Carville: Edwards’ Backing “Certainly Helps” Obama

Du you think so?

Kathy, politics is a tough game, and a game it certainly is. The object of the game is to win and you do whatever you need to do. Both candidates have been jockeying for position all throughout this process and using whatever they could to their advantage. Certainly, if the situation was reversed, and given how Clinton’s campaign has been run, I’m very, very sure that she would have done the same thing. There’s no such as playing nice and letting your opponent gain points at your expense. Not in the game of politics.

stop whining people it’s politics!!!if edward had endorsed HRc what would you say??may i remind you weird things HRC says or uses?considering that only white people are hard workers for example?may be obama promised to Edward something Hrc just couldn’t!That should be your real question!!!…And it won’t be a reason for to quit…we all know that she’ll keep fighting even after the nomination…

I am a white 44yo mom from the suburbs of Detroit. I support Obama. But I am NOT in favor of Hillary steeping aside or leaving the race until the last vote is counted. There are women in the last remaining states that want to cast their vote for a women. They may be grandmothers, who may not be around for the next election and they want to say “I voted for a women for POTUS” It’s exciting, it’s historic and I don’t think anyone should take that away from them. Hillary should take this opportunity to begin rallying her troops for the fall. If she suceeds, she will be this party’s next Eleanor Roosevelt.
Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State!

Wait until you see the “tenacity” of Hillary supporters who do NOT support BO!
You are certainly chasing a very fast ambulance now John!

Very strange to see such abuse of Obama by Hillary supporters and vice versa. Aren’t you all Americans? Coulnd’t you guys be civl to one another? Very sad!!

the hillary supporters that are specifically on here commenting
…are just plain…whacked…I mean just left the planet.
Luckily I just went to a gathering of Hillary supporters here in NH and almost all of them…maybe 2%… had anything in common with these weird posts.
Most of them know the country and the issues come first…not some weird bitter angry spiteful thing.
whew… I started to lose faith in human beings again from reading these posts for the past few weeks.
stop the anger and get a little self awareness folks.

Alotta brittle folks upset with Edwards.
But John is just acknowledging reality and this is unacceptable to Hillarian deadenders.

krispin, Americans are very generous but we’re not stupid. And we take our freedoms very seriously including our rights to have our votes counted (Michigan and Florida) and we despise cheating in our election process. We’re very deeply concerned and worried about the media bias which has gone on in this election so far. And there has been a lot of derogatory treatment of Hillary because she is a woman. It’s been disgusting to watch and noone has stood up to defend her not even Obama.

Obama’s new slogan -Same old tired losers we can believe in.
Looks like John Edwards couldn’t care less about the “poor” America of his 2-America stump speech.

dl
You gotta assume half o these whacked out ppl are just wingnut Saboteurs just having fun by posing as hillairian dead enders.

What a load of crap coming from so called Hillary supporters. Are these the white, blue collar workers she boasted would only vote for her? What is dirty politics about announcing a major supporter on a day pundits will be talking about a loss you suffered? That is called excellent strategic management. HRC used the same strategic advantage to great effect not so long ago when she was reeling from the effects of her Bosnia lies. She seized on Rev Wright and got her lies sidelined. That’s what politics is about you use your advantages strategically. As someone recently said: “If you can’t stand the heat…”

HP Boston….I am inclined to agree with you but it is so difficult to tell from the comments I read. On the issue of Michigan and Florida….I think it is a mess which has been created from the beginning and I think will be a tricky minefield to negotiate…as to whether it must go count to determine the ultimate nominee…my sense is it will not be fair for the reason that anytime te rules are changed mid-way it does not bode well for the results and precedent set.

Thank you John Edwards. Someone tell Bush the axis of evil is here in the US. It is the Clintons.

How touching…John Edwards of the $400 haircuts, and Obama, the Elitist, teaming up to vow war on poverty! Since the press has already declared Obama the presidential nominee, I can’t see the Democratic Party backing Senator Clinton now. How unfortunate that we can’t redo the primaries held before the Rev. Wright. America’s the loser on this one. Go independent, Hillary. Please don’t force me to vote Republican!

Jeanne + your response invalid = clueless.

Sorry rock, that your candidate lost. Dems da berries! Get over it already. Vote, don’t vote. But get over it. SHE LOST fair and square! She didn’t plan for after Super Tuesday. She ignored small states and caucus states. She ignored the power of the internet and the small donations. She counted on her rich and connected friends. Misteps go on and on. Bad decisions + arrogance = lost election.

