Comments on: Clinton backers don't sway Pelosi

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:18:55 +0000

Say what you want about Obama but he would not (nor would anybody besides Hillary) be claiming that they should be the democratic nominee while sitting in SECOND place in pledged delegates and the popular vote.

By: Asian American Voter

Asian American Voter — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:18:50 +0000

I am a democrat. I am an immigrant from a third world country. I am a college graduate (still paying my student loan) BUT my greatest accomplishment was becoming a United States Citizen. I studied the United States history and constitution because I don't know what kind of questions the immigration officer will ask. It was a great feeling when I voted the first time. At the moment, I am so discouraged to see all the negativities from all the candidates.

Voters should bear in mind that no politicians are perfect. Sometimes they have to lie to get elected and that's the truth! This election are full of surprises. Who knew that a woman and multi race candidate will beat the odds? They are in both in the race because voters cast their support. The democrats are not finish with their process until June and neither candidates have the 2024(5) delegates. It's unbelievable how people express their hatred especially to Hillary. This is America and that's why soldiers (love them) are dying to protect us and to preserve our FREEDOM.

I LOVE THIS COUNTRY! One word of advice for those who say otherwise. You can always go back to the COUNTRY OF YOUR ORIGIN IF YOU DON'T LOVE AMERICA. It's up to individuals who they want to pick as their president and who they think can do the job both domestic and foreign.

CNN, please post this comment. It seems like you only want to post
nasty comments. Thanks!

By: Will

Will — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:18:44 +0000

Some of you Clinton supporters commenting sound like your trying to do what you claim Obama is trying to do by being in the lead. Destroy the Democratic Party.

Doesn't it bother anyone if it becomes a regular thing that party insiders overturn the rules and the popular vote? Apparently not if it's the candidate you voted for. What happened to the ideals of Democracy?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:18:36 +0000

These Cinton contributor's creed reads; It's my way or the highway"
Well, your way is not going to work this time. Better stick your thumbs out boys. You're about to go on a road trip.

Thanks NP.

By: Kentucky

Kentucky — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:17:08 +0000

Since neither candidate with have enough delegates to get the nomination, why is it that only the Obama supporters will be upset?

The party has bigger problems than that. They are not going to count 2 of the largest states in the Union. That will haunt the democrats come November. Obama should be ashamed for not wanting a revote! That is incredibly unpresidential.

By: CHUCK

CHUCK — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:17:07 +0000

Nancy Pelosi would make a great proxy for the village idiot. After doing significant damage to the Democrat cause since she became speaker, she now throws her considerable weight (pun unintended) to something she should stay out of completely–the Democratic presidential candidate. Given Congress's 21% approval rating and the growing chasm between the general public and congressional perception, why is she voicing her opinion? The WSJ recently reported that members of congress enjoyed an 84% increase in net worth, while ordinary Americans are trying to cope with fuel bills and job uncertainty. In November WE WILL VOTE, and Democrats and Republicans will feel the sting!

By: Ugh

Ugh — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:17:02 +0000

– Both candidates seem to pick and choose which rules they want the party to follow. The simple fact that the DNC is disenfranchising two possible swing states is beyond all comprehension. Neither candidate campaigned in the two states but Obama took his name off the ballot in Michigan. In my opinion, the voters of these two states need to weigh in and have their voices heard. I don’t know how that is possible in Michigan but the DNC needs to figure it out. This entire mess is the fault of the Party leaders – NOT the candidates. Then we have the Superdelegate issue – These people have their “power” for cases such as this. If the superdelegates are FORCED/EXPECTED to vote either way, what is the point? Nancy Pelosi needs to remain quiet – she is just fueling the fire and, if majority needs to be the only factor – someone tell Richardson, Kerry and Kennedy to endorse Hillary. Their states voted for her yet they support Obama. Besides, all the promise Nancy Pelosi once had pretty much evaporated because our Democrat controlled House HASN’T DONE ANYTHING!

By: RH

RH — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:17:02 +0000

Nancy's hair looks fantastic!

By: Slept in Church for 20 years

Slept in Church for 20 years — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:17:01 +0000

Nancy wants to be Vice President. Who does she think she is fooling?

By: Eki Ehizele

Eki Ehizele — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:14:07 +0000

All I can manage is a deep-throated "HAHAHAHAHA". and then I ask, how did I love this unscrupulous and roguish family for so long? I see your true colours, Billary, and I want to puke.

