Comments on: Clinton, Obama Split Key Primaries

Obama Wins Big In North Carolina As Clinton Narrowly Takes Indiana; Aide Reveals Clinton Loaned Herself $6.4M In Past Month

[joeshields56]

With as many delegates and popular votes as Hillary will have earned by June 15th, I don''t see how Obama can NOT offer her the VP position. He is in the same position that JFK was in. JFK owed LBJ the first offer as VP... he hoped he would not accept but he did. I think the VP spot is Hillary''s if she wants it. For Obama to not even offer it to such a close 2nd place finisher would be a big mistake. Like cutting off your right arm. If he publicly offers (whether she accepts or declines), then room has been made for her supporters to join us and a whole Democratic party will be unstoppable.

Obama supporter ($225 contributed and counting)

[wolfi101]

sueann702, I''d go for an Obama-Edwards ticket. I think, a lot of people would vote for something like that.

If Hillary wasn''t... well, who she is - she could''ve gone for a VP position. But she''s just too scandalous, untrustworthy, and polarizing for many now.

[ Myself included. ]

[tibu987]

citizen2144....

Duh!, As Hillary has pandered for the womens vote, so what''s the difference?

Well, one thing is that millions of women are voting for Hillary for no other reason than that she is a woman and they want to see a woman in the White House, ignorant of the fact the the Clintons are stained by many scandals from Arkansas to the White House. One scandal resulted in the suicide of one of their friends and associate.

Another is the receipt of $1,000,000 from indicted campaign donor Norman Hsu which had to be returend. Sound familiar?

And then, there is the matter of the Clintons pastor in New York being accused of child molestation.

Gimme a break.

[sueann702]

What about John Edwards for V.P?
Obama/Edwards?
No way Clinton for V.P.

[tibu987]

Another thing to keep in mind as Hillary is using millions of her own funds for her campaign.
Obama has received many more millions of dollars from millions of voters that want to see him as president.

I am one of those small contributors, $10.00 at a time, twice so far. This speaks volumes and shows just how much support Obama has.

Now, my only concern is that Obama should NOT select Hillary as his running mate. I do not want to see any Clintons back in the White House for any reason.

[citizen2144]

Ted Kennedy and John Kerry are the biggest two Democratic leaders to blame for the current situation.

They created a situation:

1. The black vote will now hijack every Democratic primary in the next decade;

2. Democratic will lose in the general election if the Obama win the nomination.

3. Steal a campaign by voiding 2.5 million voters and help Bush''s 2000 win legitimate.

In fact these two person and Pelosi, Dean and other likes don''t care if Dem win or not win. They just calculate their personal interest. They knew Obama could not win the election. By doing support Obama and derailing Clinton, they can use use it as capital to court the black in their or their family''s run in future.

[citizen2144]

Obama and his supporters always want everything in both ways.

He is not able to get 2025 votes without superdelegates'' vote that is voted in the convention, yet he and his surogates want the campagn finish now.

He has played the race card to obtain 91% black votes yet he cried for the race issue. If white vote with the same rate, he will end up nowhere yet we never hear him to denounce the blacks'' vote reaction.

[citizen2144]

Obama and his supporters always want everything in both ways.

He is not able to get 2025 votes without superdelegates'' vote that was voted in the convention, yet he and his surogates want the campagn finish now.

He has play the race card to obtain 91% black votes yet he cried for the race. If white vote with the same rate, he will end up nowhere yet we never hear him to denounce the blacks'' vote reaction.

[liar-clinton]

Obama picks up three superdelegates
Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:59 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: 2008, Obama, Delegates

From NBC''s Domenico Montanaro
The Obama campaign annoucned three superdelegates -- Jeanette Council (NC); Jerry Meek (NC) and Inola Henry (CA) -- have pledged support. AP is reporting one more, a switch from Clinton in Virginia, Jennifer McClellan. (We''re working to confirm that and will update.)

The Delegate Counts:
PLEDGED: Obama 1,588-1,422
SUPERDELEGATES: Clinton 273.5-259
OVERALL: 1,847-1.695.5

* Obama is 178 from the Magic Number of 2,025.

[max0010]

Ted Kennedy said to day, I pay tribute to Senator Clinton. She has been making her case and doing it effectively, but the outcome is very clear as to what''s for the Democratic nomination. It''s effectively Barack Obama''s nomination. It%u2019s pretty effectively sewed up and I don''t see any possibility of altering or changing that inevitable fact," Kennedy said. So says Ted Kennedy today, but he didn%u2019t say this when HIS brother came from no where to sew up the convention in the early 60%u2019s. That is because the democratic people in charge could see that Kennedy could win in all states and the nominee could not. This is again clearly the case with Obama. Just his recent lopsided victory win in North Carolina just goes to prove he can never win the general election. Obama''s victory there was tempered by the fact that Clinton beat him handily among white voters. Obama took only the black vote and this state was not a factor in any decision making as this is the state with the most registered black democrats. If Obama had won the %u201Csister%u201D state of Indiana where he was ahead up until the Primary, this might have been a different story. Obama will take the Democratic Party down with him. Ted Kennedy knows this but cannot stomach the fact that a woman might be President.

