"Obama Nation" as stolen his speaches fron JFK and Dr. Martin Luther King. I am not aware of anything thing he has done since he became a Jr. Senator 3 years ago. He has no international experience but says he can stop the War.
Would you make a CEO of General Motors with only 3 years experience. Please!!
I know George Bush has run this country into the ground but is no reason for the American people to act desparate.
I wish Hillary got half of the Media coverage Obama gets.
Check out CNN and the rest of them it is all about Obama. No wonder he has a movement. The media has created it.
Go Hillary!!!!

she cant be trusted and the American people are only now catching on to her lies and deception, why is HRC not releasing her tax records until after the election when its safe? whats she got to hide? where did she get the 5 million to loan her campaign? why did she fire her latino campaign manager and hire an african-american one? to try to court black votes? she cant be trusted!

Sore loser!

Obama 08!

"they don't represent the electorate, we know that."

this will come back to bite.

LOL………….This just goes to show how out of touch this woman really is. She is about to get a BIG wake up call.

His votes are nothing and all those who have donated to him are nothing we have the establishment behind us we will win.. sheesh woman don't you realize we want the people to chose our next president not the establishment

Well Said Hillary. Obama may have won a few states but I don't think he will ever have a chance against Mc Cain. I am sure the republicans are looking forward for Obama to win the primaries!!

Hillary! Release you tax return!

She's too selective with states.

Keep you head up Hillary, I just donated to your campaign .. and more to come! You are the best candidate in the field .. just continue to fight the good fight!

Hillary got the $5 millions for her book in which she made about $8-10 millions. Stop the speculation!!!!

You are so right, the media is all about Obama, CNN is soooooo biased against her. Everyone is afraid of the Clintons, GOOOOOOOOO HILLARY!!!!!!

For someone so concerned about the party activist voices drowning out the electorate, she certainly doesn't have much to say about the possibility of her Super Delegates disenfranchising millions.

Wow hillary, nice rationalization of loss after loss after loss for you……

By the way, why is Obama trouncing you in raising money then? Those must be some billionaire activists, hillary.

Guess what? The AMERICAN PEOPLE will no longer be silenced. We will be heard tomorrow and in Ohio and Texas next month. Prepare to be shocked. Obama represents the will of the people, not some fringe activists.

how bout some more clinton racism… thats just what we need

The truth finally comes out: Hillary 2008 or it will be McCain fellow dems…

Cacuses are shams that do not allow working flok (who have to go to work) a chance to vote. Primary is a secret ballot and a true heart to heart vote!!!

I will be contuously donating to hillaryclinton.com

Thanks Hillary!

Time for the knockout punch and end her deperate campaign……..OBAMA 08′!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is ridiculous… Hillary didn't write off her Nevada win as a caucus state… she had a victory rally… talk about spin.

Go Hillary! We in PA are ready to vote for you in April!

There's absolutely zero chance of California, New York, Pennsylvania, and the rest of the exorbitantly blue states ever voting for a Republican. Hillary seems to be quite confused about this. The only place to bring new voters into the democratic ballot box is not traditional democrats, those votes can already be tallied. The only place to bring new voters to the democratic box is moderate dems, independents, and moderate Republicans.

Her caucus excuse stinks like a skunk. Her racial scapegoating is sickening. Obama won Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, and Missouri, all of which are primaries, and the last four of which don't have disproportional represenation of minorities. So, I don't know, is she being honest? I don't think so…

Clinton still the best to lead the country. Without the black vote Obama would not be where he is at this point in time. I feel that the majority of the people dont want a black man in the white house ………….

"They don't represent the electorate" — The African-American vote. Wow. I am a bit disappointed that Hilary Clinton would say this.

…so only states that she wins and voters who vote for her matter…I would be insulted with these comments…has she protested about caucuses earlier…this woman is losing it!!

Why is it that everytime there is a good article about Mr. Obama the Clinton supporters cry favortism? And actually, republicans are looking forward to Ms. Clinton becoming the democratic nominee. It would be an easy win. Obama '08!!

It will be hard however to overcome the Obama Cult-like obsession.

I expect that the super delegates in MI and FL will vote the will of the people in their respective states.

Anything else is total disenfranchisement for the voters of those states.

Whoa, talk about deluded. Democrats can't win in those states? Well, I'll give her Alaska, but let's take a look at vote totals:
North Dakota -
Obama 11,625 61%

Romney 3,490 36% 8
McCain 2,224 23% 5
Paul 2,082 21% 5
Huckabee 1,947 20% 5
The GOP total for that race is 9,743 votes. I'm sorry, who can't win North Dakota?

Nebraska and Idaho haven't had their GOP primaries yet, so I have no idea what they're basing this statement on at all. Other than that, in almost all there races Sen. Obama won, the total number of votes for him alone, are more than what the top two GOP candidates received combined.

And thank you Sen. Clinton for once again, dismissing activists. If it wasn't for activists, neither you nor Sen. Obama would be where you are today. I'm sure the activists working on your campaign appreciate that unnecessary and unwarranted slam.

ChristopherM, totally agree with because she knows she will more than likely benefit from the Superdelegates on winning the nomination. Had she won the delegates this weekend she would not downplaying as such.

"they don't represent the electorate, we know that."

WOW!!! Can't wait for Obama to raise this in the next debate!

Shouldn't this be a NATIONAL headline right about now???

She basically said people in such diverse states such as Nebraska, Lousiana , Washinton, and Maine don't matter!!!

WHAT?!?!?!

Good GOD CNN! Why isn't this on your front page?!?!!?

I think this is flawed reasoning. Any democratic nominee can expect to win CA, NY, MA, NJ (etc)… it's the red/purple states that matter… if the democratic nominee can draw voters from these states they have a much greater chance of winning the general.

Souza, Hillary had a donating link on the CNN homepage yesterday…
So if you're a good speaker, you're automatically copying from the greats? Wow.
And just because your ignorant self doesn't know or want to know about Obama's record and work on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, don't expect to influence others. Graduate from college and then come back on the message boards.

Right… because Texas is such a swing state. Hillary's logic is flawed here: if she wants to discount victories in red states, she can't try and promote the significance of Texas.

To a outsider… This is common sense, \
OBAMA is scraping in republican state to come up with delegates … these state he will never carry in a national election!

I want to know who has the REAL numbers? It amazes me how different sites have different numbers……… just a thought.

Those tens of millions of "activist voters" will never support Hillary. The fact that Obama brings more to the table in terms of numbers and enthusiasm should be a big wake-up call to the Party insiders; they will never show up if the nomination is stolen from Obama.

