Comments on: High-profile Obama backers urge Clinton to quit

By: tim

tim — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:37:09 +0000

It is time for Obama to get out I can not stand to watch him and hear empy promises blaaahhhh

HILARY 2008 OR MCannneyyyyyy

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:35:39 +0000

Hang in there Hillary. Don't drop out. You have my vote.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:32:08 +0000

I hope Hillary does not drop out of the race. Obama will never win the general election. America was initially deceived by this man. It is time to now wake up. Wright should have no access at all to the White House. He is a racist.

By: MB

MB — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:32:05 +0000

It seems to me that Clinton staying in at this point is ego driven more than anything. Mathematically, it would be extremely difficult for her to win. The only definate win she can count on at this point is Pennsylvania. A week later, a state with nearly as many delegates, South Carolina, is a likely Obama State. There are a few in the air, but Obama is likely to win most considering they are mostly in regions than have favored him. This isn't as bad as Huckabee staying in the race too long in that she is a lot closer, but she is mostly only hurting the party and her image at this point.

By: Ken Frederiksen

Ken Frederiksen — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:31:17 +0000

Hillary is determined to either win or spoil Barak's chance of winning in 2008 so she can run against McCain in 2012. It's so transparent that even I can see it! Why can't the talking heads see it?

By: LeftCoast Tim

LeftCoast Tim — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:28:27 +0000

Looks like the censor is at it again.

Do they really want McCain to win that badly?

By: Hoosier

Hoosier — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:25:41 +0000

Wow these Obama supporters are really getting nervous because they are going to continue to issue pleas for surrender. I wonder why they do not have more confidence in their candidate. Could it be that the race is actually closer than they would like us to believe.???? I think Hillary should answer it the same way they did when the Germans had the Americans surrounded in WWII. .........NUTS!

By: Counting Down

Counting Down — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:18:42 +0000

Ha. CNN, you guys are terrific and predictable. Thanks for the laugh. Pure journalism slug that you could pick a creepy picture like this for the story. Go back to journalism school.

By: Kris in Michigan

Kris in Michigan — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:18:32 +0000

Great idea! Too bad Hillary can't count!!!

By: Karma S.

Karma S. — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:12:40 +0000

First off. Look at Mc Cain..EVERYONE technically didn't get to vote. This is how it goes. I live Indiana and we have to face the music. Our primary vote never counts. So big deal..We will see you in 4 years Billary!

By: PEOPLE WAKE UP

PEOPLE WAKE UP — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:11:46 +0000

no, stop, let the people decide...

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:03:05 +0000

The people or the superdelagtes? For the party's sake, please make up your mind.

By: April in Texas

April in Texas — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:01:13 +0000

Well per what the Clinton campaign said before Texas and Ohio and that she had to carry both states convincingly or she would need to drop out has become tucked under the rug. Obama won more delegates in Texas and therefore she didnt win it convincingly. I do have to say that this seems like the same old change the rules as we go and I honestly cant see me voting someone to be president with that kind of trend as she has shown throughout this campaign.

Obama 08
Austin Texas

By: Indiana Voter

Indiana Voter — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:01:02 +0000

Shock–another Obama supporter wanting Clinton out. As someone who is finally, for the first time in my decades of voting, going to get to vote in a primary that is not yet done and over, I wish these people would just let it alone. Let the process play out.

By: sue

sue — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:57 +0000

so says another of the good ol' boys. GO HILLARY!

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:38 +0000

There are numerous Super Delegates endorsing Obama, where their constituencies have not. Do the math, they both have an equal shot. Folks like Leahy just don't want to get caught on the losing side. It's all self serving.

By: Ig

Ig — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:29 +0000

Really? I would think she got that figured out by now.....oh wait! The fuzzy math thing.

By: vp

vp — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:24 +0000

I think its a huge call.

By: Dave, Laguna Niguel, California

Dave, Laguna Niguel, California — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:21 +0000

Does anybody really care at all what Patrick Leahy has to say?

By: Sunny

Sunny — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:11 +0000

But he dare not say : Candidate with more votes must be the nominee.

Because that is anti-rule.

So, what he said is just nothing, although he is "The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and six-term Vermont lawmaker ".

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:59:47 +0000

And the avalanche of super delegates wanting Clinton out continues....

Go Obama!

By: DP

DP — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:59:36 +0000

True.. Well said Senator.