I can’t believe a lot of what I am reading here. As Sue Ann says, the announcement of John Edwards’ support is tactical. Did you critcs listen to the Obama/Edwards message at all, or are you more interested in just saying mindless things? I think John Edwards gave the best speech I have ever heard from him. He praised HRC and emphasized the good of the country which can only come from a Democratic president. Obama’s message was equally one of hope. Are HRC supporters so blinded by loyalty to her that they cannot see that a vote for McCain really would be just keeping Bush in the White House for more destruction of our country. I am a fat 59 year old who used to be a Hillary supporter, but I realize that she simply has no chance that is honourable. Come on fellow democrats, it’s a new day – accept change. Especially those of you who are racist. Black people really are just like the rest of us. They eat, they sleep, they work and even go to the bathroom just like you and me. The good Lord made us all.

JennyR – so sweet. I am black, and I am glad I, like other Clinton supporters say: No Way! It’s not about racism, although I imagine for some it is. It’s about treating all candidates fairly and not collaborating with the media to destroy the Clintons. Sorry, but the Democrats need to learn something about strategy. We criticize the Repubs for loyalty, but their loyalty has given them dominance on the national scene. The courts are laden with conservative judges who will block our laws even if we win the White House. Apparently, the Dems need to suffer a little more to learn some lessons. While the lovefest was going on, this side of the party was becoming increasingly more angry. Now, the chickens are coming home to roost.

Oh my God!! WHy are we whining about this???
Edwards’s move yesterday was a perfect political move for team Obama. Yes, he stole the spot light from Hillary. But, I want you to ask yourselves something…
Would Hillary have done the same thing?
Answer = yes. We have seen the lengths of which Hillary will go through to win this election. Obama is simply beating her at her own game. She scored a extraodinary Victory in West Virginia. Sould the Super Delegates use only that state as an excuse to throw Obama out, when he has won 31 (more than half) of the contests, a lot of them being lopsided victories? W. Virginia had their say, and Now Oregon will have their say. This is not the United States of West Virginia. This is the UNited States of America.
Let’s stop this petty bickering. Don’t be angry at Obama because more people are voting for him. That is democracy. I understand that you are upsetthat your candidate lost, but there can be only one nominee. This happens every four years. in 2004, it was the Deanites who were upset at Kerry. In 2000, it was John McCain backers who were upset at Bush… The list goes on and on. Put this bitterness behind you and unite.

I think the endorsement was an insult to the voters in West Virgina
Posted by Kathy
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I agree with your post.
Also i believe any endorsement wouldn’t
play any significance role in general
elections.
John Edwards is a loser twice.

tony-It’s early, cooler heads will prevail come November. When people really start looking at the ddifferences between Obama and McCain, they will come to their senses and go to the polls. Certainly, some will stay home and lick their wounds, but I hope that it is only a small minority. For those who say they will vote for McCain, remember, only when the Republicans are gone will Americans know the full scope of what Bush/Cheney really did to this country. We only see the tip of the iceberg. And we can fix what we don’t see.

Tony,
Do not worry. Michigan and Florida delegates will be seated at the convention. It is just a matter of how and in what numbers. The DNC will not allow the delegates to be seated in a manner that changes the outcome of the election, so they will probably get half the delegates.

Sorry Mark, we could not have done anything to stop the idiots here. We did complain, to deaf ears. Our GOV. is HRC’s State Campaign Chair. She wanted HRC to get an early victory. It was an ugly attempt to influence the rest of the states.

Tony
Go to Daily Kos.
They have a good break down of the FL and MI delegates and different ways they can be alloted. They will not change Obama’s majority regardless even if they do not give him anything from MI.
He still wins.

Jeanne…you are SO right. If Hillary doesn’t pull it off..she would be a GREAT Secretary of State….

DemUnited: I find it odd that Obama supporters so willingly reduce opposition to Obama to racism and to women clinging to Clinton but are appalled by the notion that sexism could have impacted Clinton. LOL. The contradictions are startling. People have even read my arguments and called me racist for not supporting Obama….until I remind them that I am black….then they have to push another “why people don’t vote for Obama button,” usually, they run for “you were never a real democrat,” “you are just a republican,” “you will calm down later,” or “you don’t care for this country.”

