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We need support all over the country! Regardless of the number delegates, if we don't have the entire country how can we be unified to win in November! To unification of the entire country! Thank you Florida!

The Clinton's in the White House........

God Save Us.....

NYC...YES NYC

January 30, 2008 8:51 am ET
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How many Obama posters here remember Election 2000, where Gore won the popular vote but Bush won the most delegates?

How many of you were outraged because the delegates counted for more than the voice of the people?

Now you have changed your mind about that, since it suits your candidate? Only because of this messed up political system do delegates count more than the popular vote. Since Florida has no delegates that will count, I guess the popular vote there means nothing? Those 1.5 million people who voted were just pissing in the wind? I swear, 99% of the Obama supporters here are so ill-educated, they just follow out of blind faith that this man who has been a US Senator for 3 years, 2 of which years he's been campaining for president, can lead this nation.

Even Lou Dobbs said last night, in the case of a national/foreign crisis, can a community organizer from inner-city Chicago lead us?

Hillarybill clinton is desperate she is willing to run against herself if it will get her momentum.We have to stop this dynasty from winning she is terrible

Is it not overwhelming to know that even in the United States a few Polictical want tobe's can disenfrancise an entire state from the selection process. Reminds me of a past vote where the courts decided who Florida really voted for, then there was Ohio, but we would get into that.

Would it not be really neat to see an election or a primary held in this country where the voters actually were given a voice and listened to.

The selection process is already tainted. There was a time I supported Obama, then he decided he could not campaign as to who he really was and I saw him lowering himself to the level of his crowds rather than raising them to his level. Then came the political attacks, and yes, Obama started the attacks, but cried foul when the Clinton camp responded. And yes, Clinton eventually went on the attack, the feud between the two of them is not good for the party or the nation.

Like it or not a unbeatable Democratic ticket one year ago would have been Clinton and Obama. Today the hope of a Clinton Obama ticket is dead. That ticket would have removed the very heart and soul from the Republican race. Now, they actually think they can retain the White House. If this inner party warfare contiunes and Obama and Clinton do not make peace and start working for the good of the nation we shall once again be seeing a Republican President and not because a majority of the voters want him.

John Edwards at this time maybe need to be considered as the party canidate, not because he has done so well in the primaries, but because he has not permitted him self to get into this play ground brawl and damage himself, the party or the nation in the process.

This is so funny, a political friend just told me that the blogs are also used by the candidates. The Clinton's have a team that responses to blogs as if they are the voters.

How many Obama posters here remember Election 2000, where Gore won the popular vote but Bush won the most delegates?

How many of you were outraged because the delegates counted for more than the voice of the people?

Now you have changed your mind about that, since it suits your candidate? Only because of this messed up political system do delegates count more than the popular vote. Since Florida has no delegates that will count, I guess the popular vote there means nothing? Those 1.5 million people who voted were just pissing in the wind? I swear, 99% of the Obama supporters here are so ill-educated, they just follow out of blind faith that this man who has been a US Senator for 3 years, 2 of which years he's been campaining for president, can lead this nation.

Even Lou Dobbs said last night, in the case of a national/foreign crisis, can a community organizer from inner-city Chicago lead us?

Everybody's vote should be counted, Hillary earned it, it was Florida voter's real voice without campaign, so Hillary should get delegates seated.

By now, Hillary's problem is that she expected to have the nomination wrapped up. When she signed on to not campaign in Florida six months ago, Hillary thought that Florida wouldn't be a factor. With Obama running well against her, Hillary is getting scared. I see the results in Florida that 50% of the voters will never vote for her. With McCain winning tonight fairly, there is noway that Hillary could beat him with just the Democratic Base. Obama is the only Democrat that can get votes from both sides and Independents. Most importantly, unite Americans for change and hope to stop all this anger.

Obama 08

If Obama had of won it would have been a different story by his supporters. In Michigan they said his name was't on the ballot. Now what, his name was on the ballot. He ran ads and still lost. Anyone who believes no one has heard of him, GET REAL! He wasn't able to give a sermon, you know we all want to hear feel good stuff, we all want to know we can do anything. But after church, you face the real world. If, and thats a big if, he were to win the nomination his own words will be used against him, his book has a lot of ammunition.

CONGRATULATIONS SENATOR CLINTON...

Poor Obama, here's his problem:

1. He lied saying he did not campaign in Florida – YES HE DID BY RUNNING A NATIONAL AD THAT AIRED IN FLORIDA! He could have had the state excluded.

2. He blows off Clinton on the House floor at the state of the union ACTING LIKE A SPOILED LITTLE BABY

3. His race-baiting tactics in South Carolina now makes him the 'black candidate'; judging from results in S.C and Florida exit polls.

MY GOODNESS – THIS MAN IS AN AMATUER AND SO PHONY

I say NO to Obama/Rezko 08'

If the DNC won't allow Clinton to seat her candicates and count them, then the Democratic Party will loose in FLorida and election. Remember year 2000. If i am floridian (i am californian), why will I vote for Democrat if the DNC did not count my vote for primary?

Thank you Florida, you are the best. I will stand up for you, Florida voters, to get your delegates seated. Go Hillary, show Obama what is the real voice of Americans.

Obama does not represent America. Anyone who thinks so has been brainwashed. He will not get my vote.

The longer this race goes on, the more Hillary Clinton reminds me of George Bush. It's just a kind of person I guess, a person who cares more about themselves than anybody else. Anyways, congratulations to her I guess. I think she will probably win, and then all the Americans who voted for her will get what they deserve, just like the poor fools who voted in Dubya.

When Obama supporters say that they never campaigned in Florida, what they mean to say is that they never got to give college campuses the pep rallies they so love.

Rah rah sis boom bah.

Edwards and Clinton should boycott the scheduled debates until CNN, MSNBC and FOX change their bias and subjective political coverage. If their Showcased Choice Senator Obama was to win Florida...the atmosphere would be celebratory and gleeis and the demographics would be BLOWN out of proportions. And yet all those media stations are down playing the fact that Senator Clinton got majority of the votes. Shameful

It never ceases to amaze me when I see the smoke and mirrors that people believe about the Clintons. Hello....Hillary agreed not to campaign in Florida just as did Obama and Edwards. Obama was told by the cable networks and they admitted this, that he could not buy targeted ad time. It was all or nothing so he bought it. He did not step foot in the state and he did not hold "fundraisers" and he has never suggested that Fl. delegates be seated at the convention. There is a big difference in buying national advertising time and in doing what Hillary did–or maybe Florida voters are just confused about that the way they were about the "butterfly" ballot in 2000. Once again, the Clintons prove that they cannot be trusted to abide by their word. Once again Florida democrats prove that they cannot be counted on to use their heads when they vote. DO you really think that the Clintons, with their history, can beat McCain? Not in your state and not in mine.

I am also soooo impressed by the racial tone of the comments of Florida voters. You claim that Hillary didn't play the race card but you comment on race...Just like your candidate. I am an over 50 white woman and I will vote for Obama. Luckily, I don't live in Florida.

The legislature and Governor started this and you go along with it!

you mean he needs diaper change?
I am sure teddie will do that for him...lol
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Marth January 29, 2008 11:03 pm ET

Carlo, truth told. For all the Hillary supporters please listen with your ears and eyes when Obamas speaks of change and inclusiveness for ALL, not some, ALL people. This divisive of the Clintons has been going on for a long time. Just take a look at some of their divisive supporters, Sharpton, Johnson, Rangel, Lewis, Young. Change people, this is not about race, gender or religion. Out with the old garbage.

yeah I still remember those stutters and pausing blah blah blah. That is not america
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E.Morrison January 29, 2008 11:11 pm ET

Obama 08! And not because I'm anti-Hillary. I think he best represents America.

goodnight!

Honestly, Hillary seems so desperate.

I think the DNC made a mistake in stripping the delegates, but they did it. Hillary should have honored the commitment they made.

Hillary just looks desperate in having a victory party for herself.

Ok. Once again it looks like I have to be the voice of reason here. I hate to break it to all of you on here but the Michigan and Florida Primaries were nothing more than a preseason football game. It has no meaning. Unless the starters are playing all four quaters in the game then it means nothing.

Now you want beef with the DNC for doing this to Michigan and Florida? Fine. You have a right to that. But seating delegates or allowing them to count? No.

Let me say this too. If the DNC allows Clinton to seat her candidates and count them then the Democratic Party will be split beyond repair. You will lose African AMericans, Independents, and Moderates.

In fact, if the Florida delegates are seated you might as well give the Republicans the seat.

Obama 08! And not because I'm anti-Hillary. I think he best represents America.

goodnight!

Why hasn't the DNC mention a thing about campaigning in Florida? You can't issue a win statement if you are simply fundraising. And why give a congratulatory speech if you are only fundraising. Humm, spells of a dirty alligator somewhere. Why is she defying the DNC for Florida stance of the primaries.?

Carlo, truth told. For all the Hillary supporters please listen with your ears and eyes when Obamas speaks of change and inclusiveness for ALL, not some, ALL people. This divisive of the Clintons has been going on for a long time. Just take a look at some of their divisive supporters, Sharpton, Johnson, Rangel, Lewis, Young. Change people, this is not about race, gender or religion. Out with the old garbage.

It is nice to know that the Democratic party made the voting process in Florida meaningless for their parties candidates. In true American fashion they negated the votes of several thousands of people. So if they cry disenfranchisement or any other junk, they can only look in the mirror at themselves. I am so glad that I vote Republican where if it my pick doesn't win, at least a winner gets picked and delegates go the national convention. I guess the "change" the democrats want to bring is a politburo style electon process. Way to go comrade Dean. Way to go!

If you are not going to post my comments, then please take this comment box
off of my computer screen. I am tired of wasting time printing comments that
you never print.

I am a John Edwards supporter. I think he is FAR SUPERIOR to both candidates as a Democrat and as a nominee to beat John Mccain in November. However, I believe it is absolutely ridiculous that all you Obama supporters are trying to take this win away from Hillary. If Obama were winning with 50% of the vote you'd all be screaming and jumping around that he "trounced" her just like if Edwards had 50% of the vote I'd be screaming and jumping around about his "thumping" of both the media darlings. However, you have to give Hillary credit. She is going to end up winning over 1,000,000 votes and will end the evening with more votes than the Republican winner John Mccain. She did all that without even campaigning. That's pretty darned significant and all you Obama supporters can't take that away.

Now that I've said that, please consider John Edwards. He is the one candidate who ACTUALLY HAS IDEAS to change this country in a positive way. Obama gives wonderful speeches about change but just doesn't seem to have any real substance.