I am a life-long Democrat. I have voted for only one Republican in a general election in my life: Ronald Reagan. This year, I cast my vote for Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Primary in Missouri. Of all candidates on the ballot this year, Senator Clinton most closely matches the priorities that I deem important in these unsettled times: 1) A prudent end to the Iraq War while maintaining a strong defense against terrorist threats that will certainly continue to plaque the civilized world. 2) A fiscally responsible plan to restore the economic health of the nation without increasing an already ballooning national deficit. 3) A real attempt to gain universal health coverage for all citizens with few, if any, loopholes for people to ‘opt out’. 4) An energy policy that provides real incentive for alternative fuels while reining in the power of big oil. This is in stark contrast with Senator Barak Obama, who I perceive as having little or no experience, record, or plan for dealing with any of these issues.

Unfortunately, my preferred candidate did not win the majority of votes in Missouri, although she did win in 109 of the 114 counties in Missouri and narrowly lost in Cole and Nodaway Counties. Senator Clinton actually won Jackson County, but lost in the City of Kansas City which is not separate from Jackson County as the City of St. Louis is separate from St. Louis County.

I am very concerned at the trends I see in Missouri and throughout the country as Senator Obama is championed by many elements in the media as racking up enormous wins. There are even statements that he is doing so well in “red” states. Do you really believe that a ticket headed by Senator Obama will win states like Utah, North Dakota, Idaho and the like? I doubt it. Similarly, Senator Obama will have a very difficult time winning Missouri if his only base of support is Kansas City and St. Louis. It appears to me that his appeal is primarily to African-Americans and those whom I refer to as “high-brow liberals” – highly educated, well off financially. Senator Clinton has demonstrated appeal to those of us who are more conservative or moderate in nature. In other words, she is appealing to ‘Reagan Democrats’. If you look at the Missouri exit polls, you will find that 24% of Democratic Primary voters would not be satisfied with anyone on the ticket except Senator Clinton (21%) or were not satisfied with any of the current candidates on the ticket (3%). These are ‘Reagan Democrats’ who are just looking to be harvested by a conservative, but not right-wing candidate such as Senator John McCain.

I would encourage my party to take a long, hard look at the exit polls coming out of states like Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, and even California. Democrats are on the verge of nominating a candidate who probably cannot win any state south of the Mason-Dixon Line, any border state, and maybe not even California. If such occurs, it will because of Democrats like me who will be casting our vote for Senator McCain.

She's right and Obama knows it.

I’ve heard the ranting and raving between Democrats and I’m very afraid you are harming one another. Frankly, the criticism of both Clinton and Obama are generally unfounded. Obama for instance has a law degree from Harvard and president of the Harvard Law Review. Lecturer of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School. A practicing attorney in Chicago. Seven years in the Illinois state Senate.

Experience counts, but so do qualities like intelligence, poise, decency and the ability to articulate a vision. The latter is especially important. When politicians of both parties swallowed the administration’s justification for the Iraq War, here’s what Obama said in 2002:

“I don’t oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne.”

Who has been proven right — the establishment men and women (Senators with many many years of experience) of Washington, D.C., or the upstart from Chicago?

This isn’t an endorsement of Obama; it’s possible that the rigors of a presidential campaign will unmask weaknesses in his personal and political character (that’s why campaigns are held, plus we haven’t seen any as yet). But pundits who believe presidential candidates must be marinated in years and years of high-profile elected offices are wrong. There may be reasons why Barack Obama shouldn't be president, the next few months may reveal some tremendous weakness, but his relatively brief time on the national political stage isn’t one of those of the reasons why he shouldn’t be President.

stop the hate against hillary… and, note, the establishment is behind obama and so is the media… so, quit saying that your movement is to bring change b/c your main man is supported by both the establishment and the media - not necessarily what he was touting when he first began his campaign!!!

take your inexperience politics back to the scoreboard and stop hating on hillary…

Hilary: Release your tax returns!!!! If you have nothing to hide, release your tax returns like Barak Obama has done because no American can trust someone who might or might not be taking money from special interests. As it stands, we don't know that either way about you so either 'fess up or quit the race as Americans are tired of political candidates beholden to special interests.

I really really resent being labled as an "activist" because I chose to participate in a Caucus. Not the best way to win votes from one of the most "non activist" people around.
Wonder if Hillary would be saying these things if she had won.

Sounds like desperation to me.

She is all about divisive politics. Like Bush, she started her campaign within the party on the platform of you are with us or against us. Then her husband plays the race card. Now she is trying to divide "activists" (euphemism for liberals and students) against her "bread and butter" (euphemism for labor) message. I hope karma finally destroys the Bush-Clinton dictatorship of the last 20 years. This woman will go to no ends to run from the truth, just like our current administration.

Am still waiting for an answer so I'll keep asking the question, hillary supporters, EXPERIENCE? Exactly what experience are you people talking about? seating at the wallmart board,working as a lawyer defending big corporations? wife of a governor? wife of a president?what has she run? She can't even run her own campaign!!! RUMSFELD,WOLFOWITZ,CHENEY HAD 100 YEARS COMBINE EXPERIENCE AND LOOK AT THE MESS THEY HAVE CREATED, JUDGEMENT TROUNCE EXPERIENCE ANYTIME!!!

Like it or not she's right about this and it's something all those remaining superdelegates should be thinking about among other things. You can't turn your back on "the establishment" of the Democratic party with McCain running because he has the potential to gobble up independent voters just like Obama has. The Democrats are going to need support from their base, first and foremost, if they have any chance of winning in November. Why do you think McCain is working so hard to win over the conservative base on the Republican side?

Sorry folks but that's just good politics.

again she dismisses obama as the "black candidate"

The looser is always the whiner. She didn't complain about the caucuses until she lost. It's the mentality of the loser. Focus on yourself, Mrs Clinton!

I am still supporting Hillary 100%. We Hillary supporters knew these couple weeks would be bumpy, and we are in it for the long haul! Let's stick to the issues and stay positive. The delegate count and popular vote are still so close that it is anyone's nomination still. She can best handle our nation's diverse issues, and that is why I voted for her on Feb. 5 and will work to be able to vote for her in Nov.

Souza: the US Government is not a cooperation. It is a government established for the people, by the people. That the is problem with politicians, they want to treat the government like a business. The government is NOT a business. That is what we are trying to get away from. It is because of the business mentality that we have gotten to the point that we have gotten. We DO NOT need another "business leader" in the whitehouse. We need a LEADER who isn't afraid of change, who has good morals, and is willing to LISTEN to the American people and not abandon them after they get their election. Hillary is a product of the current government system which is what we are trying to change. You can not vote for Hillary and expect the current situation to completely alter itself. Obama has the best chance of changing Washington. GO OBAMA!!