Tony- steamrolled??? Really??? If she was sooo great…why didn’t she win? Because she surrounded herself with fools who planned this bad from the beginning. They were arrogant. If she can’t hire the right staff to run a good campaign and lose so much money in the process, what gives her the right to run our country?

PT: we have heard for months now that Clinton is despicable, a pathological liar, self-interested, that she would say anything to get elected, that she’s a monster, and that “we cannot wait until she’s gone.” Now, you guys want people to listen to her? Why? Were you guys just lying about her before? Or is there an exception that allows us to listen to her if she says something helpful to Obama? Please clarify.

LOL louie! They go to HRC’s website each morning to get their talking points and buzzwords for the day and then descend on the blogs, coffee and bile in hand.

Before we all go off the deep end and vote for McCain, lets remember the supreme court, and death. The supreme court is pretty easy, its 1 vote from turning back the clock to before 1967. Honestly as a Democrat, do you really want that? Second, Death. This can used in so many ways… Death penalty, more troops killed needlessly, 100 years of war, Broken medical system, increased poverty, more lives taken in our name through capital punishment (I still have a hard time with pro-lifers being ok with the death penalty) Come on people. If the nomination is Hilary, I will have to swallow my extreme disdain for her and vote democratic.

tony-don’t lump all Obama voters the same. It’s shamful. I like HRC and wanted her to do well, win even, if she played it right. But she didn’t. HRC as Secretary of State would be amazing. She could be the next Madeline Albright. HEr career in politics isn’t over by a long shot. Just this phase of it. She is a great woman, and she will continue to do great things for this country. I just hope all her supporters can support her in the future the same way they have done so far. HRC’s story is just beginning to be written and I have a feeling she will go down as one of the best politicans American has ever had. Things happen for a reason and maybe God has bigger plans for her that we can’t quite see yet.
No tony, Obama supporters aren’t koolaid drinkers or bigots, we are, for the most part truly kind people who can see a bigger picture.

Thank you John Edwards. Someone tell Bush the axis of evil is here in the US. It is the Clintons.

DemoUnited — thanks. Now I will vote for Obama after reading your wonderful advocacy.
Cindyct: Thanks for letting us know that God exhausted brain matter on Obama’s supporters. Great way to persuade the crowd. I do not have a kid, but I am not rich — not poor, somewhat upper-middle class. I always vote for others’ interests. I vote for health insurance, although I have a company plan. I vote to stregthen social security, although I have a very strong 401k. I vote for quality education, although I do not have kids. I vote for anti-poverty programs, although I am not poor. I support feminism, although I am a man. I am pro-Immigration, though domestically born. I am strongly antiracist, because it is the right thing to do, and because I am black.
The list could go on and on. But this history does not mean anything to Obama supporters. Apparently, we were “smart” Democrats until we decided we did not want to support Obama. Well, I am certain that I have been voting for liberal causes more than most people on here, and I have nothing to prove about my intelligence or committment to progressive causes. People who see things totally in black and white (Obama voter = brain, Clinton-defector = stupid), are the ones who lack intellectual sophistication.

well JennyR, thanks….uhhh, I guess lol
This is the first time, in my adult life, that I have paid close attention to an election, and boy oh boy…politics IS one dirty game.
First, they dog Obama by calling him a wimp. The man has too much class to beat up on a woman, especially one within his own party.
Then, when he does make a tough, political move, they dog him for being dirty….another damned if you do, damned if you don’t moment.
Obama does not share Wright’s views, you can tell by his past deeds, and it is so wrong to hang Wright around his neck. Again, a church is more than its pastor. The Obama’s became a part of their church community, which does much more than just listen to Rev Wright.
Obama never said he didn’t hear Wright make controversial statements, he said he was not in the church for those comments that were 30 second looped on cable news.
I find it interesting for all those folks who don’t seem to understand Obama’s call for change.
Our government, that is supposed to be for the people, by the people, has become too secretive. Obama is calling for transparency, he’s calling for ordinary citizens to become engaged in what is going on after our politicians get elected. Stop putting your heads in the sand.
Lets stop with the bickering. We are all americans. We need to come together to bring about the change we seek in our government.