Edwards '08

this is the reality people , this is to show how she is going to beat obama this coming tuesday . this is why obama said florida those not matter if he where elected for the precidential run , florida people are going to remenber that he said florida those not matter.............i am from new york and this all hillary 08 .....

For all the Billary supporters, please listen with your ears and not with your eyes. Obama does not invoke race, gender or religion in his messages. I have heard nothing but inclusiveness and change for ALL, not some, ALL. Perhaps all of the Billary supporters need to read the divisive statements by Hillary and Bill after the SC primary. Hillary and Bill are coming the realization that petty politics don't buy a state or the people voting in the state.

THIS WAS A BIG WIN FOR HILLARY.. THATS OK IF THERE WERE NO DELEGATES.. BUT IF THERE WERE DELEGATES TONIGHT CLINTON WOULD HAVE STILL WON 50%TO 33%(OBAMA) and 14% (EDWARDS).. CANT WAIT TILL FEB 5TH.. CLINTON 08

unless they change

I am so proud of the democratic voters in Florida! Even with all the biased media telling them that their votes won't count, they acted as true Americans
and made their voices heard, through their votes. Congratulations, Florida!
I am also proud of Senator Clinton for her courage in standing up for what is
right. She will be a great President for our country.

Floridians, your vote counts more than many people realize. Americans, by
the millions, will stand up for you and Sen.Clinton, to get your delegates
seated. We treasure the right to vote, and will speak loudly and clearly to
keep you from being disenfranchised.

Hillary 08!

I understand the people from Florida and their longing to be heard in the nomination process. I have a deep respect for a person's vote being counted. What I don't understand is why Sen. Clinton's campaign is claiming a huge victory when everyone agreed to not campaign in Florida, and for the delegates not to count. It's essentially like changing the rules during halftime during the Super Bowl. No one campaigned in the state, no one got to see Obama, Edwards, or Clinton up front and personal this time around. The voting was more or less purely based on name recognition. If the Florida Democratic Primary results had been reversed, or the polls for that matter going into January 29th I highly doubt that Sen. Clinton nor her campaign would have said "seat the delegates". This would be human, because she would not have benefited from it. I called myself a Clinton supporter. However, when someone who is intensely involved in the process, and watches the coverage all the time, I am seeing that Sen. Clinton’s campaign is doing and saying anything to get ahead. These are not the actions of someone who wants to be a servant leader, but one of self glorification. If seems that “the machine” would do it to anyone who got into the way. “The machine” may not care that one person decides to leave the camp, but others will follow suit should the antics and tactics that we’ve seen change.

A disappointed Democrat,

Ja Mario Jones

By the Way MATT, Hillary did NOT campaign in the state of Florida. She did have a fund raiser which was allowed by the DNC, They could not campaign or run ads but guess who ran ads,,,,good ole obama. So now who is cheating, Not Hillary for sure but your man did.....check your facts before you rant and rave...

Edwards, please get out of race and endorse someone. No one will remember him anyway for very long unless he becomes Vice President.

If Obama wins the Dem nomination, I'm voting for Obama. If the Clintons win, I'm voting for McCain. Go Johny Go..!

If i remain disenfranchised by the party I will become an independent just like many here and Michigan so that is all i can say. Keep your eyes on Florida and Michigan in November if Howard Dean doesnt wise up!

Senator Clinton WON big in Florida and the only reason obama is denouncing her win is because HE didn't win. If he had won, even though there are no delegates involved it would be a big win for him according to him and the media...but since Hillary won, he will say it doesn't matter. Well Super Tuesday is coming up soon and
we will see how that goes. He is so arrogant that he probably thinks he will win every state but he will be in for a surprise. Even Ted Kennedy can not win them all for him. What happened to getting rid of the Old Washington Insiders. You can't get much more "Old Washington Insider" then Ted Kennedy so that just goes to show that he doesn't stand up for what he says. Put your money where your mouth is obama. This WAS a big win for Senator Clinton and I bet you sure do wish it was your win, delegates or not. GO HILLARY

Geez...Hillary's almost a million strong in FL, and over a quarter million (>271,997 voters) over Obama supporters. Yet, Obama campaigned there in August and September 2007 and ran campaign ads when neither Hillary or Edwards did.

GO HILLARY 2008!!!!

Florida's votes does count, it was not a "beauty contest" Florida's voters were heard loud and clear.

It is one thing to have pundits who are either Democrat or Republican, Conservative or Liberal but... to have pundits that are unabashedly biased towards a candidate like Donna Brazille who is more than reflecting on the outcomes of the day. I was watching the news tonight around 10PM and actually had to turn my computer back on to e-mail my disappointment on how CNN chooses to cover the primaries. I have nothing against Ms. Brazille personally however, she was clearly pushing her choice-Hilary Clinton when answering questions regarding states that were penalized because they held their primaries too early and if it made any difference that the other candidates did not even campaign in those states.
As Sgt. Joe Friday used to say "just the facts ma'am ."

With no campaigning in person in the state, I find it very telling that Obama got a higher percentage of votes (33%) than Hillary did in S. Carolina (27%) , where she spents tons of time and money.

I know people who wanted to vote for Obama in Florida, but now Florida has only given them one candidate–the one they could care less about voting for

CAN YOU SAY ( ZERO )

So no one knows Obama in Florida?? Okay Obama campaign, time to get real. They have TV, internet, newspapers and they do have young people. Use all the excuses you want, you lost.

Very poor taste for Hillary to gloat about nothing. It's ridiculous to claim that Hillary won. Of course she "won". She had bigger name recognition. But when Senator Obama has the opportunity to campaign and people get a chance to know him, as they did in IA and SC, they like his message. If Obama had campaigned in FL, millions of young people would've heard his ideas and come out to vote.
The future belongs to the young.
Vote Obama 08!

Now I get to say this to CNN.

CNN you arn't too bright. No delegates at stake?

You're being a little contradictory to your own little "Momentum" outlook on the nominations.

Delegates "are" at stake, just not in Florida. An overwhelming Florida win for Hillary sways the votes of the superdelegates, who in the end, have the final voice in selecting our Democratic nominee.

Hillary has just won many more SuperDelegate votes in this Florida win.

Hillary will be the democratic nominee, clearly after Super Tuesday.

I can't preach enough how I hope there is a clear front runner by Super Tuesday so we can set aside this petty Democratic segregation and rally behind our presidential nominee.

Democrat '08

Obama can never win over John McCain. Why do democrats will vote for him? super tuesday he will loose big time. He says he will get change in washington but what change will he get that former 41 presidents couldn't get. how will he do it? i never seen any answers towards that change

Clinton is next president

The truth about Hillary is that the Media and the people who have access to the media try to portray her for the things she is not. The media and the co-conspirators fortunately are in the minority.

Amazingly upon all the negatives the media portray of her, she is still in the heart of the American people. Look at Florida got 50 %, even if there is nothing at stake and there was also no spin, those who voted are Americans. My take is this, the American people are smarter than what the media think about them...The American people know that when it comes to the Nit-ty-Grit-ty of the Kitchen tables issues, Hillary is the clear winner.

The Bloggers here too are minority and can not speak for the Men and Women on the main street of America, that's why Hillary Rock!
Go Hillary!

OBAMA IS ARROGANT

CLINTON 2008

Let's face reality...it's all about spin. If Obama had won Florida, his supporters would be going crazy and they would be playing "signed, sealed, delivered." Whichever candidate won...they were going to make a victory speech.

Reporting that Obama supporters are treating Hillary's win as a joke because there were no delegates is simply spin.

Democrat

All these Obama lovers SPITE AND HATE and say whatever nasty thing they can about Bill and Hillary clinton.

yet these people DONT GET THE FACT THEY NEED THE CLINTON VOTERS TO VOTE FOR OBAMA IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

They are so short sighted, they just will whine and complain and say anything mean possible, blowing off us Clinton supporters to the point we will vote for John Mc Cain. Its getting really ugly.

I swear we need to institute a national IQ test before we allow people to vote.

Yes. Go Hillary! Obama lost in FLORIDA because there are not much AFRICAN AMERICAN in Floria. The whole world can see that but some guys in CNN TV still think he can win :=))))))))))

After Obama won in SC, he said it was not about BLACK vs WHITE ... but OBAMA BROUGHT THE RACE CARD OUT….LOSER. He won in SC because AFRICAN AMERICAN in SC. Why did he lose in FLORIDA? We will see again in CALIFORNIA....

GO HILLARY!! CALIFORNIA NEXT!! We are ASIAN CALIFORNIAN who are supporting you. You get our votes.

GO HILLARY!!!

Here is the deal

If Obama is winning by March, they will not redo the Michigan and Florida primary.

If Clinton is winning , they WILL.

What a poor excuse for Sen. Obama to use. For his campaign to claim nobody knew him is showing him to be nothing more than a poor loser. Give me a break! You need a better line than that. This election has been a celebrity race between Hillary & Obama from the beginning. To also claim the Florida primary doesn't matter is disturbing. I always believed that every vote counts in America. I guess he doesn't. As well as most of the posters here. What the people of Florida did was huge. They knew that their delegates didn't count but they went anyway. Let's be honest here folks, if it were Obama who won the news would be "Obama wins by huge margin"

The Clinton supporters are just pathetic if not delusional.

Obama and Edwards did not even campain in FL and they took 51%

Per the DNC there were no delegates.....a decision she was fine when it happened.

The Republicans would stomp her like a grape. You folks cannot seem to grasp the degree with which she is despised throughout the country.

She cannot win.

Congrats to the Democrats for yet again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

BTW: I am an Independent who is absolutely sick of Republican rule.......however I see nothing of substance (as usual) coming from the Dems.

Congrats Hillary. Congrats Democrats!!

Obama, HIlliary, or Edwards is a win for the Democrats. Stop this silly Bickering. Some of you act like these candidates aren't on the same team. We must unite and not allow a division just because the candidate that we feel is best isn't selected. The truth is, any of these candidates are better than any republican candidate hands down. Democrats must stand for one cause, the Democratic agenda. Think Team, not just a Candidate.

I have to remind myself to try to download a sample ballot before going to the polls in November. The 1st time I voted, I was shocked to discover that most of the issues on the ballot were issues I knew nothing about. So I had to make a decision, in the voting booth, without any true knowledge.

Ultimately, this is what occured in Florida. The majority of voters there are making a decision based upon name recognition and MSM. To be honest, I would have voted for Hillary too, if I weren't a total political news junky. You can call a fundraiser or a few national commercials, "campaigning", but ultimately there is a drastic difference between the information provided to the voters in Florida and those in S Carolina, Nevada, NH and Iowa.

