Yup…Saw it did !…Shows how "Fair" CNN is to offer opinions….NOT !!

Reading all these comments makes me sad. Regardless of who you support, there is one self-evident truth: The party is fractured, whoever is to blame, and fractured parties lose elections. How many times do the Republicans have to demonstrate how powerful a unified party can be? How ridiculous are we to be in this state after 8 executive and 14 legislative years of Republican mismanagement??? THIS ISN'T a football game, this is the future of our NATION! These two candidates have kept it relatively clean up until the contests that really counted, and it's to be expected that they try everything near the end. Those of you paying attention for the first time, maybe some of you born and bred during these years of divisive politics may be excused, it's all you've known, unfortunately. But for the rest of you, for shame, because all this back and forth foolishness and immature sloganeering only serves to aliennate us from ourselves, when we should be standing in solidarity against the failed policies of the GOP.

We're in a horrible war with a horrible economy, it's the GOP's fault, and we're yelling at each other. RIDICULOUS! Grow up and heal this rift. OBAMA/CLINTON or CLINTON/OBAMA in 08! (though I doubt Hillary would accept the Veep role, unfortunately)

What about Florida? How can the Democratic party decide the nomination without including Florida.

On another note, CNN continues to state Obama has 80% of the African American vote and Clinton does not have the same percentages for the Latino vote. Just to remind you, Clinton is not a Latina. The Latino voters are not voting for her because of her race. The Obama 89% of voters are voting on RACE and not policy issues.

To those of you who think Fla and Mi should be counted what about all the folks from those 2 states who obeyed the rules and did not vote.
Shouldn' t they have a say. I think the only fair thing to do is to have
Clinton and Obama campaign in those states and hold either a primary or a caucus. I think the Governor Crist? in Fla offered to pay for the campaign from public funds.

WOW !!!

Look at Pickaway County Ohio thoses numbers are skewed. The Clinton Margin of Victory was a gift by the Ohio republican Party who rather face her than John McCain in the fall.

Ditto in Madison, Ross and Highland counties.

It's in the details.

Time for Mrs. Clinton to Quit. Time to put the party together behind Mr. Obama. Mrs. Clinton is still paying for White Water - no one wants another 8 years of watching the Republican Special Council go after her for what Susan MacD took the fall already. If she really cares what the voters think she would stop saying I I I I I and start saying WE. Mr. Obama has it right. He can beat McCain and she can not. I will vote for Obama or McCain but never Hillary and I am a Dem.
Conservative Christian Democrates are underestimated. Time for HER to QUIT.

Bet you Hal's comment gets trashed since he mentioned Baracks middle name….You know my son mentioned they had an election at school and he thought he looked like Curious George !!

We can split along gender, we can split along race. Lets have some reporting that gets to the heart of this. This has turned out to be a race not for skill, experience and next best Democratic hopeful. Nope, can't say I saw much of that. More like a media circus that has created a whirlwind of confusion for those who couldn't cite either candidates positions. The media tore down Hillary, elevated Obama and did the American people wrong. How about records and accompishments…nope race/gender has come to roost. Sad day.

I have to agree with Michiel… superdelegates should vote with the popular vote. I don't understand how one canidate can win a state but the losing canidate get more delagets… I don't like that. It should represent our votes not what they think.

Headlines "Clinton's Experience Matters with Voter Concerns about the Economy. The voters realize experience does really matter"

America shows intelligence by sifting through speeches to see no actual substance. You can hear the sigh of America as the close call of the a great speaker, of which his only experience is the skills he's learned in Toastmasters, is not going beat Hilary afteral, as Voters in Florida and Michigan take their votes to Supreme Court to make their vote count.

Obama should move his HQ to CNN. How they forget to report that she won Michigan and Florida. Even without Michigan, she would be even or ahead with Florida. Why does CNN want her to bow out? Is that the only way Obama can get the votes? Why cant he take it to the end and prove he deserves the nomination. He even had the nerve to call McCain and tell him he looks forward to running against him. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The ONLY way Florida and Michigan should be considered is if each state holds another primary, with BOTH names on the ballot in Michigan and with the understanding that the vote COUNTS.

Superdelegates are set aside for a specific reason. Pledged deligates are oncs chosen by popular vote and cacus process and not the superdegegates. Rules cannot be changed by the whims of candidates or their campaigns for their advantage. Obama campaign is lawless.

The coverage now (9:23 central) is very biased re Obama, as a 48 Clinton 52 obama is interpreted as "they are all voting for Obama" and "Clinton is losing" Within the next 2 minutes a vote (I think it was women, not sure) it is said that in a 66% Clinton, 32 Obama split , it is said "Obama is getting 32% of the vote". I would think that a 48-52 would be interpreted as a tie, and since it is a suprise that Clinton is getting this many, I would think that would be "a lot of people are voting for Clinton". Re the big bad news heading of this column, it is not so!–neither Obama nor Clinton can win without superdelegates. So I would think that maybe they would vote as the popular vote goes, which Clinton clearly still has a chance at!! plus she will have momentum if she indeed gets this majority.

Even though I'm not a Hillary supporter, I agree that the country can handle another few months of primaries. As much as I support Obama, he needs to prove he can finish off Hillary before he will truly "deserve" the nomination.

I'm amazed at how many people think the Democratic Party will fall apart if they don't have their nominee before June. Just a few elections ago, the primaries wouldn't have even STARTED yet by now, and we seemed to survive just fine.

FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN SHOULD BE COUNTED!

obama is not ahead fairly!
and he's an empty promise to America!!!!

Sim,

Barack Obama needs to be ashame of himself, he is pulling the Okey Doak of your eyes and all else who voted for him. He just called John McCain and congradulated him. Wake up, check out your canidate plan for ending the war, listen to what he says. The result will be that he will weaken our military, and do a lot of things to make the U.S. more vernable.