Tony, you are right. I think its bad that the media portrays Clinton backers as the “dumb uneductaed folks” Hey, if Obama were not running, I would be a Clinton backer, so it kind of insults me too. But, it doesn’t help when Clinton Backers come and post very hateful comments and comments that amount to outright lunacy on these boards. Obama backers have done the same thing. It is time now that we start thinking with our heads and not our emotions. Obama pretty much stands for the same things Clinton stands for. It looks like he will be our Party’s nominee, so we need to respect that and give him our full support.

Lou:
The Obama Internet Angels Manual has nice words like: cold, divisive, racist, selfish, Tonya Harding, kneepcapping, kitchen sink, and amoral.

Jeannie -and all the other people who say Clinton would be a great Sec of State: LOL. I thought she lacked judgment — especially on foreign policy. You guys really offer contradictions. Were your earlier observations just hyperbole?

AMERICA-FIRST
SO, by your argument, I suppose that all the other super delegates that support Clinton, President Clinton included, should have waited until everyone voted to voice their support. Remember, she had the support of over 100 Supers before the first contest was held.
What Hypocrisy!!

roxanne
I agreed with Michelle Obama. I’m white and am proud of my country for the first time too. I knew what she meant, that we were finally able to get past skin color and look at the man. I thought it was a great speech, torn down by old bias.

Tony,
The fact is that emotions run high in any campaign. Emotions are to be considered when voting but it is important to prioritize. For example, if Obama wins the nomination, will you go to the voting booth in November with “I can’t believe this young punk took this nomination from Hillary, a magnificent leader, I’m gonna show him”, or will you go into the booth with, “We need a turn around on our economy, we need our troops to come home, we need to re-prioritize our National Interest and fix Health Care”?
Both thoughts are highly emotional, but which is more important? That is what I meant by thinking with your head.

If Edwards and Obama are elitist, then hillary must be the Queen of Elitism, sheeeesh!
C’mon folks, lighten up. Obama is not an elitist….Obama is not a muslim….Obama is not a terrorist. He is a redblooded, christian american, just like most of us. Forget the past and all the distractions and divisions. This man had to learn what it was like to be black in America, only because that is the hand he was dealt at birth. I believe he has taken the time to understand ALL cultures….which is the best way to move forward for ALL. He is not for one race over another. WE are one people.
Obama and Clinton are about the same when it comes to policy. If Obama is elected president, then there will be less gridlock when it comes to moving the democratic policies forward.
Our children and grandchildren are counting on us all working together.

Jeanne from Michigan,
I hear what you are saying. I read a very intriguing article over on HuffingtonPost.
It was about this white lady from Louisianna who was accepted into Harvard University. Her Mother drove her up there and when they found out her roommate was black, the mother threw a hissy fit and marched down to the housing office to demand a room change because her daughter had never associated with blacks and didn’t intend on starting to then.
This article came from the mother and daughter from back then and are deeply regretful for their actions. That black roommate was Michelle Obama (I forget her maiden name). So, I can understand where Michelle was coming from.

Jeanne — you know those “uncommitted” votes were for Obama or Edwards. Come on – there was a campaign to have people select uncommitted. 80 percent of blacks voted uncommitted; I guess they thought they were voting for nobody. LOL> Under the plans I saw, Obama would get all of the uncommitted votes – even though some were probably Edwards votes. This could make even more sense now that Edwards has endorsed him.

No tony, you are wrong. The uncomitted votes go in the garbage. There were a total of 8 candidates in the race at the time. So Clinton said they don’t count because you don’t know what the voters intentions were. But here’s the kicker, in the re-vote agreement the Clinton campaign put forth, anyone who voted the first time around couldn’t vote again. So all those who voted “uncommited” the first time are disenfranchised. This includes me and all my friends. Not fair and the reason Obama’s camp blocked the re-vote. They wanted to start fresh and let everyone have a say.

Jeanne, keep drinking your Obama Kool-Aid……again, empty suit, no substance! What a joke Obama is! I can’t wait until November to watch his and his hateful wife’s expression when he loses! LOL

A statue of Stalin could win after the last 20 years of the Bush and Clinton tribes. George Bush is the best thing to happen to the Democratic party since JFK!

