Obama Looks To Ride Wave Of Momentum

Ahead Of 3 Tuesday Primaries, Clinton Dismisses Talk That Her Campaign Is In Trouble

(CBS/AP)  Democrat Barack Obama looked to a trio of races Tuesday to carry him past rival Hillary Clinton in their battle for the White House, while the former first lady dismissed talk that her campaign was in trouble after a series of losses.

John McCain, the Republicans' presumptive nominee, also eyed the election contests in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., to rebound from embarrassing weekend losses to rival Mike Huckabee and show that he can rally the party's conservative base behind him.

In the Democratic race, Obama, locked in an epic battle with Clinton for the party's nomination, was counting on those three primaries to erase Clinton's slim delegate lead for an edge in a contest that could stretch to the Democrats' national convention in August.

Black Democrats, who have supported the Illinois senator in his bid to be the first black U.S. president, are expected to factor large in the three so-called Potomac primary races, named after the river that touches all three localities.

Obama's nearly 5-1 margin among blacks has forced Hillary Clinton to fight for a voting bloc once felt to be securely hers, reports CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds.

Over the weekend, Obama secured a clean sweep in five races: Louisiana, Washington state, Nebraska, Maine and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Clinton's losses, coupled with her decision to replace her campaign manager with a longtime aide and Obama's infusion of new funds, fueled talk that the New York senator's campaign bid was falling on tough times. Clinton dismissed such speculation Monday.

"I'm still ahead in the popular vote and in delegates," Clinton told reporters at a Maryland campaign stop, though the numbers do not fully support that statement.

Delegate estimates compiled by CBS News gave Obama a slim lead after a string of convincing weekend victories in Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, the Virgin Islands and Maine. Including superdelegates, the Democratic elected officials and party leaders who have a vote at the party's convention, Obama has 1,139 delegates while Clinton has 1,132. A candidate needs 2,025 delegates to secure the nomination. (View the Democratic delegate scorecard.)

Clinton, who is seeking to become the U.S.'s first female president, is also looking for a big rebound in the high-stakes March 4 primaries in Texas and Ohio. Both candidates said Monday they were launching ads in those states.

Obama is riding a wave of support after winning more states than Clinton in the 22 contests on Super Tuesday last week and then sweeping the weekend races by wide margins. The remainder of the February calendar looks favorable to him, including next week's contests in Wisconsin and his native Hawaii.

Obama was loose and enjoying himself Monday in front of another huge crowd - looking every bit the man who swept all the contests this past weekend, reports Reynolds

Clinton and Obama largely agree on the major issues, so both are increasingly emphasizing who would be the stronger candidate in the general election against McCain.

An Associated Press-Ipsos poll shows Obama would narrowly defeat McCain if the presidential election were being held now. If Clinton were the Democratic nominee, she and McCain would run about even.

Obama said Monday he is the candidate who can lead the country out of a long period of divisive and ineffective government, a theme he increasingly uses against Clinton, who was first lady for eight years.

"We need something new," he said, dismissing Clinton's suggestions that he is not tough enough to handle the rigors of the presidency.

But the Democratic nomination is far from decided, with weeks or months of campaigning still ahead. Clinton is an experienced campaigner certainly capable of pulling off more surprise wins, as she did Jan. 8 in New Hampshire. The AP-Ipsos poll still shows Clinton leading Obama 46 percent to 41 percent nationally among Democrats.

Clinton said she never expected to do well in any of the weekend contests, and her campaign predicted that while Obama may take the spoils in February, March would be her month.

In the Republican race, McCain challenged the notion he is struggling to rally conservative critics as he picked up the endorsement of Gary Bauer, an evangelical leader.

"We're doing fine. We're doing fine," McCain told reporters in Annapolis, Maryland.

Bauer, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, said in an interview with the AP that he wanted to "unite conservatives" and that McCain's anti-abortion stance makes him a better choice than Clinton or Obama.

McCain is "going to need every last one of the conservative activists," he said.

McCain lost to preacher-turned-politician Huckabee on Saturday in Kansas and Louisiana, although he won narrowly in Washington state. Huckabee's weekend victories highlight the difficulty the veteran Arizona senator faces in convincing the party's core right-wing blocs that he is one of them.

