While it may be true that the Superdelegates will play a role, I think it is safe to say that it will not be a controversial one, i.e one that would trump the decision of the voters’ as is suggested in saying a deal will be made “among the elite in smokeless back rooms” (by the way, I thought it was smoke-filled??). Donna was probably a little offended at that suggestion because we have heard time and again from many superdelegates that they do NOT want to make a decision contrary to that of the voters and therefore will likely coalesce behind the candidate with the most elected delegates.

Those independent voters who are pretty much disgusted with all three of the leading candidates..

I predict–we see a record turn-out for Libertarians and write-ins…and Ron Paul.

My 2 cents.

I’ve always recognized that the Clintons both decided at a young age to become politicians and that they are “politicians” in the worst sense of the word. Even with that prior belief, how low she has stooped in her fight with Barack Obama has amazed me. She is one of the most arrogant, dishonest and one dimensional politicians ever and I truly think that she and Bill have the belief that, at the very least, they are owed the Democratic nomination. How can someone who puts self so completely and absolutely ahead of the needs of their country make a good president?

Leslie,

There is one of many positives about Hillary , she’s in this fight to the end , she should be the only one to decide when to get out , this race will be historically important to the democratic party, I think her dedication reaches far beyond the American people , it’s about the larger problems as well , Iraq, our national security, the threat of our foreign enemies , her judgement and knowledge of these issues far exceeds Obama, there is not time for an internship in the White House , as a conservative I can give an objective opinion, It will take a leader with more than just a superficial rhetoric to lead the nation . I admire her commitment to the fight.

Maritza

I don’t think any of us can say for sure how this race will end. It may fizzle out without much of a sound, or a brouhaha shot heard round the world! Back room deals or civil ending? I have a feeling the crystal ball is clouded for most of us.

Lorie Ann, Buellton, Calif.

please help us understand every time we cry for change we put someone in office that has no clue on how washington works, bill gov. of ark., bush gov of tx. now who obama someone else with no clue. how great of a nation are we. does obama plan to put time limits on house and senate seats to get change in the future or is his plan just talk

I believe that has already been determined and only needs to be confirmed by the super-duper-delegates. The results really leave no room for interpretation - the rules are the majority of elected delegates - this has been achieved.

we as a nation say one man one vote, but as we all know, are vote does not count. so are we better or worse at choosing a leader then ever nation we help. how come we can’t have one election everyone on the ballet, everyone votes winner of popular vote win , like everyone else in the world.

In my humble opinion, the Democrats need to do away with these ” superdelegates”.

The Democratic party was going to have such a wonderful year. We had the Presidency wrapped up, even if we nominated Peewee Herman. But we, children that we are, could not decide, decisively, between candy and ice cream. So our parents, the DNC insiders, will decide who our nominee will be. Watch and see if they don’t give us spinach, and draft someone completely new at the convention. Like Al Gore?

I think Leslie Sanchez is wrong about Senator Clinton. She cares 100 per cent about the voters who are devoted to her. Florida’s delegation should be seated. So what if they broke the rules. The rationale for their disenfranchisement is foolish and ridiculous. Just because Iowa and New Hampshire have always been first doesn’t mean they should always remain first. It’s silly. I’m a 53-year-old Black woman who has always voted along party lines. I will register as an Independent if this issue is not resolved, and their delegates seated. Not just their popular votes. I think a couple of guys making this decision has nothing to do with democracy.

My mother and I support Clinton. My brother is an Obama fan. My mother will ultimately vote for Obama in November. I will not unless Clinton is on the ticket. I think it is interesting that the talking heads are always saying Clinton needs Obama, but Obama doesn’t need Clinton. I beg to differ. The only way this party will be reunited is if both candidates are on the ticket. While Obama supporters want change, a legislator who had been in the senate for one year, and then decides he wants to b president is too big of a change for me.

Unless Obama shows real humility, and admits he needs Clinton as much as she would need him, I don’t believe the Democrats, whom I no longer claim, have a chance of reclaiming the White House. And since so few think they should control what millions had to say, I don’t think they deserve the White House.

We are all diminished by the disenfrachisment of Florida’s voters. Michigan is different because Obama wasn’t on the ballot. I have tried to communicate with the DNC about other concerns previously, and did not receive a response. Instead they asked for a contribution. I don’t think they care about keeping me in their party, any more than they care about Floridians.

SK Booker, Omaha, Ne

I was watching Tuesday night when you made that comment and I found it out of line also. I was glad that Donna called you on it. ( I think Donna is terrific, by the way, love her commentary! ) I also take issue with your choice of words in this blog: “I explained that Hillary……” as if Donna doesn’t know what’s going on unless you “explain” it to her.