See yo guys say CNN is bias….No Hillary puts her own feet in her mouth all the time…

No shame! She not only referred to the race issue AGAIN, but she's also insinuating the "activist" vote isn't merely worth what her votes are. Wasn't SHE an activist herself?

This woman does not know how to lose.

Did you ever hear Obama say that she only won CA, AZ, and FL because of the "energized" Latino population?

As a woman and a former Clinton support, I have lost every ounce of respect I ever had for this family. I don't even find her to be intelligent anymore. What kind of intelligent person would continuously involve race in this competition?

Everybody knew that Obama was going to in those states just like he's going to do really well in the Potomac states too. But he can claim momentum from it and this is why the timing of each individual primary is so important. One States earlier primary, however small, DOES influence the next later state one. Rudy Giuliani learnt this the hard way. Maybe this will give Obama an edge but I'm sure had every primary and caucus been held on one and the same day, Hillary would certainly win.

Why is she already writing off states in the general election?

Obama can attract independents and soft republicans. She is hoping to get the same crowd that Kerry got and that wasn't enough.

Michigan and Florida don't count except to to candidates who want to weasel there way into the nomination.

hahaha… so the argument will be:

Iowa didn't matter because it was a caucus state, and it's undemocratic. Same goes for every other caucus state including Maine. The only caucus state that mattered was Nevada.

Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Alaska, and Utah don't matter because they're small Red states that Democrats won't carry in November.

Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana don't matter because they have black people. Expect the same spin out of DC this Tuesday. Black people don't apparently count.

Washington and Minnesota don't matter because they have educated white people.

In any case, Washington, Nebraska, and Louisiana didn't matter on Saturday because everyone expected Obama to win them anyway.

LMAO!

That's very low, even by the Clinton's standard!

WHITE MEN WOULD VOTE FOR A BLACK RATHER THEN VOTE FOR A WOMAN THINGS HAVE NOT CHANGE.

C'mon CNN!! Hillary just said all the people in caucus states DON"T MATTER!!!

Holy cow!

Why don't you make this a big HEADLINE?

Geez, I'm a republican and I can't believe she said that!! Unreal!

Hillary,
Just admit that Obama embarrased you this weekend.
Please release your tax records. Why aren't you releasing them?

and for you Billary supporters, I hope you're getting a
REALITY CHECK!

OBAMA '08 '12

Looks like the Clintons are sticking with the saying-it-without-saying-it racism and condescension. Very depressing and disgusting. Nobody would vote for Obama if he wasn't a viable candidate. Remember, early on Clinton had a strong lead with black voters.

She's also insulting all the new Democratic voters. I seriously doubt most of the Democrats showing up in droves for caucuses for the first time consider themselves "activists." I wish there were that many party activists!

Unlike Clinton, Obama is inspiring the people who usually sit out elections to get off the couch and participate. Unlike Clinton, Obama is paying attention to those of us in the middle of the country who are tired of seeing the Democrats on the coasts blow it again and again.

Unlike Clinton, Obama has done the math and figured out that Democrats can win in November if we pay attention to the middle of the country too, not just the eastern seaboard and the west coast.

Her response is: "Oh we will never win those red states anyway." By that same logic couldnt you say they will never lose those blue states which she is touting as her big victories?

I dont think she really wants to bring up who has a better chance of winning swing states, considering Barack is by far the more popular of the two with independents.

There is no way she can make the case that she is more competitive against john mccain.

the clintons know the game and at the end of the day we will see .hillary knows so does yaaahoooooo……………. the chairman of the dem/party DEAN. she has this nomination in the bag. he's already talking backroom deals and party splits and convention waring. ITS GOING TO BE GOOD THEAT……………….ER.

She did not say the African American vote did not represent the electorate. She said caucus states do not represent the electorate. READ CAREFULLY before making broad and ignorant statements.

Yeah, grape is sour when it is unreachable. Is this a personality trait you'd like to see in your commander in chief?

So, if you win a state, it's important. If you don't win a state, it's not important.
What about supporters in states you don't win? Just forget about them?

I hear the MUTTER “Sour looser”

She is absolutely right. Caucuses are undemocratic, Markos Moulitsas of the dailykos has made that point emphatically over the years. Why should we ever have limited time to vote and be in a room with lots of people using peer-pressure to influence other votes. Secret ballot is the only way to go.

if she got the money 5 million to loan her campaign from a legitimate source, why not release her tax receipts now, instead of after the election when its safe? she cannot be trusted, period, she is calculating, manipulative and poll driven!

It's amazing that a man who say's absoulutely nothing of value for our country is actually has the momentum lead in the election. He say's nothing yet you all vote for him and bet the future of your children and those you love on empty rehetoric. Please people base it on who is most qualified and put your biases aside.

I continue to become more and more disgusted with Hillary as I hear her speak. Instead of being a gracious loser, she minimizes the people of the states that she loses. She writes off her loss in Louisiana due to the African-American electorate but fails to mention that she had the support of the majority of African-Americans, myself included, when the campaign first began. She lost that supportthrough her own actions and comments in addition to others learning more about Barack. If I were still a Hillary supporter, I would feel extrmely slight ed by her everytime she tries to get the heck out of Dodge as soon as possible when she realizes that she is going to lose a given state. These people took the time out to vote for you Hillary. I don't agree with their decision to support you but at least respect them for taking a stand. I would encourgae you to do the same thing.

Obama - Poor Winner

I'm still undecided, but I wonder how Sen. Clinton will "explain away" the primary voting on Tuesday in Virginia, Maryland and DC if she does not win. No caucus activists here.

And considering the fake victory celebrations she had in Florida and Michigan where no delegates were at stake and no other candidate participated, I think it is fair to let Obama claim victory in the caucuses.

Hillary is just saying the same things the rest of us have been saying. She is telling it like it is. Caucuses absolutely favor activists and where a large population of voters are African-American, most will vote for Obama. It's the simple truth and nothing wrong with Hillary pointing it out.

As far as Superdelegates "disenfranchising" millions, she's just playing by the rules. (Unlike Obama who wants to change the rules as he goes along to give him the edge wherever and whenever possible.) And who knows? Maybe the superdelegates will be coerced into choosing Obama. And, by the way, talk about disenfranchising voters, how about those caucuses? Anyone who had to work or who couldn't attend the caucus at the appointed time, was simply out-of-luck. No right to vote for them!