By: NObama '08

NObama '08 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:59:09 +0000

Give it up Leahy. The only reason you want Obama in the White House is so that you and your old Dem fogies can run over him...you can't do that with Hillary. Go take a nap, it's past your time.

By: LR

LR — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:58:37 +0000

Once again, an Obama supporter doesn't want everyone to be heard. Why did the Democratic Party set up the primaries to go into June, if they wanted it finished in February? Why say the winner has to reach 2025 and create super delegates if you just want to go by total delegates? The Obama supporters need to quit changing the rules and moving the goal post. The double standard being applied to these candidates is really stomach turning.

By: Bosnian Sniper

Bosnian Sniper — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:58:32 +0000

I know HRC supporters will be infuriated by this article. However, Leahy's comment that "Senator Clinton has every right, but not a very good reason, to remain a candidate..." is really very true.

Similarly on the Pelosi/Clinton-donor argument, Speaker Pelosi never said that superdelegates are not allowed or do not have the right to go against the pledged delegates. She simply said it would be bad for the party. In other words, they have the right but not a very good reason to do so.

HRC supporters out there: your candidate is an extraordinarily impressive political leader and I would vote for her if she were nominated. She has the right to carry her campaign on for many mroe months. But at this stage, the only way for her to get that nomination is to either win every remaining state by more than 60-40 margins, or to get superdelegates to counteract the pledged delegates and popular vote. The former is simply not going to happen and the latter would be destructive for the party.

By: Ron Las Vegas

Ron Las Vegas — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:58:20 +0000

By the Clinton comments, then all of the Democratic candidates who were originally running should still be running. I am sure they would be telling Obama to get out if the roles were reversed.

By: OMG

OMG — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:58:18 +0000

Perhaps it is time for the Superdelegates and other Democratic powers to make some difficult decisions and announce their preferences for the strongest candidate.

Please,please save us the agony of wasting millions of $$ and lots of valuable air time watching the Clinton Camp trying to find more inane ways of discrediting Obama.....I really, really worry about what they will do to win Pennsylvania. I have no absolutely faith in the integrity of the Clinton campaign. I believe they will resort to ANYTHING to win.

Ladies and Gentlemen who are leaders of the Democratic Party...GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Arnold T Pants

Arnold T Pants — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:54:50 +0000

Hillary needs to man-up and bow out. She has a better chance of getting red wine chunder out of a duck down duvet than winning the nomination at this point.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:54:49 +0000

hmm...Another Obama supporter wants Hillary out of the race. Who is suprised?

Let the people vote and decide who they think the candidate should be. If this goes to June it goes to June. It wasn't untill recent years that the primary season ended so early and a candidate was chosen after a few elite states voted.

The states that are hurting the most are the ones being ignored. Let Pennsylvania vote, let Michigan vote, let Florida vote. We deserve a voice!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:53:51 +0000

Hillary is a joke... She doesn't care about the Democratic party, she only cares about herself.

On a side note, I could understand the Clinton arguement that superdelegates should vote their conscience if the "pledged delegates" vote was close but, they are not. OBAMA is blowing her away. She should have stepped aside a long time ago.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:53:50 +0000

I guess he doesn't feel TEN states should have their say.....how democratic of him.

By: Scared?

Scared? — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:52:21 +0000

My if all these people are so sure Obama is the nominee, why do they all sound so desperate and scared to finish a primary? They sound like a bunch of wooses wringing their hands over letting people vote.

By: LisaSF

LisaSF — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:52:00 +0000

CNN- Do you have the data to produce a trend line graph of the superdelegates? It seems to me that Senator Clinton had not gained many superdelegates over time. Her number has been stagnant, while Obama has made a steady climb in superdelegates. I think looking at a graph like that might be really telling as to who will have the ultimate advantage with superdelegates. If nothing else, it would be interesting to see.

By: vjh

vjh — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:51:42 +0000

Wow, this makes what 6+ super delegates this week alone, advising HRC to step down. Obama is being endorsed by additional supers, I wouldn't be at all surprised if a good majority more endorse Obama by the end of April, maybe within 2 weeks. Especially now that McCain is starting Presedential ads, HRC's unfavorable ratings are climbing and the mere fact that Obama does have more delegates and popular votes.

By: Ifeanyi Azubike Houston Texas

Ifeanyi Azubike Houston Texas — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:51:36 +0000

This is restating the obvious, but she is impevious to reason.

