion of objectivity and fairness. It serves only to distract people from what really matters - the issues and true positions on those issues. Time for this American to pack up and move overseas to a logical country.

I’m with John from Oklahoma….if Obama wins, I’m voting for McCain.

John, you said you will vote for McCain if Obama wins the nomination. That is a kind of irrational decision. But what has McCain got to do with it? You want a Bush 3rd term? That to me does not represent the issues you mentioned such ad good manager, balanced budget becuase he has surely said that he does not understand economics, only war.

As a lifelong democrat I am appalled that Obama has supporters like the guy on Anderson Cooper who says that we should count the votes on American Idol if we count the votes in Florida. His smug elitist attitude has me ready to vote McCain. Dr Wright’s comments seem accurate to me and present no problem. This guy however appears to represent the elitist that they are accusing Senator Obama of having. I do not know what control you have over him but for the party’s sake he needs to be talked to. What an insult to the people of Florida who took the trouble to vote even though they had been told no delegates. I posted this here as an appeal to the Obama camp. My country and yours does not need a McCheney to follow Cheney/Bush.

I’m a registered Republican but in the general election I will vote for Obama.

I’m a women’s lib but voting for an aggressive female named Hillary who will agitate Iran after removing troops in Iraq, leaves alot to be desired. She’s another “READ MY LIPS” that will not fulfill what she is telling the voters. Another politician who never has an answer to questions.

She’s not to be trusted. We will have another Clinton that will finish the Lewinsky era. He will screw his wife in the end!

We need another Clinton like we need another Bush!

Hillary is such a strong woman but by relying on negative comments and scare tactics against Obama, she is actually minimizing herself. She might lose credibility and respect of many undecided voters. She should focus on her strengths and relationships with prominent leaders to sway and convince the voters that she is the best choice for President.

to John in Oklahoma: backatcha. If Hillary wins I’ll vote for McCain as well. Looking more like another GOP win all the time!

This primary has been going on loooong enough, but I’ll admit. I started on one side of the fence, switched over and am now jumping back. i<3barack and would be tremendously proud to have him as our president. Unfortunately I don’t think he could beat McCain. Tthis may be the first time I see rational in our crazy electoral process, when popular vote doesn’t directly chose the winner.

Who ever the Democratic nominee is, the looser will have an argument that the results were UNFAIR… This is due to the votes of Michigan and Florida not counting. First of all, I think we should recognize that this is not the fault of the citizens of these states, there fore these citizens should not be robbed of their vote. Fine, so I am a Clinton supporter, but I think the reason we need a re-vote in those states is because the race IS CLOSE!! I don’t care what the committee rules are, we need EVERYONE’S vote to count because it is essential in a fair election. Lets face it, Obama supporters don’t want a re-vote because their candidate is in the lead, why would they want one??? At the same time, how can Obama claim a fair nomination WITHOUT the 2.3 million votes from Flordia and Mchigan?? It may be ” unfair ” for either side, but I think the best solution is to count EVERY last American in this very close race.

Obama’s true personality has come out in the past few weeks. The voters are not liking what they see. He does has the Black vote committed, which is his main agenda and his reason for running. That won’t get him into the white house though. The people of this country will go with Competency and Ability over hoopla and hot air speeches in the long run.

This is from a white 50+ female middle working class republican who hopes to get a chance to vote for Obama in Nov.
Why doesn’t the news media ask Clinton why she couldn’t close the deal Super Tuesday. She had the money and the political machines behind her and she has been campaigning for 15 years. She also had the political machines behind her in Penn and only managed to beat him less than ten points after being ahead 25 points at one time.
Obama is also running against Hillary and Bill. I think he is doing extremely well under the circumstances.

Shirley from Florida

Obama needs to sharpen his attack on Hillary. He needs to prove to Americans why they should trust him more with national security than Hillary. He needs to continue reminding voters that Hillary voted for the war in Iraq because that really hurts her hard.

Most importantly, Obama should be more cautious now with his utterances because that seem to be his real opponent in this race, especially those words that seem to hurt people’s feelings by acts of ommission or commission. Hillary is on the lookout for another slip.

Hillary is lying about the popular vote total. She is still behind, very slightly, if you do count the votes in FL and MI., which is unethical and unfair — and I AM a Florida Democrat. Consider this….in all other states, the Democratic turnout swamped the Republican turnout for the primaries ( an average of 64% to 36%). Not so in FL — where it was 47% Democratic to 53% Republican — or in MI — where it was 41% Democratic to 59% Republican. This shows that Democratic turnout was suppressed, because people knew that their votes would not count. Then when you consider that Barack did not even campaign there and that his name wasn’t even on the ballot — it’s literally absurd to propose including the results as they are of those contests. To tell the truth, Hillary’s hipocritical unethical position on this issue is what turned me from being a Obama supporter who could easily vote for HRC as well — to a person who will probably not vote for her even she does manage to get the nomination.

Anderson Cooper continues to report voter demographics with an emphasis on Obama being able to win where there are large populations of African Americans. The subliminal message seems to indicate Obama cannot win with white voters. Utah, Idaho, Washington, Wisconsin and Iowa have a lot of white voters and small to very small numbers of African American voters. Why aren’t these voters factored into the equation? Just curious….

You can smell it….Bararck Obama is finally scared. You can even feel it with the media that supported him. The math on this election is totally relative! depends on what you cpount in and what you count out….LOL!

Howard Dean has one massive problem to unentagle! And knowing Dean’s luck or rather the lack of it, time is one bitter enemy of his!

Hilary is fraudulent. Her campaign has been based on her husbands legacy — not hers. If she was true to her campaign she would run as Hilary Rodham. Her experience in the White House is equivalent to Laura Bush’s experience in the White House. Saying one would vote for McCain if Obama wins makes sense to me? Why? Hilary’s tactics remind me of a Republican that is why she is not liked by the American public. We are so tired of the negativity. That’s “old school” dirty politics. If Hilary is playing dirty now, what do you think she would be like if she was elected? This is her only shot at being the first woman president and she wants it by any means necessary. Its a personal thing for her. She does not really care about the people. Hilary wants what she wants when she wants it.

