I like the way Clinton supporters cite old polls to show that she's back on track. The Nation has the goods http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=256629
Excerpt "Unfortunately for Clinton, the most current polling data has Obama in front.

The Clinton campaign cites two polls in its release: An AP-Pew survey that has the New York senator leading Obama by 5 points, and an Iowa State poll showing her ahead of former North Carolina Senator John Edwards by 7 points and Obama by 10 points.

That would seem to counter the Sunday Des Moines Register data that has Obama with 29 percent to Clinton's 25 percent.

There's just one problem: Despite the fact that the Clinton campaign's release came out the day after the Register published its poll results, the AP-Pew and the Iowa State surveys were largely conducted before the newspaper even began its questioning of likely caucus goers.

The AP/Pew poll was in the field over several weeks, from November 7 to November 25. That means it contains some responses that are almost a month old. The Iowa State poll was conducted from November 6 to November 18, meaning that all of its data is older than that contained in the Register poll."

Like some one else already said, with information as readily available as it is today, the old style of campaign tricks just don't work anymore.

So… Hillary claims Obama has a character problem.

If so, Hillary has a bigger one: it's called "Bill".

Regarding the whole when-did-he-want-to-be-president issue, this IS silly. ALL of these candidates probably have wanted to run for president for almost as long as they can remember. That's what one would expect! The problem Obama has is that he and his staff tried to make an issue of this with Hillary. They wanted to show that Hillary has wanted to be president forever, therefore, she is only driven by ambition and not cause. The fact is, they are ALL driven (by a certain extent by ambition), including Obama. He clearly was looking at a presidential path in law school and during his time in the Illinois Senate. To bring up his days in Kindergarten is SILLY, but the ENTIRE conversation is silly. It should never have been used against Hillary, not it is coming back to haunt him. Ambition should not be a disqualifier for any of these candidates. If Obama wants the issue to go away, just stop responding to the criticism, and STOP making ambition an issue with reference to Hillary. Both sides shoud stick to the ISSUES, experience, and ability to lead. Period.

I'm sorry, did we all forget that Obama's entire campaign has gone something like, "Change, change, change, HATE HILLARY!, change, blah, blah, etc."? Perhaps the Obama campaign could spend less time updating a Web site detailing Clinton's "attacks" and more time on explaining what it is he might actually DO if elected president. So what if Clinton thinks it's fun to fight back (and defeat) those who have attacked her? It's about time we stopped holding her to a different standard simply because she's a woman who decided to stand up for herself and her record.

After all of the media uproar and the premature celebration of the extreme left on behalf of Barack Obama’s short-lived three or four point lead in Iowa, you’d think Clinton would at least get front-page coverage for the recent AP-Pew telephone poll results showing her now five points ahead.

The coverage of her success is much more muted than that of Obama, the darling of the extreme left – no screaming headlines for Clinton on the front page of the Huffington Post or other MSM. But here’s the score from the new AP-Pew poll for Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina:

Iowa:
Clinton 31
Obama…26
Edwards 19

New Hampshire
Clinton 38
Obama 19
Edwards 15

South Carolina
Clinton 45
Obama 18
Edwards 10

That's right – she's not leading Santa's sleigh anymore – and she's got to be stressed/fearful/angry about that.

Obama's campaign is smart to institute a Hillary mud-slinging registry – because's she going to be slinging it fast and furious.

The more Obama fights back, the more I like him. It's just wonderful to hear someone who rips through the Clinton facade!

She must be stressed you know…

Obama should now be stressed by the AP poll today, which shows that Hillary has increased her leads in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

You go girl!

I'm just looking forward to watching the nation be torn apart by government enforced REPARATIONS and RAP MUSIC under an Obama administration.

But what's worse, that or Huckabee's Bible-babbling insanity?

Posted By Joe : December 2, 2007 9:22 pm

hah the klan is still alive and well.the only reason why this country would be torn apart is because of people like you. i am sure when it cames to immigratiom you one of those people who think the the mexicans are taking over this country,wouldnt it be better in this country if all played fair????????

Hillary has the following ADVANTAGES over other dem candidates, per the AP poll of Iowa (5 pts), NH (19 pts) & SC (14 pts), released this morning (dec 3/07):

1) HEALTH CARE – People consider Hillary beating Obama in handling Health care. On health care, no rival approaches the support Clinton wins from party voters. The 41 percent in Iowa who say she would best improve the country's medical system is double the support for Obama and Edwards, and she boasts even wider leads in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

2) IRAQ WAR – Hillary has double-digit leads over Obama and Edwards in Iowa and New Hampshire when Democrats are asked which candidate would make the wisest decisions about the war.

3) OTHER ISSUES – Hillary leads in all other issues that concern the dem voters. Obama and Edwards haven't taken title to any issues with party voters in the three states, the poll shows, though Obama is close to Clinton on immigration and job creation but the latters are of least importance to the dems voters.

4) CRUCIAL GROUPS SUPPORT – Hillary has amassed strong support among crucial groups including female, older, less-educated and lower-income Democrats _ significant because women and older voters in particular have dominated these primaries and caucuses in the past. Clinton draws the support of nearly half of women in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

5) DEALING WITH OPPOSITON – Hillary knows how to deal with the opposition.

6) BLACK & WHITE SUPPORT – Even among blacks who comprise about half of Democratic primary voters in South Carolina, Obama does no better than break even with Clinton. She offsets that by leading him by three-to-one among the state's whites. There are few black voters in Iowa or New Hampshire.

7) ELECTABILITY – Democrats in each state overwhelmingly call Clinton the Democrat with the best chance of winning the White House.

Class dismissed.

HILLARY 08!

When loosing in polls he claims he doesn't follow them now he says he does. What a flip flop

At Least She Is Of Caucassian Persuasion
Racism Has Been Around For Over 200 Years What Makes You And Your croonies Are Going To Change That,Because You Have A Black Man That Knows How To Lie Intelligently.
Posted By Captain-Sky : December 2, 2007 6:44 pm
After reading your statements it is obvious why racism is alive and well today.

Posted By Eustace Wallace : December 2, 2007 6:44 pm
Good research, very informative.

Obama is a liar. Plain and simple. He is so full of it. Un-f'ing-believable!
Posted By Hillarylover – SA : December 2, 2007 7:56 pm
Prove it. One example. Oh, hell, never mind, go back and drink some more Koolaid.

Fact is–if he can't supervise his campaign staff–how is he going to manage his Cabinet?

Posted By Surrealist, Fort Myers, FL : December 3, 2007 11:33 am
So what you're saying is that Hillary did know about planted questions and packing the audience at debates (just to mention a couple of instances), cuz if she didn't, well, see your above quote.
Well, it just goes to show that Hillary supporters have one thing in common with their candidate, just ignore the facts and say what you think people want to hear. They accuse Obama of being guilty (with no evidence to substantiate) of the things that Hillary does and has been proven to do.
Come February 5th (Super Tuesday)it will all be over and they can go home and drink some more Koolaid. Cuz by then we will know who the nominees are. The conventions are just a formality.

It would be very simple for Hillary and her campaign to talk very nice about Obama and how he's the future of the party…almost like a well liked little brother.

By attacking him they now seem like the younger sibling trying to get out of big brother's shadow.

This politics stuff is fun and these blogs are even better. I wish I could see some of your faces while you're typing! LOL!

Hillary stressed by polls begins throwing wild accusations. Just what our country doesn't need a neurotic Hillary running the country!!!

You dems make is easy to elect Republicans..

Ha Ha!!

Obama is not such a nice guy after all, as so many of us suspected all along. Not only is he vapid and unsubstantive, he tends to exaggerate any positive traits he possesses. He is now playing with the big girls and boys and he has yet to master anything.