And that's what makes the idea of trying to seat these delegates somewhat disheartening. Yes, the voters in Florida should have a say. But without allowing the various candidates to campaign how can anyone claim it's an informed vote? I guess no one cares about that.. just the end result.

Marvin, Marvin, Marvin

"More important whatever happened to having some credibility? Keeping your word? Standing by what you agreed to. (Those are VERY important traits for a Presidential Candidate).

It makes me wonder WHO and WHAT kind of people are supporting this kind of candidate?"

Oh so you do recognize that it was Obama who broke the rules, right? His television ads in Florida weren't campaigning? No other candidate campaigned! This has been repeated a thousand times. Do you just not want to read or is the kool-aid getting to you?

by the way to the other Robert i agree with you keep up the good views you make our name proud and dont worry we will win ! Hillary 08!

Is it just me, or does it seem odd that the republican issues in the ticker have very little activity. 7 to 55 comments all night, Is that because all the republicans are here with the Obamanites to knock Hillary.

SHE WON. Prepare, because next Tuesday it will be the same story.

Why is it ok for other states to vote early but we Floridians get punished? Why did our voting day get moved up and who would do this knowing we would loose our delegates? Only someone that had something to gain from it. I've heard conflicting reports. One that governor Christ a republican is responsible and failed us and another the the democratic party decided this vote would not count. I'm feeling like my vote was stolen again. I am a democrat and my vote was stolen in 2000 and for the past 8 years my country has had to pay for it. I am proud to vote for Hillary because our economy was moving forward and I was only in my teens when Bill was President but I could afford my gas and my bills on $6 an hour and I had my tuition paid. Now continuing my education I make $2000 below poverty level income and am expected to pay $4000 of my tuition and be able to eat, cloth myself, pay my bills and still afford gas that is now twice what it was 8 years ago. I'm tired of struggling because the current joke of a president and his lies have cost our country billions. We are all suffering and it makes no sense to put another republican in office when clearly change is only a 6 letter word to them because change would require open minds and a budget. The Republicans have yet again found a way to make the state that sets the pace in the election not count for anything and furthur prove that they are cheating their way through the election. Just like 2000. Why can't everyone count? We are tax paying citizens just like them and yet again had our voice taken away.

IF THE POOR DNC WANTS TO STRIP FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN OF THEIR DELEGATE VOTES MAYBE THE WINNER OF THEM SHOULD THINK VERYHARD ABOUT DUMPING THE DEMOCRATE PARTY AND GO8ING INDIPENDENT AND RUN FOR PRESIDENT .....SHE SHOULD MAYBE TAKLKE TO ROSS..........

GO FOR BROKE...........

CNN and Obama supporters are amazing. How can you say that this primary in Florida has no meaning because the candidates did not campaign there. In case you have not heard, television, the internet and newspapers do exist in Florida. It baffles me that you would discount the votes of well over a million Democrats! Certainly if the tables were turned the Obama campaign and the talking heads on CNN (yes you Bill Bennett) would trip over themselves to say that this result reinforces the South Carolina results. For once have some objectivity and give credit where credit is due - Hillary kicked some butt tonight.

Disgusted in Illinois

Yeah, congratulations to Hillary, whatever its worth. I really hope somebody ends the Bush/Clinton dynasty. That somebody will be Barack, I have no doubt. I'm looking forward to seeing him win the nomination and eventually the presidency. It's about time we had some one fresh and enthusiastic to lead our hopes and dreams. Don't get me wrong, Hillary is a good politician and I have no problem with seeing a woman in the white house, but it would be like having Bill Clinton reinstated and his time is done as far as I'm concerned. McCain on the other hand, it's very likely he will be making the same mistakes as Bush because he basically sides on almost all of Bush's policies..... not to mention his days are numbered.

Anyway, all the best for OBAMA next Tuesday!

Your "Best Political Team" just a while ago was commenting on Hillary's win in Florida. Your thoughtful commentator said that her win in Florida is "Meaningless." Do you really mean to say that the nearly one-million voters who went out and voted for either Clinton, Obama, or Edwards are MEANINGLESS? The DNC may have taken away the Florida delegates, but please CNN, dont YOU take away the rights of those Americans to pick their next leader.

Why we should care about SC? Anyway in general election SC goes to Republican. We should care about Florida because democrat will have a shot there.

Go Hillary !

any intelligent woman would not vote for Hillary.

CONGRATS HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM WITH YOU GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

None of this matters. The DNC seems to think that everyone is going to get over this and vote Democrat in November, but I seriously doubt that's going to happen. I'm so displeased with the Democratic party. The Clinton tactics. This sanctioning of states but really punishing the candidates who needed to campaign in those states. Turning a blind eye to the nasty race-baiting that's been going on. And now Hillary is openly defying her pledge not to campaign in Florida by having a "victory" rally there. The DNC is a joke.

I thought I'd vote for either of the 3 Democrats in the general election. But at this point, I'm voting McCain.

Obama is my Hero.

1st choice: Obama 08!

If he does not get the nomination, 2nd choice Mc Cain!

Same old misleading headline from CNN. "Clinton wins" they trumpet, when the delegate count isn't a win. There hasn't been a state yet where she has won more delegates than Obama. But CNN keeps declaring her the winner.

And idiots will *still* say that CNN has an anti-Hillary bias.

rob10001:

All three, Edwards, Obama and Clinton attended fundraisers in Florida and Michigan.

And as for who is known in Florida, all three are well know. CNN, NBC and even Fox are and have promoted Obama in a huge way, not to mention his TV ads. Edwards has campained for President and ran for VP in Florida. So your agrument holds no water.

Education reforms should be top on the menu of issues after reading what you Obama supporters, the so-called ME-Generation, because you don't even know how to do a little research.

POOR FLORIDIANS ARE SITTING HERE POSTING ABOUT HOW A HILLARY CLINTON VICTORY IN THEIR STATE IS SIGNIFICANT.

Becky said: "Obama never even thanked any of his supporters in Nevada…he just sleezed out of town like a jerk that he is!! "

Hillary did the exact same thing in SC. I dont think either of them should have done it, but there you go.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
BILLARY THEY ARE VERY VERY YESTERDAY
ZERO DELEGATES
BILLARY PEOPLE DON'T CRY

YOU TAKE ZERO

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

YOU CAN BELIEVE IN CHANGE

YES YOU CAN

OBAMA IS OBAMA FOREVER STRONG LEADER

GO OBAMA, WE NEED YOU

I urge all Florida voters to write CNN and other networks to tell them you are important. The spin is ridiculous.

Hillary runs away from South Carolina (where delegates actually count) to Tennesee where she knew she would be defeated.

She chooses to place her name on the ballot in Michigan and campaigns in Florida, where she knew she would win, despite the fact that no delegates are going to be awarded there.

GO OBAMA!

It is clear that the Clinton's may be succesful in one are of their campaign, and that is continuing the racial divide in our country. Through the use of race in their rhetoric in SC, they have clearly positioned Obama as the black candidate running for President. Senator Obama remains the only candidate that can bring about uniting this country.

He is not running on the color of his skin, or his gender, but on the content of his character! The issues, and the fact that he can inspire Americans to dream of better tomorrow.

It is time for a change in America, and not a return to days of old. Be that republican or the Clinton administration part II.

This will not get posted since CNN is anti Clinton, but here it goes. It does not matter that Hillary did not get delegates from Florida. What it shows, is when the news media plays down the votes where the voters are saying "we know we won't have a say in who gets the nomination", but this is who we would have supported in November. Now in November when the democratic party, CNN & MSNBC has annointed Obama as the candidate, we will withhold our votes by not supporting the democrats and vote the republican ticket.

Everybody is harping about FL does not mean anything, which you are correct, but i take it the other way, without enormus amount of money and ads being poured into the state means the people had to use their best judgement. What a nice way of doing it huh, crazy idea let the people decide. tAKE OUT THE AD TEAMS, THE SOUND BITES AND just let the people decide. Hey i am not crazy about either, i was a dennis k supporter, but to me this is an indication of what happens when ads and money is taken out of the race.

Hillary DID NOT campaign down in Florida....but all the candidates did go down there for fundraisers...Obama did...Edwards did....Clinton did....so what....She went down to thank her supporters after the election was over.....Obama never even thanked any of his supporters in Nevada...he just sleezed out of town like a jerk that he is!! GO HILLARY!!!

Obama-Clinton or Clinton-Obama

We are all on the same team. We all need to support who ever is selected to be the nominee.

For those who don't know. Clinton and Obama vote about 94% alike on ALL issues. And that is the truth.

Democrats 2008

LOL Only thing worse than Hillary Bragging about winning an empty Primary is you Sad people argueing about it.

Who has the LEGITIMATE Delagate lead? Give you a hint....NOT HILLARY!

Marvin, Dallas TX. Your a bit clueless. Clinton has plenty of credibility. She broke no rules. SO WHATS THE ISSUE? She won. Actually, she kicked Obama's butt. Guess what people. Florida has TV's. They know what's been going on, and they choose a canidate based on her record, her plan for American, and her experiance.

Obama and Republican supporters alike need to stop lying about the Clinton's.

No delegates = no importance = no kidding.

I wonder if those same Democrats will show up again in November for the election that COUNTS??

It's sad to think that the 796 super delegates which are the equivalent of nearly 4 Floridas can vote any way they want. It doesn't matter how many hundreds of thousands of Democrats show up to vote in primaries – their votes will be ignored and essentially over-ruled by the whim of the super delegates. Just you wait and see!

Fellow Democrats, time to question the national party as to why we even need super delegates in the first place? Don't they think we're educated enough to pick a candidate by ourselves? This reeks of "fat cat", old-style mob boss politics going on in a back room. Enough is enough.

So this is how Obama is going to unite the world. Ha. He can't even unite his own supporters, they do nothing but spit hatred.

hey marvin from dallas

credibility? keeping your word?

all 3 agreed NOT to run tv ads in florida...and obama was the only one that

ran tv ads in florida...so who is the one that is not credible..not keeping there word?

and guess what marvin?

he still LOST even with the tv ads and he says florida was a beauty contest

OBAMA IS A LIAR AND A FAKE...HE IS ALL HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can you ingnore the democratic votes of more than 1.5 million people in Florida??? This is disenfrenchising your fellow citizens.

How can you ingnore the democratic votes of more than 1.5 million people in Florida??? This is disenfrenchising your fellow citizens.

Obama ran ads on TV for days in florida – even today they were on the TV down there.
Dont tell me about cheating. Obama is the one who cheated – why is no one reporting on this?????????????