God-Bless Hillary!! The people have spoken yesderday night and want Mrs. Clinton. She the one who can save our dying Nation!! Obama was a passing fade and Obama need to drop out. Hillary for 2008!!

Hillary won pennsylvania so jessie jackson get over it. Why is it the obama people have to put down ,and tear apart any one who votes for hillary?your guy is no saint he has such corrupt ties to people that he can’t stop coming out. He acted like a baby in the abc debate and tried to ignore anything about it.He says people don’t want to know about it . excuse me but when you are running for the president you can not be associated with corrupt people.hillary has won the battleground states, you have to win there to get the presidency you have’t done it.

The best manager for the country, you say? Are you daft? She can’t even manage her own campaign finances. Her campaign is broke and struggling-like the American public- and she can only get “first time” money from folks who gave because she won and not because the believe in her. Whatever it is, it must be in the ecosystem because some folks have truly lost it.

Your donation will help her pay outstanding debts- not move ahead. Somebody over there is certainly NOT managing something very well.

You can be petty and vote GOP if you choose, but after living over half a century and seeing how we have truly mucked up this place for our youth, I’m going to stick with someone who I believe will do something positive for the next generation of this country. It’s the very least I could do to try to fix this mess.

Senator Obama has my vote in November. I only hope that the damocrats don’t make such a mess of the primary elections that he can’t move into the White House in January. Senator McCain is campaining for the general election while Senator Clinton (egged on by the media) continues her attacks on the winner. Senator McCain would be viewed by the world as a continuation of the Bush Administration. With Senator Obama our image won’t be hopelessly tarnished.

You know it’s good that Obama declined the upcoming debates he was asked to join. They have already had 20 of them. And if it were to be anything like the last debate where they spent almost half the debate talking about nonsense, what would be the point. Hillary went on that debate and said Obama is absolutely electable and then soon after went back to the same politics questioning his electability. What is with this candidate? She is so contradictory I don’t know what to believe with her. It’s like she is not only throwing the kitchen sink, she is trying to throw the whole house. It seems like she would do anything to win even if it means destroying a fellow member of her own party. And that call that she would obliterate Iran if they attacked Isreal is just OFF!!! This is the first time I had ever voted and in the beginning I would have voted for either Hillary or Obama but now if Hillary won I would rather just stay home because I could not vote for someone I don’t like and there’s no way in HELL I’d vote for Mccain. Her personality turns me off and if it’s true she is taking money from lobbyist then not only will she have to deal with BC trying to impose his policies in the white house, like NAFTA, she will also be beholden to the lobbyist because I doubt they would have given her all that money for nothing. That’s also a shame she is now begging for money. She’s a pretty well to do person. People should be donating money to her because they want to not because she asked. Also from what I understand Hillary won by 9.4% not 10%….

On a different note. Watching Planet in Peril… when they ask why are the same toxins appearing in the US that are in China, maybe it’s because we buy everything from there. That is a pretty disturbing thing to learn about China.

Sad that Dems still can’t do math.

He can’t win the big states, only the small ones where there are caucuses which are not representative or southern or border states with large black populations.

If you add up the electoral votes in states where Hillary won, counting Fla, where they were both on the ballot, but not Michigan where he wasn’t on the ballot, you are only a few votes short of enough to win the Presidency. Note how many are the big ones.

Arizona 15
Arkansas 6
California 55
Florida 27
Massachusetts 12
New Hampshire 3
New Jersey 15
New Mexico 5
New York 31
Ohio 20
Oklahoma 7
Pennsylvannia 21
Rhode Island 3
Tennessee 11
Texas 34
Total: 265

I am a blkman and i am voting for obama not because but because we has a country need a change from what we have now, i like hillary but she is a lies and she will do anything to win , when a person will do anything , say anthing to win how can u trust that person, and the those democratic who said u will vote republicans is sad because we will be getting bush #3 and four years from now we will be back cry about the say thing we are now but worst , mCcain has not plan for the country, but another 4+ years of WAR and yes 18% off gas for the summer when gas prices hits 4 dollar plus thanks but no thank .

April 23rd, 2008 10:31 pm ET

If Obama wins- I will vote for McCain. I just made my first political donation to Hillary last night. Why? She is the best manager for the country. Hillary is more of a moderate with a plan. During her husbands reign, we had a balanced budget, strong economy, and strong dollar. Obama is a hoping liberal with a good speech.

John
Oklahoma

To all those who agree with this ……….. propose by John .. I’m sorry to say you all need to get your heads checked … why?

firstly, yes during her husbands reign the economy was great … but don’t forget her husband is not running for president …… it’s Hilary …. sometimes i wonder if Hilary possessed the same experience etc .. but didn’t have a Clinton as a last name … would many of you be backing her as you all are … *ponders*

secondly, u say because of how stable America was back in Clinton’s reign … if she loses the nomination and Obama wins .. you would vote for MC Cain .. what you’re implying is MC Cain would help better the economy than Obama a fellow Democrat would…… *shakes head*

Thirdly this goes for both Hilary/Obama supporters .. many of you are saying if your candidate doesn’t win the nomination …. you’re jumping ship and voting Republican ……… (You all are the ones who voted for Bush two terms and see what he did to America’s economy etc) ….. and we all know Mc Cain is going continue the same Bush Policy .. both democratic candidates share the same policies so who ever wins the nomination … democrats should be backing the winner …. this shows that many of you are not voting on the issues .. you all are voting out anger/hate/revenge (all things negative)

Many say if MC Cain win the Election .. they are going to purchase a bumper sticker stating “don’t blame me i didn’t vote for Obama/Clinton” … the stickers should say instead “blame me i voted Mc Cain because my democratic candidate didn’t with the nomination”

BEFORE YOU VOTE COME NOV I URGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOUR VOTE WILL AFFECT NOT JUST YOU BUT GENERATIONS TO COME ….

see my logic ?

THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE COME NOV >> VOTE WISELY .. NOT OUT OF ANGER/HATE/REVENGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOUR VOTE DOESNT JUST AFFECT YOU BUT YOU CHILDREN >> GRANDCHILDREN AND SO ON >>>>>>>>

Hope you are right, and that Sen. Obama is still the winner. Though I suspect that Hillary knows she can’t win and is doing all she can to make sure McCain wins in November, so that then she & Bill can run in 2012.

Hi Rep. Jesse,

I love Barack Obama and I am very disgusted that no one says that the race is really over and that Obama won and will be the nominee.

So, what in the world does Hillary think she is doing? She is just chasing the wind, but the Media talk about her as if her running means something., it doesn’t. All she does is attack a wonderful person, trashing Barack and the Democratic Party. She needs an intervention to be stopped. Hillary should not be allowed to do this.
Besides, this mess is going on too long. It is madness.

Lisette

Clinton has become a REPUB undercover. She is destroying the party with her rhetoric. Her BIG win was less than 10%, but the media is not following the PA results from the commonwealth. They are rounding the numbers to get 10. Whatever, Obama REDUCED her lead by more than half and if it were not for the interference of
“OPERATION CHAOS” that was proudly boasted and organized in the open on various blogs, she would not have won by that much. They are taking credit for almost half the netted numbers on the blogs.

For the sake of the democratic party, Hillary Clinton, while a excellent candidate, needs to step aside and let the party unite. We need to focus on keeping John McCain OUT of the white house. Barack Obama has consistently stayed above the traditional negative campaigning tactics, only taking a negative tone while defending himself against attacks from McCain and Clinton. What it comes down to is wether or not, after a disastrous and despicable eight years, the american people want the way politics is conducted to significantly change. After these 14 months of campaigning it has been extremely clear that Clinton represents the politics of the past and Obama the politics of the future. I, for one, want to be apart of the future.

History teaches us that we’re more productive when we’re united than when we’re divided. Hillary has lots of promises to people, but very few of those will ever see the light of day because she cannot bring people together within her own party, let along independents and republicans (remember she said: “Repulicans don’t have any good ideas”?). Her failure to bring about health care change back in the 90’s is reminiscent of the type of politics she will pursue, i.e. one of exclusion rather than inclusion.

Let’s get behind someone that has demonstrated on numerous occasions that he bring people together to get real work done, reach across the aisle, compliment people on good ideas, regardless of their political beliefs.

To those Democrats that loudly say they will vote for John McCain if their favored candidate isnt the nominee:

Remember that you will also be voting for a man that wants to continue the war, make the Bush tax cuts permanent, has no plan for the economy and no ideas about health care.

Or heres a thought, perhaps its better to vote for the other Democrat that has also pledged to bring the troops home, end the tax cuts and create some form of universal health care? For some I guess its not. Its just as silly as those Republicans who say they will vote for Hillary before they vote for McCain.

“seah April 23rd, 2008 10:51 pm ET
Obama’s true personality has come out in the past few weeks. The voters are not liking what they see. He does has the Black vote committed, which is his main agenda and his reason for running. That won’t get him into the white house though. The people of this country will go with Competency and Ability over hoopla and hot air speeches in the long run.”

Except that he somehow convinced 10-15% of them to switch from Hillary to him.

All the democratic pundits keep saying that after the primaries are over the party will unite. But are oblivious to the facts. Just look at the exit polls from PA, 47% of Clinton supporters and 40% percent of Obama supporters told said they will not support the Dem. nominee. Thats 48% of democrats in PA wont support the democratic nominee. How is that going to help Dems win in PA in Nov.?

These arguments are moot. Senator Obama has already won. I presume most of you are capable of counting. Do the math! Senator Clinton would have to win the remaining primaries by impossible margins. Since she cannot win legally, she will no doubt resort to insisting that Florida and Michigan be counted. If they are, it will destroy the Democratic party and we will have another Republican administration. Senator Clinton should follow Mike Huckabee’s example - the writing is on the wall. She should concede the race now before any further damage is done.

Obama should be the nominee. I’ve had enough of the Billary machine and their desperate bid for the nomination. Hillary doesn’t deserve to be president.

Now the Clinton campaign is trying to goad Obama into another debate….I have had enough of these meaningless debates…saying he is running away from them. He’s not running. There is no reason for Obama to debate Hillary AGAIN!

The Clinton campaign is trying to break the rules and include primaries in which all the candidates did not participate (except Hillary, for some mysterious reason) and in which Obama’s name wasn’t even on one of the ballot. That reminds me of a Bush tactic…just change the rules so you can do what you want.

Obama is not mocking, smug, attacking or scoffing when he responds to the Clinton’s attacks. I’m tired of this kind of media slander.

It is not bad that Obama has more money than Hillary. He has more money because average Americans support him ($25 donation by donation) and is loyal enough to give money to his campaign on a monthly basis.

It is also not evidence of weakness that Obama out spends Hillary in each state. Anyone running against Hillary better outspend her because the BIllary campaign is a meat grinder with deep political ties… many favors are owed and secrets shared. If Obama can survive the Billary attack machine (with assists from FOX and the GOP) he can easily beat McCain.

Media pundits contribute to the confusion as well…keeping controversy alive, propping up Hillary to keep her campaign afloat and casting misleading doubt on Obama just to boost ratings.

Democrats, we need to end this contest and move on!

I read in a blog where a contributor stated if HC did not win the nomination he will not vote for Barack. He stated that Michelle O has no right to be in the WHITE house.
Question? why is that building called the WHITE house? Does this mean that it is only for WHITE citizens to inhabit?