The presidency is not Chicago local politics and he needs to spend some time training for the office he is seeking. Another 16 years in the Senate would be about right.

Hillary is the only serious candidate and the only only who can wipe the floor with any Republican, including self professed bad boy Giuyliani.

Go, Hillary!!

I'm sorry, did I just see someone post the words "get down to the truth of any story via the Internet"? Is that really where all you folks are getting your information and deciding who gets your vote? Lazy. But it does explain most of the insanity spewing from you. Stay home on election day please.

Hillary? Stressed? Yeah, right. In your dreams, Obama.

LawSchoolDem, Texas :

Tee, hee, hee. "Obambie," that's a good one. I'll have to remember it.

Obama must have really been stressed when he was attacking Hillary.

Hillary, you are running for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, not 4th grade class president. Show a little more class and maturity, please.

It seems Obama is tatking nonsense and he thinks we don't know what is going on.Obama is now stress when Hillary started attacking him after he has attacked Hillary for some months.please we don't need inexperience guy at the white house and a guy who want to attack others but don't want anyone to attack him and using silly word strees for Hillary.If you cannot stay in a glass house then you better be quiet.

Once upon a time I though Obama was a good canidate and I was looking forward to the election. While I do not believe that he will receive the nomination I thought he would be a very good choice for the VP.

However my opinion has changed as I have listened to Senator Obama, as he dumbs down his speeches to the crowd, as he generates attacks upon his rivals, not their policies but their chartacter. He has made this a sleezy campaign, perhaps that is because he has nothing himself to stand upon. What I do know, is their is one canidate that I shall never cast a vote for.

Clinton really believes that if you repeat lies enough and get reporters to repeat them enough, then they become the truth. This is exactly what Rove and Bush have been doing for the past 7 years.

I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. Point by point, Obama refutes everything Clinton is saying.

Right now the goal is to win Iowa. Iowans already know Clinton is lying.

I don't like Hillary's questioning of Obama's character (I'd rather see candidates question policy, experience, etc.), however, HELLO, Obama supporters, what has Obama been saying about Hillary for the past couple of months?? Take a look. These are ALL character attacks, so please, please don't tell me that Obama has been criticizing only issues.

Sen. Obama called Hillary 'disingenuous.' Sen. Obama: [Newsweek, 11/12/07]
Sen. Obama told reporters to ask Hillary 'the difference between disingenuous and dishonest.' Q: “What's the difference between disingenuous and dishonest?” Obama: “You'll have to ask her.” [Newsweek, 11/3/07]

Sen. Obama said Hillary has not 'been truthful to voters about what she would do as president. NYT: “Has she been truthful to voters about what she would do as president?” Obama: “No.” [New York Times, 10/27/07

Sen. Obama said Hillary is only about 'winning elections,' isn't concerned about 'solving problems,' lacks 'principles.' [Washington Times, 11/8/07]

Sen. Obama said Hillary doesn't stand for anything. [AP, 11/7/07]

Im sure that anyone with new refreshing ideas would be critized by the old dated not to mention slimy oldschool GO BARACK!! Keep up the push to the WHITE HOUSE!

There is a new AP Poll out today that has Clinton 31 to Obama's 26 in IA. I'm sure she was tipped of the poll and not "stressed" as Obama put it. Is anyone else offended at the assertion that a woman candidate running for president can become easily stressed over a poll? When Obambie was down, it was he was worried, when it's a woman, it's that she's stressed. Thanks for playing the gender card Obambie.

Oh..it's not that ridiculous. Federal law requires an accounting of individual donations, PAC's, group donations, and also records of disbursement. If his supervision of his campaign team is half as crappy as most of us predict–he could have some real problems accounting for individual vs group donations and distribution of those resources. Fact is–if he can't supervise his campaign staff–how is he going to manage his Cabinet?

I'm an independent and I've pretty much decided I'm voting Obama in 08. I yelped in delight when he finally expressed what I've been saying for months everytime Hillary Clinton has tried to tout her years in the White House as experience that qualifies her for the Oval Office. Barack said, "I think Warren Christopher and Madeline Albright would be interested to find that Hillary was the face of foreign policy during the Clinton years."

Her only experience was the 1994 health care debacle, an experience I wouldn't be too proud of. And to those who blame the Republicans for bringing down her health care plan, the Republican majority wasn't inaugurated until January, 1995. So her plan suffered its rightful demise at the hands of their own Democratic majority.

Posted By zak, ny,ny

You comments are typical Hillary supporter B.S.! The American public is tired of but yet entralled with personal attacks. The Hillary campagin should stick to what it is best at, bashing Bush. For the Hillary campaign to start slinging accusations at Obama about misuse of PAC funding is a double-egde sword. If you really start digging into Hillary's political funding, just in her senatorial years, you will be astonished and see the hypocrisy of her rhetoric.

It is amazing that the Hillary campaign has run against Obama claiming her strength and experience is superior to his, yet Obama has spent more years in public-elected office than Hillary.

Obama is more accomplished than Hillary in the area of elected office. You only need to look at her public record as NY senator. Not to mention her only public accomplishment was to not get universal healthcare passed in the early 1990s when BILL appointed HER to lead this effort!

Who cares what your color is? You probably believe that Hillary was being the noble and sincere wife to remain married to Bill Clinton (aka Slick Willie)after numerous affairs, not realizing her true purpose was to run for President using Bill Clinton's continued popularity.

Obama in '08!

Clinton is simply distorting the truth rather than arguing about policy.

Obama, Edwards, Biden, Richardson, Kucinich, Gravel, and Dodd stuck to the truth when they criticized Clinton's poor judgment in voting for the Iraq war and Kyl-Lieberman.

She voted for Iraq even when her husband, Bill Clinton, was against the war from the beginning! She didn't even trust his good judgment over her own very bad judgment.

What good is having Bill Clinton in the White House again when she didn't even follow Bill Clinton's advice when she was in the Senate.

why is hillary still running, really?

Barack Obama will win. With Oprah going on tour with him coming up soon…He is gonna win! GO OBAMA!!!

exactly! Hillary is exporting a pile of number 2 in her pants over the polls. she is so obvious. she is never worthy to stand in the presidency.

Enough of this nonsense.

Vote for Joe Biden. He is ahead of his time and a proven leader and uniter. If you don't believe me, just take 20 minutes out of your day to watch this interview.

If you believe in making informed choices when voting, then you will not skip this video. I assure you that it may change your mind this year and support Joe.

Let's get things done for a change and elect the best qualified among us.

Note to Hillary:

The time is 2007 and can find the truth faster than you can spin it. We need someone that can fight the Republicans with fact and strength and wisdom, not street fight and name calling. Time to grow up and play straight, and Tell Bill he hurts more than he helps. You need to walk alone before you can even try to us him. and I have got news for you, he is not all the mainstream media plays him as.

Tell us what you are going to do and not what the other guy did, we already know.

why is it that its OK for Obama to attack Hillary but not OK for her to attack. There is a serious double standard here from the bloggers and the media. Obama has absolutely zero accomplishments, he acts like he doesnt know what hes talking about in debates and is a shrill of a person. The only thing he's good at is apparently being a smart-a!@. By the way, Im black too, not that it matters, but I wouldnt trust this guy to sell me a used car.

The Clinton campaign sounds like it is desperate and grasping at straws for suggesting that Obama's statement in grade school that he wanted to be president is somehow contradictory to his statements that he didn't come to the senate to seek the presidency.

First off how many of us stated in grade school that we wanted to president or a stunt man or super hero for that matter. I don't think any thinking american places too much emphasis on the career goals of a grade school student.

Secondly, we all know that Hillary moved to NY and ran for the senate simply so she could run for president. She has no interest in helping NY beyond how it could help her in a run for president.