And why are those "activists" so active? Come on, Hillary, you're not living in the real world. Obama has INSPIRED those people to become activists and active. I met people at my caucus, including myself, who had never been to one before, but were moved to this time because of the words spoken by this positive and uplifting leader. I met kids at the caucus, who couldn't even vote, that had been inspired to come. If a politician can do THAT and unite this fragmented country, he deserves to be President!

Hillary will say and do anything to win the election. She can lie to anyone with both her eyes wide open.

This candidate is having her head in the sand. I understand that truth and defeat are difficult to swallow sometimes. If you don't acknowledge them and try to learn from your loss, how are you ever going to improve your chance to fac even greater obstacles? In my view, a competent president who leads this great nation should at least have the quality to face the defeat (NOT to run away from it)!

Independent for Obama 08

Hillary really need to watch her tone. The African American vote is going to help you in November if you make it that far. It would be shame not to have any AFrican American votes behind you in the November Election. You and Bill are too much.

I have no doubt that should Obama win, and it's starting to look that way, that he will go down in history as one of the greatest presidents.

So she's pulling a "guiliana"(sp)…….skipping the small states and counting on the big ones….it didn't work to well for him maybe she'll do better him.

"These are caucus states by and large, or in the case of Louisiana, you know, a very strong and very proud African-American electorate, which I totally respect and understand."
She just lost her African American voters with that comment.
BARACK 08!

Wow! Bad form Hillary! Is it me or is Hillary dismissing White people? She is a polarizing sore loser! Hillary has said that the people who caucused and the Louisiana primary electorate don't count. This is very reminscent of her first loss in Iowa. She dissed the Iowa caucus goers as well.

Sam Jr….Obama didn't win just a few states, in all totaled he won 19 of the 29 states that have already voted compared to Hillary's 10. If Obama can sweep Hillary in the next 5 contests, he would have won 10 in a row and have 24 wins to Hillary's 10 wins.

Obama in 08!

Toronto Girl .It take a Canadian to tell the obious! Sure The republican sttes will vote for OBAMA.. The are scared of HILLARY and remember she has won NY, CA
FLORIDA, MICHICAN and for sure she will win PEN., OHIO, TEXAS, among others

GO HILLARY

one point about Caucuses: they are not confidential. So during a caucus an Obama voting husband can perhaps convince his Hillary suporting wife to come accross to Obama even though she might have voted for Hillary in a primary. This is why caucuses favor Obama because men seem to support him more than women do (according to CNN - Obama's best polical team).

Hillary, I am really getting sick of you and your political games. You change your campaign managers to match ethnic groups in states that are about to hold elections. Now, you have an African American woman because of the up coming elections. Only fools would not see through you. I will never never fall for the manipulations coming out of the Clintons. I am a graduate student.

Hillary, please move aside. Obama is the toughest, badest guy out there.

"they don't represent the electorate, we know that."

Way to belittle the electorate. Please Hillary take credit for your failures. You lost contests fair and square. Stop attempting to say that caucuses are rigged against you or that Louisiana is not considered a fair primary.

You lost and your attempt to rationalize your losses only insults the electorate. We will not forget and we will return the favor.

I'm a Democrat, yet I feel that it is time to start an anti-campaign against Hillary's next senate run.

I wish Hillary got half of the Media coverage Obama gets.
Check out CNN and the rest of them it is all about Obama. No wonder he has a movement. The media has created it.
Go Hillary!!!!
I could not agree more!!! I do think the media is covering this election withbias
perhaps oprah owns cnn too!

Hillary could be the most arrogant politician since Bush himself.

For the sake of the party she needs to show she can recognize reality, since we already know what it looks like to have a president of the US who can't see the writing on the wall.

Go ahead, keep explaining away 20 and 30 point landslides.

Maybe Wal-Mart will take her back as a corporate lawyer after she gets leveled in Ohio.

This is desperation masquerading as leadership. Hilliary's campaign is falling apart and she with it.

You are right david, it is dolts like you who are not ready for a black man in the White House. I bet you sister is ready for a black man……………………….in the White House.

I have never heard anything like this before…according to Hillary Clinton caucuses are "primarily dominated by activists" and that "they don't represent the electorate, we know that." Wow! Sounds like a very sore loser to me. Is this the way she is going to govern the USA when she becomes president? I dont like a leader like that…she has no heart…thats why I still doubt her tears in NH were genuine! I mean if you can cry becuase you truly care about this nation why can you not be at least honest enough to admit that you lost? I dont get it!!!

Pennsylvania for Obama!

I wonder how many of you voted for George W, not once but twice! Bill Clinton may not have been no alter boy, but what I can remember, everyone was pretty sad to see him go. We went from a surplus budget to anoutright stupid war that everone was duped. I'm sure most of you thought we'd go in there bomb the hell out of and have some fun watching all the destruction on television. Well, it didn't work out that way did it?. Even George W's daddy had the sense not to occupy Iraq, Biggest mistake that was made is that George W wasn't impeached. He had driven this country in the ground. What's that you say about Nero? Please people, you have to get real if you want to solve any issues. Obama I'm sure is a nice guy. However, does he really have the experience to run a country? George W the part-time Governor from Texas didn't really have any experience either and look what has happened.

Someone should tell the Clintons that caucuses do in fact matter. They are only trying to pplay headgames with a population they believe to be ignorant.

I love how Hillary referred to those who caucused over the weekend as mere "activists." The suggestion is that we should write off the huge turnout in Maine and other states this year. I find this downright disrespectful for two reasons. First, many people turned out to caucus for the first time in their lives. To say these folks are activists smears their sincere efforts to participate in our democracy. Second, many turned out over the weekend for Clinton. Should the 40% who voted for her in Maine be thought of as "activists" as well?

I would never ever vote obama…give me a primary or General election anyday and the results will spell Victory for Hillary!

Life long dem. the division is done it will never be reconciled. Nobama no matta.

I hope it comes down to the DNC. Everyone knows that the Clinton camp was strongly against Howard Dean's endeavor for Candidacy. Now it will be time for some payback. We need someone NOT fully plugged into the political machine. Obama '08!

Like in sports, rules are set before competition. What's wrong with superdelegates concept? Similarly, what's wrong with caucuses system?

Only thing I'm concerned is we have GW Bush 7 years again just like today's Obama. Do the comparison in terms of articulations in debates!