Since you are with the opposing party, you are trying to give the impression that the primarys have meant nothing and the decision will be made by the “elitists” of the party and not the voters. That’s a loaded statement meant to infuriate all of the people who have voted in these state elections and, perhaps, plant a seed that might move them to your side.

It’s not going to work. After the last eight years, the Republicans are going to have a tough battle on their hands to try to win in November. Snide comments on the side will not be enough to sway voters.

I like the way Leslie slips in “smokeless” back room; I get it - Hillary is the one who started the whole movement to ban smoking on Capitol Hill (because you know , politicians know what’s best).

As far as the SuperDelegate system, how else can you see it other than the elite few having the power to override the peoples’ votes? Does anyone interpret it another way?

politics were always dirty. Some politicians are less, some are more. It is a jungle. How do you go through?
What os the reality behind the word Hope? It is just a hope, nothing to grab, nothing real, just hope. To make this hope real it has to be defined what this hope really means, and how to do it - have the blueprint, the map, plan.

This is going to come off real snide. I am going to say it anyway without editing myself.

A few weeks ago when I learned Ms. Brazile was a “super delegate” I thought what the heck and now she is pushing her commentary on CNN.

Now all you have to do is check the public records and learn that Gergen’s family is supporting Obama financially but at least the man has the level of emotionally competency to be a commentator and not so defensive. He comments on all three candidates with a level of trust and respect.

Here’s my last snide comment…..I wonder if she would be making this fuss if you were male. Just my perception, is it reality, who knows?

I am off to the bookstore to buy some Danielle Steel for tonight. Guess you would say I am desperate for some better fiction!

I am sick and tired of Hillary Clinton insinuating that Barak Obama can not win the Presidential Election in November. She insists that he can not get the votes of white senior citizens, white blue collar workers, rural whites, and whites who simply refuse to vote for him. I can say that Barack Obama has worked dilligently to gain support of those demographics by going to factories and plants, rural communities, small dinners, etc., to try and gain the support and respect of these voters. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has never made an effort to regain the support of black voters. Rather than try to explain comments made by her husband and herself and apologize for them, she has been indignant and defensive. Yet, she calls Barack Obama elitist and out of touch, when in fact, she is the most elite of them all. Will someone please inform Mrs. Clinton that the United States will survive and be just fine without her.

I was a replubican but voted for Obama as i think he can bring country together and also will be viewd as someone who can be rational to all races and i am an Indian in this country since1972 so have seen all I think we should elect him and see what happens and being woman and ehtinic women feels that in middle east hillary Clinton wil.
not be accepted with her agenda of going to war in the first place. and Obama seems like he will be the president for all races and all country and will use right jugement and talk before start war and take us in the very expensive situation and cost billiions which could have been used at home.. Going to war is not the only way to protect our interest of oil in the middle east

Bree-

Join us all here in the 21st Century. Smoking is not allowed in public buildings.

Jim Stowell-

Such a terrible thing to decide to be a career politician!!! Does the Messiah Obama not have this failing? Let’s see…two years as a state congressman before he decided to jump to the federal level. One year as a federal congressman before he decided he was due the highest job in the land. No over ambition there!!!

Rob-

Those are the rules as the Obominations want to read them. The rules say there is a number of pledged delegates that a nominee must capture. Neither candidate seems like they will acheive that number before the convention. To make it easier for you to understand. There is a three point shot line in basketball. You get three points if you make a basket from that line or beyond it. Three points IS NOT given to the player who shoots inside, but closest to that line.

Sarah-

This situation is exactly why the superdelegates exist. When no candidate reaches the prescribed number of needed delegates from the popular voting, the superdelegates are to decide, based on what is best for the Party, and therefore the Country. Their decision is to based on that criteria, not a popularity contest. If we did not have them where will we be if we go to the convention without a consensus?

The American Voters, which I am one. A white Catholi Female over 60!
If Hillary wants Michigan and Florida to count, first of all Michigan should have a revote with all the canidates names on the ballot and Florida should be split! And, Hillary should have to pay for Michigans revote. As she agreed that because they moved their dates, they new the rules and now she (Hillary) is blaming everyone else about this process!
Also, Hillary’s degrading and disgusting remarks about the, so called,
uneducated white blue collar americans, and that she likes them to the lower level of our country. My grandparents and other members of that so called uneducated white blue collar americans, who sacrificed for their future generations to better their lives and educated. She is the worst of the elitest degrading white female politican that needs to be stop and definitely not put in any political office! She is a DIVIDER not UNITER!
I am totally disgusted with her and shame that she is of my female gender!

i will loose confidence in the system if hillart lets florida and michigan seated because if they do that then you can say that rules can be broken by anyone. This is worst of politics i have seen where they were all told not to hold primarties and still did it will be wrong message to people that leave by the rules.