I just don't understand what there is to be happy about.
Why is Hillary so proud to have won another uncounted/unfair election?
She's only trodding on the face of the DNC's decision in doing so.
And she is only happy about winning in states that don't count.
That just simply doesn't make any sense, and it should scare her supporters.

JONAHTHAN IS RIGHT

REMEMBER FOLKS..IT WAS TIM RUSSERT AT THE MSNBC DEBATE

THAT TOLD OBAMA HE PULLED THE RACE CARD FIRST BY DISTRIBUTING TO

PRESS THE 4 PAGE MEMO ABOUT HILLARY AND RACE...AND THAT IS ONLY

WHEN OBAMA SAID "HENCEFORTH IT WILL STOP NOW" LOL LOL

OBAMA BROUGHT THE RACE CARD OUT....LOSER

JUST LIKE HE CAMPAIGN HERE IN FLORIDA WITH TV ADS AGAINST
DNC RULES....LOSER AGAIN

AND STILL LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HILLARY 08

Even though Hillary will not receive delegates, it is very important to see what the voters of Florida have to say. To those who say they didn't get to know Obama because of no advertising, anyone would have to have their head in the sand to have missed the many debates and news coverage. This is a win for Hillary! I'm disappointed that CNN decided not to air Hillary's entire victory speech.

In my opinion, neither Obama or Clinton did much wrong:

Obama ran ads in FL, but it was part of a naional campaign, and it would be impossible to not run them in FL, so that's fine.

Clinton did fundraising in FL, a little suspect coming so close to the primary, but still not violating the rules.

Clinton is obvilously trying to play up this win, even though face it, it doesn't count. And it's not Obama or the DNCs fault, its Floridas. The DNC told them that they couldn't put their primary before Feb 5, but they did it anyway... they deserve to be penalized. It's too bad it happened, but it did. This sudden concern from Clinton is pretty phony: if she cared so much, why didnt she bring it up months ago when it was decided. All of a sudden she needs delagates and attention, so she makes a big deal about it to bring media attention to her. It's all obviously fake, so there you go. Anyway, which ever candidate wins, the delegates will obviously be seated eventually... the DNC wont want to annoy either state. But should this count now? No.

Why is it that the 4th place Republican received more tv air time than the winner of the Democratic primary tonight? I don't care if no delegates are awarded from Florida or not. The fact of the matter is that Hillary Clinton will have received over 1 million votes by the end of the night. That is incredible considering that no one campaigned there. Shame on CNN for being so one sided. If Obama were winning 51 to 31 CNN would be hailing it as the another example of Obama's unstopable momentum. Since it is not your media darling who is winning you are censoring the winner. Shame, shame, shame.

Peter, AZ. I live in South Carolina. This is a state that matters very little. We are a rebublican state, only going democrat for Bill Clinton in the 90's. Once again, SC only was a gage of the African American vote. Florida is a swing state, that more than triples the population of SC. Florida is crucial for the democratic party to win the general election. SC is not. Once again, people do your homework.

While this is a delgate race, its also important to remember that every vote matters and its wrong to dismiss the people of Florida because they voted for Clinton. Stop crying people when it doesn't go your way. Anyone had a chance at a victory in Florida. Obama's campaign will say this is not important, but trust me, it is.

A comment from an outside international observer.

Florida is a good example of what will likely be the choice of states where all people groups are represented. The vote of one candidate equalled the total vote of South Carolina.

When everything is considered in the US melting pot. Hillary wins

We ALL knew that this is what would happen. I posted this scenario back in the summer and I am sure others did. Hillary would use this false win to get media coverage. I further believe ALL this moving around primary’s was for Hillary’s doing. Being there is NO SUCH THING as a coincident in politics, one just have to ask WHO benefits from each Primary being moved? The answer will tell you who would also be behind these stunts.

More important whatever happened to having some credibility? Keeping your word? Standing by what you agreed to. (Those are VERY important traits for a Presidential Candidate).

It makes me wonder WHO and WHAT kind of people are supporting this kind of candidate?

It is so funny to see Obama supporters making excuses and spouting sour grapes remarks because Hillary won in Florida. I guess that her win there removes the excuses that Obama and Edwards were not on the ballot. Face it folks – Hillary won – delegates or not. It is Obama that violated the DNC rules in Florida by airing ads (yes relative of mine saw them). You Obama supporters need to stop spouting nonsense and be fair.

Go Hillary!! California will also hand you a win as big as in Florida next week. My family of 8 (yes all 8 of us and all eligible to vote for you) will definitely be voting for you on Feb 5 in the California primary. We are sick of the biased media reporting, the Obama rethoric (as well his supporters) and all the negative comments about you in blogs.

We know how you have received results and have weathered all the unfair media and right wing attacks all these years and we will support you. We are a well educated family (3 of us have Phds) and we are all educated on what you have done.

We will also be donating to your campaign.

HILLARY 08!

It is unbelievable how even CSPAN refuses to give Hillary credit for a big win. I could not take the snubbing of my State's Democratic voting so I switched to CSPAN & just got more of the same nonsense about this being meaningless. They also had the nerve to say that she won because the Clinton's have name recognition. Obama advertised here for the past 2 weeks on cable MSNBC & CNN (I do not know about FOX because I rarely will turn it on). Florida is a bellwether state whose trends reflect the entire nation's.

Some of you must be completely stupid.

OBAMA CAMPAIGNED IN FLORIDA. Hillary didn't run a single ad there, but Obama did.

Hillary attended a fundraiser on Sunday. Fundraising, which Obama also did, is allowed under DNC rules.

SO TECHNICALLY OBAMA IS THE ONE WHO LIED AND BROKE HIS WORD.

Oh and by the way, absolutely Hillary should fight with every measure including legal action, should it come to that, in order for Michigan and Florida's votes to count. WOULD YOU WANT YOUR vote to not count? I agree that some sort of penalty should occur for states that break the DNC rules BUT TWO WRONGS DO NOT MAKE A RIGHT.

The DNC should be ashamed. Ashamed because of the history the democratic party has with votes not counting, voter disenfranchisment and elections lost because of such.

It's funny people claim other candidates weren't in the ballot yet they got votes...people get a brain Hillary has won 2 states now where she would have gotten delegates if it wasn't for the Democratic Party Stupidity to remove their Delegates.

I am very ashamed of the news constant racism talk especially of the Obama-Jackson comparison I mean for god's sakes is comparing an african american to another african american racist now? it is clear to anyone with a brain that Clinton got asked a question and he answered it and was basically saying "Hey the race isn't over yet, look at Jesse Jackson he won SC yet he lost the nomination" so if this is the way Obama and his aides will handle themselves in office people prepare to not be able to say a word about him because you will quickly get accused of racism every single time you say something that goes against what he wants, get mad or not that's the way it is looking, anything anyone says is racist according to Obama's Camp.

For all the people that are trying to diminish Hillary Clinton today in Florida, let me say IT IS A REFLECTION OF NATIONAL POLLS & SUPER TUESDAY STATES!!!! She is ahead of Obama by the same margin in national polls than in her win in Florida...SC & Iowa are not a reflection of all america...Florida prove to be just that...

The tide is turning – Obama 08

to joe:

Obama's ads were national on CNN and were unavoidable that they were shown in Florida. There were not ads directly in Florida.

Clinton had robo-calls going out tonight and my mother even got one!!

Please stop saying FLORIDA does not count for the democrats. We are a very political state. Clinton won the state and has every right to act victorious. We do not need political ads to tell us how to vote.

I don't understand how the democratic party can ignore almost 1 million votes in Florida and the votes in Michigan. They are taking away from the rights of each citizen to decide the candidates they see most fit. Republican, Democrat, or Independent, you must be disappointed.

funny how the Obama supporters say that Hillary campaigned there in Florida.... the facts are that all she did was fund raise.... which was still allowed.... the facts also are that Obama ran nationwide campaign ads which did play in Florida and Michigan and he was the ONLY democratic candidate to do so......

she is also the only democratic candidate to appear in both Florida and MIchigan to thank her supporters even though the national committee chose to violate the constitution and not allow the people in those states a voice in this election process......so who is more presidential and cares about people and not just themselves?

Congrats Hillary!!

Listen, I am an Obama supporter, but a democrat first. I will support whoever wins the nomination. It looks like most of you are democrats or at least identify as such. Don't be juvenile, select who you want as your candidate, whether they win or not is not as important as the democratic agenda.

For the first time in years we have three candidates that are worth considering.

Democrat 08!!!

Pete

Sorry but you are wrong it was the Republican Governor Mr. Crist who signed into law the bill that moved the primary date. The Democrats had no control over it.

All i have got to say is that for someone supposedly beloved in FL and basically ran unopposed again like MI (only difference is the uncommitted vs actual candidate names), she still can't win convincingly and finishes same as MI.

All this celebration is simply showing desperation starting to creep into the Clinton campaign. They need everything, even meaningless wins, to show momentum for the campaign.

If you really look at the numbers, in five caucus/primaries, Clinton has a lot to be worried about. In two of her victories, she either lost or tied Obama in delegates and in the two Obama victories, Obama pulled ahead in delegate counts (excluding super delegates). This is really not looking well heading into Super Tuesday, where Hillary needs a strong showing to regain momentum. Will Super Tuesday give her enough to eventually win the nomination? Stay tuned ...

I think that every one has the right to Vote and It be counted.They take this from us what do we have !!!!!!!!!!!!

Obama did not change his mind about delegates in FL. If he recieves the nomination he would have no problem seating the delegates, as ALL the candidates have suggested.
HRC won off of name recognition, the people of FL don't know much about Obama and Edwards.
I suggest giving MI and FL their voice back by scheduling a special election in the spring and allowing ALL candidates to campaign there.

I am so glad Clinton won. I hope they give her the delegates she deserves. I really hope CNN takes this victory for Clinton and make it a positive story tomorrow. CNN seems to only show negative stories on Clinton and give positive PR to Obama. CNN isn't fair. I wish Americans would just see that Clinton has the experience needed to run this nation. Americans need to see that Obama is nothing but a preacher. He is all talk and no action. Change and hope isn't going to help America. It isn't going to help the millions of uninsured Americans, or the economy. We need Hillary Clinton in the White House.

Once again Hillary Rodham-Clinton's foresight has placed her in the forefront. I want a president who believes that the entire America has a voice – independent of the one the DNC decide to give or take from them. I live in Florida and I am yet to see a Clinton ad; however, I am bombarded with ads from Barack Hussein Obama. Oh yeah, I am black; and I am not basing my vote on the color of the candidates' skin as was done in SC. I am voting for the BEST candidate, HILLARY. I'd rather go back to the past than face an unsure future. After all, we do need hope , but I am sure I can't take hope and inspiration to the bank; neither will it pay my student loan, provide me with health insurance or pay my mortgage. The GOPs will eat Obama alive.
GO HILLARY!!!!!