Still, McCain is all but assured his party nod after rolling up huge numbers of delegates to the national convention. CBS News delegate estimates McCain has won 705 delegates so far, giving him nearly 60 percent of the 1,191 required to secure the nomination. Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, is far behind, with 199 delegates. (View the Republican delegate scorecard.)

McCain appeared likely to rebound on Tuesday in the next Republican contests. Polls conducted last week by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. showed the Arizona senator leading Huckabee by nearly 30 percentage point margins in both Virginia and Maryland. The Republicans also compete in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

[pilgrimsway-2009]

We know by the charisma who said this!

It is also in my view false to say that life in AMERICA today is solely determined by considerations of foreign policy, that the primacy of foreign policy governs today the whole of our domestic life. Certainly people can reach the point when foreign relations influence and determine completely its domestic life. But let no one say that such a CONDITION is from the first either natural or desirable. Rather the important thing is that people should CREATE the conditions for CHANGE in this state of affairs.


Answer

Hit-lers quote Jan 27 1932

[pilgrimsway-2009]

There is no conspiracy that Muslims would want to hurt our country! There are no cells in America planning our demise! There is no one they would rather, not Dan, see in the presidents chair that has roots to them. This is a gentle world. Not a world of reality with underlings and minions trying to overthrow our government! Why we would be considered a racist to think this way!

[byeneocons]

He''s toast once the Swift Boat Republican Compassionate Conservative Pro Life Christians seek to destroy him. You don''t mess with the military industrial complex, and you better do whatever Rush Limbaugh and Saudi Arabia says you should do. Junior knew all this, Obama is about to learn it.

Either way, the neocon movement is over. The Republicans just nominated their crazy liberal senile uncle.

[jedi08]

Da Nile aint just a river in egypt Hillary, its a state of mind.

Your in big trouble hun. You personality is just not likeable

[cbsespo]

BaracK Obama is has inspired and motivated millions of people from all persuasions to be a part of our political process. He has piqued the interest of the "establishment" and renewed the spirit of activism and
conventional wisdom. America has longed for a real candidate to end the nightmare of the government that currently represents us. Barack Obama has the skills and the knowledge, the desire, and the conviction. It is up to us to give him the opportunity. This is not about race or gender, party or label. It is about our future and Barack Obama can do it without all the distraction of political and personal drama.

[hawksprings]

Obama rides a wave.
Hillary rides a broom.

[screwclinton]

If you want real Change, VOTE 4 OBAMA. And of course, just like the front yards of his campaign headquarters around the country, "Do Not Enter if you belong to a PAC of Lobbyist firm".

There are well over 30,000 registered lobbyists that will soon need to get real jobs in this country. The breast is almost out of milk!

[screwclinton]

As a reminder, in justice weblink below, i have found 44 donors to Hillary''s Campaign - all from inside the Bill Clinton Pardons. Now thats what I call true friends. See for yourself...

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pardonchartlst.htm

[caraprado]

After the weekend sweep, the Potomac primary may seal it.

Clinton must now adopt the "wait and see" approach for Ohio and Texas that worked so poorly for Guiliani with Florida.

In the meantime, the Obama momentum will build and will be hard to stop.

Obama is becoming even more self-assured and Presidential in his rallies. One cannot help but become hopeful and enthused.

BTW, if you can''t make it to a rally, you can find the entire Obama rally setlist--from "City of Blinding Lights" to which he takes the stage to "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"--the entire setlist!--on Itunes, here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=273867065&s=143441&v0=575

[briannorwood]

Anyone who thinks "experience" in this presidential campaign is important is missing the whole point of Obama''s campaign.

He is trying to change the dynamic of politics-as-usual. Listen to his message and you will see the beginnings of a political revolution.

Let''s just hope that after he is elected, he will not forget those who made it possible.

[incog-nito]

"Clinton said she never expected to do well in any of the weekend contests, and her campaign predicted that while Obama may take the spoils in February, March would be her month."

By March it may be too late. Momentum is everything.

[spinster2]

I can see the candidates four years from now.

Did obama change washington? No

Did obama bring the party''s togeather? No

Did obama change to world?

Just which of his grandios promises did he deliver on??????,,,,,,thats a good question. The answer is none.