Hillary is descending into the part of American politics that the people are sick of and if she wants to retain the shrinking support she has she would be wise to stop the mud slinging and baseless, paranoid personal attacks aimed at Obama

Hillary is really getting pretty desperate. Why doesn't her campaign focus on running a positive campaign and highlight her take on the issues?

Hillary is really ending her chances by acting like this.

uh, Salita, are you really "rolling on the floor laughing"?

call me crazy, but i think the difference might be that Hillary is running for president now, and watching her chances slip to a better candidate

Why Obama just denies? Why he does not EXPLAIN?

The fact is Obama is young and inexperienced! Jusr fluff, no substance. A big flip-floppers.

Obama thinks that he has lots of support from blogs and media. The truth is that those are from the republicans. These republicans want him to win the nomination and help him to trash Hillary, and then beat him down during the election! Obama has no chance to win the next election!

The attacks from the republicans will tear Obama into pieces. Guaranteed.

Hillary beats him in getting women votes, black votes, minority votes….

Hillary has endured and persevered for past 16 years against the right wing republicans. Time and time again, Hillary has proven herself as a survivor and winner.

Most democrats know Hillary IS THE ONLY ONE to get elected, and she will get the nomination.

Hillary 08!

Two things today: Senator Hillary Clinton began her campaign stating she would not personally criticize fellow Democratic party candidates. Her leading opponents did just the opposite, lambasting her personally. When she answers her foes by standing up to them, she gets critized for being so mean-spirited and overcome by "stress." This last, not surprisingly, is championed by Obama and his camp.

What this says is that Obama is in favor of continuing in the same vein as the "swiftboaters" and partisan politics in general. This is so unlike the person who began his campaign, and it's hard to believe this personal-destruction trait of his will get him elected. His talk about representing "change" in Washington leadership has done a 360 turn from his original message. He should know that his tactics are seen only as continuing the status quo in partisan politics, and his message is probably by now, hopelessly lost.

Hillary, by far, is the most qualified, dignified and experienced in the qualities needed to bring about real change in leadership as president. Somehow Obama, no matter how well he "speaks," has now lost his way, and the good folks in Iowa and New Hampshire will respond to this in the weeks to come.

Obama has won me over. He does have the talent and judgment we need.

I'm not against Clinton. Obama is just so much better it isn't even close. On health care, his plan is much more likely to win support and it will cover the people who currently can't afford health insurance.

On national security, he understands we need to talk with the rest of the world and lead by example rather than threaten people to do what we want or else.

On issue after issue he has laid out detailed plans for everyone to study (see his campaign web site). Everyone knows what his policies will be and what he would do as president. That is why people are turning to him and away from those who claim experience, but don't show any benefit from having had it.

On ethics reform, he is a leader. Clinton is shooting herself in the foot here. Amazing.

Captain-Sky: "I Hate To Say It,Racism Has Been Around For Over 200 Years What Makes You And Your croonies Are Going To Change That,Because You Have A Black Man That Knows How To Lie Intelligently.The Black & Brown Summit When He Were Asked About How He Were Going To Bring The Hip-Hop Generation Into The Fold,His Remark Were As Follows,We Have To Bring The Hip-Hop Generation Into Fold So We Cant Make Some Changes,Wow I Though That Were The Question That Werte Ask of him…..Mr Obama You Are A Ship That's Sinking Fast,You And Your Croonies."

I hate to agree w/Captian Sky but he is right to some extent. Obama and his losers will not change this. We still have alot of hate in this country. I wish it weren't true.

Yes, Senator Clinton is attacking Obama for the wrong stuff, we all should too. What is wrong is wrong-even Obama supporters should agree.

Also, wasn't it Obama who claimed that he would run a non-attack, non-dirty campaign. Seems like he's the one who started this, and no one can see that, but now that Senator Clinton's campaign has started unvieling some of the Obama bs, everyone's claiming Clinton to not keep the promise. Can I ask everyone to treat all candidates fairly. If not then, Obama takes the blame for starting the attack politics amongst the Democrats this season. Before you all know, Obama will be the most manipulative politician of the 21st century. All his talk is just talk, he does not follow what he preaches.

Hillary 08

CAROLE ALLENDALE NEW JERSEY; I think you said exactly about Obama, he lied his campaign is older and dirtier style, his fresh is false, adopted Health care cover from Hillary's mandates recently, it is a cheating, he has more serieous scandal which he didn't respect our flag and Pledge to the flag, he already devided country by the race, is he honest and unitter? I certainly don't think so, I am sure American voters are smarter than Obama.

Posted By Kyu Reisch, Radcliff, Kentucky : December 3, 2007 9:33 am

I agree most america's are too smart not to see thru Obama. He is a flake and a fake. Let's see him try and come up w/his own ideas. Ya right. Loser.

This guy is dirtier than dirt, typical of Chicago politics. Now the real fun begins.

First off, I admit I am a conservative who is enjoying this volley back and forth between these two.

But from someone who is not voting for either of these two (but if I had to, it would be for Obama hands down), it is funny how she is now FORCED to change her campaigns direction from running against Bush (who isn't running) to having to FINALLY answer to FELLOW DEMOCRATS.

For her to mahe an issue with someones campaign finances is funny as hell as she can't even keep her campaign clean from the USUAL funny YEN.

I have made the point for weeks that she and Billyboy still think that it is the 90's and they can LIE (I was always against the Iraq war etc, etc) and nobody will notice, but with the explosion of the blogosphere and the information available, they are "having difficulties" talking out of both sides of their mouths.

It would be better for me if she WON the nomination as she has much dirt on her, it would be a breeze, but Obama is a much different story, he actually has character and FRESH IDEAS.

Pretty soon Hillary's makeup will be running not her.

Hillary is the Democrat's version of Nixon–a parnoid, vindictive meglomaniac. And folks want to vote her in? May the Lord helop us all.

Barack Hussein Obama is the man for the top job! Embrace change. It's healthy.

BTW, Hillary is leading in the polls coz of her last name. Thats y she decided not to devorce her husband, Bill 'Mr-Loverman' Clinton.

CAROLE ALLENDALE NEW JERSEY; I think you said exactly about Obama, he lied his campaign is older and dirtier style, his fresh is false, adopted Health care cover from Hillary's mandates recently, it is a cheating, he has more serieous scandal which he didn't respect our flag and Pledge to the flag, he already devided country by the race, is he honest and unitter? I certainly don't think so, I am sure American voters are smarter than Obama.

God Bless the American people for finally saying they have had enough of Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton thinks the American people owe her the presidency because her husbands cheating on her during their entire marriage. Wrong Hillary! The Clintons are slinging mud at Obama now and this will only increase as the people of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina
realize Barack Obama brings hope and progress, and an end to polarization – the opposite of what Hillary Clinton offers.

LOL Hillary has had the republicans breathing down her neck for 15 yrs and you think she is "stressed" by Obama. ROTFL.

Hillay Clinton : “I want a long term relationship, I don’t want to just have a one night stand with all of you.”

Bill Clinton : “I don't want a long term relationship, I want to just have a one night stand with all of you.”

Adversity reveals character. Now that the Clinton campaign is seeing someone in their rear-view mirror, need I say more ?

Great response by the Obama campaign! We also know that we had various dreams or plans in the childhood and in the process of growing up.

I remember Hillary's ambition in her childhood was to be the first woman astronaut. Are these childhood dreams schematic calculations for career goals? Most people would say "no."

We need common sense. The Clinton campaign is getting silly. If these are all the dirt they can dig out for Obama, Obama is an angel!

WHAT?!! A CLINTON QUESTIONING SOMEONE'S ETHICS AND CHARACTER? COMPLETELY LAUGHABLE!!!!!!!!!

Hillary Clinton is already in violation of election laws by her involvment in a fund-raiser. The Clinton News Network won't report it.
Obama is honest and his lead in the polls relects Americans exhaustion of partisan politics and an entrenched political establishment represented by Hillary.