People are realizing that experience is more important than gambling and nice talk….."blue states, red states, the United States…bla bla bla ! And let's not forget Florida's votes…..people's will is more important than committee's rules…. Hillary will eventually win. Clinton II will be better than Clinton I because Bill will be on her side + the experience that both have gained since then. America will win!

I'm tired of Hillary people arguing 'substance over style' - ironically that's the only thing I've heard from Hillary. It's ironic, because there is NOTHING SUBSTANTIVE ABOUT THAT ARGUMENT!

Obama's website is the best of the three at giving real information on the issues. I suggest you go there and look. Click on issues, 20 or so issues pop up. Click on one. Viola! Substance.

McCain's site is harder to use, but his issues are pretty clear and have been for some time.

Clinton has yet to really say anything other than attacking Obama. Hell, anyone can do that. Her website is harder to navigate and more vague on the issues.

If you're going to argue that your opponent has no substance, you need to - in the same breath - give examples of your candidate's substance.

Saying something over and over again until it becomes true is the Karl Rove-George Bush way of doing things.

I pray we have McCain Obama so that real issues can be discussed. I'm tired of Rovian politics, whether done by Bush or Clinton.

Will of the PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TX, OH, RI for Clinton
the Texas primary is sooo close GO HILLARY !!!
a few more votes and you will be in the lead in Texas =)

To all Clinton supporters, we can not ignore anymore the bias support of the media and unfair treatment of the other supporters to us. Hillary will win the nomination.

Why all the evil talk that she is single-handedly bringing down the party and planning on stealing the election with super-delegates? Get it together people. By the way, Obama can't get the number of delegates needed either unless she drops out! Could that be why people are putting the pressure on her which, in my mind, is undemocratic and dispicable?

The ugly truth of the matter is that they both need to stay in, AND the DNC is going to have to figure out what to do about MI and FL — we can't just ignore two huge states. I know that's what Clinton supporters say and Obama's say otherwise, but let's get real and realize that those votes need to be counted. Somehow.

This is government at it's best in many years. If Hillary stays and keeps running it shows how free we are to achieve in our system. If she wins by super delegates fair game. It is part of the rules. If Obama can't toughen up and accept that and strategize to win anyway, then he isn't made to be president. This is survival of the fittest.

Rubbish , utter nonsense. How can you claim to be deomocratic by saying Mi and Fla should be seated? They did not campaign there , she broke the rules and so did the two states. The day that happens we will leave the party in droves. Come on now. This is America not Uganda under General Amin. Democracy and respect for the rule of law. Its like saying no one will run the 100meter race in this olympics.Then i go and run it anyway and demand i be given my gold medal. What nonsense is this. It only makes sense to do a run there with all runners doesnt it????????
WHY ARE CLINTONIANS AFRAID OF A RUN IN MI AND FLA?
Obama offers the best hope for this nation and we will all vote for him in the Dakotas. Its over for Hillary go home. We will not be run by the Council on Foreign relations and other demonic organizations.This time America will free itself because God is greater than Lucifer- the god Clintons worship and serve.

Well, if we're really going to go democratic, it should be the candidate with the most votes rather than delegates, but the Obamistas won't buy into that one, at least not until he's ahead there. Let the games continue, who knows what other terrorists and Rezko's have yet to shake out of the trees.

The delegates in Florida and Mich should not be seated. Those state legislatures agreed to hold the primaries early and those are the people who should be held accountable when they campaign for re-election. Both states would have had a much bigger role in nominating the next Dem for President had they just held their primaries when scheduled. I also resent some of the Hillary supporters who laugh us off as groupies and concert goers. I did my homework and decided for myself that Obama is by far the better candidate. Should Hillary win the nomination, don't forget that Hillary will need our votes to beat McCain in Nov. I would never suggest that Hillary or Obama just pull out for the good of the party, but this mudslinging by Hillary must stop or she will lose Obama supporters in the end. Remember, the GOP aren't just going to roll over and hand Hillary the keys to the WH cause she's been vetted already.

Do over in Florida and Michigan so we can end the bickering. This is the only fair way to declare a winner. This time both dems will be allowed to campaign.

ANYTHING BUT MCCAIN. (100 YEAR WAR)

Why should Hilary drop out because that bozo Huckabee stayed in much longer than he should have? The Republican race was never close. The Democratic race is still so close either one could still take it. Wouldn't it be great for a change if the people in the last few states could make a real difference rather than be superfluous. More people could be interested in actually voting this year.

so when shillary tries to steal florida and michigan votes, will it be called "deleGATE" or "DelegateGATE"?

Are you sure Senator Hillary Clinton will be answering that phone in the White House at 3:00am or will it be liar, cheating Bill? If Hillary wins the nomination I refuse to vote in the November General Election, I'll stay home and that will be a first for me in 35 years.

I SURE WISH SOMEONE LIKE YOU IN THE CLINTONS CAMPAIGN WOULD EXPLAIN THIS TO HILLARY!! SHE IS IMATURE AND UNREASONABLE. SHE REALLY IS THE PERFECT PRINCESS. SHE IS THE ONE LIVING IN A FAIRY TALE!!

I agree with the other posters who have commented on the CNN bias towards Obama. This article is a good example. It is a sad state of affairs–I trust what I read here as little as I trust what I hear on Fox news.
"Yes we can take sides."

Super delegates are free to vote how they want. Those are the rules in this primary. If people don't like that, they should change the rules before the next election starts.

could it be that Sen. Clinton does not want to release their joint tax return because questions would have to be answered about the income from China speeches. Close tie in to NAFTA?

Could someone explain if Texas voters can vote in both the primary and the Caucus? Please do it on the air. How can they prevent people voting in both?

THE POLLS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACES — THEY'RE INCONSISTENT. TAKE A FEW MORE AND YOU'LL SEE DIFFERENT RESULTS.