[spinster2]

By March it may be too late. Momentum is everything.

==========================================

If nothing else, this primary has proved that not to be the case on both sides of the isle.

[zzfaraday]

The two candidates largely agree on the big issues, with Clinton crossing the t''s and dotting the i''s. So, why go for the one who talks bigger which is an act of dishonesty. If Obama is truly pro tearing down the divides, why is he enjoying it so much right now?

I knew a guy who always talked about how he helped people outside of work, but that''s the problem - all he ever did was talk about it at work and never did a single deed of kindness at work. He was the bully in the office. If voters just vote for some guy based on how much he stirs up your emotions, or how much they hate the other candidate for personal reasons, then those voters are irresponsible and should be stripped of their right to vote. It''s people like them that got George W. Bush into the White House and for ''4 more years''.

[jerkeedoodle]

All of the Clinton people voting in the Potomac primaries tomorrow,I need your help.I''m sick of looking at Uglietta Clinton on my TV,and listening to her lies.Help me and your country by voting for Obama,and it might dawn on the goofy witch that she''s a loser,and convince her thickheaded asss to go away.Your help would be greatly appreciated.Obama 08!

[pinkyali-2009]

Islamic countries are endosing Obama,they are preying to Allah for Obama victory .
He will end war in Iraq, Iran ,Afghanistan the moment he becomes President.......its Momentum to Islam .
All muslims vote Obama......he son of Allah.

[mediapreachr]

Do any of you think,for even a second that,this guy Lama Obama,has any chance of becoming president?C''mon,I''m talking to the adults,not the kids(by the way keep sending away your allowance dineros hehe..).
Let me see,some people do like style over substance-that''s the only place he can deliver.Besides the ideological pundits-who are mostly paid on performance basis-seasoned people can spot a phony from a mile away.Remember,any vote for Rama Obama means one less vote for Hillary.That means democrats will not take the White house in November.

[pinkyali-2009]

Islamic countries are endosing Obama,they are preying to Allah for Obama victory .
He will end war in Iraq, Iran ,Afghanistan the moment he becomes President.......its Momentum to Islam .
All muslims vote Obama......he son of Allah.

[briannorwood]

"Clinton said she never expected to do well in any of the weekend contests..."

BALONEY! The Clinyton machine thought they would have the whole thing wrapped up by now. There was no "Plan B".

They stacked the early primaries and were instrumental in putting this rediculous "super delagate" strategy in place.

They never saw a grass-roots tidal wave called "Obama". That''s why they are lost every state this weekend. They didn''t conceive that they would need to campaign there.

And when they get waxed on Tuesday...game over!

GO OBAMA!

[jerkeedoodle]

Spinster2,I''ve seen your posts before,how silly and pro Clinton you are.I''ve always wondered about your user name,and I''d like to ask,are you a hag that can''t get laid,or just a dweeb that didn''t know the implication of the word "spinster" and was trying to come up with a "KEWL" name? LMK

[someone1700]

To ainttaken:

Why should I move to Iraq? I am not a pro-muslim. I am not supporting Barack Hussain Osama oops Obama.

[mediapreachr]

After Clinton takes Texas,Ohio and Pa all this baloney is going to end.
No more distraction for the populace-get back to regular bread and games.

[kenbomc]

I know it sucks for you Hillary supporters -She''s not the leader we need now. But as soon as those feelings subside, get on board the Obama train. Go Obama 08''

[flreason]

Why is this article written in the past tense when the events have yet to take place? It only serves to feed the fantasies of conspiracy theorists. CBS needs to hire some competant writers, preferably ones who can also spell, since their current crop seems challenged in that area as well.

[croft777]

They never saw a grass-roots tidal wave called "Obama". That''''s why they are lost every state this weekend. They didn''''t conceive that they would need to campaign there.

And when they get waxed on Tuesday...game over!briannorwood

no dweeb, games just beginning, I support Hillary 100% here in Ohio, and I know so many who feel the same. So dweeb, take it else where. People are voting for Obama blindly, but you know a few good posters on devil Obama and what he really is will change peoples mind on voting on him. Yeah the press hasn''t let out Obamas dirt, so the public will!!