By: ROBERT BROCK

ROBERT BROCK — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:51:33 +0000

Dear Sir: It would be nice if one of the commentator's on CNN would state that Senator Obama got the must total votes in Texas not Clinton. Since Texas has the famous "two step" primary and I know that that Clinton won the first part of the "two step process" but Obama won the second part of the "two step process" that gave Obama more of the delagates. Please have someone state that real clear on the evening CNN's political news, thank you very much. I think the public should know this fact, don't you? Sincerely, Bob Brock

By: Yolanda Diaz

Yolanda Diaz — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:50:59 +0000

Why? What about Michigan and Florida – Go Hillary Go

By: MP

MP — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:48:57 +0000

Ms. Clinton’s pastor speaking about Rev Wright this morning:

“”The Reverend Jeremiah Wright is an outstanding church leader whom I have heard speak a number of times,” Snyder wrote. “He has served for decades as a profound voice for justice and inclusion in our society. To evaluate his dynamic ministry on the basis of two or three sound bites does a grave injustice to Dr. Wright, the members of his congregation, and the African-American church which has been the spiritual refuge of a people that has suffered from discrimination, disadvantage, and violence. Dr. Wright, a member of an integrated denomination, has been an agent of racial reconciliation while proclaiming perceptions and truths uncomfortable for some white people to hear. Those of us who are white Americans would do well to listen carefully to Dr. Wright rather than to use a few of his quotes to polarize.”

By: sunny

sunny — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:48:19 +0000

obama is fake. he is thinking smarter than media and other politician. if pastor story out there before super tuesday his carier was over in politics.

By: Debby

Debby — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:48:15 +0000

So Leahy wants her to drop out before the primaries are done? This old man must be having a senior moment. Its funny how these Obama endorsers want Clinton out now since this Wright controversy broke. Their Golden Boy has muddied the waters a bit.

By: BDT

BDT — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:47:12 +0000

This would help start the process to win back the Whate House.

By: V from St. Louis

V from St. Louis — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:45:55 +0000

Tell you the truth... Comments like this aren't fair to the Clinton supporters. This is were all the frustration comes from. We need to keep all the Democrats united and if she were to follow these people suggestion, there goes the Election in November!

Clinton needs to understand that she can't get the nomination now. It needs to be "her" decision...

But if she stays in she needs to stop the negative attacks.

Obama 08

By: Paulette, Cincinnati, Ohio

Paulette, Cincinnati, Ohio — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:45:43 +0000

Uh Why? There are a lot of voters who think Obama should drop out. Lies Lies Lies. Is Leahy afraid more truth will come about Obama's shady character? GO HILLARY '08

By: catmom

catmom — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:45:42 +0000

What is the point of holding primaries into June if you don't intend to let all of the states vote? If it is intended that a candidate drop out before all of the states have an opportunity to vote than why not hold all of the primaries on the same date and be done with it. Neither candidate has enough votes to win the nomination. Why should the other candidate drop out? Since we know that some Democrats and the media want to annoint Obama as their candidate, just do that or quit whining. Other wise let the vote continue.

By: NW Independent

NW Independent — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:45:41 +0000

Yea, let's give it to a man who conviniently likes to say what he "would have done" but never does anything that risks his politacal neck. He WOULD have voted against the war; he WOULD have left the church if Wright had not retired; he WOULD do this or that.

No record=no leadership.

By: Josh, LA

Josh, LA — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:45:28 +0000

AMEN, Sen. Leahy! We need bold men and women in the party to tell Billary the obvious.
Hillary CANNOT catch up with Barack. The only thing she can do is to "destroy" him for the Repubs and produce more McClintons.

By: Illinois

Illinois — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:45:15 +0000

Yes, of course, Hillary should drop out.....right before she's to win several state primaries. God forbid she should get more delegates......

By: Sue in PA

Sue in PA — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:44:30 +0000

Gee do you think those of us in Penna will even get to vote.

By: Concerned Democrat

Concerned Democrat — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:44:15 +0000

Hillary needs to quit and stop this spectacle. bow out gracefully and stop tearing the party apart for her selfish reasons. That's an indication of how she would run the country. The Iraq war would never end because she would never let it go eventhough it's pointless.

By: drop out

drop out — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:43:54 +0000

Leahy,

You need to drop out from Senate!! You are so undemocratic!! Can't you see it is a dead heat race?? You might have endorsed Obama but we won't vote for Obama. If he is the nominee McCain will win in Nov.

By the by is Obama a professor or a Lecturer??? He is such a lier and a racist and we never will vote for him.