In London there is 10 downing street, in Canada it is 24Sussex Drive.
Just a thought!!

All the reporters are guilty of inadvertantly bringing race into the equation. I just heard John King and Bill Schneider.. when they explain about the demographics of each state they keep saying.. this is Obama’s area because it African American, and NC is a heavily African American population which favors Obama. Doesn’t that make Obama an African American candidate rather than a democrat who happens to be AA?

It is amusing to see praise of the Clinton presidency because of the strong economy during that period. Presidents have virtually no influence on the economy. They neither invent things that create a new spending cycle, nor can they force people to spend money. They can only reduce the impact of a recession. Dumb luck counts for nothing. Clinton did not invent the Internet or the intuitive personal computer. If Hillary had her way, we would already be on our knees under the burden of a government-sponsored health care system that would have us all pulling our own teeth, just like the Brits.

So let me get this straight… Hillary is going to come in second in the popular vote, pledged delegates, and primaries won, yet somehow feels she should be awarded first? Last time I checked a democracy was about who won the most votes, the most delegates, and the most primaries won.

The Clinton campaign now wants to resort to fear touting Pearl Harbor, Osama Bin Laden, and the Berlin Wall? Why didn’t her campaign use more recent events that occurred during the Clinton administration like the bombing of the USS Cole (October 12, 2000) or the US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania (August 7, 1998)?! I’ll tell you why, because the Clinton administration showed inaction on those events! Now Hillary has the audacity to use fear mongering? Hillary’s now pandering to the old and scared (hence the reference to Pearl Harbor). Hillary campaigns like the true republican she is.

Obama 08′

Keep Hillary honest: as votes from Pennsylvania still come in, the true math on the returns show that she won by 9.3% not 10%. If we’re comfortable with rounding numbers, we have to realize that a .7% rounding equals 15,900 votes. Do those voters agree?

We are all making a big mistake and the “Bitterness” has to stop. The democrats actually need “Obama and Hillary” on the winning ticket in November. The problem is Senator Clinton do not want to be on the ticket in November as Vice President, she wants to be the front runner as president because of some sort of “ENTITLEMENT TO THE THRONE”.

Therefore, Senator Clinton will do anything to be the front runner even if it means damaging the democratic party and/or Senator Obama’s reputation. Personally I think this is childish. It is like we are dealing with “a spoiled little girl who gets whatever she wants”. Someone needs to get involved and stop this before we end up with another Republican back in office.

To me, alot of the media has been very “pro” Senator McCain (maybe because he threw some of the media a barbeque), and “pro” Senator Clinton, (due to all the Senator Clinton supporters they have on), and are allowing alot of negatives to be said about Senator Obama. How is it that they aired Senator Obama’s one statment on “the bitter comment” for weeks, (in which he clearly explained what he meant. Clear enough for even the uneducated mind to understand). And, aired Senator Clinton’s lie for only a matter of day’s?

Senator Clinton has run a very negative race, in which Senator Obama’s stance is basically in defence. To watch Senator Clinton tear at him, and to hear some of the media say things like she needs to go negative in order to win, is a disgrace before the american people. This is absurd. Whatever happened to integrity, character, kindness, and ethical things that our country was built on? To indicate before the american people that you have to drag someone through the dirt, and cheat in order to win, is disdainful! This is appalling. America is better than this! I think we need to run and allow a clean race on their ability, skill and character so that we won’t have Democrat’s voting for Senator McCain in November, or not voting at all because the way the person who won (was really not a win), but a tactic. Unbelievable! Let’s pull it together, and allow a fair campaign to take place, so the best person can win! And, may God really bless America!

Rep. Jackson

We all know Obama has already won and will b the nominee.
Now if someone will tell the Media and Hillary we will be all set.

Concerning Florida, and Michigan votes, and the seating of their delegates, I think that in all fairness Senator Clinton can’t claim them because they were not suppose to vote at that time, and she was not suppose to campaign in Florida. And, Senator Obama was not even on the ballot in Michigan. So, how is that fair? However, because Florida and Michigan are a part of our United States, if there is not going to be any campaining, and re-voting, then let the votes be split, as well as the delegates. But Senator Clinton doesn’t want that, because that will leave her in the position that she is presently in, which is behind. But, for her to think that they should be counted is not fair to all the other states that did it right, and it is not fair to Senator Obama. To me, she didn’t set a good example as an upstanding candidate. Sure, seat the delegates. But, in order for it to be fair at this point, the candidates have to campaign, and the people that didn’t get a chance to vote would have to vote, and those that did vote would have to re-vote after seeing and hearing what the candidates have to say through their campaigning. Or the votes and the delegates need to be split between the two. What’s so hard about just being fair?

neither candidate has the required 2024 delegate votes, and neither will have that number before the convention. In that case wouldn’t the convention decide?

Interesting how JJ makes a point to say what Obama’s won more of, including more popular votes, but there’s no mention of how many hypothetical electoral votes he’s won. I think Clinton is right on top of him in this area. Of course, it’s not a full representation because some states (Texas, Cali) most likely won’t be won by a democrat come Gen El time…but still, I think Clinton gives Dems a better shot at the “Jewel” states (NY, Florida, Michigan) than Obama does.

Either way, doesn’t matter, McCain will be victorious. The closer we get to November, the more recognizable Obama’s glaring flaws will be…Hillary will take care of herself.

I never thought I would see grown women with boxing gloves on depicting a woman ready for a bloody battle. Please don’t forget women our children and grandchildren are watching. I had the greatest admiration for Hillary Clinton until the negativity of her campaign set in. Obama is a class act with pride and no prejudice. I plan to support this young man with my prayers, talents, and finances. His family should be real proud. Hillary please stop before you lose more friends.