C Good, whether you like it or not, Chicago is a major city in this country. Chicago, and all of its citizens are a part of this country….again, whether you like it or not. They are not less than because they are from Chicago, so get over it.
And what about the black panther party?
bill and hillary clinton embraced the black panthers, just like they embraced Rezko, and just like they praised Farrakhan. There is a video of Rendell praising and falling all over Farrakhan. So please, what has Obama done with any of these groups or individuals that has not been done already by our ‘white’ politicians that are already in charge??? No one is calling them hateful for being in their corner….so what is REALLY going on?
david, what is it about Michelle Obama that you find so hateful?

so much hatred towards Senator Obama and for what reason? Because he decide to run for the precidency? Because he wants to united All Americans? Because he wants to make America strong again?
If we don’t pull together as a country/like we did when 9/11 happen, we will never become a powerful country again..I see why all the other countries are buying our country bit by bit and we as americans cannot see this yet we are harping so much on Senator Obama race, we cannot see the forrest for the trees. Maybe we would be happier if american became a dictorship country and everyone might be happy. I voted for Senator Obama in the beginning, I like how he have brought all americans together and he will get my vote November…..Go Obama Go

Tony,
What do you mean they weren’t that deep? Many white people were offended by her statement. They couldn’t figure out why this was the first time she was proud. I thouhgt it was important to point out to those people that there are many reasons both past and present that blacks and even poor people would not be so proud. Think Hurrican Katrina as an example. How proud were you?

Tony,
The supers haven’t moved because they are waiting for the rest of the states to vote. It has noting to do with them not wanting to endorse Obama. I suspect because they all know the Clintons so well, they don’t want to be sued by them. As soon as the last vote is cast, you’ll see what I mean. I have the feeling that there are many supers who can’t wait to cut her down for all of the problems both she and Bill bought to the party!

LA in Indiana – you are so much fun. love to you

aaahhhhh, Phyllis is the one who said something about Chicago politicians.
Politicians are the same, across the country. Being from Chicago doesn’t make one a better or worse politician.
Michelle says its ‘rough and tumble’ and it could get dirty….look what the republicans tried to do in the last three contests….dirty politics.
But the people didn’t buy into the distraction! Thank God, they finally get it. Maybe this nation is on its way to healing after all.

lol thanks CGood
==whisperin== I guess that was a compliment?!
Ok…on to the next topic!

“She is a woman who, in my judgment, is made of steel, and she’s a leader in this country not because of her husband
but because of what she has done,” Edwards said. “We are a stronger party because Hillary Clinton is a Democrat.”
NOW, the Demacrate primay SO FAR LEFT is “The Emperor”s New Clothes”
One see the clothes.
One see the color.
One see the body.
Just suck up and move on.

It is really strange how BO has surrounded himself with every OLD politician in the DEM party. How much change will there be? He now owes his soul, lock, stock, and barrel to the DEM power guys! He has taken the money, the support and now he will have to pay the piper. What goes round comes round. A tall lanky puppet he will be! They will say jump he will say how high? They will say we got you here we can get you gone too! Presidents do need a majority house and congress to get things done…BO is bought and paid for. Hillary was not going to be the puppet president.

Heu… sorry for making so many mistakes, i should read more carefully my comments before…In fact i meant”i think that’s the case because she never talks about the fact that some people actually didn’t vote…

The Democratic Party has lost its bearings, not John McCain.
I am a democrat, but I will not support in November, I am a former Community Organizer in SF and I have seen men like him for years.
People with ideas that are utopian without reallife substance. Ideas that cost money with no real plan of paying for them. Social engineering plans like Obama’s mandatory plan of 0-5 infant education, that thinks the school is a better teacher than Parents.
A belief that government needs strong gun control legsilation so that we can be protected from hurting ourself with our own guns.
I hear GW Bush’s rhetoric in Obama’s message I will listen to everybody and then make my own decisions based on my agenda.
For the first time in my life I will not vote in 2008. This is not raw feelings. This is not something that will change when faced with 4 more years of Bush. I think all these political pundits are wrong. A nonvote is a vote. Obama says he can win this without us white working class people, let him.

