Hopefully she can keep them in the party and not over to the dark side (republicans).

Candy, they've got you working your butt off today, everybody else gone for the weekend?

when you don't have much to say about someone, the easiest polite thing to say is, "she rocks"... that's it!!??

Have a great weekend, Candy!

There was no news worthy thing in todays unity love fest, They are just trying to fool people, as if we are bunch of idiots who would fall for this stupid show with matching outfits...how childish...

oh man, I was there too and it was sooooo hot!!!! and we had to wait 2 hours for a shuttle back to our car in Newbury.

but worth it!

common people. it's all about UNITY. A HOUSE DIVIDED WILL NOT STAND. Obama 08

I am one of the 15% polled that are "unsure" who to vote for. Well, if Hillary was the nominee, she will get my vote hands down. Obama will never get my vote. I don't believe in the FEEDING FRENZY OF FRESH BLOOD – as Obama followers often offer, when asked why they would vote for him. Fresh is not a quality for the Greatest Country called America. Fresh is a LIABILITY not an ASSET. So Obama being so fresh, is just not a good risk in my books.

I am so sickened that so many American citizens just want to be percieved to be FORWARD THINKING by voting FRESH ... oh and CHANGE. Talk about Marketing !!! Doesn't the rest of the population want to read and research more about this guy that they so blindly prostrate them selves upon ? I mean all this in the most respectful but frustrating way.

I'm from WV, and what Obama is doing for Clinton would get you arrested in Logan or Mingo Co. here in WV. I'll pay off or help to pay off you losses , if you support me!! IS THAT VOTE BUYING?????? Come on doesn't anybody see that???

Sorry, Sabrina there is no way I will support or vote for Obama.
I love Bill and Hillary but I can't do this for them.
This man will destroy our great country. I am voting for McCain in Nov.
Go Hillary 2012!!!!

It angers me to hear the media still criticizing Hillary. Why aren't there jokes about Obama. Is it because he's black and the infamous Rev. Sharpton and the NAACP are listening. Has anyone paid attention to how Obama walks, now? Very cocky. And, where do people get off by saying Michelle Obama is a reminder of Jackie Kennedy.

Still, a Hillary supporter

Sonja Rutledge in CA will support McCain

Obama / Clinton ticket is waaaaaayyyy to hot! They rock!

They can not only run the country but rule the world! With Bill R. and Bill C. overseas mending our relationships and cutting deals...America is back on top!

im glade the dems. are puling together ,its time to take back the white house

Did Obama say this today????

"Because of the campaign that Hillary Clinton waged, my daughters and all of your daughters will forever know that there is no barrier to who they are and what they can be in the United States of America. They can take for granted that women can do anything that the boys can do - and do it better, and do it in heels. I still (Obama laughs) - I still don't know how she does it in heels."

Referencing "heels"..expressing amazement what women can do wearing heels!!!! ?? what an arrogant, snob he is.

Wonder if Chelsea cut him a cheque?

Yep he got a heel stuck in his mouth:)

Hi Candy,
Great interview with Campbell just now. You are working so hard this week. Hope you can get some rest this weekend. A day by the pool or maybe the beach with a nice cold drink. You are doing great work, you deserve it!
BTW – I'm not convinced that they didn't plan the matching outfits today. See you later.

This is comment on all the anti Obama and Democrat website at justsaynodeal.com.

Comment:
You all are a bunch of butt backwards humans like my grandfather use to say. You are not REAL Democrats and to act this way just shows everyone that go to these sites your level of intelligence, ignorance, and assinine reasoning.

REAL democrats will vote Democrats. Also my spider senses are tingling, I think the majority of these sites were created closed minded republicans, independents, the Fox News(Ha) team, Bill O'Reilly, and others.

I have to ask...Would he be saying "she rocks" if he had not been 'given' the nomination? Hell no. He now wants us 18 million voters to vote for him. Ain't gonna happen in this lifetime. What a disaster this U.S. would be if he were president. Even if she were the vice president and that would be such a waste of a good candidate. She should rightfully be the nominee. So we still say NOBAMA!NEVER! NOHOW! He would be the downfall of this country.

