I've read all of these posts and it's troubling to me how some "supporters" of their respective candidates are really idol worshippers. STOP!

What is most important is to get the Republicans out of the White House in November.

Here are some facts: Senator Clinton cannot defeat ANY Republican candidate, including Senator McCain. Too many voters are biased against a woman president. There will be NO crossover votes from Republicans for Clinton - the Republicans hate the Clintons, rembember, especially Hillary. Senator Obama is not merely more intelligent and more articulate than Senator Clinton, he represents an opportunity to break from the same old system that has gotten us into this terrible mess of pouring our treasury into foreign conflicts while the US falls apart here at home.

Those of you who call yourselves Democrats and yet blindly support Senator Clinton despite her Rove-like approach to campaigning are really pulling for another four (eight?) years of war, deficit spending, inferior schools, right-wing Supreme Court appointments, tax breaks for the wealthiest, oil dependency, etc.

Think about what is good for the party. Think about what is good for America. Get behind a person who can rid us of the Republican stranglehold on America's future. That is Senator Obama.

I THINK ALL THESE NEW DEMOCRATES IN PENNSYLVANIA THAT ARE CHANGING THEIR REGISTRATION TO VOTE AGAINST HILLERY IN THIS PRIMARY. WILL THEN VOTE REPUBLICAN IN NOVEMBER. BARACK OBAMA REMINDS ME OF GEORGE BUSH, EXCEPT HE HAS NO EXPERIANCE RUNNING ANYTHING. AT LEST GEORGE WAS GOVENOR OF TEXAS. AT SOME POINT IN THIS ELECTION CYCLE I WILL HAVE TO MAKE UP MY MIND IF I WILL VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRATE. NONE OF THOSE RUNNING REALLY GETS MY VOTE.

Senator Dodd, we already are highly divided as a party. This division started with the Wright controversy and the disenfranchising of Florida and Michigan voters. Neither ,of which ,are Senator Clinton's fault. As a life long democrat, I would like nothing more than to take the White House back in November, but Obama will never get my or my family members votes. There are some things that can be far worse for a country than a bad economy and that is a breakdown of patriotism and love of country and that is the path Obama will lead us down. McCain is our choice in November if Oboma is the nominee. Senator Clinton may have her faults but her patriotism and love for her country
are very evident.

As a supporter of Barack Obama I am not concerned about the rhetoric coming from the party leadership. I agree with Obama - who has repeatedly said that Hillary should continue to run. I have no doubt that the process will see itself through and Barack will win the nomination. If anything, I take solace in the fact that the current fight is preparing him for the real battle for the White House in November.

And at least the Democratic Party has something to fight about - tspecifically two amazing and brilliant candidates. Wish we could say the same for the Republican Party, which in the 21st century can't even produce a pool of viable candidates to choose from that reflect the diverse, new and true demographics of the United States of America.

Obama '08

hillary,please quit!!!!!!!!!!!otherwise john mccain will win the general election……obama for president

Dodd needs to keep his opinion to himself and let the race continue WITHOUT a call for Hillary to get out of the race. Who knows, it is like the Indy 500, Obama is going to blow the engine and not be able to cross the finish line.

Neither Obama nor Clinton will have the 2,024 at the time of the convention, so everyone needs to just let this race go according to the way it is set up to do.

I agree with Hillary Clinton, and that is about that the Michigan and Florida delegates need to be seated and counted, as well.

The Democrat Party should realize that Obama brings dreams, while Hillary brings SOLUTIONS.

SO, WAKE UP AMERICA! Let us ALL get behind Hillary Clinton and push her over the finish line, so that she can BEAT McCAIN in November and go on to become our next President!

No wonder these former candidates did not have a shot for presidency because of where they stand and how they're judgements are. Well, it is better to know now than later ,when it is too late to change minds about the candidate of your choice.
Very disappointing…

Tell me he's kidding.

Just agree with the Hillary supporters, let them vote it out to a losing bid, then they'll cry about it in November, but the numbers Obama has to McCain says it doesn't matter what they think anyway, cause the majority of her supporters have common sense enough not to vote republican. If not, Obama already has republicans and independents on his side..

I wish the woman was Pelosi, then maybe these feminists would have something, but these hypocritical women continue to support a woman who is still with a cheater… I bet 90% of them have low self-esteem and blame all men for their problems. Really Sad.