By: OBAMA SAVANTS SYNDROME

OBAMA SAVANTS SYNDROME — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:14:01 +0000

Obama people know that Clinton will win handily among superdelegates..Its very simple..

Obama savants are caught up in the rhetoric of speeches..The guy cannot deliever anything..

HILLARY 08!! Hands down.

By: jo

jo — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:14:00 +0000

McCain said he will continue with Iraq, and Liberman on his side, he may go attack Iran. Then what about the Supreme court judges? 4 are waiting to retire all leaft leaning. Hmmm.. do the right thing Either Hillary or Obama will be better even though McCain has been moderate, but Right will pull him to the right.

By: karen

karen — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:13:49 +0000

my lady you will reap what you sow. how about she goes by the constituents of her state? eh?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:13:44 +0000

If she is concerned about how the voters feel, why bother at all with delegates and just go with the total popular vote? While we are at it let's do away with the Electoral vote in the General Election.

By: No Hillary

No Hillary — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:13:37 +0000

I admire your courage Madam Speaker.

By: Capt. Smash, Salt Lake City, Utah

Capt. Smash, Salt Lake City, Utah — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:12:45 +0000

Obama can raise his own money for the election by the time we get to November we will be praying for Obama. Bush is destroying the country he is on track so do not worry about Novemeber.

By: Shane, NY

Shane, NY — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:12:33 +0000

Clinton supporters need to stop complaining about what she said. It's Obvious that you have to pick the candidate that's leading in pledge delegates and popular vote. Clinton doesn't have a chance. She is just trying to tear Obama down because if she can't win no else in the democrat party should win.

By: anthony

anthony — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:12:21 +0000

How exactly should the super delegates vote? If, as some say, they should honor the will of the people then it seems logical to me that they should vote as the people of their state voted and honor the will of their own constituents. This might give the edge to Hillary Clinton since she has won most of the bigger states, but I doubt anyone in the media would report it that way.

By: Its True

Its True — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:12:19 +0000

There you have it, Hillary's "Big 20" cronies, special interest and lobbyists trying to strong-arm their way into the election by using monetary blackmail to try and boss the Speaker of the House into changing her opinion.

Not this time. Take your $$ and shove it!

Stand Tall Nancy! We support your you.

By: hrao

hrao — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:12:17 +0000

Obama – backers "jump in the Sanfrancisco bay?"

By: JA Cook

JA Cook — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:12:17 +0000

Just who does Nancy Pelosi think she is to go against what the Hillary camp decrees?

She must think this is a free country or something.

By: rig rig rig

rig rig rig — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:12:15 +0000

Pelosi
Change the rules to benefit Obama and to disadvantage Clinton.

But do so at the peril of the future of the democratic party.

I will no longer belong to the democratic party if it resorts to rigging elecions and disenfranchising states and suppressing the votes.

Enough already!

Let the people vote, let the people decide. Your job is to protect the people's RIGHT to vote and to count those votes and to be fair. Respect the people who exercise their right to vote.

Stop changing the rules to suit your purpose.

By: Tyler D.

Tyler D. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:12:01 +0000

Obama will WIN the nomination and lose in November, guaranteed! Hillary probably wouldn't fare that much better but she does have a chance at this point. Nominating Obama will give the White House to the Republicans for at least another 4 years and most likely hurt the Democratic party in the House and Senate as well. It may even cost Pelosi her job (wouldn't that be nice). Us Democrats will do it anyway though and set the party back another 4-8 years!
Obama/Wright 08!!!

By: BIG JOHN Lancaster

BIG JOHN Lancaster — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:11:53 +0000

Unfortunately kids, Pelosi is using the 'Animal Farm' model which says that all voters (animals) are equal but some voters (superdelegates) are more equal than others. In other words the Florida and Michigan voters shouldn't count for much but the superdelegates votes should count as long as they go for Obama who seems to be Pelosi's darling of the moment. What ever happened to power to the people and one voter, one vote? Voters no longer control the election process it all special interests now. Look at what happened in Florida when George Bush (jr.) got elected by default.