Leslie, if as you say you can’t be a politician and be honest, it does not say much more about political stategists like you who advise and devise all the game plans for them.

Hi Leslie, I do agree with your assessment to a point. Hillary truly wants to be the next President of the U.S. She believes that she will be a better President and will attempt to twist the last super delegate arm remaining to try to get the Democratic nomination, but I believe that she will fall short. Where I disagree with you is on your point that powerful democrats owe the Clintons. Perhaps true, but if anyone owed the Clinton’s, it was Governor William Blaine “Bill” Richardson III of New Mexico, and we all know his method of repayment. Not!

She is running to win, but she will not, but she has to fight hard through the last primary. We are approaching the Olympics, and could you image if runners who realized as they entered the final turn that they were too far behind to win, and therefore just pulled up and walked off the track? The stadium would empty in a heartbeat and those runners would be reviled.

Barack will win the Democratic nomination. He will pick someone other than Hillary as his VP running mate. Hillary will support his nomination.

In the end, it will be as close as Bush v Gore 1, but will likely go to McCain. It may even be another case where the democrat wins the popular vote, but the republican wins the electoral vote. Hopefully, nothing as stupid as Florida 2000 occurs.

Leslie:

Hillary isn’t going to make it to Denver. This ended Tuesday night.

how can anyone say Obama will “bring the country together” when:

-he failed to bring anybody together as a Senator
-he failed to make any “change” as IL Senator in the state
-he belongs to a church that is not bringing anybody “together” , in fact they publish the Black Values System. Only Blacks need apply.
-his voting record is along party lines, not bi-partisan

Obama can’t even unify half the liberals; how is he going to unify the whole country? The only “change” Obama will bring is partial birth abortion, trillion dollar tax hike, bigger government and drivers’ licenses for illegals.

CNN news report Obama in jeans. Then they report mistakes Hillary has made. You can’t tell me that the press has not shown gender bias. Who writes that crap? Was it the end of your shift and you couldn’t come up with any thing else to write about but a man in jeans. There’s something wrong with this on so many levels.

Half the Democratic party has supported her. I think it’s ridiculous that people have been crying for months for her to quit. How UNdemocratic can the cry babies be? For crying out loud, my vote should count as much as yours and I don’t want your candidate. Let the people speak. Every state should matter and there shouldn’t be a delegate count EVER, PERIOD. Between delegates and electoral votes they don’t even need voters. And we’ve seen in elections past that just because the people vote for you doesn’t mean you get to be the president. The system is broken and all these Dems yelling for HRC to quit are just breaking it more.

I truly hope people will ask themselves whether it is important to unite the Democrats and follow the will of the primary voters thereby winning the White house or to allow McCain to steal the election by demanding our candidate Clinton right or wrong.
Spider
I certainly was not deriding ambition when I remarked on the fact that the Clintons are and have been career politicians. A politician in that sense of the word is someone who has cast aside integrity, ethics and a real belief system and instead embraced the “say what I need to”, “believe what is expedient” personality because power and getting elected are what is important.
Very rarely, a person with integrity, honesty and ethics comes along who is also electable( usually integrity and honesty are handicaps in politics) and Obama, like Lincoln seems to have that combination. As for experience, career politicians discard integrity and honesty at the door and “experience” steals it away from the rest. I’ll take good judgement, honesty and ambition over “experience” any day.

as of now the democratic party has a failed primary system, this system needs to change, I’m not saying the super delegates are a good idea but the reason for them is, the reason they are here is for exactly what is taking place today, the primary process today makes no sense, each state is different in the way they vote and determine the delegates, the primary should be run like a general election plain and simple, why have one different from the other, in the general election you don’t have caucuses or divided up votes, in the general election you vote in the state and win the state, also the number of delegates should be the same for both a primary and general, why would you have a difference in delegates that makes no sense, all that your doing is setting up your self for failure, the super delegates were made for that reason, because a primary doesn’t always give you a true winner or someone who would win in a general election, so super delegates are there to make sure that we win a general election not a primary, they have the responsibility to choose the right person who would win the right states to ensure a democratic president, lets say we have someone who wins mostly small states, a lot of caucuses, and doesn’t win the real democratic states that we need to win, so it is up to the super delegates to make sure we can win, looking at that resume that someone would have a hard time winning a general election, the super delegates must choose the one who will win, not the one who had a good primary, so until they change the rules which they must do, the super delegates are there to ensure we have our best chance at winning

I can’t just understand why Obama can’t see the big picture?? The voters have sent him a big message and that don’t want him! What is it going to take for him to drop out?? Hillary is winning and working hard everyday to bring this party together! Cnn needs to stop with the negective reporting. We will never vote for Obama and if we have to will go right ahead and vote for McCain. No problem