Hillary, please grow up. Saying that Obama is lying about his ambitions because in kindergarten he wrote an essay about why he wanted to be president is completely childish, ridiculous and has no place in this presidental campaign.

If you're going to attack Obama, attack him on something that is actually true and relevant.

Oh wait, I guess you can't find anything.

Obama is just another lying crook. Havent we had enough of that with the Bush administration?

Clinton is known for attacking anyone who gets close. Obama is a policy change. That scares the Washington power base.

If Hilary is elected president…the past 20 years of American History will have been influenced by two families…BUSH, CLINTON, CLINTON, BUSH, BUSH, CLINTON.

That's not democracy.

Go with Obama.

This is the exact reason Hillary is dropping in the polls. America wants change and someone they can trust. Not someone who will say anything to get elected. I like Hillary, but the people in America are intelligent and if she wants my vote she needs to clean it up, and regain our trust.

Polls after polls, Hillary beats Obama in having the most relevant experience best leadership qualities, and most electable to be next president.

Hillary will win the nomination, and Obama will have a dream.

Obama is only recently running for President? Oh please, Mr Obama. What was that speech all about at the DNC a few years ago and all the talk then of a run for the White House? I guess it’s not just everyone else being dishonest, huh?

HILLARY'S LOST ALL CREDIBILITY!

OBAMA08

Hello everyone. Here lies the facts:

When Novak said Hilary agents informed him of dirts they have manufactured about Obama, Hilary denied. Information coming out says this is exactly the dirts that Novak talked about.

Hilary campaign, cant you deny this? I will prove intoto the source of this information when i get a reaction from the Hilary folks. They have more than four manufactured dirts trying to paint Obama as having ties to lobbyst.

Obama says Hillary is stressed? He'd be
digging out the old PMS remarks if he thought
he could get away with it.

I wish he had waited for another election
cycle so he could gain knowledge and experience.
It's like teaching – seems easy when you not on
the other side of the desk …

hillarylover,,,,, I am am not a gainst gay rights or womens rights. I am however a republican. Any decent democrat ? ,,,,, some of us decent rep/dem voters believe its time to end the reign of bush/clinton years. I am for qualified candidates,wether they be men or women. example , condeliza rice, not running but qualified, experienced and able. just so happens she is also a women and her skin is not the same color as mine. It's time both parties looked for a candidate with her true skills, instead of who is popular at the time

Barack Obama pledged not to accept money from lobbyists and PAC's for his presidential bid, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't contribute to other campaigns. Hopefund has helped underfunded candidates nationwide. It's legal, ethical and not a secret. Many recipients endorsed Obama- some didn't.

Hillary Clinton, by contrast, held onto an extra $8 million during her senate race that could have helped other candidates in much tighter races. That surplus was rolled over into the earliest presidential announcement in memory. I think she has planned this for years.

Even if you don't like PAC contributions at all, paying off former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack's campaign debt to gain his campaign contacts is far more dubious.

In the end this will all blow over since there is no real crime here. In the years I've spent talking politics with people in Iowa, I have yet to meet an Iowan that would pick a candidate based on an endorsement- even if it's Bill Clinton or Oprah. It's just sad that the Hillary camp has to make excuses for losing ground to a platform founded on changing the way government works, changing our relationship with the world, and $25 individual contributions.

Hillary Clinton is shocked her famous name won't carry the election. Obama will shock the country in January. Obama will shock the world in November.

Well, Vic in Sugarland who's quick to return to the spin of "experience", can you explain that in spite of all her "experience" Mrs. Clinton got it wrong on Iraq? And the supposedly "inexperience" Obama got it right? If she'd been president in 2003 we'd still be in Iraq today with nearly 4000 American lives lost and trillions of dollars spent, that's in spite of Clinton's "experience". It just turns out what Hillary Clinton is experience in is not foreign policy but spin. Taking words off the press like "re-writing history", the same words that were used for her lying husband this week, and pushing them on to someone else. The American people are tired of the old time politics of lies, spin and mudslinging. They're tired of politicians who will do anything and say anything just to get in power. They're ready for an honest leader who is not "experienced" in lies and doubletakes. A new leader for a new generation. And that is Obama.

It's disgusting how people characterize the Clintons as corrupt and unethical. Politics calls for dubious behaviors that are nonetheless necessary. Some do it excessively. Others do not. Clintons fall in the latter category.

If Obama becomes a full time player, as unqualified as he is, we will all see that he is as duplicitous and self-serving as any other politician.

Remember also that Bush ran as a new-kind of politician who can bring people together back in 2000. Obama will be about as popular but unlike Bush, will get eaten alive by Republican congress when they take over in 2010. Oh, yes, the American public likes to have opposing parties in Congress and the White House. They are inevitably disgusted with the new guy in town and picks the opposing party. Just look at history.

With that said, let's go, Hillary! Get your stuff together and nail down Iowa.

Posted By Liberal Chic : December 3, 2007 12:41 am

Thats because the clintons are corrupt and unethincal. It's clear why you support them because politics as usual is okay with you. People like you and Hilliar represent everything wrong with our political system.

Some major congressional news tonight, as the DCCC did a huge ad buy in OH-05 where there is a special election in nine days. OH-05 is very conservative but Dems apparently believe they have a shot. Full analysis here.

During the hostage crisis, Hillary immediately stopped what she was doing, cancelled an important speech at the DNC, showed her care, compassion and warmth for ALL candidates’ workers, WHAT A TRUE PROFESSIONAL CLASSY FIRST LADY AND PRESIDENT IN 2008…
For all you mothers out there, Please vote for Hillary, we have let these old men ruin out great country, let a Woman show them how it can be done without a war or back yard politics like obama is playing…

If you let a celebrity like oprah, influence your decision, SHAME on you! You will be selling out your country and your children’s health care and future. If you recently read the article that employees of HARPO prod, said she is power hungry! She would spent every penny to buy a black president and get her foot in the white house, I MOST DEFINITLY WOULD NOT want oprah making any decisions for this country, she wants in the white house anyway she can, we have seem that before. How do you think bush was elected a second time! We the American people! DO NOT have the time to teach obama/oprah how to be a politician, this great country in is need of someone who can hit the floor running in 2008, because the American people do not know all the damage BUSH/CHANEY has really done because they are liars and dishonest and should be IMPEACHED. ALL of the republicans stood back, took the money and let these two stooges almost destroy our great country, is why republicans will loose most likely every election this time around.
Clintons have already very successfully cleaned up a bush mess. WE HAVE SEEN THEY CAN DO IT!
Clinton is the Smart and only choice in 2008. Id like to see John Edwards as her VP or Bill Richardson. Obama is the only self proclaimed democrat running like a republican. Send this guy back to school, Oprahs school…

Obamas lies are catching up with him…
CLINTON 2008!

DO NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA WINPHREY

Posted By Joeley Reno, Nevada : December 2, 2007 11:11 pm

I think most of us agree with your position and would love nothing more than to do as you suggest. However when Obama, Edwards, Biden, Dodd and
hopefully Richardson supporters read such AWEFUL comments such as those from:

Posted By Captain-Sky : December 2, 2007 6:44 pm

or

Posted By Joe : December 2, 2007 9:22 pm

Who profess to be Hillary supporters it makes it very hard for us to want to do anything to support her should she be prevail. yes it could be that these comments come from republicans looking to drive such a wedge between us. But when not one Hillary support, you for example, does not take them to task or express their outrage then I for one am turned off by you and Hillaries Campaign.

It's funny but I read no such commentscoming from the supporters of any other democratic candidate. Such rhetoric seems to be a sickness restricted to Clinton supported ….. sadly.