Hillary has been lying and subverting the constitution sense she was 27. I'm glad Jerry Zeifman was smart enough to keep notes on the impeachment, I just wish she'd been disbarred then and there.

Never mind that H is on the corporate board of Walmart
Oh, yeah, no corruption there at ALL.

Does anyone else think it’s a little telling that Republican radio is encouraging it’s listeners to go out and register Democrat and vote for Hillary?

I'll vote McCain before I vote Hillary, even if it means I have to serve another tour in Iraq.

Obama 08

What do the Magnificent Seven (Dodd, Dean, Kerry, Kennedy, Hart, Daschle and Richardson) have in common???? They are all sore losers. They can't stand the idea that a intelligent woman has a serious shot at accomplishing something they could not.

Hillary '08 all the way.

All the "has beens" in Congress,…looking to hitch their wagons to Obama's star. Why? They know Hilary will be making selections on COMPETENCE.!!!

TERM LIMITS TERM LIMITS TERM LIMITS

I'd say Obama told his supporters to back down on the "dropping out issue" as it makes him look bad whether he had anything to do with it or not. I can't wait until this whole thing is finished. Hill gets my vote in PA.

Clinton supporters, it's time for you folks to come back home. Come on, we knew going into this thing someone was going to loose and be unhappy. We understand. We will leave the light on and the door open. I want my party back, I want things to be like they use to be. Remember the good -ole days? Let's get back to some Bush bashing, lets kiss and make up. Come on home, we miss you

This is so very Dodd(oo) of the senator to wriggle out of his hole after making such a stupid remark for Senator Clinton to drop out of the race. Who does he think he is fooling? He was probably chastised by his boss Barack Obama about what an irresponsible statement he said and that could do damage to Obama's campaign. This is also typical of the Obama damage control group to do their dirty job as soon as something said and done backfire on them. You are not fooling anybody guys. And, I am voting McCain and leave you Dems to your endless political bickering.I would have stayed Democrat but you sure know how to screw things up.

Obama / Dodd 08.

I read somewhere that a good many of Hillary supporters would not vote for the democratic party if Obama wins. I see now why people describe Hillary as devisive. Look what you've inspired "Way to unite HIllary."

Hey Dodd, shut your stinking pie hole!!!! You nor Leahy, or any of Obama's other drones have the right to silence my voice as an American voter. The primary season is until June–those are the rules. THE ONLY REASON YOU WANT HILLARY TO DROP OUT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE SCARED, YOU KNOW SHE IS GOING TO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so sick of all the hypocritical Obama supporters flapping their mouths about fairness, playing by the rules, and not changing the rules in the middle of the game, and respecting the will of the people. Yet at every turn they are doing the exact oppisite, and the media is letting them by with it. I guess the rules only apply to Hillary and her supporters. SHAMELESS HYPOCRICY!!!! It is absolutely sickening!!

If Hillary can misspeak why can' Dodd, after all Dodd is not in the race any more, Hillary is. She has told a bald face lie and she brushes it off as "I made a mistake, I'm human" why hasn't the media play that lie she told over and over and over and over again like they are dong with Rev Wright. She is patheic and so are the news people on FOX News.

I have not seen till now as liars politicians as the democrats.God help america.Now iunderstand why Mcain has to win.At least he is so honest.That is the reason eyerybody goes with obama.He is the biggest liar also. I am a canadian, thank god.

Hillary we are with you all the way, because you are certainly the best candidate to lead our nation in a good direction.

You have the experience with the economy, everyone will receive universal healthcare, and people will no longer loose their homes and jobs. You know what to do, you can count on us.

HILLARY- PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VOTE DEMOCRAT-VOTE FOR CLINTON!

Young people will decide this run looking to to future for change, hope and unity or looking to the past for the same old same old. Division and divided.

Quit now Hiltlary, you can barely save face as it is. Prolong it much more and your political career will be over. I hope the rest of the Senate now sees she's beatable and not some unstoppable force. Give her the respect she deserves, NONE!!!

Hillary is killing her future politial career. If a mojority of people telling her she needs to step down, and she keeps dragging this out. Her career will be over.

"I wouldn't be surprised if she places herself on an Independent ticket for the GE. "

I would. She's broke.

He's right though. Just look at all of the hateful stuff the Clinton supporters write here.