I have to tell you that I am starting to get annoyed at all this talk about 9 point 10 point win… The fact of the matter is that if you look at the amount of money that Obama spent the gap should have been closer. Also take a look at the break down of the groups. The groups that He carried he has always carried, however the groups that Clinton carried ( yes as as expected) was even in a larger amount than normal. This should say something. I dont think that this campaign has been more negative than ones in the past (think Howard Dean yelling at the top of his lungs). And lets take a look at the states that have picked the winner the last 2 times. How can Obama win in November when he is alienating the majority of the voters that he will need in November. Think about it like this he has belittled small town America (isnt that the majority of the Country). There hasnt been anymore mention about J Wright (you know McCains camp will use that) dont think that will hurt, guess again And then you still have the voters that make less than 50k a year and dont have a degree. Plus look at his voting record (one of the most liberal in the senate. You may not like Hillary, however the voters that dont arent voting for her now. I am in Amarillo Texas and can tell you that the people that I know that voted for Obama would vote for Hillary, however the opposite isnt true. I will predict now that if Obama is the nom a lot of “conservative” democrats will vote for Mcain and he will be elected.

I have a difference of opinion when it comes to asking why can’t Obama close the deal with certain voters. I don’t think that he can’t close the deal. I think that what you have is two candidates whose views are similar and people are torn at the voting polls. I believe that if Obama is the nominee he will pick up those voters who were torn but made a personal choice because of preference.

The rules were stated and known to the candidates: no campaigning in Florida. To say that Florida’s primary was just like the others and should count is stretching the facts. Of course, this Hillary we’re talking about, and what do facts matter when you’ve engaged in the longest running campaign ever (what…60 years?). Take your ball and go home, the game is over. End the drama, vote Obama, strawberry jama, ride your lama…to Alabama.

If Obama wins the nomination, IM voting for McCain!

Hi all,

It SEEMS clear. Obama will win.
Despite or in spite of the odds, re: history.

Why is it that Clinton’s supporters are Uneducated and White Seniors?

1. These old folks still think Blacks are less than they are. They (White seniors, in general) are ‘dinosaurs’ and remain racists from their youth.

2. The Uneducated are just that…they do NOT KNOW the issues, the Truths, the way things are. They go with the status quo - what they are familiar with. They are sadly ignorant.

And Clinton takes advantage of these folks with her BS “war stories”, fear-mongering, and other tasteless distractions. Her campaign knows which ‘LOW-road buttons’ to push with these poor-working class-Uneducated-old timers.
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WHEN will you speak the TRUTH?? When will anyone call it out for what it is? I will keep saying it…..

The larger of Clinton’s base (that is, racism* and ignorance*) IS destroying the Democratic Party and a UNITED States of America.

Thanks JJ!
Hope cnn posts this!

Mary True, look at the name of author of the article again. It was written by Rep. Jesse J ackson, Jr. not Reverend Jesse Jackson. I think youre mistaken in your comments just as you as about voting for Hillary Clinton.

I’d say this is only wishful thinking on the part of his supporters. Neither candidate has enough electoral votes face reality and Obama will not win.

Obama’s difficulty in getting some voters such as the blue collar, older voters have been noted my many and could be the key in winning key states during the general election. How much difference can the vice-presidential candidate help with that…for example if it’s Al Gore (someone who is popular enough and doesn’t create as much animosity as Hillary amongst the general population )? Also, what are the chances Al Gore might agree to be the vice-president if Obama gets the nomination?

Cowboy Jack, were you up past your bedtime? Obama the front runner should drop out beacuse of 2 states, (FL did not count). Don’t the other 48 states matter ?

Hilary the “best manager “. How does someone with a 200 million dollar campaign war chest wind up in debt, now the milionaire is asking for handout s from the American people, priceless. I wounder who will get the blame for this one, creative bookkeeping or a vast right wing conspiracy. Sending money to her campiagn is like buying a ticket on the Titanic. I do hope she uses your funds wisely and pays her vendors and campaign workers health care.

Jesse, Please hold your horses. We are not done yet. We will only know by June convention time. Things can change. Remember Al Gore vs GW, Florida. This is America.

Representative Jackson,

You are right.

And it seems it will take more than a villiage to over-haul the Democratic Party machine. Senator Obama’s delicate precision of proceeding to examine the wishes of the voting public in each primary and caucus will result in a Democratice party made over, and prepared to carry American forward and beyond the insider politics of Washington.

Stay the course, YES WE CAN!

I’d like to point out a couple of things: First of all, it should be noted that Hillary Clinton has been faced with at least 4 “do-or-die” scenarios in this campaign this year (at least according to the media, daggers ever at the ready). And every time, she’s come through with flying colors, in each case exceeding the numbers suggested by the polls and completely dumbfounding the pundits. Every time.
Second, let’s address the conversation going on about Florida and Michigan: Their Democratic parties knowingly broke the rules and subsequently their delegates should definitely not be seated. Rules are rules. But at least in Florida, BOTH candidates were still on the ballot, and people went to the polling stations and cast their votes. And they voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton, not Barack Obama. So her assertion that, including these votes, she is now actually leading in the popular vote is absolutely substantiated. And this is a fact that no one in the Democratic party can afford to ignore, least of all the superdelegates. The goal, after all, is not the nomination at the convention, but the White House in the general election. For the Obama camp to ‘cry foul’ at Democratic superdelegates considering these numbers in their decisions would be naive at best, and at worst would suggest a cynical disenfranchisement of the votes cast by those Florida voters in particular (not that we’re not used to that!). So forget the Michigan and Florida delegates, but forgetting how voters in both those states are inclined to vote in November could prove suicidal.
Here’s what I think Pennsylvania means: Obama is hurt. He has stumbled badly, and his supporters weren’t expecting that. After pulling to within 5 points of her lead, in the end he lost by 10 points, or let’s give the benefit of the doubt to the critics and let them have their alleged 8.9 points. Whatever way you cut it, in election terms that’s what’s known as a “whupin’”. And that means now she’s got not only tenacity on her side, a very admirable attribute indeed for a President, but also momentum.
What all this translates into might come as a shock, but here it is; Indiana is indeed do-or-die…for Obama! If he doesn’t beat Clinton in Indiana, his neighboring state, and a state that is a virtual demographic blueprint for the entire Midwest, then his credibility as an ‘electable’ candidate is out the window. If conservative Democrats don’t go for him there, then they won’t go for him nationwide in the general election in November. Which is not necessarily suggesting that they’ll all go for McCain, although some will. Instead, they’ll just stay home. Indiana, not North Carolina or any of the other primary states with their specialized demographics, will determine who the Democratic presidential candidate should be.
One last note: The repeated suggestion that the prolonged Democratic battle is somehow helping John McCain is ridiculous. All the media attention on Obama and Clinton not only deprives McCain of valuable coverage, but the focus on the Democrats also serves to show just how aligned their policies are, demonstrating that, despite the campaign bickering, the party and its candidates have a unified vision. McCain, who seems to be a fine, principled man, is nevertheless stiff as a board, the camera hates him, he has no ideas and he’s even despised by vast segments of his own party. Both Clinton or Obama will be able tie him up in knots in public campaigning and debates, whether they have 6 months, 3 months or 10 minutes to do it. The simple math demonstrated by the Democratic primary turnouts dictates that with similar turnout in November, either candidate will handily beat McCain.
So take comfort Democrats and so-inclined independents. We can proudly support whichever candidate we end up getting, and if we keep this contest going competitively, we might even be able to force them into “The Dream Ticket”.