Hi People:
Don’t you see that Edwards move to back Obama is a move to be Obama running mate as VP? He indirectly suggested that he could get the white blue collars and women as well as Hillary did for Obama, and Obama would consider it as a solution instead of asking Hillary to be on the ticket with him. Obama fears Hillary.
Edwards is an opportunist politician, don’t be fooled by this guy who used to run after the ambulances
Dr. Hung H. Phan, President
Asian American Concerned Citizen League

After all the strategic maneuvering to chart out the best course to eliminate Hillary Clinton, the latte losers club still hasn’t been able to accomplish their goal.
They’ve pulled out all the stops, from a concerted media bias and a flood of perfectly timed latte-left endorsements, to the opportunistic disenfranchisement of millions of voters, but still they haven’t sealed the deal. In an interview yesterday about Edwards endorsement, Richardson confirmed the latte losers club credo. When asked why he decided to support Obama after the Clinton’s had been so good to him, he replied: “Remember, I was also running against her in the primaries.” There it is- The manifest motivation was, and still is, to defeat Hillary.
For McGovern, Kerry, Kennedy, Dean, Richardson, and Edwards the means to minimize their own presidential losses was to beat HER. It’s all about losing to a woman- a moderate democrat whose husband won the presidency not once, but twice. The fact that she’s smarter and stronger than any of them will ever be made their mission even more imperative. The only thing they didn’t count on was the sheer volume of her electoral support.
They may still reach their goal with Obama as their nominee, but it’s like winning a battle only to lose the war. If they succeed in facilitating Hillary’s loss, they’ll lose millions of her supporters to McCain. Our loyalty is deep, and our memories are long.

edwards endorsing obama doesn’t really hurt the clinton campaign and it doesn’t even help the obama campaign. edwards just endorsed obama so he could be the VP. if hillay was ahead in Super delegates, pledge delegates or popular vote, edwards would endorse clinton. he is not looking at the policies he just wants to be the VP. one thing is for sure that he won’t make a good running mate. he didn’t make a good running mate in 2004. it won’t even help the democratic party. obama is not experienced edwards a loser what makes us think that they both are going to unite the party. if obama gets the nominee he should consider clinton as a running mate so he could have support of the white- collar voters, older people middle class voters and eve catholics. these votes could help the democrats win the white house in november.

Dr. Politics, you freaking hypocrite! If John Edwards had endorsed Senator Clinton you would be dancing in the streets. He endorsed Senator Obama and suddenly he’s a poor running mate. If Senator Obama runs that dishonest, manipulate, disingenuous Senator Clinton as the V.P. he is nuts!

So what are the odds Hillary goes independent? It worked for Joe Liebermann. My vote is still for Hillary.

So what are the odds Hillary goes independent? It worked for Joe Liebermann. My vote is still for Hillary.
Posted by: Debby | May 15, 2008 2:02:25 PM
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We will send her money, lots, please God help Hillary run as an independent, you can send money too GOD!

HP Boston: Thanks! Hillary supporters are cool, no doubt. I’m about 2 1/2 hours from you in NY.
I’ve considered the ideas posted on this and other threads regarding “writing in” Hillary’s name or continuing her bid as an Independent candidate. The problem with write-ins may be that those votes could transfer to Obama (if he’s the nominee). We need to check this out with the board of elections. As for her run as an Indy, my fear is that the votes may end up impeding McCain rather than Obama. I’m just not certain how this might work. It may work, though. We’ll have to find out… My other concern is that the pressure is mounting for Obama to ask her to run as VP. The dilemma would then involve abandoning our principles to cast a vote for him. Ugh. The thought of him taking credit for all her hard work and productive initiatives makes me ill.

I’m beginning to like James Carville, his ability to be loyal, yet flexible is admirable. He is loyal to the party and not the person. I think I’ll take a page from his book, and if Clinton somehow becomes the nominee I will support her too.

I’m going to say something as a woman that may not get posted. But the vitrolic anger, and the unreasonable posts that I have read by several of Hillary’s female supporter’s does more harm to women than is helpful, even to her. While you are attempting to consolidate power, you are actually diminishing it, because the status quo the men are not going to give in to your form of blackmail. This is NOT about gender, nor should it be about race….but it’s about which party can move this country forward……I think the Democratic Party can be that party of choice, and we will be, you can either come along, or move on over to the other Party that have us in this quagmire of wars upon more wars. Don’t you know when the sitting President attack a party that indicates how concerned they are that the Democrats will win the Whitehouse, and implement better policies. At this point, we need to be united in the Party no matter who the nominee will be.
Women, don’t throw away your power, use it wisely!