By: John C

John C — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:11:41 +0000

When will Hillary realize – in the words of Roy Orbison:

It's over, it's over, it's over

By: Ron Seattle

Ron Seattle — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:09:43 +0000

The letter from the Clinton supporters continue to show the underbelly of her campaign. Clinton has repeated NUMEROUS times not to disenfranchise the voters but swaying the superdelegates to vote against the majority of voters is hypocritical. Clinton will try to win the nomination by any means possible.

By: Don Fitzgerald

Don Fitzgerald — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:09:30 +0000

Speaker Pelosi, once again, has proven her mettle, in her comment , concerning the notion of " superdelegates"! She is a credit to the Office of Speaker of the House, as well as, a credit to our great Democratic Party.
What I hope our good party does, is to get rid of this nonsensical and very undemocratic idea of the " superdelegate ". How and who ever snuck this idea by the Democratic voters should be severely reprimanded. It goes against everything democratic, including what our Party tries to represent. Get rid of a bad idea! Vote Democratic and get rid of a senseless war and a Recession!!!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE. NOW.

By: Scott in Maine

Scott in Maine — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:09:24 +0000

Oh, this is just too rich!

While the Clinton camp takes sophistry to new lengths to justify their sense of entitlement to the nomination, their contributors are now trying to bludgeon the Speaker with thinly-veiled threats of withdrawing their financial support for her conference???

Methinks the Dems are headed the way of the Whigs if they continue on this path.

By: Hope LV,NV

Hope LV,NV — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:09:16 +0000

I think Nancy is right. If the superdelegates ignore the voters, whether it be Clinton or Obama, it would cause great turmoil in the Democratic party. Who wants another Bush/Gore fiasco? What's with the bullying anyways is this the Sopranos?

By: Tex'un

Tex'un — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:09:12 +0000

More obscure fat cats using their checkbooks as political weapons.

By: READ WILL YOU!!!

READ WILL YOU!!! — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:08:57 +0000

You gfuys are a bunch of dolts!!! READ THE ARTICLE!!! in no way has Pelosi ever shown, or proclaimed support for either candidate. You Clinton supporters show that you are dumb as doorknobs! She does not support bama, she is replying, specifically to a letter sent in by the Clinton camp. Yeesh! ANd hers is a suggestion. Either way I hope superdelgates are not as stupid as to be led by the nose where is they will vote as they are told to vote. They can make their own decision as to whether to vote as the state did or as they feel. This is HER OPIBNION of what should be done.

Doesn't anybody know how to read anymore! No child left behind my hiney, all these people are morons!

By: barry

barry — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:08:50 +0000

jack you just continue to spout the obama praises......agree jack lets poll your negatives to Hillary's..my guess she will fair much better than jack cafferty..

By: for freedom

for freedom — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:08:48 +0000

Pelosi
We love Hillary more than we like your rule-changing election rigging pro-Obama hypocritical stances.

We will back Hillary to the end.

Some of us will leave the Democratic Party over the corruption that you and Howard Dean have wrought on the party.

By: NYC Native

NYC Native — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:08:48 +0000

Shame on the fat cat donors! Pelosi finally shows some backbone. Who knew?

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:08:47 +0000

Go Nancy, Go!

By: tina, NJ

tina, NJ — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:08:41 +0000

you should all listen to DARRYL T!

he is speaking true facts!!!!

HILLARY has LIED About BOSNIA on 3 sperate occacions, and you still want to elect her as your President, why do you want to continue to hold our country back?

I sure wished that i could take back my vote for Hillary, she has made me look like a sad face clown!!

We hve a chance to make a sound decision in November!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:08:41 +0000

Pelosi is an Extreme Hypocrite, i mean why do people like her cjange their position from one thing to the next?

i mean i really dont understand, but i suppose we all know NOW who she'll be endorsing as a Super Delegate. My god she's already taking a position BEFORE the race is even over.....

I think she's done NOTHING for Democrats when we voted her into office and shes just made the Majority Leader Position within the House ANOTHER SAN FRANSICO political statement for whatever ambitions she has

Yes, she has definitely Lost Her Marbles

By: Allen in Oklahoma

Allen in Oklahoma — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:03:50 +0000

The Clintons are so shady. Hillary is even now suggesting that "pledged" delegates consider switching sides and voting against the wishes of their constituents (i.e. that Obama pledged delegates completely disregard the wishes of those who elected them and vote any way they want to). There's a good article on this in March 24, 2008 edition of Newsweek.

