Comments on: Analysis: Obama Wave Crashes Through

Vaughn Ververs Says Big Wins In Maryland And Virginia Build Lead, Momentum For Obama's Campaign

[snakebaby-2009]

Dem party wants to succeed in the general election, so the support and endorsements began to pour in to O because those people believe/feel Obama seems to be more electable, though they know Clinton would be a better president. So this is all political games. Some people have been blindly falling into this trap thinking that they are electing the best president while they are actually voting for a more electable person largely due to his capable of delivering inspirational speeches (though they sound empty and cult like to me personally) along with his charisma (too bad I don''t feel that at all though I understand it) so the party has more chance to win. But who knows if that is true.

[snakebaby-2009]

Last night I watched Headline News channel and learned that in the past Obama voted for something about abortion so that even the baby is alive after the abortion the baby isn''t considered a person. I''m not sure exactly how this thing got put, but this tells us something bad about him that is simply unacceptable and despicable.

[snakebaby-2009]

When O''s wife mentioned in Larry King Live that many people voted for Clinton only because they want to have a woman president, she forgot that overwhelming number of black people voted for his husband because they just want to have a black president, she also forgot that many people (including men - shame on you; and women - low class, low self-esteem, no confidence) chose not to vote for Clinton simply because she is a woman! Twist your brain before casting your vote based on momentum only.

[l8c6]

Both Clinton-supporting Democrats and republicans have been selling Obama short at their own peril.

Posted by realpatriot1

Perhaps to the peril of staunch republicans but the splitting attitude within the dem party is not good and why would you say to the peril of Hillary supporting dems. Hillary is being painted as a witch by some on the left which is wrong. I hope Obama should he become president as it''s looking stronger that he will be the dem nomination can in fact deliver on his promises. As he says of healthcare alone, many have tried before and failed.

If he doesn''t deliver, his career could be shortened and it could be a time for the right to once again point to the weak "liberals" just like they picked away at Carter. The powerful right wing lobbies are evil, how quickly the left forgets and starts eating its own.

[realpatriot1]

18c6,

Those red states aren''t red any more; they''re at least purple. Look at the voters participating in the Democratic Primary compared to Republican in Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota, South Carolina, New Mexico, Virginia,Arizona, Georgia, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana,, Iowa, Alaska, and Nebraska. Texas, Ohio, and North Carolina are yet to come but show the same voter id swings and upsurge. These are all red states comprising 192 electoral votes to go with the 257 electoral votes won by Kerry. That''s 449 of a total 538 total electoral college votes.....That''s the framework of a Democratic Landslide!!

Both Clinton-supporting Democrats and republicans have been selling Obama short at their own peril.

[realpatriot1]

18c6,

I understand you''re feeling bad right now and I''m not writing Hillary off, but if you are truly that concerned that Obama won''t be good for the working class you should really go to his website and see what he proposes for working America before drawing that conclusion.

Nothing could be better for ordinary Americans than a President who does not owe anything to Corporate interests. Business Week says it best in a current article titles "Is Obama good for Business?": "Business would have a seat at the table, but they wouldn''t be able to buy all the chairs."

He''s raised more of his money from small individual donors and a smaller overall percentage from Corporate donors than any candidate in history.

[l8c6]

Obama stands a very good chance of winning the presidency and the establishment is very afraid of that.

Posted by ontheleft

Yeah, so afraid that red states vote Obama as independents. I hope Obama is everything the "left" hopes him to be but there''s reason to have doubt, plenty of reason.

It won''t have to be many racist attacks. The right wing will dig and find other things and Obama in the debate with Edwards and Hillary looked insecure and defensive at times. Without a teleprompter and prepared speech, the right wing attacks will bring out a side not picked up by the crowds pandering with religious fervor.

[l8c6]

A general election matchup of McCain or Obama would be a race between two men of integrity, and for once in our lives we might actually see a campaign based on the real issues, not dirty political games.

Posted by dinslc

Something else that smells of rat. John McCain deserving of more respect than Hillary? How well is the homework being done on that one? How about that Keating incident for one?

[l8c6]

Last night was the nail in Clinton''''s coffin. It is over for her. She may hang on until March 4th, but she''''ll be out of the race by March 5th due to the fact she won''''t have any money coming in.

Posted by ontheleft

The part that really creeps me out is that many right wing bloggers share your hate and vitriol of Hillary. I hope this isn''t the final nail in the coffin of the working class of this country.

[dinslc]

ontheleft is absolutely right.

Anytime i hear a Hillary supporter predict failure for Barack, i just think, "They have no clue." People are coming out in record numbers to vote for Barack. For every sore loser who won''t vote for Barack, there''s a regular dem voter and 3 new voters to offset their vote. If Obama is the nominee, he will bring out a whole new, HUGE block of new voters.

That fact is, Obama is a better candidate. Obama is not only inspiring. He has (detailed) answers to our country''s problems. He has a new and different way of thinking about politics and partisans, and has far superior judgement than Hillary. A general election matchup of McCain or Obama would be a race between two men of integrity, and for once in our lives we might actually see a campaign based on the real issues, not dirty political games.

[ontheleft]

"No problem then McCain will be President.

Posted by pepperp1 at 11:54 AM"

At this point in time, Obama does better in the polls against McCain than Clinton does.