I voted for Bill twice. I'm glad I got over that disease. I think I was just not willing to look any further than Bill at the time. Now I feel like they are poison to the party. If all of this divisiveness is going on in the party, because of Hillary and her surrogates/supporters, I'm inclined to think that this would continue, just as it was in the 90's, if she were to get in the White House.

She's still in court from the 90's, and the plaintiff promised that it was all but over, so in my mind, it will continue into the White House. That case started in the 90's so it's guaranteed to consume her White House Presidency. I want to avoid, at all costs, the chance of more drama in the White House like the Clinton years. Bill Clinton is the reason why the Democrats haven't been back in the White House since then.

The jelly fish is jumping out the water! Dodd, richardson, who's next? Leahy, Pelosi, Kerry, Kennedy, hamilton, Casey…and you call them superdelegates? My goodness. I see no decency on them.

Go Hillary, continue the fight. You mirror the true life of a woman - beaten up by men, envied by women, adored by children.

Go Hillary, the country needs a lot of cleaning. Only a good woman like you can clean a dirty house . And put these superdelegates in the compactor before they stink!

HILLARY GO BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE !!!!!!!!!! WE NEED YOU!!!!!!!

fOOD FOR THOUGHTS FOR ANY OBAMA SUPPORTER:

In the Huffington Post (hardly a Hillary supporter) there is a very INTERESTING article by Wayne Barrett about how the GOP might have rigged the Florida and Michigan elections.

What is MOST WORRYING, is to read further that while both RNC and DNC had the same rules punishing States who would move their elections ahead of time: an automatic 50% loss of delegates and while RNC followed such rule while DNC, as we all know, decided to go all the way and PUNISH both States by depriving them of ALL delegates.

What is MOST WORRISOM(!!!) is the fact that BOB WEXLER (Obama's chair for Florida) pushed for the vote to be moved ahead in that State and Democrat Rep. COLEMAN YOUNG II, BERT JOHNSON and ALDO VAGNOZZI pushed for the Michigan election to be moved ahead.

Isit just a coincidence that EACH ONE of these 4 gentlemen is an OBAMA supporte, OR, WHERE THERE IS SMOKE THERE IS FIRE ??????

I trust this post will not be censured by the pro-Obama CNN ….

>"What makes you guys Clinton haters, The PEACE or PROSPERITY ?"

How about the scandals, corrpution, greed and lies? Especially the lies.

Most reports suggest that neither candidate will have enough pledged delegates to secure nomination when all the primaries and caucuses are done. That means, even if nobody wants that way, superdelegates will have to weigh in their support to decide ultimate nominee. And since superdelegates represent democratic party and one of the candidate has got more votes from democratic voters (excluding independent votes) - should they consider that fact before deciding?

Backpedaling, eh?

Again, less than 1% separate Hillary from Barack at the moment. That's well within the margin of error of any poll, or any research study. With all the voting irregularities on both sides, 1% doesn't mean anything. Dean himself said the likely outcome will be someone will get 50.2% and someone will get 49.8%. And then we Democrats will be shuddering, because HALF of our number will be unhappy, and may turn toward McCain, or may not vote at all. We CANNOT win the GE with only half or even 2/3 of our number voting for our candidate.

Therefore, we must wait until the process is completed and every state is allowed to participate in order to make sure they don't feel alienated, and of course, because we are a DEMOCRACY, people. EVERYONE's vote must be counted!!!

With such a close race, the Clinton camp could just as easily call on Obama to step down "for the good of the party."

I'm NOT a "Clinton Hater". I voted for him TWICE. You people need to realize that just because someone disagrees with you doesn't make them liars, stupid, or haters.
Obama is the best choice and that's why I'm supporting him.
Your nastiness has done nothing but turn people away.
This is not 1992 or 1996. The world has changed drastically- so either grow up or shut up. You just turn people in your own party off.

This goes to show you that Senator Dodd is a flip flopper. He shouldn't have suggested it in the first place. It sure sounded like a lecture to me. Here is another case of someone making either a statement or a decision too hastily.

Come on people, wake up. Senator Obama has been the divisive one from the get go. He still is. He is lying, cheating, stealing, and paying people to get on board his campaign. What an OBAMINATION he is.

Senator Clinton, please keep fighting and don't give up. You are definitely the stronger candidate. I am with you 100%.

GO HILLARY 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BUT YOU DID SENATOR DODD.