Once again someone is bailing out Obama. He is shallow, phony and a fraud. He is arrogant and I wont even get into his wife but to say......UGH! I really am mad at Hillary right now, for not fighting on and trying to convince people that she is the best hope. I say if he is so great let him win it on his own. There isn't a snowball's chance in hell this African American male will vote for Obama.

It is obvious that those who are able to switch from Hillary to John McCain are not Democrats; they see this election about themselves, picking up their toys and running to the corner to suck their thumbs and pout because they didn't get their way-now they say, "I'll show you all, I will vote for John McCain, so there!" How do you believe in what HIllary believes in, then vote for McCain? Truly a mystery. I supported Hillary, was a delegate to my state's convention for her because I believe in her and what she stands for. There is no way I can take that belief and hand it over to John McCain.

Wow Frieda, I just read your post and can't believe how you could possibly find any arrogance in Senator Obama's comment about heels. That was a compliment. As a woman, I have worn heels for years, and have to wonder how we do it too. I've always said that it was probably men that invented pantyhose and heels, they look good but are so uncomfortable. I've practically ruined my feet wearing heels (pumps) for so many years. It's beyond me, how you could find any arrogance in that statement. Is it just hatred that makes you say that, are you just looking for something, anything, even a far stretch to hate Obama? Wow. Get over yourself. I'm voting for OBAMA, 08

So Bill contributed to Obama's campaign. Amazing. Maybe now that he has done that we can stop asking the question "Where's Bill".

I've always thought Hillary rocked. I hope that one day I will get to vote for her for President. She's smart, funny, gracious, and has a vision for the country and all its people and knows how to get it done. What a dream set of qualities after what we have had the last 8 years. I just feel sorry for the comics when Bush leaves office – he's such a ripe source of material.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

If Mr. and Mrs. Obama both gave HRC checks for $2,300 (campaign debt), and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton each gave BHO checks for $2,300 (general election campaign) it looks like they are even on the money front.

When Clinton suspended her campaign, she had $22.5 million in primary campaign debt (including what she loaned her campaign), but she also had $23 million in general election funds. Campaign finance laws do not allow her to use general election funds to clear primary campaign debt. Also, Biden, Dodd, Richardson and Edwards all still have outstanding primary campaign debt as of May 31, 2008.

At the end of May, Obama only had $10 million in general election funds. Obama can use the remainder of his primary funds until he's actually nominated at the convention. That's why he needs the Clinton's and their big donors to build up his general election campaign funds.

Obama said in his book " I am a BLANK SLATE"... Does he need Ms. Clintons' aid in filling in what seems to be a blank agenda and a blank history of performance?.. I have heard this referred to as " an EMPTY SUIT"! What has Obama ever done?

"Best part of the trip to Unity: The Honorary Mayor introduced Obama and Clinton by telling us he’s been a Republican all his life and voted for John McCain in the primary."

Ohh wow!!! That's pretty bold right there...

I was feeling good about the Unity rally, because both Obama and Clinton seemed serious about bringing the Democrats together. Now that I have watched two hrs of cable news on different channels, I feel like the new organization are bound and determined to stir the pot instead of giving credit to both parties for trying to get it right. I am very disappointed in the coverage and sparsing.

you know what i am tired of hearing these sore losers complaining!!
you guys hillary is not the nominee get over it and for the people who was a hillary supporter now turned mccain you should be ashamed of yourself b/c Mccain is not like hillary his views are DIFFERENT from hers and for you to vote for him shows that you are NOT a true democrat .. a sore LOSER and/or a racist its the truth and you know it !!!
In the year 21st century it sad to say that AMERICA has not gotten over this racism crap !!!

I wish I could follow Hillary. I admire and respect her, but she is not the reason I cannot vote for Obama. I don't trust him.

Candy, you are CNN's best political reporter, unbiased and insightful. I always enjoy your reports most. You ROCK!

Fred –
you are mostly likely one who voted for George Bush – twice! Senator Obama is not only fresh, he can pronounce "nuclear", he's well educated, articulate, savvy, politically informed, analytic and a master strategist! where have you been? In the present White House?

beverly, Fl

This "story" about the tiff between Barak Obama and Bill Clinton is a sad example of how media manufactures news, to generate interest, controversy, or whatever the motive is. A politician as smart as Bill Clinton would know when the nominee is decided and when to step to the background while the final campaign begins to form. This is a classic case how the media just got the story wrong (and didn't care but went to print with it anyway. . .) Kind of pathetic. Amateur hour.