Kimberly, you are obviously Hillary's ah. The reason they had to keep those polling stations open later is because they ran out of ballots so they had to ask a judge to give the order to have stations stay open.
You should get your facts straight b4 submitting your stupid ignorant comments on any blog.

How dare anyone tell Hillary what to do. Had I contributed money and worked on her campaign I would be angry if she threw in the towel before rthen end when it is so close. We shouldn't obsess over the super delegates. The rules are the rules we should let the battle run its course and let us all hope for who we want to win.

It seems like Obama supporters think she should be a polite little girl and step down. How old fashioned sexist. If she has the steam she should fight for those of us who want her in. She is not a distant second. The media should not encourage an early quit because it has anxiety about nothing else to talk about.

If the primary used to begin so much later in the year we are way ahead in terms of time to plan strategy against McCain and

If Hillary wins this, I vote Mccain. I'm gonna take her advice and go with the most experienced.

One democrat vote lost for Hillary.

Mccain 08

Why doesn't CNN just say they want Obama to win…?

Put some credablilty back in the news…

For all of the Hillary supporters who keep saying she's won all the big states, big deal. Those states are democratic states. Obama will win them handily for sure. His margins and the turnout in the predominantly white, Republican states are much more impressive.

The bottom line is that we are screwed as a party if this goes on any further. Hillary can only win by going negative and all it does is fracture our unity even more. And the fact that she is so smug and happy about going negative and whiny about the press makes her a terribly unattractive candidate for President, even if Obama wasn't her opponent.

Say no to dynastic politics people!!

If the super delegates must vote the way their states voted then what is the point of super delegates anyway???? Might as well just do away with the super delegates!

Let Obama wins the Democratic race, so he'll challenge John McCain. If this happens, my wish is for Al Gore to enter the race as an Independent candidate. Am sure Americans need one alternative candidate, and who else is more appropriate than Al Gore?

" I think what we as americans should think about if MRS. Clinton couldn,t take care of her own house what make us think she could take care of the WHITE HOUSE!!!!!

I will vote for McCain if Obama gets the nomination. It is selfish enough of his supporters to ask Hillary to back off. In the start of the election campaign, Hillary was the first choice after those media and actors including singers poisoned the young voters who do not care!

SLAX YOU MUST BE CRAZY , ANYONE WHO DOESNT SEE HILLARY IS THE EASIER CHOICE FOR THE REPS ARE SILLY.
IF HILLARY WANTS TO WIN, OBAMA WOULD HAVE TO BE HER VP, OTHERWISE SHE WILL LOSE BADLY

Why do people keep forgetting about Michigan and Florida????/

So because they moved their primaries up early , the voters there shouldn't count.

So their votes shouldn't count in the National Election either?

Why shouldn't super delegates consider Florida and Mcihigan in their choice? Its not like Obama can wave a magic wand and make Florida and Michigan disappear.

Isn't this sort of thing exactly what these delegates were designed for?

janet glazier, this showdown between clinton and obama will not help the party, especially if the current trend continues and she has less of a chance of getting the required number of delegates- it will only fracture the democratic party and make it more vulnerable to mccain in nov. please, please, know what you're talking about. it's been all over the news that if clinton continues as long as she says she's going to, it'll only hurt the party, not help it.

This is stupid. These people don't even know what superdelegates are for! Superdelegates were instated in the first place so that someone who was popular in the primaries but ultimately unelectable in the general didn't win the nomination, to protect the party's best interests. If superdelegates should vote how the people vote… why do they exist at all?

I'm a Clinton supporter, but if Obama was trailing, I would say the exact same thing. Superdelegates are there to exert their judgement on the candidates just as we do.

If Obama wins tonight, then our next president in November would be McCain. There is no chance for Obama to win against him. He has no expirience for that kind of job. Besides, a lot of Clinton voters will vote for McCain in that case. he will loose.

Hillary, please exit while it is still honorable! You keep making it to hard for democratic party and acutally hurting Bill's legacy. Please quit!

If Obama gets the nomination, I am voting for John McCain. Plain and simple.

Believe it or not, those of us who are supporting Hillary Clinton may not faint at rallies or even attend them, but we are no less staunch in our support of her. We support her because we believe she will make a great president. We are not about to give our votes to a person who has spent his entire 3 year Senate career running for the presidency.

What's wrong with you people? Ever hear of Jim Jones and his followers who drank the Kool-Aid? Give me a break.

The media is largely responsible for the possibility of our putting a guy in the White House with little or no experience. And don't even bring up Abraham Lincoln. Those were very different times and certainly the population is a fraction of what it is today - and the problems were internal.

To me - what's been happening is disgraceful. It smacks of the public lack of knowledge of how Congress works and instead points to the culture's fascination with celebrity culture and all that is new. Never mind logic or how dumb this whole thing has been.

As a consultant to Fortune 500 clients, I have learned not to ask a question if I do not want to hear the answer.

If you had the slightest interest in playing it fair, this question should not even have been asked since most voters would give the expected answer (as they want their vote to prevail). If the Super delegates HAVE to reflect the view of the popular vote, then there is no need to have superdelegates.

If we want to play fair (as in eliminate the possibility of superdelegates not reflecting the popular vote), let's change the rules of the game (by getting rid of the superdelegates) BUT for the NEXT game (meaning 4 years from now) and NOT at half time.

To Hillary Clinton

You will never be the president of the United States. For your hatred, the African American will see to it that you never ever mind the white house. The closet you get will be in the senate and guess what this is your last run.

Florida and Michigan!

2 million democratic voters. How about they get to decide.

She was the only person on the ballot in MI retards and I didn't think Obama set foot on FL soil, so of course she won those votes…duh. Many FL residents didn't vote b/c they knew the votes would not count. My mom and father are Obama supporters and they live in Ft. Lauderdale, but they stayed home on primary night.