Dodd, whom I once respected, is a hypocrite. I cannot believe my Democratic party is made up of so many bigshots who are behaving undemocratically. They disgust me!

Yeah Dodd, some of your Obama supporting buddies also need to step back and let the voters make their decisions. Each time someone pushes for Clinton to drop out you just create more prospecitve voters for McCain. To Republican voters the Democrats now look like a joke! McCain's campaign already knows that all the dissent in the Democratic party is likely to give them (McCain) the election in November.

People like Bill Richardson who cannot be trusted by anyone are also a part of the problem. He's the one who told Clinton that Obama didn't have the experience to be president and now he supports Obama. He's an opportunistic turncoat and is not smart enough to realize that if the Clintons can't trust him neither can Obama! If it looks like McCain will win in November he'll probably endorse him! Arrrrrrh!!!!!

…but don't you see, that's exactly the point! If she can't get the nomination, she'll ruin it just enough that he can't get it, either, and if the Republicans win, she'll be able to say "I told you so!"

For her, it's no longer about getting the nomination herself. She is at least intelligent enough to read the writing on the wall at this point. It's all about keeping him from getting where she wants to be.

Clinton likes to play Kennedy @ Carter convention, let her do it to herself, for even that Kennedy is backing Obama this time around.

C'mon Dodd! The last thing the Obama camp needs is a flip-flopping supporter. We don't need to sink to Hillary's level.

I am quite sure that you basically lectured Clinton to get out of the race. Why are politicians allowed retract, revise and refute statements they have made without any repercussions?

Dodd is the one who needs to get out of politics! He has been screwing up the entire system. The voters of Fla. and Michigan had no choice of when they voted, why should they be denied their vote based on what others decided. If the votes are not counted the Democratic party will fall apart. I don't live in one of those states, my vote counted, but I am mad as h— that millions of voters have been discounted. If something is not done, I will change my party. When Dodd's push to make sure Obama is the next President fails, he will then understand how angry we are with him.

There's someone with some influence in the Democratic party that is telling these yahoos to back off. I'd love to know who it is! I doubt it's Dean, Reid or even Pelosi - who does that leave? And please, please, please don't tell me it' your messiah Obama.

Oh well, it's keeping things interesting…My gut says it's a good thing for Clinton though.

First it was Pelosis backtracking and now Dodd. Evidently those big Democratic donors had an affect on her and him?

Dodd is just a loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I definitely agree with Senator Dodd if we can all the way up to the Convention we will lose the election

the clintins should just give up. who in their right mind would want bill in the white house. and why would we want a woman in office who stayed with a unfaithfull husband. she knew he cheated on her for yrs.
think about this for yrs all we had in the white house were the bushes and the clintins. time for a change major big time.

WHY DODD WHY?
What are you a sore loser? I think YOU should be running with Hillary not that newbie whoever, what is he 17 or Jr of what?
Is the party leaning heavy on you guys b/c the fix is in! You did not like the push out you got so why do it to Hillary? Is there some big reward waiting?
I would rather see you use your political clout to accomplish better things Dodd.
Obama has no political clout at all! HE OWES THE BIG PARTY PUSHERS BIG TIME.

The national election is already lost. Currently there are many petitions floating around the Internet where one can pledge not to support Obama due to just such foregone conclusions by the party leadership who forget that its people that should have that say and NOT them. With such a close election where Hillary will most certainly have more popular votes and Obama slightly more delegates (if they allow the rest of the country to vote) how can won say anything is a done conclusion?

Clinton should stay in the race as long as the delegates show her tohave a reasonable chance. But if they begin to make it unreasonable for her, she should get out or will definately hurt the party. The same goes for Obama, but right now the delegates stronlgly favor him. The delegates, and nothing else, are the deciding factor.

Two things: Dodd's comments did not "appear" to differ from his earlier comments, they did differ. And . . . Dodd, Obama, his surrogates, and supporters who have called on Clinton to "get out of the race for the good of the party" and said that she had virtually no chance of winning the nomination, have come under heavy fire and are now trying to amend their earlier comments. The talking points they were following, one after the other, like sheep, had started to backfire on them. It showed them to be arrogant and unwilling to give the last 10 states and Puerto Rico an opportunity to vote, This, coupled with their fight to keep Michigan and Florida from a revote, showed that they wanted Obama to win at all costs, even at the cost of democracy. It outraged voters, especially those whose voices they were trying to stifle in order to get their annointed one into office.

what is with all the back peddeling from camp obama

With either Obama or Clinton, whose "takes-a-village" social agendas are far too left of a center-right electorate, the Democrats will lose even if they are united behind an unelectable "novelty" candidate. Diversity is nice but doesn't trump experience and gravitas, which neither has.