Its unfortunate, as the campaign goes forward, that you'll see more of this type of thing.

Hello readers: Try this – tell your employer that you intend on seeking new employer and say 'you would not mind continuing my salary while I do that, would you?" That is what these senators are doing.

The Republicans are going to have with the FLIP FLOP of the you know who candidates

Candy,

I heard you say that you don't think that Hillary will be the VP candidate. I don't trust what I hear from most of the media people, but I respect your comments. With all my respect, I really hope that you are wrong this time:o)

I'm a Hillary supporter and an independent voter that voted for the 1st time in a primary. I will only vote Democrat if she's in the ticket.

Thanks & Keep the good work!!

If Barack Obama name Hillary Clinton as his Vice President and she accepts, would the 25 % of her supporters that said, "they would vote for John McCain change there minds and vote for Obama?"

Obama is a lot like George Bush when he ran. Bush lost every debate and people still voted for him. So go ahead and send another one that knows nothing and see what happens. You notice Obama hides from debates and Town Hall meetings. He doesn't know anything its all written by a 23 year old and Obama reads it. Wake up.

The television has been filled with the Obama and Clinton campaign as it has from the beginning. Not showing any favoritism??? Does McCain get any publicity like this? It's not only CNN but most of the stations. I'd like to see a lot less favoritism in this election.

Tina I pray that you vote democrat even if Hillary is not the VP, this is why the pass 8 years have been brutal for us as a nation, as a people under the GOP leadership.Mccain is offering the same thing Bush gave us.More solders dying, higher taxes, higher gas prices.

Are you happy with the way our government is running this country...I know your not.

Embrace our legacy and vote Barack Obama as our new president, and join us in the revoluation of change.

I might have only one voice and one vote but it is mine as long as freedom rings in America.
Yet together all the other voices of desent are gathering to make One Loud Very Voice and Many BIg Votes as long as freedom rings in America.

PUMA

Women can do anything that boys can do, and that is why Obama should make Hillary Clinton his VP. This would be the winning ticket by far and spoken about for many years to come. My plea is that Obama will not let anyone blind sight him to this ticket. This is the great ticket and no one can replace Hillary Clinton when it comes to VP. Obama don't let this opportunity pass you by. You are the man to make the choice don't waste the opportunity.

bk with all due respect to you, You said,"Obama knows nothing," that is a lie.You said, "Obama hides from debates," that is not true either,Clinton and Obama had many debates along with the other democratic presidential hopefuls.Believe me when I tell you McCain and Obama will have many debates that will answer all our questions.

If the media would get out of the election and quit spurring a riff between Obama and Hillary that whole thing would go away and Obama and Hillary hopefully would work this all out. Every campaign has this at the end of the campaign and then they come together and fight for the party. That is what is happening now. Get over it and move on and let the party work toward November.

Candy: Thanks for keeping us updated today on the developments of the "unity" tour.

I disagree with the blogger thinking Obama showed arrogance today with his comments. As a woman, I appreciated Obama's "heels" comment. I thought it was a brilliant way to make his point and show appreciation towards women at the same time.

Jolene, St. Joseph, MI

Okay not related to the current topic but i am desperate .
There was a kid standing in the background in Unity wearing a really cool Grateful Dead for Obama "steal your face" T- shirt if anyone can tell me where i could get me one i would really appreciate it!
Thanks all

She is the Cream to his Coffee. Together they are a powerful vote magnet that will unite a huge faction in this country. He should invite Hillary to be VP as I don't believe any other person can carry her clout. It is wonderful to see them campaigning together. It will be more wonderful to see them united together in one ticket against McCain. No greater show of being a reconciliator could Obama be, than to invite Hllary to be VP. Together they can make magic!

Candy Crowly – thumbs down. David Gergen – thumbs up.
Candy, quit trashing Hillary's chances at VP. David, thank you for noting that Hillary is an obvious choice.