What about the popular vote? The way some of these delegates have been awarded seems patently unfair. One candidate wins the popular vote and the other garners more delegates! That is not democratic. The Superdelegates should be awarded in line with the popular vote!

I just returned from my caucus in Nederland, TX - it was overwhelmingly Clinton.
We voted 90 for Clinton, 16 for Obama. Four years ago, 8 people showed up for the caucus!

If Sen. Clinton stays in the race and the super delegates go against the will of the pledged delegates I will never vote for a Democrat again.

Hillary still has the option to sue for Michigan and Florida. And she can rightfully say the other candidates had the opportunity to stay on the ballot just like she did. Now that makes it a whole different delegate count my friends.

What say you now Mr. Schneider?

It was Obama who wanted to bomb Iran

Not sure about MI but it was FL government that changed the law (state law) and moved the primary date. It was very foolish in my opinion for Democrats not to count at least some of the votes like Republicans did. The whole mess about votes and leaving very important state's voters out would have been avoided.

And most people think we should get rid of the electoral college too…

The purpose of the superdelegate is not to parrot the vote of their constituents. If it was - why have them at all? I don't necessarily agree with this system, but the fact is less a million votes separate these two candidates throughout all of the primaries. Few reporters actually point this out. If either one of these candidates is forced out, many voters will feel disenfranchised. The party leaders need to figure out how to handle this diplomatically.

I was expecting to see Clinton going to leave foot prints on Obama's back at the rate she moving throuh the Obama Hype. Where is that headline.

Where is the Article that Floridian go to court to make their vote count just when you thought it wouldn't.

Steve and Aaron, the second and third names on this comment list, show they do not have a brain and do not have a knowledge of the election. People who have voted for Obama do not have a brain. They only voted for a "Sexy Man" as they chanted, but not a president of the United States. Barack Hussein Obama should quit. He should not be in the race from the very first begining. Even El Gore and John Carry did not join the race because Hillary was in, Obama's joining was totally stupit.

Hillary cannot catch Barack now. She needs to drop out. But she won't. Hillary is the Democrats worst nightmare and the Republicans best friend. It will be interesting to see how many superdelegates switch Wednesday.

disappointed, something in your comment makes me think they should be sending lawyers to your precint to check for voter fraud. no matter their age (as long as they're 18 or older, of course), no matter whether they've voted before or not, their vote counts just as much as yours does- just because they don't share your opinion doesn't make them any less valuable. i do want to share my sympathy with you, however, that your candidate wasn't able to inspire young voters enough for them to come out to the polls.

To be fair to CNN, they do a decent job with general news, but for some reason all the networks are behaving like teenage girls around the Beatles when it comes to Barack, Still even if Hillary is not the nominee, P.S. Burton's children and grand children win no matter which democrat becomes the next President.

Hi
My question to this group…Why the DNC chose to leave to states out of the primary. What message are they sending to Americans…some of you voters mean something to us and well some of you dont.

Hillary should follow Huckabee's sentiment..until the numbers say you are the nominee- then I am in the fight….

Go America…keep your voices strong in memory of those Americans preceding us that fought and died for this great nation.

Obama supporters please read your posts and tell me your proud of your writings. Vile to the core and this is supposed to be a "party of unity"? Since Obama is in the lead your entire position has changed. Suddenly the popular vote isn't so important to you as you believe Florida and Michigan made their beds. How would you like to be the average voter in those states who had no say and whos vote now will not count? Since you started you argued that all the people should be heard, yet you now want 50% silenced Two months ago you screamed over the unfair dispursment of superdelagates. Which superdelagates are you now willing to release based on your new found position….Kerry, Kennedy……?

i'm a graduate student living in Asia but i've been closely following the primaries there in the states and here's something that i (and my colleagues) have noticed:

when there's something good happening in clinton's campaign, CNN quickly has something "negative" to say about it. when somethign good about obama comes out, it's always on the front page.

and for crying out loud, look at your cnn.com/politics page right now: the news headline about obama winning vermont has been there all the time while Clinton winning Rhode Island is nowhere to be found.

if you think about it, neither obama nor hillary would clinch the magic number with only the pledged delegates.. and that's nothing new, right? so why do you guys have to pound hillary so bad on this issue?

just a little FAIRNESS please.

How dare anyone tell Hillary what to do. Had I contributed money and worked on her campaign I would be angry if she threw in the towel before rthen end when it is so close. We shouldn't obsess over the super delegates. The rules are the rules we should let the battle run its course and let us all hope for who we want to win.

Hillary should bow out gracefully, but she will not. The Clinton's have never done anything gracefully. She is destroying the Democratic party by staying in.

Hillary should go all the way. Neither of them will have 2025 regardless, she has come back well and should not quit now. It is interesting how Bo suporters want her to just throw in the towel. You guys have lost your marbles.

Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton

This is what America calls change?

Some democracy.

Cnn, what about she stopped obama's lead. Hillary is coming through. What a winner, get real people!

"Would it not be cost effective if Senator Obama simply moved his campaign HQ over to CNN?"

CNN is shamelessly pushing Obama and leaving behind their hard earned credibility. This is a disgrace!

If the superdelegate process is going to be questioned then the caucus process needs to be questioned. Both give a few powerful voices the right to make decisions for the many. Caucuses are a relic of the past and should be done away with. One person, one vote is only way to try to be fair.

It matters not. The only thing John McCain can win for Presidency is for AARP. I feel sorry for any Republican who tries to follow the absolute disaster that have been the Bush years.

I'm sorry, but for me Barack Obama is the only decent person left in the Presidential race. If Hillary wins, I simply will not vote. She is tearing the Democratic party apart by staying in this race and helping her buddy McCain win. It makes me feel disgusted.

HILLARY IS SO SELFISH!!!