To White man-you have not read Obama's books and you know nothing about him-his mother was white and father black-they met while in University-she was single-he spent alot of time with his "white" grandfather-he also spent time with his step father in Indonesia and received part of his education in Hawaii-you see-some people actually are well travelled, educated and outstanding humans-you cling on to your "white" thing hoping that it will be enough -you have never tried to impove or step above how and where you started-it is pathetic of you-by the way, none of us are white or black or anything-those where labels-imposed on us for reasons you are clearly unaware of-your prejudice is killing you, holding you back. Carolyn

To: Captain-Sky
You're using a gender different to attack Obama. How responding to Hillary could represent an aggressive behavior to his wife? He didn't response to Republican because now he needs to focus on winning the democrat nomination first.
To the other person whom ask for the release of Obama's senate record, ask HRC to release her record in her husband's presidential term first

Mike you are right on in your comments of the way Hillary's people are running her campaign-it was even worse when they started-but please don't keep repeating the false statement about Al-he never said that he invented the internet-this man is good, solid and real-why can we just not appreciate him?? He has been through more stuff than most of us will ever go through and still cares! Carolyn

What was that bumper sticker, "Jesus, save us from your followers". I'm beginning to feel that way about Barack Obama. The candidate seems like a good guy, but the online vitriol that pours out of his followers is scary.

And what's with the attacks on Bill Clinton? I actually liked the peace and prosperity, myself.

Hey Hillary lover!

I have to say it, what are you some kind of throw-back white bigot!!

What do you mean exactly by saying Barak is never going to get elected in this country. You should hang your head in shame see a priest or a pyschologist
by god do something to deal with your race hatred!!!

GO OBAMA!

"I'm just looking forward to watching the nation be torn apart by government enforced REPARATIONS and RAP MUSIC under an Obama administration.

But what's worse, that or Huckabee's Bible-babbling insanity?

Posted By Joe : December 2, 2007 9:22 pm"
??????????????

To Joe,
What rock did you crawl from under! Not all black people listen to Rap and I do assure you that most of us don't think twice about "reparations"!!!! It's people like you who have never been further from home than their job, that have this parinoid veiw of black people. Stop riding that horse and buy yourself a car! You really need to see the country and not just the back road you live on!!!
To be honest with you, most of us are "boot strap" type of people. We've come a long way in spite of weirdos like you who think we're out to "get" you or destroy OUR conutry! So continue shaving your head and living in fear of "the big bad black man who's out to rape and plunder your sacred white America". It's sad to know that with that frame of mind, you'll never get out of that dirt floor house down there in Mississippi. good luck to you JoJo!

I could care no less if it is a democrat or republican that gets elected, black or white, woman or man.
I want someone who is going to make some serious changes who isn't already bought and paid for or who has so many skeletons in their closet that they can't do what is right for us.

Hillary brings too much baggage. She will be fighting with everyone as she always has and is proud of it that she "has been taking on the republicans for 15 years and winning"
She didn't win anything with her health plan while her husband was president. She hasn't done anything noteworthy as a senator in New York either.

All she has done is talked a lot about her experience, but it all appears to be very negative. From hiding documents and her past to fighting over what she wants as opposed to what the house and senate want.

She can't be good for us like that. But she hasn't changed since her husband was in office. It's always confrontation with her. People can not work together like that.

Anyone who will work for us in the white house 08. Which rules out Hillary.

It's disgusting how people characterize the Clintons as corrupt and unethical. Politics calls for dubious behaviors that are nonetheless necessary. Some do it excessively. Others do not. Clintons fall in the latter category.

If Obama becomes a full time player, as unqualified as he is, we will all see that he is as duplicitous and self-serving as any other politician.

Remember also that Bush ran as a new-kind of politician who can bring people together back in 2000. Obama will be about as popular but unlike Bush, will get eaten alive by Republican congress when they take over in 2010. Oh, yes, the American public likes to have opposing parties in Congress and the White House. They are inevitably disgusted with the new guy in town and picks the opposing party. Just look at history.

With that said, let's go, Hillary! Get your stuff together and nail down Iowa.

The Zogby Poll that seems to be loved and quoted by Obama supporters almost as mush as FoxNews has one major flaw? It’s wrong! I took that Poll and Zogby has no way of making sure that the control subjects are who they say they are. Anything taken online should be subject to doubt and highly scrutinized. They can't be right just look at the numbers and every other Poll in existence and you see Hillary winning. The Gallup Poll came out the next day with Hillary winning against everyone of those 5 Hillary stumping Repubs by a minimum of 5% points and as much as 13%. That Zogby Poll had Tancredo beating Hillary…PLEASE??? I hope that you guys aren’t taking that Poll as seriously as you say? I know it showed Obama winning and so you have to hang your hats on something, and that I understand. But pull your heads out of you butts and get real.

What I've noticed in a lot of postings here and other blogs, Obama supporters have the filthiest language I've come across, that turns me off against Obama. Obama was my first choice until I read blogs all over the internet and noticed the kind of postings his supporters are doing online. I was totally disgusted by it, quite appalling, despicable. One thing I've notice with Clinton & Biden supporters, they're very calm in stating their POV no name calling, I find that very attractive and says a LOT about the candidate they're supporting. That is showing confidence with the person they're rooting to win.

I'm glad Hillary is now fighting back with all kinds of attacks Obama thrown at her nonstop.

Frankly, Obama has no track record in his belt to show to the American people why they must vote for him, for almost 3 years he's a US senator he missed almost 80% of the vote. He did not cast his vote for Kyle-Lieberman but has the temerity to criticize Hillary. Obama criticize Hillary to support his own agenda without accepting responsibility for anything; he didn't cast his vote for the said bill, he has NO RIGHT to criticize her. If you don't vote, you have NO RIGHT to complain. Obama should learn that.

I find Obama more dangerous than our current President. As a rational thinking voter, I'm weighing in between Hillary and Joe Biden.

Jonathan, Florida, Obama's supporters are blind. Mark, TX, Obama's supporters like his inept talk.
Tom, NY, Obama's supporters are very childish like Obama. No matter what Iowan will vote Hillary over Obama because voters are smarter than Obama, she will win Iowa and then win NH, SC and all of States. We need Hillary more than any other candidate for our Country.

I think it's a little hypocritical that Clinton supporters are attacking Obama for not maintaing a record while in office. Subsequently assuming he ran a dirty office of something to that effect (or affect?). Yet, the documents of the Clinton Administration have yet to be released. I've gone over and reviewed how the release of these records come to be, and it is at full discretion of the first lady and prez. Somehow that gets lost in the discussion, I am sure some of you just "forgot" about it.

My goodness, you Obama supporters are such SHEEP. The fact of the matter is, Obama's Hopefund IS a slush fund — it has even taken money from lobbiest (ouch!) and distributed the majority (65%) of the funds to Iowa and New Hampshire politicians, most of them now supporting Obama. All of this has been documented AND proven. Obama needs to get off of his holier-than-though high horse (and you supporters of his need to get a grip). Politics is politics. He broke the rules. And he got caught.

And another thing, OF COURSE he's been planning and pining for the presidency. They ALL have. I would not expect anything else from any of these candidates. That he's lying about it is frankly odd.

HAHAHA. Clinton can't be serious. Obama's fund donates to democrats all over the country. THIS FUND DONATED TO CLINTON when she ran for the Senate!

Clinton paid off $400,000 to Vilsack for his endorsement. This isn't about Obama accepting lobbyist money for his presidential campaign. Clinton is actually complaining that Obama is helping democrats all over the country to get elected!

This is really poor judgment on her part. Everyone is laughing at her.

Posted By Dan, TX : December 2, 2007 6:14 pm

dude you hit the nail on the head thanks!

In response to "Hillarylover:"

Actually, a lot of very real Democrats and Independents support Obama, and a lot of Republicans have indicated that they could support him.