EVERYONE IT SEEMS THAT HAS TO DO WITH CNN AND MSNBC IS ALWAYS PRAISING OBAMA AND EVERYTHING ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON IS ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE. SO IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IS WRITTEN HERE BUT THIS LADY IS FOR HILLARY BECAUSE SHE HAS THE EXPERIENCE MORE AND BEYOND THAT OBAMA HAS. SHE HAS WITHSTOOD THE RIGHT WING AND ALL THE FIRE THAT HAS BEEN THROWN AT HER AND STILL IS STANDING WITH HER HEAD HELD HIGH, AND STILL TAKING THE NEWS MEDIAS DIRT THAT THEY THROW AT HER.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT I WILL VOTE FOR HER.

There's absolutely zero chance of California, New York, Pennsylvania, and the rest of the exorbitantly blue states ever voting for a Republican.

Not true it happened when Mondale ran - remember??

When you say that "sure he's won a few states" it is important to know that he has won

20 OUT OF 31 STATES. THAT IS 64.5% OF THE STATES SO FAR.

And to say the Republicans are looking forward to Obama being the candidate is absurd. Hillary unites the Republican base (and some Democrats) against her, while some of Obama's votes come from the other side of the aisle - IT'S JUST A FACT!

Shoot, I'd try to downplay a primary sweep if I was on the downside too!!

Wow, if you support Hillary after these sore loser comments, you need some help.

Obama 'o8.

Mrs. Clinton was to recieve my vote here in Texas on March 4th. However, I'm seeing the tide turn in Obama's favor daily in my state. Everywhere in the state, my family and friends speak of voting for him. I will now vote for Obama too as I refuse to lose the White House to another Bush!

HRC is merely doing what every politician does - "spin-doctoring." Anyone with a brain will dismiss such "spin" immediately… no matter which candidate is spinning..

Paul (2:10 p.m.), I agree that it is dishonest and silly to say that Obama has done nothing while in the Senate since 2005. However, do you think it is a good move on his part to have done not one single thing as head of the European Foreign Affairs Subcommittee chairperson? No policy hearings convened. (Maybe he has done other things as chairperson of that subcommittee, but I can't find any.) Sen. Biden used this same position to become an expert on numerous fronts during the Cold War. Not to mention this subcommittee is extremely important and has produced nothing for the Senate since prior to 2007. This chairperson position seems like it is just the thing to educate a future president. Instead of running this year, he could have learned so much and ran down the road. Just a thought.

Wow talk about sour grapes, sheesh! I just wonder what her excuse will be when she loses the three primaries tomorrow. Essentially if she loses a state it is either a caucus or African America state? Please!!! Anyone who saw their two speeches on Saturday in Richmond can clearly see why she keeps losing . She is about as charismatic as Stephen Wright, and has as many faces as the Hope Diamond. Which is about as close to hope as her flagging campaign seems to have left!

She led early because of her name recognition, but as the people get to know both candidates, and hear them speak, Obama's winning percentages grow. If she gets swept in the 3 Beltway primaries tomorrow, you'll be able to put a fork in her, because she will be done!

SORE LOSERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Does she really think she is helping the democratic party as a whole? She is causing more divisiveness and is becoming more and more polarizing everyday. The reality is Hilary is scared and she should be. People want change and Obama is running a very positive campaign. To suggest that African-Americans are only voting for him because he's black is reverting to some of her husband's tactics and is racists. To discount the votes of those states is a disgrace to American voters. She should be trying to unite not divide. She'll do anything to get elected and that scares me.

Well said Ron, TX! But should we expect the establishment favorite Clintons to understand or support Dean's 50 State Strategy?

Oh, and David: Without Bill Hillary wouldn't even be a sparkle in the media's eye. She owes every mention of her name to Bill.

That has got to be the SORRIEST attitude I have EVER heard.
She basically just told Alaska, North Dakota, Idaho, & Nebraska that they don't really matter to her. That's a great way to win their votes.

And for downplaying the African-American Votes??? She's just pathetic.
She's falling behind and is scrambling.

Again- criticizing the process and its voters, is probably NOT the best way to gather more support.

She got the 5 million dollars from the sale of her book so stop complaining.

Go Clinton Go!!!!! Clinton-08

Her comments seem to downplay the importance of activists who are politically engaged. We'd be better off if activists did respresent the electorate.

"Clinton argued that caucuses are "primarily dominated by activists" and that "they don't represent the electorate, we know that.""

Tell that to the 2000 people crowded into my caucus site (a site that had 30 participants 4 years ago). We voted 3-1 for Obama and you better believe that it was a true representation of the electorate here.

most of the venom I see is coming from supporters of Mr. Obama, who want their hero or nobody. I’m not the first to point out that the Obama campaign seems dangerously close to becoming a cult of personality.

"I am not aware of anything thing he has done since he became a Jr. Senator 3 years ago."

Then perhaps you should go out and get informed. Obama has done quite a bit while being in office. And I don't think experience is limited to only his time in the US Senate. All the years of his life previous to him showing up in DC count for something.

Personally, I would rather vote for someone that is willing to be open and honest with the American people and has shown to have good judgement.

So if she's elected will she be president of all 50 states, or just president of the states she thinks she'll need to get re-elected? If the states Obama won aren't important, why did she spend money campaigning in them? Her logic is elusive, but I think it's supposed to be.

She's pulling a Guiliani stunt. By the time OH and TX come into play, it'll be too late.

MK….
chill out and stop misquoting Hillary……
she said LARGELY not totally

So, she dismisses his Super Tuesday victories because he won states that "Democrats won't win" in the national election? So any Democrat should only focus on winning states that they are expected to win? Hillary really needs to think before she speaks. When you campaign for the presidency, you campaign in all states since you will be the President of the United States, not just those that you won because they favor your party. So in turn, when she dismisses Obama's victories because those particular states have not favored a Democrat in the previous elections, she just sounds like a selective and ignorant candidate.

HER STATEMENTS TODAY ARE RIPE FOR MISINTERPRETATION.

BUT THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE IS LOUD AND CLEAR REGARDLESS.

HILLARY, WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO YOU?

A strong percentage of our "proud African electorate" are presently incarcerated. That's a fact. What is bigotry is Hillary's belief that African Americans act in unison–like what?

You win some and you lose some, but not lose all in one weekend. Hillary's dimissal of Obama's wins doesn't change Obama's wins. Obama is simply the best and cannot be dismissed.

What I don't get is how in the heck McCain can match up even remotely closely with either Obama or Clinton in national polls. The Repukes have screwed this economy up so badly, as well as the middle east and our world reputation that common sense would say that no one in their right mind (pun intended) could even think about voting republican again. Its a sad commentary on the people of the US and our ability to choose the absolute worst course of action for ourselves.

She is acting very Bush like right now, dismising the obvious.

I know what the game is, Hillary is not stupid, she's trying to minimize Obamas surge, but sh'e going about it the wrong way.