Jesse, Who will be the final winner? your verdict please. Hillary now claims that she has more popular vote by taking credit for Michigan & TX. Why is Obama is your pick as a Superdelegate? I thought you & Al Sharpton were siding Hillary. You changed your mind?

If Obama wins- I will vote for McCain. I just made my first political donation to Hillary last night. Why? She is the best manager for the country. Hillary is more of a moderate with a plan. During her husbands reign, we had a balanced budget, strong economy, and strong dollar. Obama is a hoping liberal with a good speech.

John the miskate people make is to not understand that Bill Clinton just happened to be President at the time the .com error was booming. It had nothing to do with Clinton. Also Clinton and Nafta are part responsible for the problems we are having now, with record job losses. Secondly when someone will lie blatantly and you still support them, then it shows you character. Hillary is the same as McCain.

To John in Oklahoma….
AMEN!
How many republicans do you think have fogone their primaries (or do not have the option any longer in the repub primaries), stepped across party lines to vote for Obama for the simple fact that they KNOW McCain will beat the crap out of Obama in the general election? Or for the ones that stepped over and voted for Hillary??? The numbers are bogus and only the dimwitted would believe what a poll states as actual facts. Some poor dems are still playing the numbers game with the polls when they would have better luck with the lottery of coming out with a winner.

I think the REAL figures would scare poor little Obama and his “followers”!

To the brainwashed Obamaites:
“Superdelegates” are not bound by blood and/or life to vote for either candidate on the basis of a pledge. They still have the right to “change” their minds….just like every other American…and vote as they wish.

Thank you for writing this and thank you Anderson Cooper for allowing GOOD / TRUTHFUL articles to be posted and debated. I think people keep losing sight of the fact that he is winning. If the table were turned no one would be talking about how a “black man” is putting up a tough fight, they wouldn’t even give him the time of day. Another thing, they would love for Barack to get angry so that they can label him the “angry black man”… he just can’t seem to win in the media. This is not Hillary’s time.

Hi Anderson,
i was listening to MSNBC today, and there was this debate wether if Obama was elected as the nominee, the Blue collar workers and older Democrats (Where Hillary got her votes from) in PA would Vote for the Mccain.
I believe this does not justify giving a First place postion to someone in second place position just because those in 2nd position feels they can do better becos they ‘ve won some States that will be important in Nov. Election.
‘ Here what’, What if the Obama voters (the young voters, the independent voters, New and first time voters……) decides to do likewise?
Lets not tear the party aparty. There are set down rules, if we change this rules means changing the party.

I’d hardly call Missouri, Colorado, Minnesota, Virginia, Wisconsin and Iowa key battle grounds. Colorado, Virginia and Iowa have been pretty “red” in general elections for the last 12 or so years. Missouri had a less than 1% difference when all was said and done- and Obama and Clinton basically split its delegates equally. Now compare those to CA, NY, NJ, PA, TX (without caucus results-no caucuses in Nov.), and OH. Now those are key states!

As for delegates, whether the lunacy of the DNC will be upheld at the convention remains to be seen. Thus quoting delegate totals is of little use at this point. And here’s a great question-why are the Obama campaign and Obama supporters trying so hard to deny the voters in FL and MI a say in choosing a nominee?

Hillary is using FUZZY math to win. Didn’t President Bush use FUZZY math also. Same old politics.

Senator Obama and Senator Clinton are in a close race because that is the way it played out. speculating on which is more “evil” depending on what blog you read is very foolish. All votes should be counted and when one or the other wins a state that is a WIN not a delusion. there were at least 7 or 8 candidates on stage in the debate.The demonizing of candidates is the reason we are in trouble in this country. there is no fairness, justice ,or common sense to such meanderings. We need a thinking electorate and an educated electorate. Otherwise it is time for a monarchy

Math is not everything; we are looking for the leader of the most powerful nation in the world. Mr. Obama shows great promise but proves every day that he is not yet ready for this high office. Eight years as Vice President will provide him with the experience he needs to lead the Western world. He has had his ego trip. Now is the time to recognize the true facts. He should withdraw his candidacy and prepare to be the next President after Ms Clinton.

Blessings to ALL !!!~Unconditionally ! ~ even to those “fair weather” Democrats (??), who like “fair weather friends” are NOT worth a D**n !!
… it’s amazing how superficial some voters are (at least on this blog) … you go ahead and vote for “Old Mac,” which will be a VOTE for further War(NOT Peace), and further Economic DEStruction…you must still have your house (mortgage must be paid up, so you have the “luxury” of that position)…enjoying the gASS prices?!?…YOU can thank BUSH(it), Cheney, and the other “Oil Barons” for that !!