The Republicans have not unleashed their attacks on Obama yet and no doubt he will suffer damage. But every racist, right wing nut or evangelical Christian that the Republicans can drag to the polls will be met by an Obama supporter to counter them. Unlike Kerry, Obama is a candidate that the Democrats can rally around and Obama will attract educated open minded independents. Obama stands a very good chance of winning the presidency and the establishment is very afraid of that.

[randynason]

Unlike his components, Barack displays a sense of excited freshness and real moral vision. That is a lost art in Washington and an issue the others were not counting on to address. While the others had decided that they had it all sewn up, Obama stuck to his ethical guns and simply portrayed himself and not what everyone else wanted him to act like. It''s ironic that in this time, it''s the white "Christian" people who are the slaves (mental.)

[pepperp1]

Last night was the nail in Clinton''''s coffin. It is over for her. She may hang on until March 4th, but she''''ll be out of the race by March 5th due to the fact she won''''t have any money coming in.


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Posted by ontheleft at 11:42 AM : Feb 13, 2008


No problem then McCain will be President.

[pepperp1]

Look if this Dem crowning is not stopped by voters in Oh, Tx and Pa and this militancy continues, I believe it will then be incumbent on the marginalized disaffected remaining base of elderly, women, working poor and Hispanics to create their own wave and movement in mass away from the Dem Party whose last stab at the Camelot Social Justice created great tax burden on these demographics more so than any other and leave the new *** progressives to the future they are yammering for a coalition of blacks, young voters and Progressive Liberal elitist ,no old guard, no old base and let them have a do over for their Liberal Social Justice Platform Camelot of this century%u2026 outside of the White House.

Moving right will also break the strangle hold of the fringe social conservative right on the GOP and McCains Platform to lower taxes and stop the corrupt special interest as a servant of the People not a as preening prince. McCain will need to add his own first a non Bush groupie as his VP and lighten up on the Alito mindless judge commitments..

Understand the power in this union 43 percent of the Electorate are white women no other group comes close when Left and right combine.

[lorinkundert]

The Latino voters need to realize that Hillary will forget who they are if she wins, they are only a means to an end.

[pepperp1]

You have a point Hilary. Bush had ''''''''experience'''''''' and it showed he ran all businesses he owned into the ground and had to be bailed out (then he did it on the macro scale with the country) now you are showing that with your experience--you can''''''''t call a war right, don''''''''t know how to back off of torture, can''''''''t release your finances and can''''''''t even run or direct a Presidential campaign. We gave Bush a shot--why not you?


Why not, indeed.


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Posted by b-easy63 at 10:06 AM : Feb 13, 2008


Not true Bush had as much experience as Barak, Gov of Tx is very different then other States your a small cog a Figure head window dressing you inspire but dont run the State, and you wear a Stetson instead of an Armani suit.

[ontheleft]

Last night was the nail in Clinton''s coffin. It is over for her. She may hang on until March 4th, but she''ll be out of the race by March 5th due to the fact she won''t have any money coming in.

[jack3213]

McCain WILL beat Obama or Clinton. Obama & Clinton have no experiance, are as phoney as celebriies and all they do is make grand promises of change and illusions of big dreams that they think will make everyone happy. WRONG. Deal with what the issues are, stop hiding behind rose colored glasses for once. Be adult and be responsible for yourself. Obama or Clinton will not hold your han, but raise taxes and make enormous mistakes. We don''t need more mistakes, we need to finish the war correctly, we need not have our taxes raised, and we do not need socialism in this country. WAKE UP.

[shutupnvote]

You got Al Sharpton on MSNBC out threatening the base and the Dem Party that if they don%u2019t go his way and disenfranchise Fla and Mich voters a couple of million Dems true most are not black, by keeping their votes from counting, which was never the intent per the DNC Chairman Dean, who beloved they would always be seated at the convention, he calls it as a civil rights issue, that%u2019s a threat%u2026.

Look if this Dem crowning is not stopped by voters in Oh, Tx and Pa and this militancy continues, I believe it will be then be incumbent on the marginalized disaffected remaining base of elderly, women, working poor and Hispanics to create their own wave and movement in mass away from the Dem whose last stab at the Camelot Social Justice created great burdens for these and leave the Dem party to the future they are yammering for a coalition of blacks, young voters and Progressive Liberal elitist ,no old guard, no old base and let them have a do over for their Liberal Social Justice Platform Camelot of this century%u2026 outside of the White House.

Moving right will also break the strangle hold of the fringe social conservative right on the GOP and McCains Platform to lower taxes and stop the corrupt special interest as a servant of the People not a as preening prince.

[pensacola88]

Hillary Clinton underestimated the passion of voters and willingness to support someone other than herself, until it was too late. She exhibited a certainty that was about something that had yet to be proven.

Being the cause for the matter of change means that new possibilities have to be created. When voters weighed the posiibilities created for Hillary against Barack Obama, they saw one that they loved...Barack Obama does not accept campaign contributions from Washington Lobbyists or Political Action Committees.

It is clear that Barack Obama created a "Self-Discipline" for himself that he wants to offer to our country.

Barack Obama allows voters to rise up and offer changes to theirself.

Hillary Clinton''s messages are about empowering her to make changes for us, citing that all we can offer her is a vote.

In the end, the perception that voters are in love with, is the feeling that Barack Obama makes his supporters feel our country belongs to us, not an elected official or special interest group.

The best winning formula for this campaign has the ingredient of ownership left to voters. Special interest, PACS and Lobbyists will be there always, but letting them run the country for us is not an option in the mind of a Barack Obama supporter.