At this point, pull straws to decide who wins the nomination. I’m so sick of this race. Hillary is still viable and will be until the end. She is more electable in the general. Many people didn’t vote in primaries who will in the actual election, and I’d guess her message and experience will resonate more than that of an eager beaver wannabe with extremely limited experience on the federal level and lots of unknowns we really deserve to know. Besides, she can pull more electoral votes than Obama and we all know that electorals are what wins, not the popular vote. This needs to run its course, go to convention, and be decided by the supers (who were established to handle situations like this). And guess what? Back room politics is part of politics. It happens all the time at all levels. It might not be right. But it is. Everyone needs to accept reality and move on. Honestly, too many people benefit for anyone to seriously want to change and risk losing what they get from cutting deals in the back room.

Xtina:
Maybe you should conduct a little research - wikipedia even - before you make false statements. In the IL state legislature:
Obama “gained bipartisan support for legislation reforming ethics and health care laws. He sponsored a law increasing tax credits for low-income workers, negotiated welfare reform, and promoted increased subsidies for childcare. Obama also led the passage of legislation mandating videotaping of homicide interrogations, and a law to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they detained.” (wikipedia)

In the senate, Obama has partnered with MY state senator, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Tom Coburn AND Chuck Hagel!

Spider:
Thank you, but I am indeed in the 21st century, but the phrase “smoke-filled back rooms” has its origins much before this time and I for one did not manipulate in order to send some politically-charged message.

before this ever began i knew that Hilary was going to run in 08. I knew then what i know now that bill and hill are a “team” . i did not know how devious and calculating she was. In the beginning i was thinking of voting for her. By Super Tuesday i had changed my mind and voted for Obama. By this time, I am even more behind Obama anddaily disgusted with Hilary. A career politician means to me someone who would put anything on the line in order to justify their aspirations. I look to see what kind of a human being a person is. I have seen this clearly in this race. Hilary acting like she could lower the gas prcies this summer ( you’re not president yet honey)….Obama being attacked for what his pastor said (and not dumping him until that same pastor decided to go on national television and imply that Obama would of course lie as any politician does) Now that’s ethical.
And what about Hilary signing a pledge to keep Florida and Michigan out and then trying to reverse it when she learns that she won the delegates in those states (with Obama not even on the ballot!)?
How dishonest can you get? I was a Clinton supporter until the day he stood up and said “I did not have sex with that woman”. I didn’t care if had sex with anyone…i did care that he decided to lie about it. And he didn’t lie about it because of Hilary ( i am convinced she knew and didn’t care). He lied to us the American people because he wanted to and because he thought he could.
I don’t want another 8 years of the Clinton’s. I want something fresh, new, hopeful and most of all honest.

OBAMA HAS THE VOTES TO WIN THE NOMINATION. THE GENERAL ELECTION IS ANOTHER MATTER. HILLARY CLINTON WON THE BIG STATES WITH BIG ELECTORAL VOTES. IF OBAMA HAS A SHORT LIST FOR HIS VP CHOICE, HILLARY CLINTON WOULD BE AT THE TOP AND OBAMA WOULD HAVE TO ASK HER TO RUN AS HIS VP. .THERE IS NO OTHER CANDIDATE OR NON-CANDIDATE FOT THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES THAT HAS MORE VOTES OR MORE CLOUT THAN HILLARY. THE HISPANIC VOTE IS SOLIDLY VOR HILLARY. NOW THINK ABOUT OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA, FLORIDA, KENTUCKY, CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK .AND YOU HAVE THE NUMBERS TO PUT OBAMA OVER THE TOP. THE MATH IS THERE. WITHOUT HILLARY ON THE TICKET,
OBAMA CAN KISS HIS CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT , GOODBYE.
WE, HILLARY SUPPORTERS URGE HILLARY TO ACCEPT THE VP SPOT IF SHE DOES NOT GET THE NOMINATION FOR THE TOP SPOT.. SHE WILL BE AN EASY SUCCESSOR TO OBAMA AFTER THE NEXT 8 YEARS.

Both the premises and conclusions of Leslie are wrong. Her arguments are not in line with what is unfolding on the ground since Tuesday. Obama has cut the superdelegate gap to just 7. This is a strong evidence to attest that the game will be over before Denver. Maybe Leslie, as a Republican, is arguing on her wishes than realities.

I’ve come to the conclusion that we can only bridge this gap of the “racial divide” by having the two supercandidates, Hillary and Barak -come together — otherwise, we’ll have endless debate, misunderstandings and controversy.

i’m for a combined Obama-Clinton administration!! We need both the “visionary” candidate and the “economic steward” candidate; together, they collectively represent the entire democratic party.

i may be a “dreamer” — but a united party is a strong party, too strong for any other party to move or displace.