[croft777]

kenbomcI know it sucks for you Hillary supporters -She''''s not the leader we need now. But as soon as those feelings subside, get on board the Obama train. Go Obama 08''''


No Thanks! F*kk the train, I''m flying High!!! GO HILLARY!!!!!!

[ontheleft]

I think it''s over for Hillary. She needed to deliver a knockout punch on Super Tuesday and she didn''t. Instead, Obama has just continued to gain momentum at her expense. It''s over. Obama is going to be the nominee.

[jerkeedoodle]

mediapreacher,Come on now,were talkin'' about the land where nobody likes a loser,and people pick a candidate for the silliest reasons.You think the people in Texas or Ohio are any different?After Obama cleans up tomorrow,there will be a bunch of them wavin'' bye bye to Hillary,and gettin'' on the Obama bandwagon.Obama,with Bills''help.ha ha,pulled the handle on Turdllary,and the water''s swirlin''.Ted Kennedy''ll be the plunger,if she floats back up!Face it,she''s a loser!

[jerkeedoodle]

croft777,Lay off the airplane glue for a day or two.It''ll come to you that Hill is history.

[ontheleft]

''All muslims vote Obama......he son of Allah.

Posted by pinkyali at 11:31 PM''

I overheard a woman at work say that she would never vote for Obama because he was a Muslim. It''s ignorant people like that who would never vote for Obama anyway, so their ignorance about Obama not even being a Muslim is a moot point.

[croft777]

Do any of you think,for even a second that,this guy Lama Obama,has any chance of becoming president?C''''mon,I''''m talking to the adults,not the kids(by the way keep sending away your allowance dineros hehe..).


I''m an adult! and my answer is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[youthvote08]

Why should I move to Iraq? I am not a pro-muslim. I am not supporting Barack Hussain Osama oops Obama.

Posted by someone1700

I can''t be the only person to see the irony in this guys post. He fears Obama beacuse he thinks (incorectlly) that he is a muslim, and therfore will be a part of some extremist cult. In reality he is the one blindly following an ideology of hatered. I can only HOPE that god lets all those hate mongers through due to their "mental illness".

[jerkeedoodle]

crap777,Take some time to check out some of the "pies" Hillary''s got her fingers in.Did you bother to do that?I doubt it!If you did,you wouldn''t want her for dogcatcher,let alone president.I''d bet a hundred bucks you''re a manhating woman,as obsesive as your posts are with Clinton.

[kenbomc]

Please donate. Hillary supporters are in need of some hugs. : ) Go Obama

[croft777]

Jerkeedoodle

hey jerk, just because you can''t stand the thought of a woman as president, don''t take it out on me. Your being a your a wussy, not a man ,insecure about women, I bet they beat you up, I would. Obama is a complete loser, the states he won are trivial when it comes to the real race, he won the wrong states, many of them go republican, plus that there are only 13% of blacks in this country. Its a known fact that to win the race you have to have the majority of the womens vote, sorry he don''t have it, hillary does. Women make up the majority in this countr, they vote more then men do. Hillary if the truth be known, shes winning by far, she won both Michigan and Florida, and they should not be penalized, its not the voters fault. And I''m sure they will count before this race is over, they need to count, theres to many of them. So Obama and his fairy tale lies can go take a ride on their slum train and I''ll take a ride in the fast lane.

[mediapreachr]

We''re getting lost in semantics here.Any mature,logical person knows that it''s not about blacks against women here.It is about a viable candidate who can stand her ground against whoever the GOP throws against in November.It can''t be a street smart guy like Obama;only Hillary has the know-how for this job(real qualified).

[jerkeedoodle]

crap777,I knew it,a manhater.I''m sick of the establishment,and Hillary is part of it.Her being a woman isn''t an issue for me,neither is Obama being black.And it''s not just the kiddies supporting him,I''m a 50 year old white male from the south.Now shut up,and git yer asss in the kitchen and get me a beer!

[croft777]

Jerkeedoodle crap777,Take some time to check out some of the "pies" Hillary''''s got her fingers in.Did you bother to do that?I doubt it!If you did,you wouldn''''t want her for dogcatcher,let alone president.I''''d bet a hundred bucks you''''re a manhating woman,as obsesive as your posts are with Clinton.


you are a complete mor*n. I lived as an adult through the clinton years, Sorry its old news. People spent millions of dollars trying to find dirt on the Clintons, all they found was Bills cheating. They have not proved anything. Obama on the other hand has much dirt on him, tons of it, and I''m sure if he get nominated, which I doubt, the Republicans will have a hay day bringing it out.