As former Pres. “Nafta” Clinton was told once, “K.I.S.S. !! “…for those who have a memory beyond that of an ant, via this acronym, he was being reminded to FOCUS on the ISSUES, in particular, the ECONOMY !! … remember that ?!?, the REAL Issue, and the “unending” War, that Sen. Clinton AUTHORIZED by her vote ?!??…yeah, “real leadership”…by consensus, right ?!? … For Anderson Cooper (my “coz,” as my family name is also Cooper…aka the “Meeting David Wilson” story…), AND all you others (esp. ABC “No-News” commentators) who seem to continually link Sen. Obama with Rev. J. Wright, you NEED to look into the Clintonian Connection with Rev. Wright during the White House years. (check out this link to “The N.Y. Times,” March 20, ‘08: ; if it doesn’t come out in this blog, then simply do a SEARCH at their site), if YOU are truly a “Seeker of TRUTH” or simply a political “blow-hard,” who simply likes to vent on superficialities, whereby as the scriptures notes that you are simply: ” as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal…,” for ultimately, “The TRUTH shall set YOU free,” and as Dr. King quoted someone, “Truth crushed to the ground WILL Rise again !!!, ” - but if YOU aren’t, then “Prove Ye ALL things …” (esp. before you write or speak) … oh, and please Forgive my SARCASM, for I’m one of those “Bitter Voters” that’s been disenfranchised by THIS BUSH(it) Administration…& Pardon Brother Barack for NOT “speaking with forked tongue” (like Bosnia), and of Telling the TRUTH !!!

I wish YOU all, PEACE & LOVE, for clearly, WE all are in need of these “Fruits of the SPIRIT” !!!, and of yeah, one of which is HOPE …(without this “Fruit,” most decedants of former slaves or other victims of oppression at the hands of European Imperialism/White Supremacy, eg., Native Americans & other indigenous peoples, certainly would have “thrown in the towel” and given up, BUT Thanks to HOPE & FAITH in Truth, Justice, and LOVE/GOD, as Maya Angelou writes, “And Still We RISE !!! ” …Vive HOPE !!! ~ Viva Barack Obama !!! … ” Keep HOPE Alive !!! ” … SHALOM, SHANTI, PEACE !!!

Shirley you hit the nail on the head!

Hilary is trying to prove that she is “man enough” for the job by consistently running a smear campaign. Isn’t that politics as usual? That is just what we don’t need. Let’s try to stick to the issues that really matter to the American public. I think the Clintons don’t really have any answers and cannot really motivate or inspire the country to resolve these issues so they do what has been successul in the past: character assasination, mistatements, and a few tears.

It’s time to put that old billygoat Hillary out to pasture! No more lies, no more negativity, no more Clinton in the Bushes! No more McCaineyBush! It’s over!

Kudos to Note-taker…Hillary didn’t think twice about all the money she was spending in her ill-managed broke a– campaign. She NEVER even thought or cared enough to invite/involve everyman/woman to contribute (like Barack) UNTIL those Millionaires/ corporations she really serves maxxed out or ran out streams to pad her campaign. She just KNEW she was going to be the nominee after Super Tuesday, after all…it’s her right, we owe it to her! it’s her turn! it’s her time! NOT!!

It’s time to move on from all this negativity with Hillary and the old broken partisan political establishment that is dragging our nation and bring a fresh intelligent, honorable, competent man to raise the bar and represent ALL of us well in this world! Go OBAMA! he’s the one!

If the superdelegates give the nomination to Billary after Senator Obama has beaten her fair and square (following the rules agreed to by all the candidates) that will destroy the Democratic Party. Changing the rules in the middle of the game is unacceptable and a slap to the face of fair minded persons regardless of what race they happen to be. Fair is fair, right is right, and God don’t like ugly. Dr. Wright served in the military for six years (as a volunteer) and has every right to
speak truth to power. I am a bit disappointed that Obama succumbed to the biased media coverage and distanced himself from such a highly respected and accomplished patriot as Dr. Wright. This country needs Obama more than they need more of the Clinton’s business as usual agenda.

Why isn’t that the commentators are not scorching Hillary Clinton for playing the race card? It is she and her supporters who’ve brought race into this nomination process. It seems she has no concern for the welfare of this country and its people. It’s a fact, there are still multitudes of whites around who can be goaded and manipulated into voting against their best interests and for anyone who’ll play to their anxieties and fears about race! Blue collar white males in Pennsylvania and everywhere should be outraged that she bases her appeal on the allegation that they will not support an African -American male for president of this country. Her attitude and behavior are more than elitist but downright racist. She’s doing irreparable harm to the body politic. We need someone to appeal to the better angels of our nature. We need to get beyond our differences, our fears and anxieties and get down to talking to each other in a good faith effort to solve our many economic, social, national and foreign relations and political problems. While Hillary is playing to the basest emotions of white males, the corporations and vested interests continue to rob all of us blind! Enough is enough! The American people can be decent and fair, why not encourage our virtues rather than play to the race virus that lurks just below the surface?

Everyone should not forget that when this process started, only a quarter of African Americans supported Obama. When Hillary and Bill got through playing the race card, in Iowa and in New Hampshire, then in South Carolina, African Americans found themselves being driven from the Clintons into the waiting arms of Obama. I was just discussing them with a coworker. She, like myself, is African American and we both started this nomination season as Hillary supporters. Bill and Hillary, we hardly knew you!