This is another of one of those brave souls. He wants to be Secretary of State and now he has Richardson standing on base with him. Obama's campaign is doomed. Their mean and vicious supporters having driven away at least 28% of the Clinton supporters, who the polls show will not vote for him in the fall, if he is so lucky to win the nomination. I have already sent my letter to the DNC advising them to take my name off the mailing list, as I will be going independent. Three reason why. The fiasco called the Texas caucus, the Florida and Michigan fiasco and the fact that this election has been turned into a race issue by Obama.

Someone give this man some salt to go with his foot in his mouth.

Asking Sen Clintion to get out of the race is a political spend, must people should see this. The news is running it in the ground but something to talk about.

Dodd, you need to man-up and stick to your guns on Hillary. She is hurting the democratic party and trying to coerce the superdelegates to betray the popular vote so she can steal the primary win.

And what will that get us? A huge defection in November and McCain will have an easy win. He would barely have to campaign - all he needs to do is bring up just how qualified and experienced Hillary really is.

She's not.

CNN, you need to update your superdelegate count for Obama. He was endorsed by a super from Wyoming and Montana Gov. yesterday. How come you numbers are generally low compares to MSNBC, FOX and ABC?

What is he thinking about in the picture?

"Unity of the Party"?

i believe you are right on Billary needs to stop.as a matter of fact i just changed my party so i could vote against her.i have never seen such a liar and such an obama hater and as for bill he reminds us constantly where her lying come from as for chelsea does she really think people have forgot her dads misbehaving someone needs to get a life in the democratic pary and get rid of their cancer the clintons..

Funny what is worng with my comment……………………it won't get posted because it is the truth. How sad ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Mr Dodd is a hipocrit. Double Standard……..another loser…………..HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

go Hillary Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have one word for you……………………….LOSER!!!!!

Yes he is, and it's good for him to do it, the Clintons are tearing the libs apart.

A good Op-Ed piece in today's Wall Street Journal that proposes that Harry Reid surrender his position as Senate Majority Leader to Hillary Clinton( which Reid has the discretion to do ) in return for the suspension of her campaign.In one act, the otherwise lackluster Reid could prove himself the moral superior of his party.I hope he reads the Journal.

He was just talking to himself. Again..

Shut up Dudd,I mean Dodd! Who cares what you think, your just as bad as the judas from New Mexico!

Leave my Hillary alone. Stop asking her to get out of this race when she is heading to win KY, IN, PA, WV and OR. What in the world are people allowing in today's society when gender bias is staring at us in the face and is challenging us with its in your face nonsense like this!

This will be decided by the time we finish PA, NC and IN. At that time, the superdelegates will see that Hillary has lost even if the DNC gives her FL and MI based upon the completely unfair primaries held in those states. They will just give the delegates to them to her and her campaign proportionate to the votes in those States just to shut them up so they will quit whining. Knowing Hillary, she will then say the uncommitted votes in MI shouldn't go to Obama since they were not specifically for him since his name was not on the ballot. She will never stop trying to cheat the process, change the rules midstraem to benefit Hillary, and steal the election. She and George W. have a lot in common in that respect. She is totally unethical!

From the quotation printed, it looks that Dodd was saying the superdelegates (the "national leadership") should make their decisions soonin order to tip this thing in the direction its leaning and make the reality plain for all to see.

That's not quite the same as telling HRC to drop out; it would just make it obvious that there's no reason to continue.

You made a mistake saying Obama will be the democratic nominee. He will end up losing ground. He is too 'star struck' and more people are seeing this. This is not good for a president. And we were for him at first, but not now. Now for Clinton.

That is pretty commendable that Dodd will not pressure anyone to bow out of a race. I'm sure he wouldn't want to be told that seeing as how he will face a tough re-election in Conneticut.

Why do we even schedule primaries in the remaining 10 states if they're not going to count? If we wanted to reach a conclusion before the convention, we shouldn't have scheduled primaries so close to it.