If you have anything of SUBSTANCE to say against the good Senator, so be it, but until then, let's keep in mind that Hillary is losing in head to head match ups against every Republican candidate and that we Democrats need to keep that in mind.

Posted By Christian, Tampa FL : December 2, 2007 8:32 pm

I don't know why you feel that way, Tampa Pal. If I were you, I would re-read Tin' MTP, re-track his records, (sorry, he doesn't have records), re-do your homework, all because you have bought his MISREPRESENT HILLARY STRATEGY and you can't see through him. Please don't be easily sell yourself to a "charming" empty guy. By the end of the day, you are not going to live by speech only. This is a kind suggestion from a your same town. Don't keep blogging for him, take my words. You don't know true Obama, and you know only that much, period.

this is just what I expected. It is typical and as this campaign progresses you will see more attacks coming from Hillary.

Given that one of the most reliable Iowa polls has Obama leading Clinton today, it is no surprise Obama is saying this!

Oh come on 'Honestly', I'm a Hillary supporter and I'm not mean or angry.

I am however very focused on a winning campaign here in Nevada.

I will campaign hard for my candidate to win because I truly believe in her ability, strength, knowledge and committment to this country.

I think we need someone who knows how to get things done in DC, there's no time for OJT.

Barak has a lot, and I mean a lot of potential but I think Clinton is the strongest choice at this time in our history.

She will work very hard to bring this country back to a place of greatness.

So, you see 'Honestly' I'm not mad, angry, nasty or rude, just committed to my candidate as you are.

The one thing I hope we have in common is the desire to send a good Democrat to the White House (and Congress and Governors offices).

There are some very good candidates running. If Hillary is the nominee I will party big time. If it is another Democrat, I will still party but perhaps not quite as hardily.

Do good and good luck to all you campaign volunteers.

Obama is an opportunist.

He will do more to destabilize this country than if we were to have another Bush in the White House.

He does not have the experience, or balls to be the leader of the free world.

Go back to Chicago and cuddle with Oprah and Stedman.

Here is a question for eveyone.

If you give a person money and then they say they support you is that not buying a vote?

I don't get why people like Obama so much. They aare blinded by his sermons.

"I have noticed a strong trend. Clinton supporters are mean, angry, insult throwers. Obama supporters give facts, show web references, and right now, are thrilled with Hillary's self-destruction and childish behavior. She is an awful candidate.
Posted By Honestly : December 2, 2007 10:15 pm "

You are wrong. Just look at the Tex Mex person, how insulting is his post. Obama's supporters have no manners. I guess that why they learn at Oprah's shows.

Hillary will win regardless what is happening in Iowa. Americans cannot be so stupid to believe Obama's inept talk.

I want a long term relationship. I don’t want to just have a one night stand with all of you.”
Clinton while campagning today in Bettendorf, Iowa

I guess "pornographic politics" is Hilary's new strategy to attract the men's vote.

http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2007/12/02/latest_news/doc4753576d4bcc6102365643.txt

“I want a long term relationship. I don’t want to just have a one night stand with all of you.”
Clinton while campagning today in Bettendorf, Iowa

I guess this is her new strategy supposed to rally the men's vote.

http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2007/12/02/latest_news/doc4753576d4bcc6102365643.txt

I have noticed a strong trend. Clinton supporters are mean, angry, insult throwers. Obama supporters give facts, show web references, and right now, are thrilled with Hillary's self-destruction and childish behavior. She is an awful candidate.

Hillary's getting nervous because she knows Obama is going to win Iowa. Bring on the lies, Hillary, people are starting to see you for what you really are.

Desparation time for The Clintons.
They have been exposed. You can not foul the people all the time.

OBAMA 08

It does my ol heart good to see Hillary slipping in the polls. The clintons are enormously wealthy when compared to the hired help. They didn't get that way with politician's paychecks. Money comes at these folks in ways we regular folk could never even imagine. And not very much of it ethically. So,,,sling all the mud you want Mrs Clinton,,,either your nomination is preordained or we voters will get a better choice.

Although I don't have time to waste on this, I'll post again the definition of a left-wing politics form that it applies very well to Obama. Its called Populism:

Populism is the use of discourses, ideas or policies which try to appeal to "the people" by setting up a dichotomy between "the people" and "the elite". This populist appeal to "the people" has often been associated with an emotional appeal to identities, including national, class, ethnic and regional ones. Populism may involve either a political philosophy urging social and political system changes – as used by various populist parties – and/or a rhetorical style, deployed by members of the political class competing for advantage within the existing regime. Today the term "populism" is often used, especially outside academia, as a vague, frequently pejorative description, whether to describe vote-grabbing measures and rhetoric used by mainstream parties or in connection with new right-wing nationalist movements as well as many left-wing socialist movements in Latin America.

This is a perfect description of Obama's approach to politics. Good luck American voters.

I hope CNN will not delete my post, its nothing but a Wikipedia definition. Read and reflect.

I'm just looking forward to watching the nation be torn apart by government enforced REPARATIONS and RAP MUSIC under an Obama administration.

But what's worse, that or Huckabee's Bible-babbling insanity?

Obama is good at denial.

Earlier, he denied that his healh care plan is not universal. Now, he denied that his PAC funds have not been used to buy votes.

Obama lied in both counts. He is inexperienced, a poor leader, and not electable.

Hillary 08.

So Hillary doesn't know how to persuade voters to go for her, she has to bring down the other.

That's okay, it's not going to hurt Obama. He's not going to get paranoid about it. He knows who he is. He makes the offer to the American people, and it's up to the American people to decide.

I know legislators have PAC and they often send e-mails to me asking for me for donation to help another fellow democrats. I think this is similar to that. Obama has his PAC so does Hillary, and they both use it to raise funds to help fellow Democrats.

A vote for Obama is a vote for racism. He, Sharpton, Jackson, and Oprah are all hate mongers who get away with subtle racism on a daily basis.

So what can we serious voters do about it? I say vote white this year… or to put it subtly like Obama and his supporters would: it's time for a white president. Seriously, Obama is running on the race card and worse than that, he's not exactly intelligent or substantive. I put him in the same league as GW Bush. Vote for that.

Posted By Captain-Sky : December 2, 2007 6:44 pm

wow, what grade are you. Who is ready to read such an article.
Advice: Ask banks if you can do fine prints for them for their credit cards customers….Just a thought because I can not waste my time trying to read your hate mail!

I once believed Hillary Clinton was very smart but for some reason she keeps sticking her foot in her mouth and she doesn't realize more americans are paying attention to politicians. Everyone keeps bragging about her political machine. It appears to me her political machine needs a tune up and she needs the strongest nerve pill they sell on the market or maybe she needs a pill they don't sell on the market to CALM HER SKANKY SELF DOWN.

Captain Sky, most people try to hide their ignorance. You wear it proudly.

Your statements are just as retarded as Mr Singer's but thats not suprising, "Birds of a feather flock together"

I personally think the incident on friday was to campaign for Hillary across New Hempshire. That was so astonishing for me…..

Mr. Obama where's your state senate records? Politicians boast their records and you're hiding yours?

Also how did you get away from paying your parking tickets that are 10 years overdue and only pay them when you decided to enter the democratic presidential race.

In response to "Hillarylover:"

Actually, a lot of very real Democrats and Independents support Obama, and a lot of Republicans have indicated that they could support him.

If you have anything of SUBSTANCE to say against the good Senator, so be it, but until then, let's keep in mind that Hillary is losing in head to head match ups against every Republican candidate and that we Democrats need to keep that in mind.

Anne from MI – Barack has never been uncivilized, always cordial and RESPECTFUL if you have seen something different please feel free to share the link.

DISRESPECTFUL, UNCIVILIZED comes from the Dick Cheney's and the Tom Delays'. Now they know how to get DOWN & DIRTY….