Although I am a conservative, I have had a great deal of admiration for my fellow southerner John Edwards. I have considered him perhaps the best liberal in public life. I voted for him in the 2004 Preferential Primary and went to the Capitol to hear his speech.
But I am extremely disappointed by his endorsement of Barack Obama for President. I could understand him endorsing Hillary Clinton (I want her to defeat Obama and she would certainly be no worse than McCain as President), or remaining neutral.
I cannot approve of Edwards endorsing the first actual Marxist with a chance of becoming President. Like another poster, I have always seen Edwards as a champion of folks like West Virginians, and his endorsement of Obama is an insult to their actions last Tuesday.
I still hope he will not be a part of Obama’s reprehenisble administration. That would be the final insult to those of us who have admired John Edwards up until now.

If the majority of the country has spoken and is interested in Barack Obama running for POTUS, is he supposed to just give it up and withdraw? Racism is alive and well judging from some of the comments written her!

It seems as if Hillary’s “Kitchen-sink” strategy includes resurrecting the pre-60s racist divide in America and it’s politic. Maybe she can improve her electability by announcing David Duke or Charles Manson as prospective running-mates. When they are elected the country could become the United States of “Hard-working white America”. The rest of us would be declared “Un-patriotic” and exiled too Canada.

Party bossess say it’s time to “unite” while they keep stirring it up.
This latest endorsement of Edwards on the heels of a major win in W. Va. is ludicrous — and so are the hilarious built-in contradictions of the raw deal.
Obama “holds hands across the aisle” and kills his own bill, and now Edwards is doing the same thing by endorsing him. What about the poor? What about all of us who so desperately need health insurance? Even people who HAVE health insurance don’t really have any such thing.

This has been Obama’s strategy. Find some power player SD to support him when he is down. He got Richardson to endorse him immediately after the Wright story broke. He found SD’s after PA to support him in Indiana. He tried to get Evan Bayh in Indiana by spreading rumors about VP role. Kool aid drinkers will begin to puke soon if Obama becomes president because of his naive policies. I just cannot imagine how he will bring the troops home without generating the jobs they will need, how he will sustain their well being, how he will stimulate the economy and bring about health care reform. What a mess! People need jobs or they will get depressed and commit suicide! I would rather have us return home because we have achieved our purpose than have some naive president say the war is over so the soldiers need to come home without achieving milestones. It will be like having war inside the United States. Bush created the mess, we own it now and we better be careful with what we do with it.

Which Democratic candidate is more electable?
Consider this:
This is how the Electoral College stands as of April 23, 2008, showing strengths of Clinton vs. Obama, based on their results. For those who have not understood, this is not a head-to-head matchup, but rather a side-by-side comparison.
This assumes a winner-take-all primary/caucus vote takes all Electoral votes for each state. The totals immediately below are WITHOUT any consideration of the states of Florida and Michigan.
Clinton 261
Obama 181
But with Florida and Michigan:
Clinton 305
Obama 181
Assuming the following victories, based on current polls, with Clinton winning Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Obama winning North Carolina, South Dakota, Oregon (which is doubtful), and Montana, the totals would then be, still without Florida and Michigan:
Clinton 285
Obama 209
Even with a victory for Obama in Indiana, the totals would be, still without Florida and Michigan:
Clinton 274
Obama 220
Please note that it takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the General Election.
Whether or not the vote turns out as indicated, I firmly believe the above analysis more than amply demonstrates which of the Democratic candidates is in a better position to be the stronger candidate in the General Election.

Popular vote as of May 15, 2008
These figures INCLUDE Florida and Michigan, as they were fairly and legitimately earned by Senator Hillary Clinton, and have been validated by the respective Secretary’s of State.
Obama 16,680,827
Clinton 16,710,298
Total Diff. +29,471 (Clinton)
Pct. Diff. +0.08% (Clinton)
So, why SHOULD Hillary quit NOW?
Who do you think will be leading after next Tuesday?
Hint – See below:
Combined population of Oregon, Montana and South Dakota = 5,173,438
Combined population of Kentucky and Puerto Rico = 8,086,459

mary: You’re living on Fantasy Island!
There is No Way that Hillary Clinton
would win a three-way race with
Obama and McCain!
Hillary and Obama would split the
Democrat votes and McCain would win
easily! Get Real!