This election has been about gender, age, race and media pandering more than about character and policy. America is in dire need of leadership from the most experinced people. It looks like the usual reasons for voting have been sent down the drain.

If Obama is on the November ballot, McCain will receive over 60% of the votes.

My husband and I have always been Republican, but have recently changed to the Democratic party. If Hillary Clinton can manipulate the rules in Florida and Michigan, it’s scary to think who and what she could manipulate as President. Need I say who’s getting our votes.

Time Magazine has decided the winner…haven’t you seen the latest cover with a picture of a grinning Obama and has been shown on CNN?

It’s over. Take a clue from Obama. The battle is now McCentury.
And electing DEMs down ticket in massive quantities.

I said before and i will say it again. The only way H. Clinton could have scratch through in Indiana is to steel the elcection.

Her partner in crime Rush Limbaugh .

“cnn” Did not post my comment because they new ity was the truth.

What happened>>> She again did not win the damn election in
Pa or IN.

CNN You you can take that to the bank

response to “Bree” -

If you live in Obama’s state, you don’t need to research that his ethics bill was weaker than what conservatives such as Jim DeMint proposed; why isn’t cnn pointing that fact out? And Obama tagged along with Republicans on a few bills that WOULD HAVE PASSED with or without his support. The programs Obama pushes for are made possible by successful, productive Americans. That’s socialism, and yes, it’s “change” but not good change.

But I guess if you look good in a suit, can read a teleprompter better than Barbara Walters and repeat “change”, “hope”, “unity”, and “yes, we can” four million times, that makes you appealing to those interested in style over character and experience.

obama has nto won the primary yet, he will need to the super delegates for that and so sould hillary, they need to pick who will win in november

Thank you (sincerely), Leslie, for your brutal honesty. Hillary Clinton will stop at nothing to get this nomination. Absolutely nothing. She has no intention of getting out before the last lawsuit has been thrown out of court during the Denver convention. All of those who are talking about her “negotiating a graceful exit” are just wasting oxygen. I hit the “mute” button whenever I hear her going into the “I’ll fight for you” lies on my TV. Talk about fairy tales.

First of all Hillary will not become president. There is no way that the super delegates will go against the popular vote and pledged delegates and most states won. I respect Hillary for all her hard work as she is the first lady to run for president. However, she is fooling her supporters. I believe that she is staying in this race to raise the money that she loaned her campaign. Yet she is worried about the middle class while she is taking your money to pay her debt. Hillary it is over please go while you still have your dignity and respect

You were rude to Donna, and since you are a member of a party that has set this country back who are you to be analyzing the Democrats. I am glad that Donna came back at you. You should be spending your time trying to repair your own party who has lost credibility with the majority of the American people. “Smoke-filled back rooms”, sounds like the Republicans trying to pull one over on the American people and start needless war.

why not have control of an out of control thing, the primary for the dems makes no sense and has no real meaning, the super delegates make the primary have sense and they are there to protect the party, right now all that matters is november, thats it

I disagree with Leslie. The deal has already gone down in favor of Obama, with the help and influence of the GOP who want him one on one against McCain in November because they know he is weak and not trust worthy to millions of Americans who think he still green and lacks the character and experience to lead this Country in such difficult times. All the polls show that Democrats nation wide preferred Hillary over Obama, especially in states that matter; BLUE states which Obama has failed to persuade voters to buy into his so called message of change.

If Obama is GIVEN the nominated, a lot of Hillary’s supporters will abandon ship and cross to the McCain side. All McCain needs to do is move a little to the center ‘which he is already doing’ and he will win in November.

I must agree that Republicans are much smarter than Democrats. They calculated the adds against the candidates and decided that as long as Hillary was defeated the GOP had a chance so they chose to invest in Obama by helping me pile up all those delegates in RED states, and possible with money. This was quite evident in NC and IN where about 20% of Republicans voted in the Democratic primary to help Obama win the nomination there; they almost succeeded.

Any way, I will vote for McCain if HRC gives in to the media pressure..

It is plainly clear that the mathematics does not support Mrs. Clinton’s intention to stay in the race. If she cannot read this, then what sort of President will she make?

The people who are most afraid of the african-american backlash if Obama, the reactionary politician, is not the candidate.

I find Ms. Sanchez amusing in a sad sort of way. She would not know the truth if she had a head-on collision with it. The Queen of Republican spin. As far as elitist, the Republican Party, Bush inc., has absolutely no room for comment. Bush, Cheney, “Rummy”, all humble folks Leslie? No sense of entitlement there right? Alberto Gonzalez, great civil libertarian? Republican concern for the Latin community, especially the poor, what a joke.