I would like to see how the remaining states' votes play out.
Counting Florida and Michigan, the race between Senator Clinton and Senator Obama is a virtual tie.

You kniow HRC is going to go down fighting all the way to the Convention. She is dillusional ! And I wouldn't be surprised if she places herself on an Independent ticket for the GE. Relentless……

dodd is right. obama 08

I agree with Dodd.

I'm tired of all this drop out talk. FINALLY, the entire country has a chance to have a meaningful primary and all we hear is drop out. Are we a nation of quitters? No. Politics as usual is having only one candidate to choose from. Let the thing play out. If people have sense they will do the right thing in the end…vote Democrat!

Hillary 08

Let's hope he's not. He has no right to tell anyone to step out of the race.

Which credentials would he be using andyway? Failed candidate?

He, and a few others need to get over themselves and realize the election belongs to the people.

That's right, you can't lecture someone or insist they leave the race. We all, need to wait for the Pennsylvania primary to be over. Already, Hillary's double digit lead is being whittled away to only 9 points and counting.

I BELIEVE that the primary in Pennsylvania will be VERY close, if not a win for Sen. Obama! Pennsylvania voters are not stupid nor can they be fooled. Hillary lied about Bosnia, I heard her speak telling the story in front of cameras as if it was absolute truth…… WHAT ELSE is she lying about? Why not release their tax returns? The people of Pennsylvania will have to wonder about all of this and I hope conclude that they don't want: Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton!

OBAMA 08!

HILLARY GET OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will blame democratic party for this mess Never have plan B ,C only have plan A hopping that every thing will go well in plan A . Now try to force Hillary get out from the race because of their problem !!!!!!!

This race has become nothing but an ego trip for the Clintons, unfortunately I think they are on a space ship which needs to be stopped with a cruise misile. The party is more important than their ambitions, they got their chance for eight years, we are fed up.

I truly agree with Dodd on this issue - no matter which candidate is selected the other should save face and bow out gracefully with their dignity remaining in tact. We as a people have enough to deal with on a daily basis without having to endure the bickering of if I don't get my way then I'll make it ROUGH on the rest of you. At this point are you really concerned about the people and their thoughts or your own (family) personal gain. What's really going on here?

lou everyone in the media is urging hillary to get out because she is dividing the party when in reality it is the judas in the senate that claimed to be hillary supporters. if hillary does not win the nomination my family and me will go republican!! Because if hillary can't count on her peers of so many years why should the american voters trust or believe anything they promise? obama in my opinion is a liar and a hipocrit i love my grandma more than anything in the world and would never ever do to her what obama did to his!!!!!

Neither candidate should asked to withdraw from the race. However, Senator's McCain and Obama have released their 2000 thru 2006 tax returns; Hillary needs to release hers, why is she refusing? Her refusal is supporting opinion that she has dubious financial investments. How can she be trusted with tax payer's monies if she refuses to release her own financial history.

He was right the first time. The superdelegates need to declare their intentions soon so this can wrap up. The fence mending from this primary is going to take a long time. If it doesn't start to happen soon we'll have President McCain come next January.

If Obama wins the nomination, you will lose the election in November anyway. The democrats are already in trouble with the way they have treated Hillary in this whole process.

Chris Dobb is a jerk, he has always been a jerk and always will be a jerk. He had no right to ask Hillary to drop out of the race. Now that he see most of the public is against Hillary dropping out he backs down from his initial suggestion. Typical politican for a typical politican such as Obama.

The keep your mouth shut. Do your job and stay out of the electorial process.

Mr. Dodd, both candidates in the democratic side will lose the national election to Senator McCain. Both Sen. Obama and Clinton are accusing each other dirty politics. It's disgusting how they treat Hillary and I can't comprehend what Hillary did to them personally. They hate her soo much because people are so jealous. She's not perfect and that goes to Sen. Obama too. The way I see it from the voting pattern blacks are voting only for Obama. TO ALL VOTERS, DELEGATES AND SUPER DELEGATES STOP TELLING CLINTON TO DROP OUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT OVER YET.

THE MEDIA SHOULD STOP TELLING THEIR VIEWERS THAT OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE MORE EDUCATED. THAT'S AN INSULT TO ALL VOTERS WHO DON'T HAVE A HIGHER EDUCATION. I'M A COLLEGE GRADUATE AND IT DISGUST ME TO HEAR YOUR REPORTS AND ANALYSIS!