Hillary will win in supertuesday specially in the big states with mix demografics,I'm a hispanic from VA and I wish this election is not about race, but I think both sides are guilty of playing the race card,Kennedy endorcement will not have any effect in the hispanic vote but I think Richardson's will.I hope that whoever is our candidate have the support of ALL democrats and defeat Mc Cain

Let's face it:

Hillary whooped his Tail Tonight.

There is no other way to say it.

Delegates or not, this speaks volumes:

SHE WHOOPED HIS BEHIND!

It means another republican president. Can you see that 18 wheeled mac truck coming down the road at you again libs??

HEY D.K.

HILLARY AND OPRAHAMA AND EDWARDS ALL HAD THERE NAMES ON THE BALLOT

LARGEST FLORIDA VOTER TURNOUT.....OBAMA RAN TV ADS

AND STILL LOST...WHAT DO YOU MEAN POOR HILLARY

BOTTOM LINE...POOR OPRAHAMA

FOOL

Hillary wants the delegates to count now. She's trying to cheat and she isn't in the White House yet. At least Bill waited until he was in the Oval to cheat. Oh these Clintons. The Republicans will have so much fun with her if she wins. Her big fake smile after her "victory" was pretty funny.

All you people who claim Hillary Clinton broke the rules, its obvious that you do not know what those rules are. Show me where Clinton broke the rules and I will apologize. But there is no break in the rules. She did not campaign. She showed up after the polls closed. All 3 canidates were allowed to privately fundraise. SO WHATS THE STORY. Say it all day long, but Clinton did not break the rules and looks to me won a resounding victory on a even playing field, which she did not have in SC.

Hillary did not campaign in Florida! Please stop lying. She was allowed to attend fundraisers (all the candidates were allowed to, including Obama). Obama ran national ads that were shown in the state. He was the one that was not suppose to do that. HE IS THE ONE THAT TRIED TO DO ANYTHING TO WIN.

Go Hillary!!! A win is a win..unless your Obama and think Florida dosent count..If and I use the work IF he gets the nomination, Florida will turn their backs on him for him turning his back on The State of Florida!!

margaret, great analysis. I absolutely agree with what you said.

The important message that I want to share with you is that the dog and pony show of the Democratic primary in Florida is now over. As an independent, I was very enthusiastic about the candidates from the Democratic party. After all the nonsense between the Clintons and Obama, I think it is time to energize Michael Bloomberg's base for a real change!

Bloomberg 08!

Poor Hillary, No delelgates in Florida, what good does it make to have your name on there.

Clinton has proved that she will do whatever it takes to win. That's been a resounding message throughout her campaign. To correect some people here, Yes Obama did have ads running in Florida, and yes Clinton did campaign in Florida though from what I understand she did not make any large public speeches. Having never stepped a foot in the state, Obama and Edwards won 50% of the votes there, and I think that's something worth analyzing. While I respect the woman for her credentials, it would be a gross error on the part of Americans to elect Hillary Clinton in a day and age when globalization is key and strong diplomacy is a must, in a day and age when America needs a president who can steer American politics away from the status quo toward new and positive change, into office as our president over that of Obama or even Edwards.

Vince Los Angeles:
OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE…..HILLARY COMMITTED TO NOT CAMPAIGN IN FLORIDA….THEN FLIP FLOPS AND DOES IT ANYWAY….THE WOMAN WILL DO OR SAY ANYTHING TO WIN….REGARDLESS OF THE MORALITY OF THE ISSUE!!!
________________________________________________________________

Don't go around spreading lies. No one campaigned in that state. Hillary held fundraisers, which all of them did (and which was allowed under the rules they all agreed to).

IN FACT, OBAMA WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH ADVERTISEMENTS RUNNING IN THE STATE.

Beyond that, over 1 million people went to the polls to have their voices heard and over 50% went for Clinton.

I don't think any candidate is campaigning in every state (Alaska, Montana, Rhode Island, etc anyone) so because no one campaigned there is really a non-issue. Spin it all you want, this was an incredible victory for Hillary.

Super Tuesday here we come...Hillary holding double digit leads in almost half the states.

Errrr...

For all those ignoring history, ALL the candidates committed to not campaign in Florida, including Hillary, as per the Democratic party requested. Obama ran ads, but did not campaign there.

I feel bad for Florida voters, they deserve to be heard, but it's your own state (Democratic) party who ordered that, so please don't think Hillary "did you a favour"... she broke the rules, and it is trying to use it to her political advantage by having a win (i.e not South Carolina) before next Tuesday.

... Don't fall for the political games, it's just yet another broken promise from Hillary, and proof of the 'I don't care what is fair' attitude she has to anyone who doesn't agree with her...

VINCE YOUR WRONG..I LIVE HERE IN FLORIDA

DNC RULE YOU CAN FUNDRAISE BUT NOT CAMPAIGN..NO TV ADS

HILLARY FUNDRAISE

OBAMA RAN TV ADS HERE IN FLORIDA...GUESS WHERE? CNN...LOL

OBAMA VIOLATED THE DNC RULE BY RUNNING TV ADS..HILLARY NEVER RAN ADS

AND HE STILL LOST WITH THE LARGEST FLORIDA VOTER TURNOUT

OPRAHAMA BROKE THE RULES WITH TV ADS AND STILL LOST

HILLARY 08

HILLARY 08

The funny thing is, Obama destroyed her in South Carolina...a state that actually mattered. Way to go Hillary, pat yourself on the back for getting stomped when it matters and winning when it doesn't!

READ THIS
HILLARY CLINTON DID NOT NOT CAMPAIGN IN FLORIDA.
ONLY BARACK OMABA DID BY RUNNING TV ADS.

HILLARY CLINTON DID NOT CAMPAIGN IN FLORIDA
ONLY BACAK OMABA DID BY RUNNING TV ADS.

WE all know that if she gets the normination, the republicans get the white house... I bet the Dems are looking forward to staying out of power for the next 8 years.

A win of public opinion is not nothing. The general election in November, they will count. Obama is rude and immature, nuff said!

Congratulations to Hillary on her winning the Ms Florida contest. Obama supporters, show her that we can lose gracefully. Send her a tiara.

I am a Florida Democrat or shall I say was since I am not going to be any longer since they do not value us and I will not vote Democrat for the top office this time around and maybe never again.

People get your facts straight.

Candidates agreed not to actively campaign in Florida and they DIDN'T.

However, they WERE NOT PROHIBITED from campaign raising in Florida at closed events not in a public atmosphere.

The DNC decision not set these delegates will be reversed.

Obama and others can say the results are meaningless, but that's just their typical BS spin on it.

As the AP reported on his win over her in SC - she 'routed' him here..

Look at the numbers - almost 1 million voters voted in the Democratic closed primary - don't tell me or the Floridians their votes are meaningless.

Congratulations Hillary! Well done. And thank you for not dissing us Floridians.

If the Democratic Party ignores Florida Democrats they will again lose the White House in 2008. Our votes should count it was a Republican controlled legislature and Governor who made this happen and the Democrats suffer not the Republicans. Be warned Howard Dean that the Presidential victory you seek must include a victory here in November. Go Hillary!

This race is going to come down to the super delegates. Even if Clinton were to continue in the polls and voting lead nationally, it is only 42% compared to Obama's 32%. Unless she gets 60% of the votes nationally, they will split all of the voting delegates 50/50. That is how the DNC does it!!!!

What does this mean? The 800 superdelgates and all of John Edwards' delegates would have to fall her way. That is not likely. Obama is racking up the super delegates now that Kenneday has provided cover for those who are afraid of a Clinton backlash. They can now and are breaking to Obama.

This race will be decided at the convention. There is a wind blowing, it is called CHANGE!!!!!!

I say all of that to say this; Clinton and Obama supporters chill out and vote for who you think will best serve this country. Please do not base (your vote) on gender, ethinicity, religion, popularity, who can beat a republican or who looks good on TV.

The economy will turn around because it is a FREE market system, the war will end because the entire nation wants it to end, it is now about finding common ground on when and how, education will continue to be a battle and taxes will always be an issue.

Most importantly, decide based on who can best lift our country's standing internationally......

But by all means: VOTE!

When the DNC punished Florida & Michigan for moving up their votes by stripping their delegates they hurt all of us by saying their votes don't mean anything. I didn't have any say about when Iowa held its caucus any more than the peoples of Florida & Michigan did about theirs (If I did, I wouldn't have held it on a cold winter night that kept a lot of older people from attending). The DNC needs to find way to punish the state party leaders instead of the voters!!!

Hillary supporters are amazing. The Clinton name is well known in Florida for years and yet without campaigning there Obama is doing just fine. You all are very funny:) Anyways Obamas win in SC is larger than her so-called WIN in Florida 58% to 27%. So if Hillary can't equal it then you know you she is in trouble for Super tuesday because everyone is free to campaign.

And NO the delegates will not count from Florida. Another election will be held there come march if Florida wants in, then we will see who truly owns Florida.

Obama leads the delegate count heading into super tuesday so go figure.

Obama will win it all so CRY ME A RIVER Hillary.

All I have to say is this:

The American people will making a grave mistake if they do not elect Barack Obama to be the President of the United States in 2008.

Can anyone say the same thing about Hillary?

I'm not talking about a negative (we will be making a mistake if we elect Obama). I am talking about a positive. We will be missing out if we don't elect Hillary. Can anyone honestly say that?

GO HILLARY GO!! You can and will win the Nomination and the Presidency! I believe in you and your message. Obama cannot win the big states or the popular vote. He has only won the black vote in South Carolina, not the majority white vote. He cannot win and she can beat them all. Come on America, she is the best leader that has a centeralist message for the entire country. The pundents will downplay this night but HILLARY WON!!!! GO GIRL GO!!!! I am hitting the pavement here in Georgia this week to help you WIN, WIN, WIN!!!

NEWS FLASH::::: HILLARY WINS BEATING BOTH COMPETING CANIDATES COMBINED.... THIS SPEAKS VOLUME FOR HER CAMPAIGN AND THE FLORIDA VOTER WANT TO BE HEARD AND AS WELL SHOULD BE.

JOHN EDWARDS JOIN HILLARY CLINTON AND YOU WILL CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE YOUR DREAM TO HELP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON THE ISSUE YOU COMMOMLY SUPPORT WITH HILLARY.... THIS WILL BE CREATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.... WITHOUT A DOUBT....

VOTES COUNT IN AMERICA THE LAST TIME I CHECKED..