Interesting how I hear so many Clinton supporters say they “wont” vote for Obama but you do not hear Obama supporters saying they wont vote for Clinton. Who are the real Democrats in this fight? Who truly wants to see the Republicans gone? Who really wants change? And who are just spouting off at the mouth?

I admire Clinton’s fight, I admire Obama’s belief in change. I admire the intelligence in both of them and I admire both of them for their desire to serve this Country. It is not an easy job and the real enemy is the corporations that now have not only the money but increasingly more power. Can’t we stick together and fight this without taking sides within the party?

Are you part of the problem or part of the solution? You need to ask yourself this.

Why is Hillary staying in the race? Because her argument to the Superdelegates is that Obama cannot win the general election without the Demographic that she claims belongs to her….women, working class, un-educated, below 50K earnings and even some catholic voters. By staying in the race, she can continue to pull these votes away from Obama and make her argument to the Superdelegates….that the general election cannot be won without these key group of voters. Obama should not put his campaign on ” Auto-Pilot” and allow Hillary to play out her plans…Obama should campaign rigorously to attract these voters and defeat her at her own game. Since the Superdelegates still have not indicated who their support is for, there is reason to believe that this is what Hillary has spoken with them about with regards to the nomination in Denver.

The question is:

If supporters won’t vote for their choice’s rival should he/she get the nomination, would they reconsider if their choice was in the VP spot?

response to “G” - the best thing conservative leadership can do for the Latin community is to remove heavy taxation as those Latinos make their way up the economic scale that this country is free to offer them.

Tom-
Our disagreement is exactly why the Democratic Party is so divided that we may never be able to unite and elect either one of these candidates in the General Election.
Judgement-
Rezco and Wright.
Honesty-
“I have never been in church when my pastor gave sermons such as those being shown.”
Ambition-
Is a good thing, but most of us with ambition do a good job while we climb the ladder of success. “Present” votes in Illinois congress. Appointed chairman of a Senate committee to review the war and has yet to hold a meeting, because was too busy climbing that ladder.

I could go on on each topic and you know that.

Good points, the Clinton’s won’t quit until they’re forced out and most Dems will feel disenfranchised if the Supers give it to her. Can’t really see Hillary as much of a gracious loser either. Will be interesting to see the pressure on her after the last primary if she doesn’t concede, as there’s two months of dead air until the Dem convention.

Throughout this general election, I believe Hillary Clinton has lost the African American vote. African Americans have supported the Clintons throughout the years but her resilence, lack of respect, and belittlement of an African American candidate has ruined her chances of winning a general election in 2008 and 2012. Hillary Clinton’s name on a ballot will ensure her opponent a high African American support. Sen. Clyburn has worned Sen. Clinton about this disfrantisement in African American Community. However she continues to belittle the accomplishments of her African American candidate stating he cant win white votes undermining that it is her who has lost the black vote. African Americans don’t feel the need to support her and thats a problem she would have if Sen. Obama is not nominated or looses the general election. The problem is neither will she.

I have been a CNN viewer for years. I’ve always considered your broadcast fair to both sides. But I must tell you that throughout this democratic race all of your commentators seem to be Obama lovers. If that is your personal view - that is fine. However, try to hide it more when you’re delivering information to the public. In case you have forgotten true journalist are suppose to deliver the facts NOT personal opinion!

All I know Leslie Sanchez is if Sen. Obama wins the general election it will open the doors for other minorities and Hispanics to run for office inwhich they don’t even support him. So if Sen. Obama does win I guess we’ll have more hispanics running for office. Isn’t that nice of him.

Whoever decides the nomination - the voters or the super delegates need to really look at who can beat McCain. Rush Limbaugh used to tell his listeners to vote for Clinton because the GOP thought she would be easily defeated - now they have changed their tune and want Obama as the Democratic nominee because they believe they can beat him handily. Its going to be a long ugly march to the election in November.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Bree-

“Using my washboard” has it’s origins from a long time ago also. If a journalist used that statement in an article about washing clothes today, he/she would be incorrect, as using the term “smoke filled” room today is incorrect.
Common sense.

I let my 11 year old daughter know what Hillary was quoted as saying, she said, “Mom, I am ashamed of my skin color and my gender, how can we be proud of our country when this is being said?”
I am dumbstruck, my jaw dropped and then I reminded my daughter about how far we have come in the last century or so. The only thing that I can really say to her is that it is up to us to help change the mindsets of yesterday. Together we can!
DeFazio come out already and support Obama!