Amazing what a short memory you have.

The Clinton attacks are indeed seeming more and more desperate. Obama just needs to keep his position in Iowa and increase his lead. He must maintain the perception that he is honest and honorable and keep his attacks to retaliatory measures and comments on proven facts rather than rhetoric. Such a strategy will help fight the right-wing attack machine in the general election.

She want you to throw your game and that won't do it! Keep focused. We are in this together…

Get her BARACK. They are so full of CRAP. Barack should name the Clinton supporters that he has supported financially by name to make them (HRC Campaign) look the sore losers they are being.

Dry Sarcasm FTW

Obama cruise on, let the nay sayers curse and send false accusations. The American voters are very smart and intelligent knowing what they want after 8 years of failed policies and falsehood.

The MSMs may print negative information but the voters are not the MSMs they know better and will do the right thing voting for you because our future is at stake.

We are ready for HELL from the haters because we will send them back to HELL. The harder they come the harder they fall because we have their interest at heart and the interest of their children and our children for a greater America.

The movement has only just begun, come january the movement will become a nation.

His electability is inevitable. You Qoute me on that I tell ya. Over here is all Obama……

ALL WE've seen is these two clowns attack each other. Neither has acted in a civilized manner, neither has pointed out to the voters along the way their CREDENTIALS and experience — only fighting and accusing and playing politics ! What kind of Presidents will they make ?!

In other words she is getting desperate!!!!

Good news peopleeeeee!

Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie endorsed Senator Obama for president today. Mayor Cownie was re-elected in 2007 with 80% of the vote.

Obama is a liar. Plain and simple. He is so full of it. Un-f'ing-believable!I know it has to be republicans writing the hurray comments because no decent democrat supports this guy. Weak and pathetic. Vote Clinton or get ready for the republicans to get into the whitehouse. Where they are determined to strip women of rights and throw homosexuals back to the stone ages. Obama isn't going to win it just amazes me to think some people do. Get smart people this is a huge setup.

let her get stressed. Someone is doing a good thing to you.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post_group/ObamaHQ/CRRB
Go Obama!

Obama is very deceptive guy people should know and if he is elected in case it will be disaster for our democracy and civil liberty.

It is very interesting to see Barack Hussein Obama getting positive coverage all the time and Hillary getting punched even though she is the best candidate for president. I think in this country being woman and running for president is worse than developing country. Shame to American Media for putting a smart and capable woman down.

Thanks CNN for bringing PAC issue.

Obama is right if they have something to prove their accusations putit on the table. Otherwise stop with the attempts at character assasination.

I mean really, 'his comments are "fundamentally at odds with what his teachers, family, classmates and staff have said about his plans to run for President."

The man is 46 I believe what teachers and classmates are we talking about?
Even if we assume it were college it would be over 20 years ago!!!!

This statement is just plain retarded . I think it's Hillary and Mr. Singer's MINDS that is at odds with all reality.

Think somebodies feeling the pressure??

Do we really want such vindictive people in the White House???

Not me.

Here we go… It is a well-established fact that the Clinton's play dirty. It is well-established that they don't play nice, but rather attempt to destroy their opponents. Like the smear attempt a couple of weeks ago, when Clinton officials were behind-the-scenes claiming they had knowledge of an Obama scandal, this is just another desparate attempt to stop the bleeding in her campaign. Sadly, her personal ambition (and that of her husband) trump what is good for the party or the nation.

Just say no to Hillary '08 and yes to my man, Obama!

Obamas says Hillary stressed by polls?

I wonder who has more stress – Obama or Hillary. At this moment, Hillary is beating Obama is ALL states, except Illinois and Iowa. Is that what Obama can do to have a statiscal tie with Hillary in Iowa, after nearly spending most of his $90 million raised?

After losing Iowa and New Hampshire in 1992, Bill Clinton later won the nomination and presidency. That could be done.

Hillary 08

I think we should not be polls driven. That is what Barack implies here. We should just wait to see who gets nominated.
I am a strong Barack supporter.

It’s impossible to hide the truth. Hillery’s campaign is doing their best to cover up the truth. He is for transparent government, while Hillery tries to do things behind the curtain. All this is an ambition that she held back for years. On the other hand, Obama is in it for the working family, for the uninsured people and for a chance to bring up a divided country. Hope leads to action and action leads to change.

Whatever it takes, huh Hillary? So, you're falling in the polls…so now the goons come out to attack. Just who we want in the WH with control over the FBI to manage her domestic "enemies". Remember the missing FBI files during hubbies terms?

Honestly its getting silly with the Clinton campaigns. This way of conceeding defeat to Obama is stupid.

Just thought i'd provide some facts on the HillPAC and other Clinton related funds that they have used to buy political support. The hypocrisy of the Clinton campaign is astonishing… like Obama said.. they are stressing at the thought of someone else gaining the confidence of America…I thought Hillary wasn't interested in attacking other democrats… I guess something is indeed worrying her…

Hopefund Donated $4,200 to Clinton. Hopefund made two separate donations of $2,100 each to Friends of Hillary in 2005. [FEC, accessed 12/2/07]

Clinton Used Foundation to Make Early State Donation. "And just this week, no doubt unintentionally, she stumbled on another way to leverage non-campaign cash into a political benefit in a primary state when money from the Clinton Family Foundation, the Clintons' family-funded charity that has given them tax write-offs since 2001, popped up to provide an assist. On Tuesday, during a swing through the hotly-contested early primary state of South Carolina, Hillary presented a $100,000 gift from the foundation to help build a new public library in poor, rural Marlboro County, South Carolina." [Newsday, 11/29/07]

Clinton Used HillPAC To Pay Employees of Presidential Campaign In January of 2007. Clinton used HillPAC to pay four members of her campaign staff in 2007, when her presidential campaign was in its formative stages. Patti Solis Doyle received $42,165 in wages and consulting fees; Heather Hurlburt received $6693 in consulting fees; Judith Litchman received $4368 in consulting fees, and Peter Daou received $3971 in consulting fees. All four of those people are now on Clinton's presidential campaign. Patti Solis Doyle received her first paycheck from the campaign on 2/2/07, as did Peter Daou; Heather Hurlburt and Judith Lichtman received their first consulting payments on the same date. [FEC, accessed 11/27/07]

Clinton Used HillPAC to Donate $234,000 to Early States Since 2001; $59,000 In Donations Made In 2006. Clinton gave $234,000 from HillPAC to the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina since 2001. Almost $60,000 in donations, including money to the Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina Democratic Parties, Governor John Lynch, and Governor Chet Culver, were made during 2006. [FEC, accessed 11/27/07]

Does Anyone Notice When Hilliary Makes A Statement At Odds With Mr Obama He Makes Sure He Retaliates,But When Romney,Mcain,Guilliana,Richardson,Dodd,Kucinnich,Fred Thompson,He's Like A Kid Who Forgot How Easily He It Were To Attack Hilliary,A Woman,But He And His Campaign Croonies,Won't Respond To Their Attacks He Shies Away,I Wonder Do He Talk To Michele The Same Way He Attacks Senator Clinton,I Know She Can Handle Anything He Throws At Her,But I Thought It Odd That He Would Hastily Attack A Woman,But Not A Man,What's Wrong Are You Intimidated By Kick Back From The Men Candidates.Mr Obama You Are The Worst Thing That Could Happen to This Country,But It Looks Like Those Arrogant Iowans,& New Hampshire Are Intent On Putting A Arrogant LIAR In The White House,One Last Thing The Republicans Don't Want Hilliary In The White House,What Makes You Think They Would Want You In The White House Over Hilliary,At Least She Is Of Caucassian Persuasion,And You Think Hard About What I Want Say About This Issue And I'am Sure You And The Rest Of Your Croonies Can Read Between The Lines,The Republicans Aren't Even Attacking Democrats Right Now And You Want To Know Why……..Because People Like You,Edwards,And Now Biden,Richardson,Dodd,Thompson,Macain,& Gulianni,Are Doing It For Them,And Mr Arrogant So-Called Inteligent Mr Obama Don't Know A Hook,Line,& Sink Job When It Slaps Him In The Face,As Bad As I Hate To Say It,Racism Has Been Around For Over 200 Years What Makes You And Your croonies Are Going To Change That,Because You Have A Black Man That Knows How To Lie Intelligently.The Black & Brown Summit When He Were Asked About How He Were Going To Bring The Hip-Hop Generation Into The Fold,His Remark Were As Follows,We Have To Bring The Hip-Hop Generation Into Fold So We Cant Make Some Changes,Wow I Though That Were The Question That Werte Ask of him…..Mr Obama You Are A Ship That's Sinking Fast,You And Your Croonies.