I'd say Dodd's comments were spoken like the loyal Obama supporter he is. And he is free to make his choice for whichever Candidate he prefers. However, I think his comments should be weighed by his preference of Candidate.

Your view really doesn't matter much, it's the voters view that matters. And anyone pushing someone out of a tight race before everyone has a chance to vote isn't going to look very good. I think that this is the best because it gives the later voters a real chance for them to count. I'm really sure a lot of the states yet to vote, wish the Republicans votes counted now too. That is why I think it would be better for both parties to have the primaries closer together, so all of the voices are heard and not just a few in the beginning, AND limit on when they can start campaigning, they started way too early this time. Why do you think MI & FL wanted their's earlier, because they are hurting and they wanted a voice.

Mr. Dodd is like Bill Richardson, Senator Leahy. They are old cigar smoking back room deal makers who think likr the Kennedy's own the Democratic Party. Let's see how Mr. Dodd would like it should the shoe be on the other foot. Like Richardson Im sure his support comes with the promise or hopes of a position in BO's administration (Heavens forbid). Richardson and Dodd could not even rack up 1 delage on their own so lets ride the coat tails of a front runner. If it was Hillary at the moment Im sure they would be supporting her. Those old foggies are still threatened by woman, in particular Mrs. Clinton who debated them silly, who is smarter, tougher and more qualified to be President then BO, or the rest of them. Hillary for President!

You'r right. But Hillary needs to know she has to drop out of this race so the party can win in Nov.

She does not want to drop out yet she has not release her tax Return.
Please drop out becuase you are the bigest lier I have ever seen.
You are worst than you'r husband when he cheated on you with Monica

now he steps back why because obama said Clinton should stay in these people want to be re elected and they cannot even thin k for themselves

If Dodd was in the race I think he would continue on. Just because he's a Obama supporter doesn't mean Clinton can't continue on!!!

We need to see hilly hucabee's 2007 income tax returns. If we ask them for it, chelsea will say it is none of your pop eye'd business. I' m going to speak what many that are owed a political favor here and there don't have the courage to say. I think she should drop out ASAP.
If she don't do those things it will make things more difficult for the party.

Dodd is out of touch. I admire his devotion to civil liberties, but it's time for him to retire.

Can anyone say—backpedaling?

Sen. Dodd, just work on some meaningful legislation.

SHE CAN STAY BUT SHE WILL LOSE

He, Chris Dodd why the double talk? You now flip flopping?

After you clearly said HRC should step before.

Its nice to hear you correcting yourself.

Good for you.

Good for you. We all amke mistake at time but to recognize it and correct it is actually a way forward.

Good luck.!!!!

Finally some ""common sense"" has descended upon one of the most vocal Obama's ""all smoke-and-no-beef"" supporters.

High time that Obama's superdelegates take a DEEP BREATH, COUNT till 20 (TWENTY) and KINDLY ALLOW the remaining 30 to 33 million Democrat voters to exercise their right to vote.

Chris!! IT IS SO SIMPLE AND SO BASIC……..

must have realized that it is political suicide to go against the establishment… you know… let the voters decide!!!

Sen Dodd, if Democrats lose the election because of a divided convention, so be it. Your party chose proportional representation and got itself in this mess. You cannot compromise with the primary election process because you want your guy to win in November. This is the United States of America, not the United States of Russia.

Sen. Dodd is now re organising what he previously said. He is fearful that this might hurt him if he runs for the presidency in the future.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HIPOCRIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hillary 08

Dodd will NEVER be President or even have a shot so he is trying to pounce on the little power that he has btw now and November. This is really sad Dodd. Time for you to retire!!!

It seems that when Sen Clinton goes negative she takes one step closer to ending her campaign. It is a mistake to go after a religious leader (whether she disagrees with him or not), other ministers and religious leaders are not going to follow. She will loose religious voters and African Americans on this one.

Further, I just read an article that her campaign was double charging donors credit cards and have over 2 million in charge backs that they have to refund. Some of those people are upset, becasuse it took a while for it to show up on thier credit card statements.

They have some financial issues, strategy issues and neither look positive. Everything they do seems so negative.

With Bil Clinton preaching the Pastor Wright sermon over and over to the Super Delegates and the" Obama cannot win theory" I don't see how that the Democratic party can help but take a divided party to the convention.Hillary will continue with the "my way or the highway "strategy and march McCain right into the Whitehouse.