Here is my advice:

Look Obama in the eye and go head to head with him, admit your defeat here, look strong in defeat, and move on. Forget the dismisal, Bush/Rove tricks just are not going to work any more, specially not with Democrats. If you want to be precived as strong,

THAN BE STRONG, dont just act strong.

If I were selecting an old fashioned southern Bible-belt preacher, I would vote for Senator Obama in a second; however, to choose a president of the United States, I need much more specific information. Unless we get some different approaches to town halls, media coverage, and Q & A opportunities, the race may be decided. I don't really understand why Obama is not being pushed harder to reveal some specifics of his plans to solve problems. So far his speeches reveal that he is capable of stirring up emotional appeals especially among the idealistic youth, capable of identifying and naming the problems we face, and capable of giving very inspirational speeches concerning unity. Is everyone afraid of challenging his idealistic vision for fear of being called racist? Are we afraid to touch the dream for fear that no one else could possibly achieve it? Why is he not being challenged to put some details and facts onto his "I have a program" answers? Obama seems to be gaining the upper hand and may well win all the contests between here and March 4; with that advantage, he may take many more votes on March 4 than he otherwise would have. I hope we can have more information about what agenda we are voting for; won't you ask those questions, CNN?

Yeah, our caucus in Maine was just overwhelmed with black people. That's why my town consisting of about 96% white people went 65% to Obama. Not to mention that we also had hundreds of new "activists" signing up as Democrats to participate in our caucus.

Clinton is really out of touch with what's going on here. Her support just isn't there. You can't blame it on activism or the demographics of the voters.

"My husband did not win caucuses…" First, she is NOT her husband. I do not understand how the media or voters are allowing her to claim all the "good things" about her husband's administration, but not the DAMAGE he did (ie., NAFTA which took jobs away from America, having a chance to catch Bin Laden, address the immigration issues and health care reform).

WHY DOES PART OF AMERICA HAVE AMNESIA!??

Also, she is STILL SO DIVISIVE and SHORT SIGHTED!! Both parties need to stop cherry picking states that are "Red/Republican" or "Blue/Dems" — we will remain divided.

Our country is the UNITED states of America– which Obama understands! He does not believe in alienating states based on a history of bi-partisan politics!!!

By the way HRC, the dems ALSO need IL, MN, MO, GA, SC and any other state that we can get!!

America, PLEASE TURN THE PAGE!!!

OBAMA 2008!!

Hillary is putting up a good fight, despite Obama stealing her thunder. Good for her. I think she needs to be careful of not inciting race politiking as the reason for Obama doing so well. It doesn't play well, it didn't work for Bill, and it won't work for her.

"These are caucus states by and large, or in the case of Louisiana, you know, a very strong and very proud African-American electorate, which I totally respect and understand."

excuses escuses….. maybe she's only won where she has because of WOMEN voters?

another example of the whiny Hillary in action. YOU LOST, BABE…. don't try to rationalize the losses away in such insulting language.

This is so sad. She dismisses the states that caucus as just being those who are activist organized. She's has been the front runner since the start and all the primaries and caucuses were supposed to prove her as the strongest candidate that would go on to be nominated as the Democratic candidate. If she had won in all of those places she would be singing their acclaim. She loses and they don't really matter anyway because they "wont be won in the general election" anyway. Does that not sound defeatist to anyone else? If African-Americans show up in states and vote for Obama then that becomes them just voting for a black man. Well he is part white as well so I guess that would have to explain why white people vote for him to. So what about the women who show up and vote for her? Why doesn't it apply? Or how about the Latinos who show up and vote for her because of her name or what her husband has done? She's someone who claims her voters do so because of her merits while people who vote for her opponents just do so on a whim or because of racial lines.

Here we go again. A debate between intellectual giants whose idea of thinking is typing, IN CAPITAL LETTERS, GO OBAMA, or GO HILLARY. Here's an idea for all of you. GO READ A BOOK.

i work 60 hours a week and run my own business and i was able to make it to the caucus. so that is a bunch of garbage that because you work means you can't make it to the caucus. when a primary is held on a tuesday it doesnt really favor the working individual.

Obama didn't care about Michigan and Florida.

Lousiana? Because of the african americans? About all the vote she has received from white voters? Wrong argument. Liberlas will never change. Vote McCain!

This is really simple…except for teh Liberals……..NO to Socialism, NO to more Clinton scandals, NO to Billary……….not complicated….really

Here is the most important part of the article: "[Hillary] also downplayed many of Obama's Super Tuesday victories, describing them states that Democrats should not expect to win in November."

So are we to believe that just because Democrats don't typically win those states, that they shouldn't try??? In fact the states that Hillary is referring to are more likey to be "swing" states than the traditional Democratic states that she is winning.

Pure spin, and we are not buying it. Just congratulate Obama and move on.

All the States that HRC mentioned are Democratic State- MA, NY, CA etc will always vote democratic. Its those red states that Obama is winning that will count. The Latino vote in the West Coast is different from that in Texas and Ohio.
HRC will lose in Texas and Ohio, trust me on this one.
I hope you will post this one

Why does Obama dodge Hillary's request for debates all the time? He just likes to keep this empty momentum going like a rock star filling arenas of "hope" and "Change". Where is his substance? We all just heard about him yesterday. Personally, I want to ask him about Rezco, his experience with "blow" as he calls it, his middle name Hussain…so much going to come out on him when McCain gets ahold of him. Hillary outshines him in EVERY debate, which is why he keeps running on his airy speeches and loser endorsements (except the bank of Oprah, which I'm sure he can keep withdrawing from) GO HILLARY

Dennis

Don't worry about Obama. It does not matter about the votes, the delegates, or how media coverage he gets. In the end, the next President will be either Clinton or McCain.

I've listened to the Obamaites extoll the virtue of their candidate and in 8 years I might take them seriously. He has no earthly idea how to be the representative of the free world if the 1st thing he would do is sit down with the anti-American regimes personally. Doesn't he realize that this means nothing if there isn't a tentative platform of what is to be discussed? His healthcare plan will never work because unless everyone is covered you cannot keep the premiums down where the average family can afford to buy. He does have good speech writers - it seems like I remember the same speeches in the 60s; however, this is not the 60's and the world doesn't love us like it did then. Hillary Clinton has the inside scoop on what it takes to be president and she has the experience and knowledge to accomplish a lot during her tenure. I'm sorry Barack doesn't but if both were a team - it would be great.