To those Hillar diehard fans. In all contest there is only one winer. You like to say that 18 MM voted for Hillary and fail to recognize that more than those 18 million voted for another person, you fail to recognize also that since early on many people that for many years had been very close associate of the Clintons went with Obama....and you have to ask yourselves...why?
Have you not lived in these US for the last 7 1/2 years? Have you not seen how America has been discredited and lost influence all over the world because of the lies of this administration and the republican party?

I've supported Obama from the beginning but I also love Hillary and hope to see her on the ticket come November. McCain=Bush :-/

I am so disappointed by those individuals who wrote blogs earlier in their adamant rejection of Obama. Do your homework and read how both of these candidates voted on all issues. If you were voting for Hillary because you believe in her principles, do your homework!! Don't simply vote for Macain out of spite. Remember the phrase cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Look at how successful the last 8 years has been for our country….

This is the very first time I am participating in a blog because I've been a longtime fan of Candy's. I look forward to her nightly dispatches from the campaign trail and her uncanny ability to concisely tell us what's really going on behind the fluff. I just wonder when she will get any time off to re-charge. Not that she needs it. I could never hold up as she does night after night.
We are most fortunate to live in a country where we can speak our mind; however I am agast at some of the racist and sexist comments of the bloggers above. I continue to ask myself how the voters of this country voted for George W. Bush not once; but twice. Look where we are today, compared to where we were when President Clinton left office....especially from a financial perspective. I could go on and on...

Obama Supports do not have a choice. They lost their free will, when they were sucked into the vacuum.

Evident By Hillary. For 2 years he has conditioned their minds to hate her, she was the enemy, she way wrong. etc. Until he can recondition their minds to like her and accept her, they will hate her. With ads and money and reconditioning they will accept her to the point he wants them to accept her. The re-conditioning is in effect with the reinforcement word Unity.

So Obama supports do not and can not understand any thing buy obama truths and what he wants them to believe. They really have no choice in the matter. He has already has conditioned their minds to the point of everyone is out to demonize him. So unless it is good and favor facts on Obama, they can not and will not listen to it or take it to heart. they can not and not allowed to see anything wrong with him.

Unknowingly they have submitted to the way of Obama.

Anderson, boohoo...what the heck is CNN doing inviting quacks to analyze the body language of Hillary and Barrack? Janine's analysis could not be far from true... at one point, she interprets Barracks hand over his chin as meaning that Obama is processing Hilary's words....Do you really need body language experts to know that both Hillary and Obama were at one point or the other nervous? At one point Janine claimed that Obama's gesture of forming a little circle (refer to Larry King's) with her thumb and third fingers as meaning that he (Obama) is exercising little belief in the unity venture. Boohoo. I have followed Obama's body language for some time now (even though I do not hold a psychology degree). What it simply meant is that Obama was nervous. Anderson, watch Obama's videos during the primaries and you will find out that Obama forms the "little circle" when he is either (trying to stress a point) or (2) when he is nervous. I almost think that it is a shame for CNN to rely of so called "Body language experts". For one, I believe that Hillary and Obama meant all their efforts today and it is an understatement when these "psycho experts" try to pass their body languages as dis-ingenuity. Anderson, I watch your show every now and then, and I know what your body language tells me sometimes – but it does not mean that your efforts are dis-ingenuous.

Indeed she rocks, but he is rolling all the way to the White House.
I belive he can bring about real change that majority of Americans hope for. To have upset Hillary, Obama must be rolling in the right direction and I beleive the Mrs Clinton's die hards will be rolling with him in November .

I just wrote the Clinton campaign to have them start an offshoot of her website. Something along the lines of "HillarySupportersForObama.com"!
The fact that any Hillary supporter would vote for McCain is just plain insanity. This is election is not about "getting even" or harboring grudges. It is about Democrats taking back the White House, plain and simple. Thank you for your coverage during this entire election process. You are always a calming and knowledgeable force on CNN. I always look forward to your comments on the issues.

within a year..what country we have left obama will lose it for us. Anderson I really respect you and feel you go at this job with integrity, please look into this deeply. Our worse nightmare will unfold in a very short time if he gets it

Wow,

All these Clinton supporters on this site appear to be just that and not real democrats. It's no wonder we are in the state we are in, you would vote Republican to keep an African American out of the White House and endure 4 more years of the Bush Administration type politics. Obviously the gas prices and failed policies within our country and outside our country are not real issues for any of you.