I'm an Obama supporter, and I have to say, I was a little disappointed in Dodd for his previous stance on this issue. Nothing but good can come from this extended primary season, and either Dem will be beyond McCain's reach once this thing is over. Thank you Chris Dodd for pulling back and taking it easier on Clinton!

Senator Dodd, have you seen some hand writing on the wall. I hope everyone who supports Obama steps back and reconsiders, otherwise you will live to bitterly regret. Obama is arrogant , racist, speaks with a silver tongue, but there is no substance there.

Anyone who believe either Hillary or Bill is obviously naive. The Clintons have lied so much over the years, with a straight face, and have been caught. How many lies does it take before these Clinton supporters stop believing. These Clinton supporters are like women who refuse to get out of abusive relationships. They keep going back for more abuse.

The Clintons are dishonest at best and have been caught lying time after time. Do we really want another a president who cannot be trusted?

Clinton cannot win because more lies will be uncovered. The media is hiding a whole bunch of stories. These aren't smear tactics, these are factual lies!

Typical of a bunch of men to try and bully a woman because she's performing strongly! I hope Dodd loses his senate seat the next go around. He back stabbed Lieberman and forced him to the GOP and now he's trying to bully the first serious woman contender for the presidency. Dodd has to go!

maybe its just me, but I don't see any glaring inconsistency here . . .

The Clinton's gave America 8 years of peace and prosperity.

True, the Monica scandal is a bad footnote in Americas greatest recent period of prosperity. It is sad for America ,that so many people actually hate the Clinton's for a circus made by the media instead of remembering the peace and prosperity that was America.

So here is a question for CNN and the other Clinton haters.

What makes you guys Clinton haters, The PEACE or PROSPERITY ?

Sen. Dodd was not standing alone when he suggested the race had to end and that was in the best interest of the democrat party. One cannot expect party leaders to stand by, say nothing while the party self destructs, that would be totally irresponsible. Even though Sen. Dodd supports Obama, he like many other democrats will support whoever wins the democrat nomination.

Obama reminds me of the Apple advertisement on TV. Kids love both Apple products and Obama, but is it the real deal? Sure both looks good ! But …

Chris is right . The only way Hillary can win the nomination is to take this to the convention floor . Superdelegates should start to rally around Sen Obama now .

Hillary will soon run out of cash , her "PAC" fund raisers have turned their backs on her . She can't produce tax returns from 2000 - 2006 ,
because of all the offshore stuff Bill is involved in and she won't win the last 10 primaries to make a difference .

Obama 08 !!!

YES WE CAN !!!

Dodd isn't that well liked in Connecticut, I'm feeling a Lieberman-ish primary battle come the next time you're up Dodd….this is one CT Democrat who has lost all respect for you.

WHAT A HYPOCRITE, JUST LIKE PELOSI AND ALL THEM. YOUR WEAK ARGUMENTS GO NO WHERE.

LET THE RACE CONTINUE!!

Hillary need to drop out of the race, when in reality the Clintons are saying the people votes means nothing if they are not for the Clintons. That goes to show how divided the world would be with Hillary.

Go Obama '08

A vote for Hillary Clinton means never having to say you're sorry to the citizens of the United States of America.

Nice change of tone.

Dodd needs to retire along with Richardson, Leahy and Casey.

I want to know exactly how many delegates Chris Dodd won before he dropped out. If the answer is zero, I would give his comments no more weight than any other Senator of a small state.

Hillary needs to go….Obama has won double

The last thing he wants to do is to lecture a candidate to get out of the race??? Isn't that what he just did last week? Dodd, Pelosi, Dean, all are backpeddling for some reason. Wonder why? Could it be that Hillary isn't as "finished" as people think she is????

This man's really got some issues. Can't wait unitl his closet door swings open.

He's a whimp. 90% of the Democrats caved when Bush stole the Presidency. I knew then and I know now that they have no backbone. He and Pelosi are now letting Bill and Hillary scare them into changing their positions. Useless!

Man all the Obama backers are liars

Quinnipiac POLLS….Hillary beats McCain handily in FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA & OHIO!!!!!!!!!!!
GO HILL!!!!!!!!

I agree. Hillary should drop out for the good of the nation but she never will. She will stoop to any low to win. Pathetic!