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Its hard to belive, obama got this far with no experience — just 2004 he got elected Senate and also Delivered keynote address- Nothing else ….he can inspire but dont you think we need more than this

Obam's whole campaign is based on nothing but hype and fluff..

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LOL

Some of your comments are making my sides hurt, truly.

Let's pick this apart, shall we?

There are two ways to lose-graciously, and snottily. Hillary is taking the snotty route. Is this a surprise? No. Have you people not been paying attention? Do you not recall the eight years that she was the First Lady? "Right wing conspiracy", that ring a bell? Of course she had to take that back when Bill fessed up. To downplay your loss is one thing. To imply that "they really don't count, anyway", well now, that hurts. And don't think for one moment that that won't come back to bite her in the butt.

I keep seeing mention of the race card being played by Sen. Obama. Now, why is that? He is African-American, hello! Should he state that he is in fact bi-racial? Oh, wait, he did. He's not telling, or even asking for people to vote for him because of that. He's asking us to see the fact that in this country, what you look like shouldn't matter. Now, Bill mentioning Jesse Jackson also winning in SC, that didn't sit too well with folks, because it IMPLIED that they were only voting for Obama because of race. Oh, and while we're at it, don't forget that while listening to speeches and sermons at Ebenezer church on MLK's birthday, our esteemed former president was caught, on camera, sleeping. Do you think that this had no determination in the outcome of that contest?

As far as CNN skewing towards Obama in media coverage…ummm, which CNN are you guys watching? On any given day, Hillary is mentioned or featured at least three to one. Pay attention. Do your own vote count. Believe me, my set has been on CNN since last summer. Hillary has nothing to worry about as far as media coverage. She needs to worry that her campaign appears to be heading towards free fall.

Karl Rove stumping for her isn't going to help, either. Oh, didn't you know that?

One last thing. While I do support Sen Obama, I will support whoever the DNC chooses as the nominee. I just won't be very happy about it if my candidate isn't chosen. Perhaps we should all stop finger-pointing and focus on winning back the White House, yeah?

Fox news has reported that lots of GOP voted for OBAMA, if you held your nose to watch it.
I have heard from a radio show that a conservative white woman called and said she hates Clinton so much so she will register as independent to vote Obama.
This is exactly what happened in some republican dominated small towns (almost no democrats at all), people registered as democrats/independent to vote for Obama, then they switched back next day.
Caucus is biased. First, it requires lots of time to do it, second it needs great organization efforts, third people tend to hide their opinions in public, Obama supporters happen to be very motivated to do aboves, not Clinton supporters.
Caucus results will not be an effective indicator for General election, which is based on primary. If you have to argue that it worked out for democrats, may you please tell me why democrats haven't won 2000 and 2004?
Young people can easily switch their sides, independent voters can too, not to mention the fake independents and democrats by GOP.
GOP are now preparing to attack Obama before GE (not now though, not the best time). There are so many things they can talk about him, his middle name, his religion, his church, his wife, his slum landlord friend, his drug use and on and on.
So I would say democrats are screwed again this time, just like 2000 and 2004.

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Its hard to belive, obama got this far with no experience — just 2004 he got elected Senate and also Delivered keynote address- Nothing else ….he can inspire but dont you think we need more than this

Obam's whole campaign is based on nothing but hype and fluff..

Hillary 08 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Why is everyone making a big deal when Hillary blows off her losses in a state. Obama has done the same thing, so all of the obama supporters can shove it. Hillary supporters keep up your support because we know that she is the only chance that America has.

Hillary 08!!!!

WOW….Hillary every vote counts..do not disrespect my vote for you in Maine. I wish I voted for OBAMA. I hope you lose thats what you are.

As a Canadian resident I cannot belive the voting public in your country are as brain less regarding the desion of state to elect the person who is the next person for the white house. My vote is OBAMA

But now that we know McCain is the GOP candidate, how can anyone deny that in every single matchup of Clinton vs McCain or Obama vs McCain, Clinton consistantly runs 5-9 points worse than Obama.

Clinton vs Romney, she would have done fine. Clinton vs McCain, she's a loser.

It always comes down to that independent swing vote and Obama can win it, Clinton just can't.

Someone wrote this on another blog earlier, please read, its very well thought out.

February 7, 2008 5:11 am ET

In the Media's eyes, Clinton will never do right. Obama will always be a prince. If it were Clinton getting Oprah, and all the celebrities, the press would spin it to be a celebrity campaign. I agree that the Media is being very unfair to not only Clinton but to Huckabee and Ron Paul as well.

I noticed Jack Nicholson endorsed Hillary, but there was no mention of it. I noticed many other establishments, and celebrities have endorsed her yet the only coverage that gets attention is that Maria Schriver added to the Obama team. When you got backers like Oprah and Kennedy's it is not too hard to raise a big sum of money.

Funny how it was only briefly mentioned that Obama DOES in fact take money from the very people he complains about, he just does it once removed so it is not direct. That is sneaky and underhanded and dishonest… and you want him to be president? WOW !!

I think its time the press starts running fair coverage and positive/negative coverage equally. And I think its time that Americans start thinking for themselves, rather than allowing the news media and big names like Oprah influence your decisions.

I think it is offensive to many people like ME who ARE very educated and DO make above average incomes, and say all her supporters are stupid and poor. I would be even MORE offended if I WAS one of the uneducated one and low income. is that NOT who these candidates are trying to better the lives of? And if THEY are the ones voting for her, that tells you something. Maybe SHE IS the candidate to make the changes needed. I hope Edwards endorses her.

Maybe when Obama decides to actually put some substance to his case, rather than just saying I was right about Iraq, he would be more appealing.

Does it NOT concern anyone that he said he needs to win because he will be "right" on day one, (basically saying he, I'm perfect, and am never wrong) but at the last debate said he doesn't want yes men around him because he won't always be right? so he got lucky on ONE topic, if he admits he won't always be right in the end, then how can that be his case for winning? If that had been Clinton saying that, the news would have been all over it!

MEDIA!!! Be FAIR, be equal, and make sure that EVERYONE is accountable in the same way.

Hillary can't run or manage a campaign, and can't place strong strategists around her. Yet some of you want her to run your country? Good luck with that…

Hillary drops out of the race before Ohio, unless there is some secret plan on the democrat's part to keep her in simply to build/stoke the dem base, as millions come out to vote for Barak.

Hilary's Clinton's chances of being the next president ended this weekend. We just all have to watch how she spends the next few days spinning it so she can go back to the senate saving face.