Obama supporters should realize that even though he and Edwards did not campaign in Florida in person, they were seen by Floridians in debates and in the media. IF people wanted to vote for either of them they would have.
This is a clear victory for HILLARY!

I can understand the DNC's position and why they would want to restrict the primary dates, but this is a strange situation for residents of Michigan and Florida. The people who are punished are the voters, who had no say in moving the date forward. It's a bit like your neighbor steeling a car and parking it in your driveway and then you being arrested for the crime.

In short, the right to representation should be absolute, and not subject to removal as a result of policy violation.

An equitable compromise on the DNC's part would be to cut the number of delegates awarded to half in both Florida and Michigan, just like the RNC did here.

Check and see how many old (60+) voters are in Florida.

At least 40% of all democratic voters in Florida are (60+) based off the exit polls.

This sizeable group tends to heavily support Clinton, not Obama. I think part of the reason is that they are not inclined to support a black candidate due to their "segregrated mentality" they still hold from the segregration era they grew up in.

Obama wins the younger voters. He's done it every time. There are not very many young voters in Florida.

This isn't a big win for Clinton.

It is a win that happened because of the natural inclination against blacks in Florida.

Hillary did not campain in Florida, however Obama did via tv ads and media hype (spin). She did however attend fundraisers as did Obama and Edwards.

As for the Florida vote, in spite of the possible loss of all delegates, the win is significant regardless of the media spin. It clearly shows the racial divide in america as Obama received over 80% of the black vote but could not muster the support of the white and hispanic vote. Votes that are key to winning the general election. Do the math, Obama cannot win the general election with simply the black vote. Additionally, this racial divide will surely be cause for the white and hispanic voters to energize.

EVERY VOTE COUNTS, PERIOD!

HILLARY 08!

Popularity Contest? I doubt it. CNN, the Internet and so much instant communication with debates, debates, debates (and don't forget all those talking heads). This is 2008, not 1776. With so much information available from so many sources a person would not have to leave home or ever to personally see a candidate to make an informed decision.
Close to a million Floridians have voted during the last two weeks, climaxing today. After today the biggest issue the Democratic Party's National Committee has to face is that if they disenfrancise we Floridians today will we Floridians disenfranchise them in November. They have made such a big deal that the citizens of Washington DC are disenfranchised yet they have the nerve to steal our vote from us.

The Florida numbers don't tell the true story as most voted absentee ballots long ago when Hillary was the natural frontrunner. Voters over the past week went overwhelmingly for Obama. The tide is turning quickly and the Clinton clan is obviously very nervous about it. Hence the reason for Billary's appearance in Florida.

Why does Anderson Cooper keep referring to the Hillary "victory" in Florida? This primary was uncontested! Obama did not campaign there as per party rules. The real victory is the Clinton machine's manipulation of the news media to deliver her spin on the news.

Great, Florida learned a valuable lesson from 2000. Don't vote for the cool dude you don't know much about. It doesn't usually turn out that well.

What a joke.

We already know that Hillary Clinton has more name recognition than Barack Obama. That is all that this election in Florida was – a popularity contest. Barack Obama has shown that when he gets the chance to show the people who he is and what he stands for, he converts voters who thought they were strongly pro-Clinton.

Shame on the Democratic Party for creating this situation in Florida and Michigan, two of the most important states in the national election. If a Republican wins the national election, most of the blame lies with you.

OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE.....HILLARY COMMITTED TO NOT CAMPAIGN IN FLORIDA....THEN FLIP FLOPS AND DOES IT ANYWAY....THE WOMAN WILL DO OR SAY ANYTHING TO WIN....REGARDLESS OF THE MORALITY OF THE ISSUE!!!

I can't believe all you women are backing her...if Bill Clinton did to you what he did to her.........sheesh!!

Doesn't anyone read articles any more? Clinton DID NOT violate any rules in regard to Florida. NO ONE did. The closest thing to a violation was that Obama ran some tv ads. He ran them as national ads on several cable news stations and they happened to have appeared in Florida. He said he didn't plan for that to happen and I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Please check the facts before accusing candidates of violating the DNC rules. We have enough misinforamtion being spread by the horrible media coverage.

Congrats to Billary on winning NOTHING!!! Man how desperate must you be to throw a celebration party to say you won nothing. How Pathetic!!!!

Why anyone is even wasting time, paper and ink on a meaningless race? This primary is about delegates. In 4 states so far where all candidates campaigned, Obama has the most vote and most delegate, period. The FL votes today changes nothing anywhere. So save your energy for something better.

ok

so here's how it went

Iowa Obama wins more delegates
New Hampshire..Obama and Clinton tie for the number of delegates
Nevada.Obama wins more delegates
South Carolina..Obama wins way more delegates

Michigan..Clinton wins no delegates
Florida Clinton wins no delegates

I guess Clinton is undefeated in the states that don't award delegates.
Obama is undefeated in the states that do award delegates

Which would you prefer?

Also, as far as the "breaking the rules" comment above- Hillary wasn't the one breaking any rules. Rules against campaiging and advertising in Florida... I do believe that Senator Obama advertised and therefore HE was actually the one broke the rules. She's broken no rules. Get with it.

I'm watching Hillary give her "Victory" speech and it really occurred to me just how stupid this is!

Hillary agreed and signed not to campaign in Florida. It wasn't until Obama won in SC that Hillary cared about the Florida voters. This is so disrespectful to the party. Now, she is having a fake rally. Noone campaigned in Florida. If Hillary had a problem with this race, she should have said something months ago. Please people wake-up!

Obama 08!

How can you say you won a campaign when you weren't allowed to campaign???
Just as in Nevada, when the vote gets close the Clinton's change the rules!

Two thoughts come to mind –

Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater! ... and Liar Liar Pants on Fire!

Amy, I am from SC. Clinton did not snubs us here. She was here many times and was very gracious to the voters and her volunteers. Please stop talking for the people in my state when it comes to Hillary Clinton.

Great Job Hillary

Clinton ... can win Florida .. can win whites votes .. can win Latino votes ... can never win American president post. She is fighting a dead race.

Obama the President of America.

Wow..

Hillary " won" in FL..

Ofcourse she did, she had a history and NAME RECOGNITION in the State for the last 16 + years..

How different would the results be if the other candidates Obama and Edwards were allowed to effectivly campaign here ( See IOWA, SC, even the close race in NH- referring to OBAMA)..

Furthermore, Hillary signed an agreement that the FL delegates woulnd't count..
Now that she has" won" .. they should???... she would have been more convincing if she had NOT signed the agreement and had " fought" for the votes in FL instead..

.. Dirty tactics. yet again..

This tells us, if Hillary is elected as the Dem candidate, she will pull the necessary votes to win Florida in the election! YAY!
Stay positive Obama supporters – look to the bigger picture. We want to win against Republicans.

Chris from Orlando is an absolute loser. You are voting for a woman Chris? You should be ashamed.

Considering that most people voted early before they got to know Obama and that there was no campaigning there.But hillary fund raised there and there were ads on television,I think that true democracy wasn't tested
Hillary 0%
Obama 0%
Edwards 0%
I think that everyone is going the to be for a very rude shock come Super Tuesday , 't when the polls which people have been tracking don't add.
I am convinced that they are all wrong
because Obama has won the youth in all contests from Iowa, NewHampsire, Nevada and South Carolina and they are not included in the poll samples.

Rich in Seattle- Did you miss her solid wins in New Hampshire and Nevada, not to mention Michigan and now Florida? I'd like to remind you that Senator Obama has only won 2 contests... No spin needed. She's going to shine February 5th.

Late deciders vote for Clinton. Seems SC and Kennedy mean little to real voters.

I am a FLORIDA voter. ALL of the candidates were on the ballet. By the way, only OBAMA, advertised in Florida. The other candidates did not. This election spoke volumes about the support for Hillary Clinton. This is not just a "white" state. Florida is a bellwether state indicative of trends throughout the country.

well..lets see..they gave their word that they wouldn't campaign in Florida..they spent no money and Obama won the vote for all those people who didn't vote until the last month or since Iowa..Obama won

Mary, you say a lot of people didn't vote. I hear its a record turnout?? Clinton won. Its important. Don't anybody think its not.

Hillary 08

Obama was the one who was running TV ads in Florida. Hillary did not.

She did not campaign there and neither did Obama.

This is a win so much larger than SC – and yes he got the majority of the African American vote here too. Check the racial stats – very very interesting.

Sorry have to go watch Hillarys VICTORY SPEECH!

Well of course the New York worshipers in Florida voted for a "New York" candidate. Of course when nobody else campaigns there, everyone goes off of name recognition. Of course when she's been screaming all week "let their voices be heard!" they'll vote for her. Of course when you hold big fund raisers the weekend before you'll get more votes.

Move along guys, nothing to see here.

According to Don's entry above, "This trumps Obama's win in SC by millions... Now Obama people, be nice"

I'd sure love to play euchre with this guy sometime and show him what trumping really means. 49% to 30% in Florida (without ANY campaigning; just names only) and 55% to 27% in South Carolina – yes, oh yes, that "trumps Obama's win in SC by millions"...

I personally have absolutely nothing against Senator Clinton. I do not however believe she can possibly pull this country together. She's burned too many bridges in the past.

Time for the FUTURE! Obama '08 – Fired up!

While delegates are important, so are people. The people chose Clinton. I don't see where she has broken any rules. She has requested that the delegates be considered. This was before the vote and that vote could have went another direction. Hillary can win the nomination without MI or FL, so this is really only a whinning point for the Obama campaign, which did run campaign ads here.

I'm from MI and a democrat (most the time) and voted for Romney to mess with the republican party since our voice didn't count in the democratic primary. If my voice would of counted, I would of voted for Obama. And now Mrs. Clinton wants to add us back in???

It seems to me that a leader with integrity would not have the stomach for this!

Hillary did not break any rules! She is allowed to hold the "victory" party in FL now because their primary ended at 8 o'clock, which is exactly when her "victory" party started. She held funraisers in Florida, as did Obama (Interesting fact: Obama held more fundraisers in FL then Hillary, but do not expect Obama supporters to mention it–Half-truths are what Obama supporters are all about). She kept her pledge and did not violate any rules. And she was against sanctioning FL from the very beginning–FL is very much "Clinton Country"–why would she want to strip them of their delegates knowing that she started out with a huge advantage there. People who blog here need to think sometimes, actually every time they blog.

Let's see...

There were no delegates at stake, and the campaigns all agreed not to visit the state. So, exactly how is this is different from, say, a mock election held at an elementary school?

Oh, I know: Because Hillary wants the votes to count now that she's "won."

Please!