How people forget so easily. Since Sen. Hillary beat Sen. Obama in racist W. Virginia (21% of W. Virginians confirmed they are racist), everyone has been talking about the margin of win by Hillary. It is not long ago that Obama beat Hillary in many states with more margins than what Hillary got in WV.
In Kansas Obama beat Hillary 74 to 26, 80 to 17 in Idaho, 75 to 25 in Alaska, 90 to 8 in Virgin Island, 76 to 24 in Hawaii and 75 to 24 in Washington D.C. Those with lesser margin – 55 to 27 in S. Carolina, Minnesota is 66 to 32, Illinois is 65 to 32, 66 to 31 in Georgia, Colorado is 67 to 32, Washington State is 68 to 31, Nebraska is 68 to 32, Maryland 61 to 36, Virginia 64 to 35, Mississippi 61 to 37 and Wyoming 61 to 38.
How many times did Hillary win with big margin? Compare and contrast, people. Let us stop this bickering and allow Hillary to exit at her own time. Nobody has the right to tell her when to quit. This is a free country.
You know what is so amazing is how much hope we have in the primary from Puerto Rico that will not even vote in the general election.
THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT DELEGATES NOT POPULAR VOTES.

First of all, the nerve of a person, in this case Obama, to put this country in a position of opening up buried hatred, anger and resentment, towards minorities, because of his selfish ego in seeking a job that he is in no way qualified to do, is sickening! Many early states never had the opportunity to hear what hidden secrets he hid from them like the 20 years of sermons he attended bashing America and nobody forced him to listen. There was no slavery in place that forced him to attend. He’s lived free in a country where if he chose to, could have spoken out against all this, AND HE DID NOT! INSTEAD GOT MARRIED, AND BAPTIZED HIS OWN KIDS THERE! TALK ABOUT PUTTING A STAMP ON IT! For Richardson and Edwards, to come out and stick a knife in Hillary’s back right after some of her best moments, tells us, they are NOT for Obama, but against a WOMAN in high office! Hillary is intelligent, ready, patriotic to the bone, and a fighter to the core for all Americans of all races! Has never run from debates, direct questions, and criticism of the press. She is not a quitter. She is tough! Obama cannot come up with solutions if his life depended on it and stumbles his way through everything. No wonder he runs from live debates or live press conferences. This is what we are to expect when he attends world leader’s conferences. Pitiful! It takes more than a big smile, shooting hoops, and nice suits to fill the shoes of the presidency. Most importantly, it takes brains, and he has one alright, a brain damaged by a past of drug use, which could account for his inabillity to put full thoughts and sentences together. His lead is not because of his qualifications, it’s because of his ability to smoothly deceive the early voting states. It’s because of his support by many who would rather have him because he’s a man, and clearly a vote against a VERY INTELLIGENT…… WOMAN!!! I’ll tell you one thing, if he does succeed in stealing this nomination he better use his last remaining undamaged brain cell and pick Hillary as his running mate or his career is over, because just like millions of other Hillary supporters, I too will not vote for him no matter who else he runs with, AND THAT IS A PROMISE!

I am still waiting for someone to tell me how or when Obama is racist(maybe Rev Wright’s comments make him guilty by association, by the way Hillary supporters, the Clinton’s attended his service and have spoke well of him before the current bruhaha, and ), how Michelle is hateful(finally feeling pride DOES NOT imply hatefulness before the pride),or Obama is Marxist. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT A MARXIST IS!!
Not even the Soviets were true Marxist! Obama is NOT EVEN the most liberal Senator let alone a Marxist.

Mrs Clinton doesnt need edwards, he couldnt do anything for himself!!! The band wagon is rolling obama needed a parn reached for a smooth move to place after w.va! Edwards means nothing! She will be great, and is a great nominee against the likes of mccain! obama has alot of old heads whispering in his ear, they will have to continue doing so if he at all becomes pres. because he has not a clue! Then, when you think about it those that are whispering; all wanted to be pres but didnt make it!!! Ooops! Mrs Clinton has a whisperer too!!! A two time winner straight up, I pray for God to step in to put a cap on it all for the good of us all and the world watching!! Mrs Hillery Clinton for president!!! Mira, i too feel she will come out on top!!! Love, Adrian

Stacy,
You are quite right, Sen. Obama was not vetted then. Now he has been vetted he won a big state like North Carolina handily and nearly ekked out a win in Indiana.
I said it before, No one has a right to tell Hillary when to quit. She can stay as long as she wants campaigning for the democratic primary election even after November. This is America my dear and we all have rights to do what we want when we want.