Could it be true…are the Democrats starting to think..and they now see through HRC…wow..if this is true…I'm impressed….actual thinking…

Here is Obama`s entire response:

“In a press avail in Iowa today, Obama responded, “I think that folks from some of the other campaigns are reading the polls and starting to get stressed and issuing a whole range of outlandish accusations. Everything that we have done is in exact accordance with the law and unless they can show that it hasn’t been. I suggest that they focus on trying to get their supporters to caucus in Iowa.” Obama also said this about the PAC: “I had not been planning to run for president… So by the time we announced that I was running, there was still money left over, which we used to contribute to candidates all across the country to help build a Democratic majority. That was the purpose of it… That is the purpose of all these leadership funds. That is the reason Clinton’s leadership fund was set up — the same reason why multiple candidates have these leadership funds. We just simply didn’t have the ability to get all that money out. And I would point out that we have made contributions to many people who are endorsing Sen. Clinton instead of me. Again, I think what people need to focus on is that all these accusations that are starting to come out seem to correspond to shifts in political fortune.”

Maybe Hillary forgot that she will not attack other Democrats:

Obama's response as so childish

Senator Clinton has exposed herself as being utterly duplicitous by turning on a dime on the subject of "mudslinging."

When, in Las Vegas, she was criticized by Mr. Edwards, and (very mildly) criticized by Senator Obama — she protested that such criticism would help Republicans and was "right out their playbook."

Since that time her polling numbers have slipped a bit and she has launched one attack after another against Senator Obama. Literally, one per day. This barrage isn't even in the realm of "tit for tat" since she hasn't criticized Senator Edwards (who was the most aggressive).

It's true that "politics ain't beanbag" — but it's also true that "this ain't gonna work." Just as is the case with the rest of her contrived rhetoric, her empty attacks against Senator Obama are slimy and merely confirm her reputation for being calculated and without a politically moral center.

Sadly, she has become an appalling caricature of herself.

HAHAHA. Clinton can't be serious. Obama's fund donates to democrats all over the country. THIS FUND DONATED TO CLINTON when she ran for the Senate!

Clinton paid off $400,000 to Vilsack for his endorsement. This isn't about Obama accepting lobbyist money for his presidential campaign. Clinton is actually complaining that Obama is helping democrats all over the country to get elected!

This is really poor judgment on her part. Everyone is laughing at her.

The hostilities have officially started. What a dirty business. They claim to be world citizens, socially responsible, etc. Yet the throw mud in each other's faces like the worst enemies. What a bunch of hypocrites!

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Obama is buying votes in Iowa, New Hampshires and South Carolina with his PAC funds.

When Obama launched his presidential campaign in January, he stopped raising money for his Hopefund, the political action committee he used to raise millions for fellow Democrats in previous campaigns. But in recent months, Obama has handed out more than $180,000 from the nearly dormant PAC to local Democratic groups and candidates in the key early-voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, campaign reports show.

Some of the recipients of Hopefund's largess are state and local politicians who have recently endorsed Obama's presidential bid. Obama's PAC reported giving a $1,000 contribution, for instance, to New Hampshire state Sen. Jacalyn Cilley on July 25, six days before she announced she was endorsing Obama for president. Likewise, state Rep. J. Todd Rutherford, a lawmaker from South Carolina, received a $1,000 contribution from Obama's PAC on Sept. 24, a few months after he endorsed Obama.

There is not doblt that the PAC donations were aimed at increasing support for Obama's presidential race. Some activities involving the PAC could be declared in-kind contributions to the presidential campaign that would exceed current donation limits. I can't believe the Obama people can keep a straight face and claim these aren't part of the presidential race.

Must be true! Hillary and slick Willie probably know more about slush funds, legal and illegal, than any other couple in the U.S.

Probably one reason Vince Foster isn't around any more………

Keep the Faith Barack, we have your back. Hillary is just a cheap chip and should not worry about her cheap politics!

Here come the daily baseless attacks from Hillary.

Doesn't she know voters don't want that??

Ofcourse she is stressed with the polls. I can not stand Clinton. She is a leir and another Bush Crony.
Who cares about Clinton/Bush with their controlled media?

Clinton campaign is not stressed by polls. They have to bring to surface the demagogy of Obama's rhetoric. His empty talk was allowed for too long and voters are drawn by his populist ideas that conflict the American values. Left-wing politics cannot be the direction in which America goes.

Looks like he hasn't stopped to pill on her. Mmmmmmmh Hillary, stop getting scared he is climbing the polls and you are dropping!

If the Clinton campaign can prove Obama is using funds to buy support it will be very damaging to his campaign. After all, he's the guy who says he hates special interest groups. It would be ironic if he himself is becoming a special interest group.

However, rhetoric is just rhetoric. Clinton needs to PROVE her case or move on because insults will not translate into votes for anyone in this change election.

This is rediculous… stop stressing yourself vice president Hillary Clinton.

Well it certainly didn't take long for the Clintons to begin their unethical behavior. When a candidate has nothing to offer in the way of honesty, integrity, leadership, and judgement; they fall back on "politics as usual" and start slinging whatever trash they can. Hoping that someone out their is dumb enough to buy it.

The intelligent public will see this for what it is – and that is desparation on the part of Clinton.

We've had 8 years of Bush after 8 years of a Clinton and this is the type of behavior that we need to stop. The Rove / Clinton style of politics is not what this country needs.

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Dang! Hillary is getting ridiculous! She's rattled! I love it! Who would vote for someone who didn't even read the intelligence report before giving Mr. Bush the authority to occupy Iraq?
She's being exposed and I'm loving it!

hmmmmm…second grade, teacher, astronaut..that must have been about the time he was getting his foreign affairs experience.

That's just to show how silly all this name calling, tit for tat remarks, etc. Hillary stressed due to numbers being close. Perhaps Senator Obama himself is stressed for the same reason. I sure wish he'd stay serious and discuss the issues. Seems like the reason he can't is —-could it be…inexperience? We'd better all keep it together or the democratic party just might get dust in its eyes from fallout of being out-raced by that other "stressed" group.

let me be the first to comment and say how proud i am of obama for running an honest, caring campaingn.. now we are all seeing this man for the president we truly need.. we do not need lies, scandals. tricks and to have a redux of the 90's .. hopefully we can have a untiter not a divider as president.

The Clinton campaign does realize how ridiculous it sounds, right? I mean they have to know that in this day and age, with the ability to get down to the truth of any story via the Internet in mere minutes, the old style of mudslinging politics just doesn't work. It makes the campaign sound desperate, especially to those in the early states. The problem with Sen. Clinton's campaign is that they are still trying to run the type of campaign Bill Clinton ran in 1992. The Internets weren't even invented by Al Gore yet! If she wants to stop seeing her numbers go down, she needs to stop trying to slam Obama every day with a new "story."