[escuela1]

To all Americans let stop the smears an lies. Borak is not a muslim, all smart Americans know this. The more you say they lie about hi being a muslim the more he get support. The truth is that his a christian. I was supporting Hillary but I feel that Obama is that man to beat. Im An American first and a democrat next and proud of it. I realize that Hillary is not going anywhere. Im being honest to myself. I urge all democrats to unit with Borack for the sake of our party. Look I think Hillary is a great candidate. I too was a bit sad, but as an responsible and realist I must admit the dynamics have change. Not all for the worse. We still have time as a party to unit and support Borack. I love being a democrat and Im not going to risk loosing to a republican because of a personal issue. We Hillary supporters are not hatefull and we will back any canditate whos runnig as democrat going to run for president. Borack is a honest good man. Im more scared now that our party is too devided. Lets stop the republicans who most think aur party is a fluke.

[croft777]

Jerkeedoodle crap777,I knew it,a manhater.I''''m sick of the establishment,and Hillary is part of it.Her being a woman isn''''t an issue for me,neither is Obama being black.And it''''s not just the kiddies supporting him,I''''m a 50 year old white male from the south.Now shut up,and git yer asss in the kitchen and get me a beer!


I don''t get this man here a beer, what makes you think I''d get you one, you slime bag. Your messing with the wrong person. I am an Archaeologist, what are you? I know your one of those greeters at McDonalds or Wally world.

[mh4cbs1]

Take ALL of the people from ALL of the following states, combined, and their votes counted LESS than the "superdelegates", who are mostly DNC party hacks

Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Kansas
Maine
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Nevada
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

Thats right! If you lived in any of these states, your collective vote (ALL of you combined), counts LESS than the superdelegate party hacks (who during Clinton the first gave us NAFTA, Telecom Deregulation, Wall Street/Banking deregulation, and nothing on alternative energy, corporate welfare reform, progressive taxes, cut bloated military....)

And you thought "one person one vote" ??? Not in America!So much for corporate-controlled democracy.

[jerkeedoodle]

libraian127,It was a joke,you moron.Another manhater!

[croft777]

Hey ***,they didn''''t prove anything with O.J.either.I''''m not going to waste my time on a blind idiot like you,trying to explain.Lasbians,mexicans,and dimwits are what Hill attracts.Which one,or combination of them,are you?


Good comparison. Obama-O.J. I like it

[sunrise41510]

Due to the party rules allowing the INDEPENDENT VOTERS, the Dem party has literately been kidnapped by them, that is how we got Obama, a Reagan and GOP admirer.

[sunrise41510]

Are we nominating Obama as a Dem candidate or an Independent one. It seems like the party has been kidnapped by the so called Independent voters. Wake up, suckers Democrats!

[croft777]

I''''''''m not going to waste my time on a blind idiot like you,trying to explain.Lasbians,mexicans,and dimwits are what Hill attracts.Which one,or combination of them,are you?


Ahhh, now come on, you started it, does this mean I win, I alway do.

[sunrise41510]

Talk is cheap, We need substance. People who are greedy for money and power usually are good speakers, like Reagan, who managed to fool the entire nation into believing that he had done a lot, while he was the laziest president ever. Reagan and his wife had literately turned the WH into a circus Hollywood style, with them being the clown and actors for 8 years. Many woman, children, and minority people are still suffering financially today because of Reagan.

[jerkeedoodle]

OoooH!Archywhat?Isn''t that a kind of educated idiot?Dig that bone out of your butt,and you might not be so crabby!

[hillforpres]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlATFrHhMQc&NR=1

[sunrise41510]

Obama has forgotten how much his black brothers and sisters suffered during the Reagan years. He is the beneficiary of black racism to begin his political career with in IL, yet he praises REAGAN AND THE REPUBLICAN''S IDEAS FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS. We just don''t know whom Hillary is running against, a Republican or a Democrat a honorable man or a hypocrite.