I will say this: This is the first time in my voting lifetime that I've ever felt like I was both voting FOR a candidate that I liked and voting AGAINST a candidate that truly repulsed me. I'll vote Republican before I vote for HRC.

How can you compare CNN reporting fact. Clinton won. CNN has been biased, but how could they not report her win. They still are calling Florida voters un-important. Let Clinton enjoy her win. Its still the voters who chose the winner. They did not pick Obama,or Edwrads.

OMG just say she freakin won – you are so not the best political team on televison.

The people spoke – even without the delegates!

Your just not hearing them.

CNN is SOOOOOO UNfair!

I only hope the DNC holds firm in their decision to award NO delegates to the state of Florida as previously agreed upon. To do otherwise would indeed be wrong.

Don wrote: "How would you feel if you were told your vote didnt matter because someone you have no control over moved your election."

I would stay home because most people wont participate in something they dont know wont count. The results are meaningless in the long run. Keeps her name in the news tonight...but thats it.

Way to go Hillary, people over 60 aka 40% of the people who turned out to vote in a meaningless election love you. This primary means nothing in terms of delegates but more to the point it means nothing in terms of her ability to bring America to where it needs to go. "Bring me your old, your uneducated, those who love empty attacks and slogans!"

Quess who won Florida and quess who wishes they won florida.Dont cry Obama supporters!!!!!!!!!!! The latino voters have spoken.Now they must keep doing what they are doing.Dont let Ted Kennedy talk you into something just becouse he thinks he is the best thing since sliced bread.The man has more skeletons then any other political person in the house or senate.Obama says he is for change and a new kind of politics.Why is he so glad about Ted Kennedy.Obama is a talker once everyone sees this they will vote for the doer Hillary Clinton.Latino voters keep up the good work.

Go Hillary 08

Dave, catch up with the times.....Obama ran campaign ads, which was a no-no. Hillary didn't campaign, she went to fundraising events, just like the others did. Nice to know you blab without the facts.

Shame on you CNN and Wolf Blitzer. Once again, people can see how CNN is trying to force Hillary down our throats. She is a cheat, a liar and a phoney who will do anything to win.

It is a shame that she's giving a victory speech over nothing ! Does this woman still have any iota of shame left in her ? This is too much of dirty politics !!!

Hillary, you are a loser !!!

I believe it to be offensive for Sen. Obama to make a comment, that since he did not campaign in Florida he did not expect to do well. Our primary is nothing more than a beauty contest? The people of Florida don't know him because he spent no time in this state? Does Sen. Obama and the media consider Florida democrats all incompetents? We have watched the debates, we have watched the other primaries, and we are well aware of the tit for tat in that last debacle, excuse me, I mean debate. I expect the Democratic National Party to think long and hard about not sitting the Florida delegates at the Convention. It is unconscionable to not count our votes. Gee, doesn't this sound like Vote 2000?

Why do you people keep saying Hillary "broke the rules?" Did she make the voters vote for her and not Obama?
If you are old enough to vote, you should be required to learn facts before posting on a major news network blog.

Don, Hillary Clinton doesnt make Florida State rules.

Also, the Government doesnt make Florida State rule.

Florida makes its own rules

Understand America now?

Clinto has not backed out of any deal. She did not campaign in Florida. Can you say the same about Obama, who ran TV ads there through out-of-state cable networks. Please. regardless of delegates, no one has the right to say that the people in Florida do not have a right to help choose our next leader. If Obama would have won, you all would be slapping hands and talking about his greatness. This was probably the most even contest, since the media did not shove non-issues on the people of Florida and they made their decision based on issues, not personalities. Suck it up. Clinton easily won Florida based on her plan for America.

ONCE again. Clinton has broken no rules. All the canidates were allowed to hold private fundraisers in Florida, and Clinton arrived in Florida tonight, after the polls closed.

Oh Jim, I guess you're an OPRAHOBAMANIAC. Hillary has had major support there for almost a year. The people deserve to have their votes count. I feel that a decision like this needs input from regular folks who are DNC members before someone makes this type of decision. In anycase, Obama and the "real" establishment have joined. He has the whole media campaign machine working on his behalf, even trying to do damage control for him. So just let the people, privately vote for who they want.

Clinton showed up to get 48 percent, Obama stood by his Party decision and did not campaign in Florida and got 30 percent. So Hillary just blew more money.

Hillary followed the rules...she NEVER campaigned in Florida. Neither did any of the other Democratic candidates.

As far as the delegates go, they will be reinstated. the DNC isn't stupid enough to outcast voters from Florida (and Michigan too!)

Go HILLARY!!

I'm with Hillary on this. In the end do you think, it helps or hurts a dem in the general election to strip an entire state of its right to pick a dem. nominee in primary? This is ridiculous. Hillary did nothing wrong. She didn't campaign she just held a rally after the fact that she won. Obama has been running national ad on florida television. But I guess the definition of campaigning is loosely construed for Obamaniacs.

Hillary did the right thing by giving Floridians a voice and it matters. It's unfair for her to have to lose those delegates in the first place. The DNC is so incompetent it's unreal. No wonder we lost in 2000 and 2004 and we're still losing. DNC stop disenfranchising voters!!

You guys make it seem like us FLORIDA VOTERS NEVER WATCH THE TV. We have known ALL ALONG about every single thing that has happend thru the media.

Everyone here knows who Obama is. We all know who Clinton is. We all know who edwards is. We watch CNN every day. So saying 'it wasnt fair' is a lie.

Obama cant STUMP in every single one of the 22 states on super tuesday, so he can expect the same treatment then too. All the campaiging will be thru the media.

I think, Obama needs to work towards appealing Whites and Hispanics. FL may not be about delegates but if you look at the exit poll, he has difficult problem. This country is still racially divided. only 22% of White voters voted for him where as Clinton got 55% of White voters and if you look at black voters it is opposite. If you think of it, President Clinton comments about Jesse Jackson winning SC makes lots of sense.
Obama should hope that his new big endorsements will bring him some votes in the Super Tuesday states and hence more delegates.
May the best one win which is neither Clinton nor Obama and between these two, I think people are tending towards Clinton.

How is Hillary breaking any rules? If she is breaking rules than so is Obama! The way I see it, since she won, thats WHY!

Nothing at stake!

Florida is momentum for Super Tuesday, which will be the real decider. Now Hillary has New Hampshire and Nevada as real primaries, as well as Michigan and Florida as feathers in her cap. Obama just has Iowa and South Carolina. Florida takes the heat out of Obama's race-fuelled Carolina victory.

Nothing at stake but hundreds of " disenfranchised" voters. Does this remind you of another election? The ONLY candidate on the DEM side that ran TV Ads here in Florida was Obama. All 3 were on the ballot and none but Obama with his TV ads campaigned here. So yes, there is something at stake here in the most diverse state in the USA. It's called an election for President and the voters have spoken loud and clear.

Hillary 08

Florida victory is only a symbolic boost for Hillary!!!
Nothing more than that, anyway...

they can't just let her have the delegates after the state has been stripped of them or can they?

It is sad the people of Florida are screwed, in large part because their legislature wants to screw the rest of the country.

Would it have killed them to wait a week, like the rest of the country was told to? In the end, the politicians don't really care about the actual people, they're just useful to use at their discretion.

Hillary does nothing for anyone but herself by making this a national issue. She can't really win heads up, and she knows it, so she's trying to run away from the problems by ignoring. The worst part about it is that her actions are neither original or clever.

Another bad day for Americans.

Clinton wasnt the one who broke the agreement. It was Obama who ran the ads.

The obama folks just want to SPIN IT.

Does anyone care about us FLORIDA VOTERS?

Nobody but Clinton apparently.

The exit polling shows the same thing we already knew.

Obama won 70% of the black vote

Clinton won 2-1 of the latino vote

Clinton won the white vote and women vote.

No brainer.
If you cant campaign and win people over from the Hillary train, like Barack does wherever he goes or speaks, then its always going to go to the candidate most familiar with the electorate. In Florida, thats Hillary. No surprise.
I congratulate her on her win in the (no-contest) Florida primary. And I also see she picked up an endorsement by another non-controversial and non-polarizing figure; Janet Reno (brought to you by Elian and Waco).

Lets see how things go on Super Tuesday. In Florida, the population is skewed to the + 65 crowd and low on the percentage of those 18-25. Hillary takes the 65+ dems consistently. Barack, a huge % of the youth vote. So while Hillary has a lot of votes tonight, it will be interesting to see what happens in states where the age demographic is more even.

Anyone know a good lawyer for Obama?

He's gonna need one to defend the lawsuit BillyBoy and Hill-Bill-A-Ry are having filed (now that she knows she got the majority of Florida votes). That lawsuit of course will be against the DNC to seat those Michigan and Floridian delegates that, according to the rules, are not going to count. Yeah right!

Dirty evil people those Clintons. I have to say she campaigned....err...huuuu....I mean did her own "fund raising" down in Florida. Kept Mad Dog Bill away from Florida, that's for sure.

Africans Unite!!! Obama 08'!!!!

You got a point. But why does Obama say now that the vote in Florida should count? So who's the hypocrite?

Hillary Clinton will do anything, change any rules, to win this election. She doesn't have an honest bone in her body.

Get a life!!!!It's campaigning. If Obama can't stand the heat from Hillary, he needs to get out of the race. Stop hating and accept the fact that Hillary will be the next President of the USA.

I've always been an Independent and changed to Democrat so that I could vote in the Florida primary. I plan to change back to Independent now. Clinton won by default; its too late to count FL, it would not be fair to the other candidates. A lot of people didn’t vote since they knew it wouldn’t count. I thought we were a democracy; every registered voter should be allowed to vote in every election, EVERY VOTE SHOULD COUNT; regardless of party affiliation, regardless of the date the election is held. And in the final count the PEOPLES CHOICE should be the deciding factor. Or do we want another bush stealing the presidency. Not only does our country need to be fixed; our election process needs to be corrected.

No clinton trickery

These were states that apparently Obama and Edwards didnt care about. I know you Obama fans dont care, since the vote didnt go your way. TELL THAT TO THE VOTERS OF FLORIDA. WE CARE We care a lot.

At least clinton CARED. Besides, this time Obama cant use the exuse his name wasnt on the ballot. Clinton smoked them all under the same rules.

except (cough obama tv ads cough) they were allowed to fundraise.

I hope they seat our delegates after the nomination is determined.

GO HILLARY...

I believe that this makes little difference in the race. Most of the voters voted way before Iowa and at that time HIllary hadn't really shown her true colors. I think it is disrespectful how she has treated the states of IA and SC as if they don't matter, but because it gets tight, she wants to get delegates from states that she long ago agreed didn't.