What a bunch of hypocritical whiners !! I want America to continue to be the country that everyone wants to flee to aimed at a piece of the "DREAM". I am tired of visiting other countries and hearing us be the base of jokes and mockery. These type of statements against our Democratic nominee regardless of his race is an indication that we are not loyal to our country's progression but rather loyal to our own selfish wills.

Grow up or better yet, Move to another country and make room for real Americans that treasure the true diversity of our country. Let America be America Again !! Vote Democrat for President in 2008 !!!

Obama 08'

Obama thinks he still in college and just writting speeches and delivering them well.

Somebody need to realized and ask themselves are all of these things he talks about workable.

Change Washington? I do not think so. One man that has no record of doing big is going to do it. My friends we maybe in a dream land.

The government is big, who is he is going to listen to, Washington insiders. Same old politics.

Better vote for McCain, he knows Washington.

John McCain voted against a law that would have allowed women to sue for wage discrimination when they found out about it, which often takes years to find out. McCain prefers the Supreme Court's current, unreasonable standard that women must sue for discrimination shortly after it first occurs, even if there's no way that they can possibly know about it. What women need is more "education and training," says McCain.

McCain will also appoint enough radical right Supreme Court justices to overturn Roe v. Wade. You can't believe most of what McCain says, but you can believe that.

Any Clinton supporter who votes for McCain out of spite is simply being irrational. Hillary, to her great credit, has encouraged her supporters to show some sense.

Candy,
Looks like Obama has been checking out this blog and is trying to steal the affectionate phrase many here use to describe you and your reporting, "She Rocks!" So now do you think you will make his short list for the office of VP? One thing for sure, it ain't gonna be Hillary no matter how flattering this new drive for "unity." Even on the outside chance he does name her (or even you), I'm not voting for the Pied Piper of Illinois!

What's the deal with that goggle-eyed windbag who does Raw Politics blabbering about the Barack Obama action feature some toy company is selling? He pointed out that the same company sells Lenin and Mao action figures, but the windbag didn't bother to mention that the same company also sells Albert Einstein and Mahatma Ghandi dolls. Was Einstein a Commie like Lenin and Obama, too? Guilt by association with a doll is a new low for CNN. I've seen you do a lot of stupid smears of Obama recently, but this was one of the stupidest I've ever seen.

Re: Hillary and "Barry" from Chicago...kiss and make up.

Well, aren't they cute? Hillary...in blue and "Barry" in a matching (blue) tie. Looks like a wedding rehearsal...the two of them...up on that stage...hugging...looking into each other's eyes...with such respect and compassion.

Like a scene out of "Rosemary's Baby" when the crowd of devilish onlookers...tell her (Rosemary) "you'll get used to him and learn to love him dear."

Life...imitating art.

Yes a fresh change would be nice.....Talk about what they REALLY would like to do as president. Everytime Obama feels like he might be losing votes he pulls the poor black issue!! SHAME on him. If he is not races, then why would he have been with his church for so long?

Ever notice he doesn't say what he is doing for are oil crisis.

If anyone bothers listening to the audio of the event, someone in the crowd yelled, "Hillary Rocks!" That is what prompted Obama to respond to the crowd with "She rocks." Without that lead-in, Obama's comment comes off as a little weird. With it, it makes sense. I can't be the only one who heard the voice from the crowd.

Regardless, it is stunning to me that people and the press are so shocked that Obama and Clinton are managing to get along. When the party has had difficulty reconciling in the past, it was usually over policy divisions more than mere personality. For months now, all the Democrats I know (including me) have said they'd gladly vote for either Clinton or Obama, even if they have a strong preference for one or the other. Policy-wise, Clinton and Obama are not so far apart. They've always known that only one of them would get the nomination. So aside from our desire to caricature Clinton and Obama as purely ego-driven, it seems perfectly natural that they'd ultimately fall in line. It's no good for either of them otherwise.