Always trying to change the rules. I believe this woman would sell her soul to become president.

By: molly

molly — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:03:25 +0000

GO HILLARY !!!
Too late for Miss Nancy to step in now – should of spoken up back in January – before FL & MI voted – Now those votes Must be counted!
Obama cannot control the votes of those states – Hillary will win!
The superdelegates will and should go with who they feel will WIN in November – that is all they really care about – to WIN!

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:03:23 +0000

Nancy is righ becouse she knows if superdelagetes choose hillary who is far behind Obama , the Democraty paty will pay the price in November, so four more years of Bushes and Roves will come. Mcain = bush and bush = mcain
Go NANCY you are right 100%.

OBAMA 08 = Good economy, Good forien policy, dept releif of many American and lower tution for students.
OBAMA 08

By: ralph

ralph — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:03:23 +0000

Hey, here's an idea.

Let the superdelegates vote as they wish. But, have them vote before or right after the Penn. primary. It's time for them to put this fire, with the potential to become an inferno.

I am confident that they have more than enough samples of character to make a sane decision – hopefully.

Camp Clinton is on the verge of ruining the party. I don't see it, but others see Obama doing the same.

By: Slap Stick, Florida

Slap Stick, Florida — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:03:22 +0000

PROUD TO BE DEM WITH LEADERS LIKE PELOSI. Stand up to the Hillary Camp an their goons. Strong Arm Tactics have no more place in our politics!!!

Yes We Can & We Will
Obama 08

By: barry

barry — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:03:20 +0000

DD in New York, I am right with you....

By: Capt. Smash, Salt Lake City, Utah

Capt. Smash, Salt Lake City, Utah — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:03:20 +0000

All of us need to Contact the superdelegates and tell them they need to support Obama and put a end to this thing now. Or they may not get re-elected.

Who cares if these people take there money away. Obama can raise more money than they can even dream of. What they forget is he has the people behind him. He can also help Pelosi with her re-election bid. We all need to tell the Democratic superdelegates to end this thing ASAP. It's time for New and Improved Democratic Party to take charge.

Obama 08

By: John Moczulski

John Moczulski — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:02:56 +0000

What a fine mess you've gotten us into !!!!

All by themselves with no GOP to blame, these fools can't even nominate a candidate.

Let them try to get it right and maybe they can unite and defeat Bill O'Reilly in 2016.

By: isaac

isaac — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:00:21 +0000

good job nancy pelosi-the democratic party was founded for the voice of the majority to preside over the voice of the minority..protecting from big government-obviosuly hilary and her friends needs to apoligize for making a defaming statement in degrading the importance of what democratic party was built on-that statment would be expected of republicans but not democrats

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Good for Pelosi for standing tough on her position! I believe she is correct. If she surrendered to the Clinton supporters on this issue, the Democratic Party would suffer immeasurable damage. This tactic of intimidation and veiled threat by the Clinton campaign is not a trait I want in my next President. Hillary Clinton just lost my vote with her heavy handed tactics. I have been wavering in the last two weeks, but now Obama will get my vote! I have children who I like to think I am a role model for. I can't condone supporting the behavior I see from Hillary Clinton and telling them that her behavior is acceptable. Shame on you Hillary!
Susan, Paducah, KY

By: Nadeem

Nadeem — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:59:53 +0000

Who the heck are these 'fundraisers' sounds like a new word for lobbyiests.

Who party is this anyway, one that belongs to the people or one that bleongs to fundrainser (lobbyists) whe know who owns the Clinton Campaign.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:58:51 +0000

Guys, Pelosi is not right! Go back and look up the rules for the Superdeligates. Don't make unintelligent comments if you don't know what you're talking about. There have been set rules for years and that is for each superdeligate to vote their own conscience – their own way. Who they each think will make a better president. If you vote Obama you will get the Reverand Hatemonger too. A muslim and a White American hater will be running our country. Is this what we want for America? I don't think so.

By: Farrell, Houston, Tx

Farrell, Houston, Tx — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:58:42 +0000

Nancy Pelosi is "respectfully" Speaker of the House and Clinton supporters are way out of line on this one. Clinton has ran all over the DNC and this mess needs to come to an end now. If Hillary doesn't understand why her ratings are so low in the polls now she hasn't seen anything. The Clintons personal ambition for power over the will of the people has proven to be very dangerous.