[maiziejames]

For those of you who won''''t vote for Obama if Clinton looses, and for those of you who won''''t vote for Clinton if Obama looses:

When I was in sixth grade, there was an election for class president. In the first round four students were chosen. From this group, the two who received the highest votes would go on to compete for class president. When the time came to cast our votes, many kids where saying, "If my friend doesn''''t win I''''m not going to vote in the final round." Finally, two were selected. One student was really smart/brainy, and the other was very popular. The winner would need 50 percent of the class votes to become class president. And you guessed it. No one won. But I did get elected class secretary. TRUE STORY.

My point is, I''''m hoping that those of you who have allegiance to the democratic ticket, that you will behave better than six graders. (Thank goodness I''''m an Independent.)

[txgrouch2004]

RowdyTexan2 exclaimed:
Good for you, HIllary! Stay in the race! Take it all the way to convention ...
-----------
Yah, you go girl - go ALL THE WAY!

Wreck your party. Cause race riots at the convention. Cause rioting in the streets. Turn our nation into chaos. Drive voters to the other party. Why not, if you can''t win, why let anyone else win.

Hand an EASY WIN TO MCCAIN in November. Who knows, the Democrat Party might be totally destroyed, and we could see Obama break away and form HIS OWN NEW PARTY. He started as an independent, remember...

Yah, Hillary, YOU GO GIRL!! Woo hoo...

[maiziejames]

For those of you who won''t vote for Obama if Clinton wins, or who won''t vote for Clinton if Obama wins, I want to share a true story.
When I was in sixth grade, there was an election for class president. In the first round four students were chosen. From this group, the two who received the highest votes would go on to compete for class president. When the time came to cast our votes, many kids where saying, "If my friend doesn''t win I''m not going to vote in the final round." Finally, two were selected. One student was really smart/brainy, and the other was very popular. The winner would need 50 percent of the class votes to become class president. And you guessed it. No one won. But I did get elected class secretary. True story.

My point is, I''m hoping that those of you who have allegiance to the democratic ticket, that you will behave better than six graders. (Thank goodness I''m an Independent.)

[lindaredtail]

RowdyTexan2. She can''t win. Just about everyone but her most ardent supporters are saying it. Even friends of the family. They''re even saying not to corner her because then she won''t go. We have heard a lot about racism and bigotry. It isn''t good but it exists. Did it ever occur to you that some things happen in degrees. Even societies progress by degrees. Even with the scandals (he has rebounded from them) America may be more ready right now to more easily accept an African-American male rather than a woman. I''m not saying absolutely that''s the case. In PA 13% freely admitted that race was a factor in their choice. We are still as a nation (we are a young country) a work in progress. We don''t know how many may have considered gender. So it is time to roll up sleeves and go back to work at eliminating these type of prejudices. It may be that in a time of war people were not comfortable with a woman. Lots of factors play into these things. The psyche of a nation is as complex as the number of people that dwell in it.

[lindaredtail]

I''ve gone off a few times to other sites to see what''s going on and I don''t think she is planning on quitting. I might actually agree with mudrose that I think that her feminist instincts (Hillary''s) are out of line on this one. In a way as difficult as it will be I think America deserves the long debate that I think will come from a McCain/Obama matchup. A discussion about the war and where are nation is going. And can the conservatives and liberals find a way to have a working nation again not in screeching halt mode. But Hillary has to bow out as she should. She can not catch him except in some unacceptable backroom deal. It could be good for our country.

[rowdytexan2]

Good for you, HIllary! Stay in the race! Take it all the way to convention where you will get FLA and MI and put Obama in the toaster!

Calling for your to step out, when yesterday has changed NOTHING is bazaar cowardice. They''re so *** scared somebody is going to start talking about Obama''s sordid past, they''re in panic gear!

All the way to convention HIllary! Roh Roh Roh!

[nownthen-2009]

How about a dark horse at the convention get rid of both or them and find somebody to unite the whole party.

vote for no incumbents

[lindaredtail]

Thank you mudrose and leftyintexas I appreciate it I do. I know mudrose that I am sorry too. I do get way too testy. Last night someone threatened to kill Barack Obama. I''m not used to what happens here sometimes. My life is quiet and I study a lot. That''s my key leftyintexas. Hopefully we can have some meaningful dialogue. I would like that. I just came off what was a bogus credit card offer. Beware of access Visa Card.

[leftyintexas]

I do not agree with the idea that feminists have destroyed America. Every movement has good and bad things in it. I graduated high school as the most liberated female in my class voted so by my fellow students. I believe in equality and equal rights. You sound very different today mudrose. .....
Posted by lindaredtail

This is to just say ''Thanks''. I enjoy your posts, not because we may have similiar views but because you are clear, focused, and intelligent. Keep it up!

[barefootboy9]

I just read an interesting article by a black Harvard graduate and he said "blacks have come a long ways and still have a long way to go, but Obama and Wrighe will send them backward"
I agree with this.