I think it will backfire because she didn't stand her ground when she felt threatened; she fake cried in NH; the lawsuit in Nevada that her supports lead after the decision had long ago been made on the caucuses; she let her family campaign for her in SC all but the last day before the primary; she plays the victim.

I am all for a woman running and all that stuff; but when someone finds "their voice" while their husband is really doing all the talking really doesn't speak to me.

Good Luck Edwards and Obama- you've EARNED by Respect.

There has to be some sort of penalty for such an early illegal primary, especially one whose State votes in the 2000 election were so in question. All eyes were to be on Florida this time. They decided to go against the rules of the committee and are now paying the penalty.

You go girl.......rules that you agreed to mean nothing.

Hey Jim - get real. How about this: the party leadership is moronic for stripping two of the most important battleground states of their say in determining our party's nominee. The media is just as bad for deciding their voice is meaningless. Despite the claims of Obama's staff, no one campaigned actively in this state. The people of Florida made their choice by following the national campaign.

Congratulations, Senator Clinton! I look forward to voting for you and watching you dominate on Super Tuesday.

Hillary has the most to lose by letting these votes (Florida and Michigan) slip through her fingers, but it's the Democratic leadership in these states that has disenfranchised it's supporters. The rules and repercussions were clearly put forth, and Michigan and Florida Democratic leaders didn't want to abide by them. Dems in these two states should be furious with their local party leaders, and hold them accountable.

50% of the vote was 60 or older. Go Figure...

Where are young people at? Obviously not in Florida...

I guess they're too busy racking up the delegates in the Important states. Voters on both sides of the campains.... Florida and Michigan are to blame for the delegates not counting. Not the canidates... So start concentrating on the states that actually count... You arent going to get Floridas vote count rigged for a 3rd time. America is watching and a popular uprising amount voter turn out for Obama may happen if you press the issue further...

If you're a Clinton supporter...Im glad you got this far...

Obama 08

what you guys are not saying (while pointing out that Hillary Clinton wins) is that 53% of those votes were cast before Obama's momentum, a large chunk of those votes in December before Iowa. Only a mere 15% of those votes were cast today after Kennedy's endorsement. I would appreaciate you tell us all the story not the part you would like.
Respectfully
Ariel

An interesting comment I heard during the coverage is that Obama actually won with voters who decided in the last month while Hillary dominated in votes decided before that.

I think this goes to show that name recognition has a lot to do with elections that include no campaigning.

I agree! The media should totally ignore the Democratic primary in Florida. There should be NO coverage of Hillary's so-called "victory" . Just proves the point that the Clintons will say or do ANYThiNG to win.

Hey, did anyone hear?

Clinton has asked all women over the age of 50 to show up to vote on Thursday.

She'll be claiming a blowout win because nobody else knew the date had changed.

It seems to me that Hillary Clinton is trying an end run around Obama and Edwards by campaigning in Florida. She will try to get those delegates admitted at the convention in Denver and I, for one, hope that she is unsuccessful. That's playing dirty with the entire party. I am watching CNN and she is running away with that beauty contest, so she will definitely try to get them seated.
I am not an Obama fan or a Hillary fan, but fair is fair. If the party says they will be penalized . . . then forget Florida. It will serve them right for 2000. Maybe in another four years they will get it right.

Yawwwn !!!! Who cares??? While I do not like the fact that Florida has been stripped of its delegates, none of the candidates had a problem with this going into the game. Clinton keeps winning in states that does not matter. Obama wins and takes the delegates in THE STATES THAT DOES MATTER!!!

Hillary, enjoy your night. Congraulations on winnng 0 delegates in a state that no one cares about. You are about to get trumped.

OBAMA 08!!!!

Oh quit your whining. You sound just like Obama.

Congrat!! Ms Hillary Clinton The American People is with you, every vote is counted.

Hillary is being a rule breaker. Why can't Hillary follow the rules she originally agreed on? Just shows she can't be trusted to keep her word!

Go Hillary!!! I voted early for you too!!!

You miss the point Jim. Clinton never wanted to strip Florida of its delegates. She was against it from the beginning. Her point, and its correct, is that the people of Florida and Michigan do have a say in this election. Those two states are very important in the general election. She has followed the rules, but as the results are showing, the people in Florida want a say. How would you feel if you were told your vote didnt matter because someone you have no control over moved your election. This is not a game. We always scream that we want our vote to count. Hillary could have just as easily lost tonight, so I see no trickery here, just sour grapes because the voters choose someone you do not like.

Irresponsible CNN. You have Clinton on your main screen as if she just had a blowout win. Half of journalism is conveying the proper message. You can't do that when you put a big check mark and the numbers next to her name.

For all those whining about how anti-Clinton CNN is, any thoughts tonight?

Start the Clinton crowd celebrating a victory where no one else showed up to compete:

NOW.

If Hillary cared so much for voters, why did she not campaign in S.C. where the delegates did matter? What a hypocrite.

Hillary Clinton reminds me of a cousin I had. When we were kids, we could never play any games with him, because when he would lose, he would start crying and his parents would insist that we "let him win", even bending the rules if necessary.

Hillary Clinton is backing out on her word with the DNC where she, along with the other candidates, agreed not to campaign in Michigan or Florida. Now, she wants the votes to count. This is convenient, especially considering that Obama leads among people who made their decision within the last 30 days.

If the DNC allows Hillary to succeed in this "let her win" tactic, I am becoming an independent.

I knew the first comment would be anti-Clinton ..Nothing at stake except an indication of support.

This is the beginning of a long road. She will win the nominee and the presidency!

SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY DELEGATES

BUT BOTTOM LINE...HILLARY BEAT OPRAHMA AND EDWARDS

WATCH OUT FEBRUARY 5TH

I WANT TO SEE OPRHAMA'S ARROGANT ATTITUDE AND RHETORIC

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

HILLARY 08 HILLARY 08 HILLARY 08

Yes, Hillary did. she complained before the election took place. the DNC is disenfranchsing Michigan and Florida voters. It's ridiculous. And the DNC wonders why we've had 8 years of the Bush presidency.

DOES NOT MEAN MUCH WITHOUT DELEGATES NO MATTER HOW YOU SPIN IT...

I can't believe the so-called "best political team" has spent so much time on the CNN broadcast talking about HRC's "victory" in Florida. Give me a break. You're doing analysis of exit polls for a state that was not contested as if the data is meaningful. The only meaningful result of the Florida Democratic primary is further evidence that the Clintons' don't think the rules apply to them. All the candidates pledged not to campaign in Florida. Yet, Hillary Clinton swings into the state to stage a "victory" rally. Come on CNN. Don't treat your viewers like we're a bunch of idiots. We know the difference between someone winning or not. This primary was not a contest. How about treating it as such.

I find it absolutely insulting how Hillary basically snubbed South Caroline where the delegates did matter. She sent Bill there to campaign on her behalf. She only came at the final days and left for Florida. It is all for show with Hillary. I am so glad I have disovered how transparent she is. That is why my vote is on Obama. I need a leader I can believe in. Hillary is in to get Bill back in the White House.

How are you able to declare Hillary the winner already with only a little over 300,000 votes for her so far adn Miami-Dade and broward have not yet even reported results? Isn't that premature?

Hillary crushes Obama in Florida....Strike one!!! LOL

Hillary 08

Just wait till super Tuesday!!

Your "Clinton Wins" story here is rather sedate. If Obama would have won Florida 48 to 30, CNN would have made it front page news. Your bias is showing.

Hillary 08!

Congratulations Hillary! Delegates or not, Michigan and Florida voters want Hillary for president. Clearly, that's why Obama and Edwards won't want the delegates counted.

It seems that the choice of starting with South Carolina and the smaller states was a calculated move to give Obama and Edwards an opportunity to add up delegates. I worry about this strategy. I don't think it's fair. And I don't think it's fair that Edwards might be a "king or queen" maker as a result.

Nothing at stake, Hillary never had a problem when they decided to strip Florida and Michigan of their deligates. Now she wants t be their hero– Just more Clinton trickery!

I guess campaigning in a state you were not suppose to pays off and you win in a race you were not suppose to be in. Good Job you Cheater.

Woo Hoo Hillary! Obama got 70% of the black vote but the white majority goes to Hillary. . And Hillary got more of the black vote than Obama got of the white vote.

Play the numbers – people are seeing what a strong candidate she is. She will be able to take on the republicans! And she will get the vote of the African Americans too because she also is cognicent of issues which are important to them.

The democrats are gonna stomp the republicans with Hillary as the candidate.

Even without delegates – I hear the people of Florida speaking and they are shouting Hillary Hillary Hillary.

In anticipation of Hillary supporters comparing this farce to South Carolina and then lamenting at pro-Obama reporting found at CNN, I might as well get a head start.

Hmm, Obama and Edwards are able to garner 51% of the vote without even stepping foot in the state?

Quite telling

Obama did campain in FLORIDA!! I am setting in my living room in Ormond Beach and I have seen Obama Ads for the last week or so. He ran them on cable yes, but they did run in FLORIDA!! Lets get it right ! Go HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHUTTING OUT FLORIDAN DELEGATES MEANS ONLY SHUTTING OUT THE DEMOCRACY IN THE SUNSHINE STATE. THAT'S WHAT FREE WORLD AND DEMOCRACY MEANS...

why are we even talking about hillary if the are no delegates for the democrats? why would she waste money stumping down there?

Great Job Senator Clinton. Regardless of delegates this speaks volumes that the voters went with the best canidate. Maybe we should keep the media out of all states and let people make up their own minds. This trumps Obama's win in SC by millions.

Hillary 08.

Now Obama people, be nice,

Of course she won Florida. She's WHITE! Oh, that's the excuse that people like to use in South Carolina. Do I believe that? Absolutely NOT!

She is the ONLY candidate that campaigned in Florida. Florida violated DNC rules, and Clinton VIOLATED DNC rules by campaigning in Florida. She pledged not to campaign and did anyway. It goes to show that once again, Clinton has LIED to the American people and shows that she will SAY and DO whatever it takes regardless of whether or not she BREAKS the rules.

I truly hope the rest of the American people open their eyes to the UNDERHANDED, LYING, CHEATING, CANIVING tactics the Clinton's will partake in in order to regain power.

Congrats Hillary with your win in Florida!

Can't wait to do it again next week here in California!

Clinton '08!

They are desperate for a win so they will milk this for all they can. They will say S.C. meant nothing and Florida means everything. Bottom line, it means nothing. But the Clinton machine will begin spinning this oh, right about...now.

GO HILLARY!!!

Delegates or no delegates, we LOVE YOU IN FLORIDA!!!