We must have someone that is going to stop our jobs leaving the USA. How are we going to continue if other states get the jobs?
JR

Don't count Hillary out at all. If Obama had to endure the beating that the media has given Hillary, he would have folded his tent and cried wee wee wee all the way home. She is a strong woman, you know, the kind that macho men are scared to death of. When men (I use that term lightly) like Tim Russert uses on his show a poll that gave an opinion on "rhymes with rich" (check Sunday's Meet the Press) for Hillary's qualities, you know why the media is skewed toward Obama. These opinion show host must be held accountable for sexist discrimination.

The wheels are not going to fall off the Obama Train.

I am a 45 year old white woman. Trust me when I say I would have loved to have voted for Hillary.

However, I will not vote for a candidate based only on the subject of gender.

Hillary has disgusted me with her negative campainging. Had I been an undecided voter, that alone would have pushed me over the edge to voting for Obama. But I looked at the facts with more of a critical eye. I went to Obama's website. I read about his ideas, and, yes, his rhetoric, and then made my decision: at the age of 45, I'm too young to be a cynic.

My vote goes to the overwhelmingly new challenge to 'politics as usual. My vote goes to Obama.'

Shocker.

A Clinton putting their own political interests ahead of those of the party.

Can your candidate punch as much as they can take a punch and still keep fighting?

No retreat, no surrender when you face the GOP

If Sen. Hillary did`t win in the big margin in Texas and Ohio, that is a good indication that she should drop out for the sake of Democratic party.

if the people from michigan and florida dont get counted , they will not vote for the democract in november especially for obama because they will remenber that he said florida those not count and the republican party will remind it to then ….. so that have to be careful how they want to take this , think people think..

Clinton will Rap this up. Clinton will get Florida delegates soon enough.

Wow, This is a victory for Clinton where she is at now, screw this article. Your not going to difuse this flame.

Hilary is out to win at all costs and it's plain to see by the dirty politics she's playing. It's nothing new. She still insists she did the right thing by voting for the war even tho there were plenty of us "dumb" citizens out here who knew by then that it was the wrong thing to do!!
She will say anything to get elected, and now she is destroying the democratic party. I will have a VERY hard time voting for her if she gets the nomination…. and I USED to like her!! I'm a 52 year old woman, and I feel she's sold us out.
Michigan and Florida should count ONLY if there is NEW race in those states…. Is it fair to count delegates when a candidate who DID play by the rules didn't invest the time there that she did? I do not trust Hilary…I'd rather have McCain answer that phone at night than her!! (But I'm still hoping for a chance to vote for Obama)

I now see exactly why the Democrats can't win for trying. I didn't see a snowball chance for a Republican to get back to the White House. I sure wasn't going to vote for one.

But when it comes to Obama againist McCain, I'll be voting on McCain. Being in the military not a snowball chance in heck would I vote for Obama. The man says he's like JFK, would that mean I'd have to watch him make the same mistakes, with the Bay of Pigs, or Vietnam. LBJ just got straddled with what Kennedy started.

If anyone else had of made the nomination, I'd have voted Democrat. What a waste.

First of all, for all of you non-readers, the article says that the primary winner should be the nominee. Meaning, whoever ends up with the most pledged delegates. All of your wishing and stupid remarks about Barack Obama does not change that fact. The Hillary supporters are almost as mean as she is. Get over yourselves. Yes, there is a black man running for President and yes, he is a credible and viable candidate. Can you handle the truth? I didn't think so.

WHAT DELEGATE PROBLEM? Remember, the media and the pollsters agree, it's what the people want………..right?

Watching from Canada ,on C.N.N .
I'm not voting in your country ,but surely hope Obama, will be your next president .

For what it's worth, I apologize to those Americans that truly want a positive change for America.
I did my best to educate people in my State about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, but to no avail. See, Ohioans for the most part fall right into the Clinton demographic.
However, although Ohio decided that they couldn't care less about the rest of the country, doesn't mean that Obama doesn't have this locked up. He does. Will Clinton drop out? Nope, she sure won't.

I would bet that the nomination is going to Obama on the Democratic side. Anytime that the media goes to great lengths to explain that an event is interesting or exciting, then look again. Its cut and dry, Obama has the numbers, Hillary doesn't. Please step aside, "Hildog."

She is killing the party! I like what analysts are saying that she is doing the dirty work for the republicans and all McPain is doing is sitting back and laughing!

Everyone remember…. she has been going negative for weeks now! Shes grasping to see what negative attack sticks.

Its unbelievable!!!
What is up with the media bias.
They are so pro Obama its scary!!!!
Yes, you too CNN!!!!!!
It's insulting.

GO OBAMA!!!!!!

What exactly are you Obama voters so scared of? Why would you even suggest Hillary quit when she sitll has the support of millions. She just won Rhode Island and it looks like Ohio and maybe Texas. To ask her to quit now means you're afraid she just might pull the biggest come back ever. Look at what McCain just did, he came from nowhere and is now the winner. Never, ever count out a Clinton. I like Obama and if he wins I have no problem voting for him over McCain, but I think Hillary just may do what everyone said she could not do.
And don't forget this.. the Governor of Florida said he is willing to pay for another election and if Hillary comes back to town with the big states under her belt, she will most likely win there again and then who has the most deligates.

Nonsense. Super Delegates have a lot more experience and knowledge on what it takes to win a general election. The future of the country is at stake. If after everything said and done it looks like there won't be a clear winner, the party has to look at where the wins were and where the wins are needed to beat the Republicans. It is that simple. Look at the big picture folks. Don't get hung up on a name - win the Presidency and then worry about who is who. Enough of the Republicans.

one person on here got it right — obama IS a uniter. i consider myself a conservative and am disallusioned big time with mccain. if it is mccain vs obama, i will likely not vote (although i am struggling with maybe…voting for obama). if it is mccain vs hillary, i WILL vote…my vote will be against hillary….