What about HILLARY’S supporter’s ? I am so tired of hearing how disenfranchised the Obama camp will feel if the superdelagates give the nomination to Hillary. I mean the media constantly makes it a RACIAL thing. I keep hearing how can the superdelegates take away the nomination from the first african american ? Easy … if he can’t come up with more substance on the issues and he keeps polling behind McCain. I think we they should give it to the candidate who can beat McCain and certainly out debate him. How About asking the question how can they take the nomination away from the first woman ? I wish we could get past all this. I’m hispanic and do not agree with Sanchez at all. I don’t think this will be decided with shady politicians
in smoke filled rooms unless of course we let the Republicans decide the outcome for us.

obama will not win in november, people would realize if they looked at how the primarys went, sorry but thats how it is

Rush did what he did to create chaos not that Obama was difficult to beat in the general election. Rush never said that.
Stop the lies.

Blacks have been in america since there was an america, not by choice, however we love our country. We have made great contributions to this nation and yet we still are treated the same. How can we embrass other countries and there people and we can’t do our own , America needs to do a self check. Please remember we are all God,s creation whether you believe it or not. This election has brought out the true nature of our people. It,s ashame how people act. I guess all persons over the age of 30 have to die out to change this nation. GOD Bless Americans Mind

we have

Oregon: What the heck are you talking about?

With a friend like you no need, thanks but no thanks

I can’t tell if Hillary is running for the Democratic or Republican nomination. She’s pandering so much to the blue-collar, gun-toting, gas-guzzling, bomb-the-enemy so-called Reagan Democrats that you wonder what’s next? Her policy reversals are stunning! Will it be a newfound anti-abortion stance? What does this woman believe in? Apparently nothing — except her doomed presidential bid. And I’m a white, 55-year-old woman who’s just appalled. It’s shameful!

Indeed Hillary seems to be canvassing only for blue-collar vote, doesnt any other vote matters to her, in fact her campaign today seems to be disturbing. She mention all other votes that matters…, doesnt African-American votes counts. Doesnt she know just a single vote count.
I think she is not real, she knows what she want (to get to DC) and not what Americans want.

First, let me say I am non-white voting Republican, who until recently thought he could not stomach a third term of Bush’s policies, and who planned to vote for a Democrat this election. But, I have now grown tired of the ongoing debate and the obvious bias for Obama in the liberal media. I am so offended by the exit polls, and the liberal political pundits who have relentlessly point out that you have be stupid and white to vote for Hillary. For parity sake, answer me this… Of the 90 % black voters that voted for Obama in the recent NC primary, how many actually have college degrees?

Further, if people would see that in a race where we have what appears to be two fairly equally matched candidates, one might expect the vote amongst all demographic groups to be some more evenly split between the two. However, this even distribution of votes does not appear to be the case. During the primaries we continue to see a consistent break down of “White” vote of about a 60% to 40% split between Hllary and Obama respectively. While in contrast we have seen a roughly a 90% to 10 % split amongst the “Black” vote, with 90% of the vote going to Obama. So, who is more racist?

I for one would like to make an informed decision based on facts not passion or emotion. I could find myself get behind Obama if, and only if he would actual talk more about the “What” and “How” of the change he is constantly talking about. Until he defines the “How” all you really have is just a beautiful speech. I have no doubt that Obama will receive the nomination, but as for me I will voting for McCain. And if Obama actual wins, I would suggest the following slogan for his second term, “No More Excuses.” Now you have your candidate you can make no more excuses for your failures.

I will not, not vote for Obama. I have voted Democratic in every election for 35 years. If Hillary is not the candidate, I will write her name in, if it is possible, or not vote for president. For the first time, this election is personal to me.

Obama was given a hard time over his comments in Pennsylvania. Hillary keeps referring to uneducated bluecollar whites as those who support her. It seems like this is much more insulting to the voters.

In the words of Dr. Martin Luther Kinb: “I have a dream.”

My dream is of a new media who will make a resolution for the year . Report the news minus your (obvious!) current political bias!

Since your are (also obviously!) choosing the next President of the United States responding to my dream should be easy for you.

OBVIOUSLY!!

common,you clinton supporters remind me of someone who wont let thier dog out if hes pacing by the front door.Its time to let it go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Obama has and will have more delegates and the popular vote in the end———Ok you want to count flordia FINE!!!!!! but common Michigan I think thats just the dumbest thing ive ever heard of,there is a reason Its not worth the time or money to do.Obama will definately gain more votes than 0 he got in Michigan and what Hillary might gain10 more delegates(thats pushing it) in the 2 states.So whats the big deal do you want Obama to take A larger lead of popular vote than delegates into the convention?We dont get it and media sould report this.