I can't wait until Barack attains the nomination so Hillary and her legion of old people will do what old people are supposed to do…… Go Away and play canasta or something. It's a young world people and there is little or no room for the old way of doing things anymore. At least when Obama is elected the united states of america can get on with the business of uniting the country instead of keeping it seperate and non-inclusive like all the old predecessors before him and for once america can get some love instead of the hate that the global community has for us now. (Mostly you can thank George Bush and the republican party for the hate we now recieve.)

Could the ranting Obama supporters on here who do nothing but tear apart this hard-working senator please explain to me how they represent the politics of change? I'm turned off every day, more and more, by the zealot-like posters I encounter on here.

Come on Americans! We need an experienced president. We need Hillary!

If Obama get's in talk reccesion now, depression then.
He's been listening to to many of these republican's wispering
into his ear.
Still for the best canidate, Hillery Clinton.

you and your husband have insulted the good judgement, largesse and sensibilities of the American people pls QUITNOW! so the dems can rally around obama to take down mccain in november! Pls release your tax receipts so we can see where you got the 5 million to loan your campaign! not later after the election , now, the American people deserve the truth and deserve to know why you fired your latino campaign manager and hired an african-american one, to try to get more black votes,well there goes her hispanic/latino support, i bet they are feeling used by now, no more lies, deception and manipulation from you!

WOW! THIS IS THE LOWEST OF THE LOW, HILLARY!!!

WHAT SORE LOSER!!!!

GO OBAMA!!!

Hillay is absolutely right — we will NOT win "Alaska or North Dakota or Idaho or Nebraska" — IF SHE IS NOMINATED!!

Now she is insulting the Caucus voters in the states where Obama won? She is acting the say way she answered the "Iraq War" question during the LA debate. Why don't you accept that you lost and move on.

Oh, she thinks that Obama won because of black voters. Who voted in Washington, Maine and Nebraska? OR how didn you win California — Latinos and Asian American votes.

She is very manipulative and acts as if she cares for us. MSNBC reporter recently made a comment on Chelsea and he apologized twice on air and he is suspended. She sent recently a letter to MSNBC that "the suspension is NOT ENOUGH". Why doesn't she forgive him and move on. THIS SHOWS THE TRUE NATURE OF HILLARY - SHE WANTS MSNBC TO FIRE HIM AND MAKE HIS FAMILY SUFFER!"

It makes sense. Many are outraged about this archaic caucus method that lower the importance of individual votes.

Hillary'08!

Hillary has every right to downplay the caucus sites -you don't find it strange that she can't win when there's no machine counting the votes? If Obama had lost all of these small states you can bet he'd be downplaying them too. Tit for Tat.

Obama Nationh" as stolen his speaches fron JFK and Dr. Martin Luther King. I am not aware of anything thing he has done since he became a Jr. Senator 3 years ago. He has no international experience but says he can stop the War.
Would you make a CEO of General Motors with only 3 years experience. Please!!
I know George Bush has run this country into the ground but is no reason for the American people to act desparate.
He is all talk no specfics on how he will accomplish his promises.
I wish Hillary got half of the Media coverage Obama gets.
Check out CNN and the rest of them it is all about Obama. No wonder he has a movement. The media has created it.
Go Hillary!!!!

Why would someone go out of there way to say that Hillary is the best thing that could happen to the Republicans if she wins the nomination. Have Republicans all of a sudden become honest I think not. but if they can get the Democrats to knock her off then they can have an easier time winning the White House. The polls you see how Obama beats McCain are national polls. Remeber it is winner takes all so even if he is close in all the read states gues what he still loses every single electoral vote. You have to actually look at each state and see what his chances are. I think you will see Hillary has a better chance when you look at it like that.

People are reading way too much into this. It is a proven fact election after election that caucus states do not typically represent the general electorate during general elections. As we all know, caucuses require individuals to show up publically to vote. Historically, people who are motivated to devote the time to sit in the hearings and go through the long enduced process are considered highly political activists which represents a MARGINAL amount of the general electorate. As such, caucus states results are ultimately skewed based on who the top activists in the state are endorsing.

Unfortnately, as history has shown, strong caucus winners who win the nomination for their party, ultimately lose the general election. Nominees must perform well in high delegate primary states and states that are typically a toss up between parties from election to election (i.e. Florida, Michigan, and Missouri).

It is very apparent that Hillary is the ideal candidate for the democratic party. People are naive to think Obama could carry the critical swing states since he dismissed most of those states during their respective primaries because no delegates would be awarded. I think this is a costly mistake on his part.

Wow! She IS a sore loser! How nasty of her to disrespect the electorate all those states with caucus voting. I don't hear Senator Clinton complaining about Nevada (which is a caucus state). Why? Because she won there! But, after losing EVERY single contest this weekend - she is trying to explain herself. Well, I don't appreciate her making up excuses. She didn't even have the courtesy to congratulate Senator OBAMA. Now, after going to Michigan (where Obama was NOT even on the ballot to Celebrate) she has the nerve to act high and might. GIMME a Break! AMERICA IS - AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE for BARACK OBAMA 2008!

Activists? At my caucus, I was surrounded by neighbors, citizens, and voters. I myself might qualify as an "activist", since I stayed around long enough to volunteer as a Precinct Committee Person. The other 99% of the people were energized, enthusiastic, and thoughtfully engaged, but they were NOT activists. Since I'm willing to count myself as a newly motivated Democrat activist, I wonder how HRC thinks such dismissive talk will affect others like me, PCP's whose duty it is to get out the vote in November, should she be the nominee.

The difference is that many of the states she won on super Tuesday - including the larger states of California and new York - will likely go Democratic in November, whether the candidate is Clinton or Obama. Many of the states that Obama won, where there were record turnouts, not just "activists," I might add, show signs of leaning Democratic in the general election. This just shows how calculative she is, whereas Obama cares about every voter, whether they add to his delegate total or not.

It will be interesting to see how she dismisses Obama's win in 3 PRIMARIES tomorrow in DC, VA and MD.

Silly Hillary. The caucus states don't represent the electorate? Well, I don't think that you can expect to win without the people who are willing to go out and caucus not voting in the much less time-consuming secret ballot general election. She may have just put her foot in her mouth. To completely dismiss a segment of Democrats will is a statement that may come back to slap her in the face, and she will deserve it. I'm sure she would have many gloating, positive things to say the tables were turned and it were her wins in those caucus states she was speaking of.

She should also be conscious of alienating the African-American base. I think most of the damage has already been done, and she will inevitably lose in the general election because Democrats need African-American voters, but her margins may end up being Obama 95%, Clinton 4% in the upcoming primaries as opposed to the less polarized Obama 80%, Clinton 17% we have been seeing in the most recent states. Tsk tsk tsk.

Obama '08

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