America brace yourselves for another 8 years of Republican rule - and this time, they'll be overwhelmingly supported than in the Bush era. McCain will have a landslide, but if Clinton is nominated she will have a 'mudslide'. She can't talk 'experience' before McCain, she can't criticize the war she willingly voted for before McCain. She can't talk foreign policy before McCain.
The Democrats are on the brink of a costly MISTAKE. Nominate Clinton and lose in November - period.

Bill: Another example of the most over-hyped commentator on today's American political stage. Could you give us a little in depth analysis to go along with that so called punditry. So, because Obama wins the most states he wins the most super-delegates? Or is it possible that the larger states Clinton has won have more super delegates? No wait, don't bother to give informed analysis; just throw out something with your name on it. Quick!

There is such a thing as honor, and Hillary Clinton has none. I'm not suggesting that she should drop out of this race, I simply urge her to attempt to to win her party's nomination in a more honorable manner (as did Mike Huckabee). By the end of this election she would have sealed her fate as a power-hungry politician whose scorched earth tactics were motivated by a desperate attempt to return to the white house, divided her party, cost a decent man an opportunity to change the way Washington works, and focused the crux of her campaign on portraying Obama in a manner that she KNOWS is misleading. Good luck, because no democracy deserves a self-serving politician like this

Nicolas March 4th, 2008 9:46 pm ET

If Barack is not so popular with the young voters that by the way because of media hype, HE will not be in this election and that's causing us this agony. HILLARY!

Darn those young people!!!!

"Tough time never last but tough people do"
"Winners don't quit and quiters don't win"
"It's not over until it's over"
Sen. Hillary clinton campaign continue… this is how to be a fighter and a winner in democracy.

OK, so does that mean the superdelegates should follow the national superdelegate total or the individual state totals? I suspect that there could be a signficant difference here, since a lot more of the superdelegates come from big states (which Clinton has won). If Dems really want to win in Nov. they should be looking at the electoral college, which is allocated by state.

There are other ways to parse this too, since it's quite possible that the pledged delegate count may be different than the total vote count.

Well.. Hillary very much won RI, OH (regarless court oder to keep open) , and possibly TX

Why Barack's supporters ask Hillary to drop out?….have you think that Both of them still along way to win..

for sake of our children, our future, Hillary, do not bow out! We do need you! I will vote only for Hillary. Only for her.

barrack supporters are naive! they think fancy phrases can make a president. let's see what these young people think when they are standing in the unemployment line after barack screw the economy!

If they want to change the rules with regards to the superdelegates then they should also do the same with Florida & Michigan.

Howard Dean already gave an interview today saying that the superdelegates should vote independently as that has always been the rule. And he also said that Florida & Michigan are not counted as that would bend the rules already applied before the contest started.

Is it because he's black Kimberly (responding to your post that he and his wife are too sickening to look at)

As sit here Listening to McCain ican see Usa going down the toilet !!Some choice an arrogant old fart & an ignorant Inexperience incompetent. Mexico already owns you & you all are to stupid to seeit.

It's time again for a younger President with ideas and the ability to unite people…Obama is able to connect with the people of our country. Call it rhetoric if you will - I call it a rare ability to engage. I respect a lot of what Hillary wants to do, but I feel she is more of a polarizing force. We don't need that right now. We need a President who can unite our country and engage the young voters. Why should all the decisions be left up to the 40+ demographic? It's nice to see young voters getting out and getting interested in politics. The future belongs to our young citizens - why not let the 18-39 demographic have a major hand in who leads our country for the next 4-8 years?

As an Independent, I'm very heartened that finally young people are interested and energized by these political races. However, if the Superdelegates overturn the popular vote I'm sure that this will turn off yet another generation of young people, as this will look like more of the same old s__t.

I am a Florida voter and according to our governor Charlie Christ he is willing to hold another primary so that Florida's delagates count and if it turns out like the first primary Hillary Clinton will be able to make up alot of the delegates needed to catch up to Obama.

Being an independent and having followed the Democratic campaign every step of the way, I believe if Hillary gets the party nomination, most independents including me will probably vote for McCain. Hillary cannot unite the country, Obama and McCain can, [in that order]

Illinois - The superdelegates should follow the crowd because the crowd is supposed to elect the president - not a few elite politicians. I would love to know how the whole concept of superdelegates was conceived because I'm sure the story make a better metaphor for high school than those calling them to vote with some form of the popular vote would.

If this Democratic party is to suceed, we have to unite behind Barack Obama.

Hi,

I am from Sri Lanka watching the CNN coverage. It is hopelessly one sided pushing Obama. I thought this happens on in developing countries.

CNN is campaigning hard for Obama…

Mr. Schneider, Hillary Does Not Have Delegate Count Problem.
You do.
CNN tonight must be desperate, if they have allowed such article on the election night. Count delegates already and stop speculating.
SHAME ON YOU, CNN.

she who laughs last, may have the last laugh

"well of course she'll lose texas because the republicans are out in droves voting for obama because they think he's an easy candidate to beat for mccain."

I just got back from the Caucusing with my neighbors in Austin. I knew some of the people in the (small, very small) Hilary line and I know for a fact they're Republican

PS even stating that I want Hillary… just to make things fair on the counting FL and MI fine do a re vote in MI due to Obama not being on the ballot, but how could anyone want a president that didn't even get himself on the ballot… Either way it turns out though I am a Democrate and I will vote Democrate.

While everyone is debating here - anyone listening to McCain's acceptance speech? He is already laying out his campaign strategy while we Democrats are still in-fighting. The simple matter is - if you have the brains to do the math - Clinton has no chance of catching up to Obama in the delegate count. The superdelegates will move to Obama. Hilliarites - give it up already.