No democrat is a winner. If Barack had not entered this race, there would be no doubt that a democrat would be the next president of the United States. I recall that when President Clinton was in the White House, your father - Jesse Jackson, Sr. - made it a point to be to have his picture taken with the President as often as he could. I have several that I have taken myelf. Disloyalty is the achilles’ heel of democrats and is the principle reason that we have not won the White House since William Jefferson Clinton was president and will be the principle reason that we fail to do so this coming November should Barack prevail in his quest for the democratic presidential nomination.

I sincerely appreciate this blog. I let myself get thrown off course listening to Hillary and CNN. I should know better. Thank you.
Norma

The constant demonizing of and unbrideled hatred spewed at Senator Hillary Clinton was started by the ultra right wing of the Republican party. Now, Obama’s supporters have adopted this tactic and stance in their quest to get their man elected. Because of that, I see no substantial difference between Obama “fanatics” and right wing extremists. Finally, I note that Obama has not reputiated these “fanatics - and, in failing to do so, he legitimizes these tactics by whomever employs them. When these tactics are employed by right wing extremists during the general election campaign, complaints regarding the fairness of doing so will be perceived as hollow, cynical , self-serving and without merit.

I trust Barack neither (Obama) nor John McCain. The former is someone untested, whose main asset is his “gift of gab.” I do not believe that he has the “seasoning” to handle the job.

The latter is mentally unstable, with wacky ideas and temperment that makes him unsuited to be president, as I see it. I fear for America and the world if eithe one of these individuals succeeds in becoming the next president of the United States.

Of the two, however, I would prefer Barack, if that is the only choice that I have.

If Bloomburg runs, I will vote for him . I may do so, as a write-in candidate, even if he doesn’t run, if allowed to do so.

The idea of super delegates was concocted by the Democratic leaders to avoid another McGovern, Mondale, Dukakis 49 state wipe out when the wrong person is nominated. The new rules established a “party of elders” the Dem leaders and thinkers who would have their say, about 25% worth, to insure that the most viable candidate represents the Dem party against the Republican candidate.

This new Dem rule is no different from an instructor telling students that 2/3 of their grade would be on daily quizzes, and the other 1/3 based on oral presentations, attendance, etc. It’s an entirely fair rule everyone buys into before the race (or class) begins.

Sorry Obama folks, if the super delegates put Hillary over the top and give her the nomination, it will be in the best interest of the Dem party to make sure McCain does NOT win—that’s imperative—McCain would be like another WBush term on steriods. Think things are bad now, with McCain it would be 10x times worse. Simple put, Hillary can win against McCain, and Obama cannot.

The Republican slime machine will make mince meat out of him, but cannot do the same with Hillary—she’s been vetted for the past 20-30 years—nothing new will come out on her—she’s a winner.
Garth Bishop
Los Angeles

Let the primaries run their course. If a long race that allows everyone to vote destroys the Party, then we didn’t have a Party to begin with.

Thank you for keeping all of us informed. Your blog was encouraging as you always have been. I continue to have the faith that Barack Obama will be the nominee, and look forward to hearing from you in the future.

How very interesting that Senator Obama when he outspends his opponent 3 to 1 and cannot win calls that a victory.

How also very interesting that he continues to affiliate himself with the Rev. Wright. I was personally offended tonight when Roland Martin had the audacity to suggest Rev. Wright preached on what happened to the native Americans.

Excuse me?I am a native American!

Please be so kind sir as not to preach to me about what has happened to may people and I shall not preach to you about yours.

Leave my people out of this.

“Listen to your heart. Never stop listening.”
Henry Quick Bear, LAKOTA

Hillary is the one moderate candidate who can win. Moderate is what our country wants at this time. Pennsylvanians are smart people-we saw the goodness of Hillary and the smartness of her plans for the saving of our country. She has real plans, not just rhetoric. By the way, we in Pennsylvania did not think Obama was very good at speaking-we did not see the magic that had been widely reported for months in the media.

A house divided against itself cannot stand. Many of us are missing the mark. We should be examining the records of the candidate of our choosing and support them. That does not entitle us to go on a tirade against the other candidate on non issue related findings, which only stimulates dirty politics, which we claim we abhore. Should the democrate of my choosing not win the nomination, I will continue to support the party. We still win. On the other hand, those reportedly willing to switch parties if their candidate doesn’t win….then…they win…and no one wants you bending their ears with your complaints. Go ahead…if you want 4 more years!!

Politics and politicians all have a reputation for saying what needs to be said to get elected. Americans do not trust the traditional politician, and rightly so. Both Candidates will represent the Democrats well. However, if we are looking to continue to build this great nation, it is time for everyone to open their eyes, ears, hearts and minds and focus on what the Candidates say and do, not what their strategists, speech writers, friends, supporters, pastors or anyone else says or does. We need to judge Candidates on their own accords. And, we need to eliminate the snake mentality by creating marketing campaigns that evoke fear at the eleventh-hour of an election. What are the true values of the Candidates? We’ve recruited millions of first-time voters…. Please do not continue to contribute to this madness and paint the picture of content, hatred, and bitterness. Americans are angry–call it what you want. We are all crying “GOD HELP US!” We need to unite this party, identify a Democratic candidate that can truly move this nation forward, and focus on what really matters - insane gas prices, families not able to afford to put food on their tables, millions of home foreclosures, families losing loved ones because we are fighting a battle that has no relevance, companies closing their doors because consumers aren’t spending, dwindling educational loan offerings, children conspiring to kill teachers beacuse they can’t deal with the stresses of everyday life, etc. Stop the madness and move on and select a Candidate now. Barack Obama has transformed this nation by energizing new voters, young/old, various ethinic groups and religions. He is the Candidate of choice!

We are so caught up in all this hoopla we are forgetting to keep our eye on the prize. The white house in November. All this mud slingging and lies are hurting the party not just the person. The race has two top contendors, we should be embrassing the fact that we have two intelegant canidates. I believe that Obama can win. The reality is I’m am a democrate and I want change and I will vote for the democrate that is left standing. I urge you to do the same. Good looking out Rep. Jackson,Jr.