If Hillary manipulates a nomination it will be the second death knell for democracy in this country. The first was George W.’s election by equally despicable means. Any politician with any scrap of decency left acknowledges Hillary is increasingly revealing an astonishing absence of judgment and character. If she was elected, how could we face the rest of the world when it would be common knowledge the Clintons openly strong armed themselves into the Whitehouse using racial bias, threats, policy flip flops, right-wing covert operations and underhanded deals to manipulate voters and force their “friends” (God help them) and political hostages to forfeit their children’s futures for what? So Hillary goes down in history as the first woman president? She is not worthy to be president! Understand, I would vote for a woman president in a heartbeat if I felt she was the best candidate. Hillary is not the best candidate by a long shot! I pray Hillary Clinton steps down with some remnant of dignity. Her audacious narcissism and stunning self-interest are so blatant she appears to be going mad in her frantic play for power.

I have watched Leslie Sanchez on CNN several times and she is one of the most divisive, uninformed, borders on racist Republicans I’ve ever seen. She hides behind her Latina background, but trust me people this lady is a monster in high heels.

She doesn’t have the american people’s best interest at heart. She’s all about Leslie Sanchez and what riches she can gain by destroying Democrats.

She can’t even speak Spanish and she’s very anti immigration, even though she is one of the lucky ones that is intimidated by others like her.

PHONEY.

If Hillary wants to go to the convention, she will be going with no superdelegates - they are going to switch to Obama and the uncommittted will go to Obama also. The superdelegates are not going to allow Hillary to damage the party the way she and Bill wants to. They need to just join the Republicans and leave us alone. If Obama puts her on THAT TICKET - I will no longer be a support for him — I will vote for Ralph Nader. Obama could find more respectable women in these United States to put on his ticket.

I’m a working class, blue collar WHITE MALE. And I have been greatly offended by what Hillary Clinton said. She portrayed us as RACISTS and BEYOND LOGIC !
As if we cannot decide for ourselves on merits of a candidate and all we look for is the skin color!
I was on the fence so far. But with Clinton’s divisive attitude I have found it very EASY to vote for Obama.
We are NOT racists and are definitely intelligent enough to recognize issues matter not skin color or gender.
I am extremely disappointed with Clinton’s view of us white workers.

Make mine Obama

Favors or non-favors that superdelegates or any political insiders may owe the Clintons, there is more at stake here and they all know this. To turn over the will of the people to pay a favor back to the Clintons will not fly, so it ain’t going to happen.

It is simply disingenuous to say that the superdelegates ashould overturn the will of the dem party faithful that voted in elections all across the country. If the ultimate decision is going to be made by the supers, and the primary results do not count, why bother spedning the millions of dollars to run them?

The question people is this … are we a democracy, will we elect a leader, or will the aristocrats of the party simpluy annoint their favorite? The same people that decry the loss of voter rights in Florida and Michigan seem to favor ignoring the votes in 30 other states. Doesn’t that sound hypocritical to anyone other than me?

lets talk about Florida and Michigan for one second…. Those state governments CHOSE to move their primary dates even though they knew the consequences. When it became a point of contention, BOTH states addressed the issue in their legislatures and decided NOT to hold a second primary. Again, the state government made that decision, not the DNC, not Obama. Now there is a push to count those primaries as if they were fair elections. This is not Russia, we hold fair elections. In Michigan Hillary received 55% of the vote, and she was the only major on the ballot. That is hardly a win. In both states, the electorate KNEW the vote would not count and as a result some untold number of dems did not participate. As a result those elections are illegitimate. Period. They cannot be counted and this race will be over way before they can revote them at this point.

Leslie I think you have enough to worry about with your own party before you put your 2 cents ( and I literally mean 2 cents) into the Dem party. This nomination is not going to be taken over by the Superdelegates. The people are voting. Obama has most won most states,most popular, and most delegate count and he has had these for months. And the FL and MI votes are not legal since both names were not on the ballot and the FL and MI leaders are to make the decision on how to be seated in the Convention not Hillary. Don’t try to take the public eyes off of your non electable candidate. McCain will lose be it against Obama or Hillary. He is just a warmonger and only the selfish who don’t have to worry about themselves or loved ones going to war, losing thier homes, putting more money in oil companies pockets, losing their jobs, sending the children to college can see anything worthwhile in McCain. So we Dems will appreciate you keeping your comments on TV and we really don’t care about your fight with Donna. I will be looking forward to any other comments from you and respond, like I did with Lanny. I am an Obama supporter and will be watching you.

It is ridiculous to listen to Rush Limbough’s rants. Americans are more intelligent than that. He is merely trying to say he matters … which he doesnt. He is trying so hard to gain some credit.
Believe me if X happens, he’ll claim he had something to do. and if Y happens, the same!
Come the general elections, all Democrats will be united. simply because the over-riding urgency is that we need to get rid of the present attitude and set of people from white house.