Hillary will stop at nothing to win, including destroying the party. What a selfish, hateful person she is.

thank you all for the open dialog on florida and michigan.

to those of you who made intelllegentcomments on either side….you showed the kind of debate we should have.

to you with less than intellegent comments……sry for you'

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i am a registered democrat and its simple for me, if Obama wins, i vote McCain for he has the experience and the wisdom to carry us forward.

Obama is a smooth talker and I dont trust him (maybe the Canadians do)

I'm from Mich and HIGHLY disappointed in what my states Supreme Court did and what position they left us in. If, by some slim chance, the delegates count - how would it be showing the democratic process?? Obama wasnt even on the ballot! We had a campaign to make sure those who didnt want hilary to vote uncommitted - and that was was 40% of the vote. She only got 55%…and that's against an uncommitted. Imagine if she had gone against a true candidate who really could speak to the people of Michigan who want change!

I'd rather vote republican than for another clinton….hands down.

Obama hasn't unleashed ANY of his bag of tricks on Hillary. Now that she has proven to be the instigator of division, look for Obama to attack much more proficiently and intensely.

Denise is right - it is not over yet !!!!Hillary is showing the kind of focus and persistence she will demonstrate in getting healthcare untangled , stopping this war and working on both sides of the aisle. Barach come back in 8 years..

We Just been through 16-years of LIES! It's time to wake up and vote for an honest President!!!

Go President Barack Obama!!!!!!

GO McCain!

The Million Dollar March

The Million Dollar March Review

In MI and FL , the DNC rules should prevail, even though consequently my vote as a Michigan resident will not count. It is the only just way. But next time around EVERY vote should be counted irrelevent of whether or not the states choose to hold their primarys early. FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN SHOULD NOT BE SEATED…PERIOD!!

The superdelegates will want to see the person nominated that will have the best chance to beat John McCain in Nov. All you Dem's' out there should understand this. Hillary Clinton is the one to do this. Neither Obama nor Clinton can will have the 2025 needed when this is over. Superdelegates will vote for the person that can WIN..

Hillary= experience=The Next Democratic President of The United States of America!!!!!

SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON PROJECTED WINNER OF RHODE ISLAND! ………GO HILLARY!!! HILLARY 08!!!

it's all the media fault… trying to shove Obama down our throats… only the young and stupid would believe in the media.

The voters don't know that Obama is cheating. In many of his states (the primaries Obama has won where they allow cross-over voting or caucuses) about 40% of Obama's voters are treacherous crazed 'anti-hillary' republicans who will mostly vote for McCain in November.
The super delegates will remember that both Florida and Michigan will have Hillary Clinton on their ballots unless their delegations are seated and counted in Denver. Obama cannot win unless Florida and Michigan are seated, because he will not be allowed on their ballots. Hillary is ahead if cheating is not allowed. Not rule cheating, voter cheating. Hillary won both Florida and Michigan by landslide margins.

I think that the Super Delegates ought to feel obligated to vote in a way that is consistent with the popular vote. Even if that means voting for the candidate who may NOT beat Mcain. I am an Obama supporter and I think that he has the better chance of beating Mccain in the general election, but I think that the popular vote should not be overturned by the super delegates. Either way, the super delegate should represent the people…At large delegates, could possibly balance things out by voting for the candidate who they feel is best, but if both at large and super delegates voted based on their opinion on who can win the general election, than that is not fair to the people.

Senator Obama has not won the parties votes. Delgates or no delegates. He can't unite the party. He won't unite the country. This needs to go to the end. We have never had such interest in a campaign. This will get out the voters and help the Dems. Obama needs a new pillow. The one he has is worn out.

Could happen if the wheels keep falling off the Obama train.

Donald, you should work for the media. Add in Michigan (where he wasn't on the ballot) and Florida (both agreed not to campaign) and it is still an even race. Good try.

I think we are seeing the end of CNN as being a credible news source. This Shneider piece (manufactured news) is so thinly veiled it will be studied in history books 20 years from now on when journalism died.

The backlash to the media is occurring and they are sweating bullets

According to the latest results, Hillary is winning Ohio and by a good lead. I am so sick and tired of "the best political team on television" trying to throw this race to Obama. Between the unfair and unbalanced news on Fox and the liberal side of CNN that wants Obama to win the nomination, there is no truly fair or balanced reporting anywhere on television.

I miss the days when CNN provided the news without bias and lived up to their reputation.

If Hillary is on the ticket, Democratic supporters of Obama will sway to McCain, and the Dems lose the election. There is no way Hillary can defeat McCain, because Dems who don't support her, don't trust her.

as a latina pollster, Hillary will never make it to the white house is she is dependent on my vote.
I WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN!

We can beat McCain anyway. Don't give in to his and Limbaugh's fear and gloom strategies, trying to scare the American people. America is always stronger with courage and vision, and both Barack and Hillary offer more courage and vision than McCain.

If one looks at the time track of comments, why is it Pro-Obama posters pop up seconds after they comment and Pro-Clinton posts are twenty minutes out of cue?

What about Florida and Michigan?? Its easy said redo FL primary - but its us taxpayer's money going for the rerun drama. Hilary won fairly here in FL and she deserves to be given credit for it. MI is another story cos Obama was not in the ballot. Its makes sense to go by popular votes if all the states had primaries.Most states Obama won are caucuses and that is the opinion of select few , not the majority of the democrats in those states. Won't it be great if democrats changed their confusin ways atleast by 2012 ?????

Either way, I have this gut feeling Mccain is going to walk into the Whitehouse in Novemeber cos Democrats are so messed up .

Lets hope and pray whatever happens ,happens for the best of the country and come Novemeber, we can all go back to living lives hoping we are safe and happy.

FROM MY POINT OF VIEW THE MEDIA IN GENERAL SHOULD BE ASHAMED ON THEIR COVERAGE OF THIS ELECTION. OF ALL BROADCASTS AND FOLLOW UPS THE MEDIA IN GENERAL HAVE DOWN PLAYED HILLARY'S CAMPAIGN AND BELITTLED HER EVERY MOVE AND SPOKE WORD. ON THE SAME TOKEN HAVE PRAISED OBAMMA IN EVERYTHING HE HAS SAID OR DONE. EACH PERSON HAS A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND IS ENTITLED TO CHOICE OF OPPINION, AS I RESPECT THAT, HOWEVER THE MEDIA AND ITS COVERAGE IS ALMOST SUBLIMINALLY SWAYING THE VOTE IN FAVOR OF OBAMMA. LET THE CANDIDATES RUN THE RACE FOR THEMSELVES AND THE VOICE OF EVERY VOTER WILL BE HEARD!

This is absolutely double standards for Obama to judge if superdelegate is important or not.

When superdelegates go to Hillary, CNN and OBAMA doubt this election rule is fair or not; when superdelegates go to Obama, CNN and OBAMA say it will be bad news for Hillary, which means she would have no chance to catch up OBAMA!

How ridiculous of this logics?

Shame on you—CNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look at now, RI, OH and TX will be Hillary's momentumn!!!

GO Hillary 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

After the 2000 election, which saw the Democratic candidate win the general election and lose the presidency, dems are in no mood for anything but transparency and straight up democracy. Superdelegates are deluded if they think they have a real choice as to whom they should support. They MUST follow the will of the people of each of their respective states. This nomination will not be won by a landslide for either candidate and so nothing but transparency and majority rule will give the mantle of legitimacy to the winner.

I'm an Ohioan and voted Democrat for the first time in my life and it wasn't because of Rush Limbaugh. I supported McCain in 2000 and also this year until he accepted the endorsement of pastor Hagee. Hagee is a known anti- catholic and there is no room for him in any party that I belong to. I'd rather vote for Obama or Clinton (which I did) than support someone who accepts this type of endorsement. It flies in the face of the independence that attracted me to Senator McCain in the first place. The religious right does not represent all of us, particularly Catholic Americans.

Didnt Tom Brokaw this morning say that Obama had 50 new superdelegates behind him he was ready to announce? If thats true, it shows that the superdelegates are starting to lean towards the candidate the country wants as a whole.

Why not ask Obama to bow out, Hillary has won most of the BIG Democratic states?

Don't like that? Didn't think you would.

Until we have a clear winner neither should drop out. Grow up, this is an election. We will eventually have a nominee, don't be so impatient.

Thanks for the censorship - CNN does not post any criticism of the coverage

And so we will have Obama the Cheerleader and not -so-honest presidential nominee.

Way to go, young America!

My Democratic vote will go to someone other than Obama. I just don't trust him.

I don't know what the good folks in Michigan will do but I know a goodly handful of Floridians that will cross over and vote Republican if our delegates aren't seated at the Democratic Convention. If we don't count there, don't count on us in the general election.

SO MUCH FOR SO CALLED DEMOCRACY IN US.

Who believes this blog is uncensored or neutral?

Her being on the board of walmart ages ago has nothing to do with anything. Under her plan employees of walmart WILL get healthcare. Obviously, her experience there has showed her how much they suffer, and she has consequently decided to help them out, along with millions of other americans.

I am sick and tired of this icon Obama.
We need sober, sane, normal president, steady one, strong one. Not this never ending "oh, I did not mean that or that"

sooooooo…
why doesn't she drop out again?

oh bc she thinks she can win via superdelegates and split the democratic party in half, that way the democrats are so divided mccain wins on a political year it was GIFT WRAPPED FOR THE DEMOCRATS!!!

sigh…

Clinton won the BIG states but CNN didn't think that was news.

Kennedy backs Obama and Clinton wins his state… again CNN didn't think that was newsworthy.

It's far from over; the fat lady ain't gonna sing tonight………….

Go Hillary! Great showing tonight-keep the faith and keep going. Your message is being heard, and Obama is FINALLY coming under scrutiny. I'm not as concerned about the super-delgates as I am about Michigan and Florida being COUNTED! The DNC should be ashamed of itself. Had you counted our votes. this WOULD be over, because Hillary would be far ahead. She won Florida even with him on the ballot, and she won a HUGE victory in Michigan. So count us, already!
And Steve, it doesn't look to me that she's lost. She's WAY ahead in Ohio, and catching up in Texas…sorry, but this ain't over yet, folks! Run Hillary, RUN!

oh plz…stop it…florida and MI knew the rules before they voted—rules are rules, cant go back on that—besides i dont think they care about they votes not counted, they knew the rules but just just wanted to vote anyway, no harm in that….it's seems the only ones who did'nt complain about it were the michigans and floridans—-It's OVER bow out gracefully hillary so we can move on to the stragegy of beating the republicans

Hillary was the only candidate with the unscrupulous, desperate greed it took to run on the ballot in Michigan and Florida. She ran unopposed, due to the other candidates sense of playing by the rules. Based on this, it should be clearly impossible and unfair to count those votes.
The Democratic party delegates have a clear and pressing obligation to support the peoples nomination. That's what democracy means; the people decide, not representatives. How can a Democrat act like a Republican? Remember this???After 45 years of Democratic party leadership on the hill, people got tired of false promises and gave the majority to the GOP. Now after 8 years of Bush, the Dems have this huge opportunity to prove they are the peoples party. If they give the Nomination to her in spite of the popular vote, the party will be destroyed, mad Dems, Independants and swing Republicans will flood over to support McCain, and we will be continuing backwards another 4 years.

Sources say Obama congratulates McCain and looks forward to running against him in the Fall?
Pardon us Lord Barack but perhaps thee would condescend to be crowned by someone other then CNN and your worshipful disciples before speaking as the Nominee to the GOP leader.

Many of Obama's wins & delegates come from states which held caucuses rather than primaries. It's hard to say that he's the democratic choice when his victory comes by such undemocratic methods.

Fl and Mich broke the rules…