I'll tell you why. He is a man of God and would never stoop to Hillary's level.

OK lets all ask questions…why did Hillary Clinton's lead vanish from a double digit lead down to 5 in PA inspite support from a popular Govenor and 2 sitting mayors in the State; why has Sen Obama won twice as much States as Hillary; why is she still behind in delegates, and popular votes inspite that sense of inevitability 15 mths ago by the Clintons..etc, etc, etc….

I think a smarter question should be this: Hillary Clinton comes from a dynasty. She has her husband former President Clinton who is admired by many, she has the people in highest offices backing her, and she apparently (according to tax returns) has millions of dollars in the bank. So the question is being that you come from a Dynasty, why haven't you already won Hillary? If you can't even beat a "rookie" Senator from Illinois, then how can you match the "maverick" Mccain?

He's reaising more money, is winning the popular vote, winning in the delegate count, closing in on the super delegate count (I expect he'll be winning that by the end of the week) ahead in the nationwide polls, cut down the huge lead in PA, what more does she want. The deals closed, she just doesnt' want to accept it.

The only reason Obama has not closed the deal is because Clinton has put her interests above those of her party, and worse yet her country.

She has virtually no chance to win this nomination yet she continues to try to drag down her opponent, all the while helping the person who should be their common opponent.

Regardless of what happens in PA (and she SHOULD win by huge numbers given the favorable demographics), she cannot catch Obama in pledged delegates under any circumstances.

Anyone with a shred of character would see the light and do what is best for the party, as well as the country.

Unfortunately for all of us, Clinton has not an iota of character.

Why is she LOSING THE DEAL? This was her state by 20 points and he's got her down to 5-10% in only 6 weeks….and that's not 6 weeks of being in the state constantly! She LOST her lead when ever he talked to people and as they got to know him. This state is supposed to be full of HER base….how is it now that she has lost support from some of her own base. It isn't because he is out spending her on commercial ads. People are smarter than to make a decision based on TV ads!
I think it is telling how she spins the fact that she has blown her lead with her base into how he can't close the deal. What else does she spin? Maybe she has her own definition of 'truth'. Kindof like her husband had his own definition of 'sex' and of 'is'.
Obama '08

National poll shows Obama with a 10 point lead. Keep talking Hillary. It only goes up the more you speak.

Blake, what are you smokin'?? So you think that the millions spent on commercials somehow goes for PA state taxes!?!?! The people who make commercials are not living in PA, they are WORKING in PA, you pay taxes to your HOME state….

I am so sick and tired of the Clinton Campaign moving the goal posts. Everyone knows that Senator Obama was down at least by 20 points or more and yes he has outspent the Clinton Campaign. This is the reason that the difference is in the single digits.

I don't understand why Americans are so gullible and believe everything that the Clinton Campaign espouses. If Senator Obama had not outspent her, he probably would be down by 30 points.

I wish that Pennsylvania give the Clintons' a kick in the pants and Senator Obama wins. I would love to see her squirm and say, he was expected to win with all the new voters and then she would be on to Indiana and then North Carolina. She would find an excuse to stay in the race.

Obama 2008! Proudly supported him financially and will gladly give more!

If Senator Clinton gets the Democratic nomination, I will be staying home come November…as will quite a few people that I know. I can't vote for McCain because of his position on Iraq and this sense that he's too out-of-touch with today's world, and I won't vote for Hillary because of how badly she and her campaign have bloodied the waters during this cycle. I'm tired of choosing the "lesser of two evils" so I'm going to exercise my right to protest by NOT going to the voting booth. At least I'll be able to sleep at night…

The game is not over yet, and believe or not Hillary will be the next president of United States, she is the most qualify to get the job done. Obama is not what you think he is, he has a porpose to destroy United States, imagine right now with Bush how can be expect to have an inexperience person that when you ask him a question the only thing he does is hum hn ah and avoid the answer he is a liar and hyprocrsy and arrogant, people WAKE UP WAKE UP!!!!

Her point is so true. The funny thing is that Obama once again finds himself playing old politics and trying to BUY an election, the amount of money he is using to run smear campaigns and robo calling is amazing and it amounts to him trying to buy the election. He outspent Hillary in Texas and Ohio by the same amount and still not a win - that really says something - that people aren't sure about his ability to provide real, implementable solutions. Not all the money he spends goes into the PA economy folks let's be real.

Hillary 08

Jan,
why is that sad that ordinary people are taking a serious interest in the campaign? isnt that a good thing for our democracy? And its not sad that hillary is 9 million in debt because she cant excite people at all?

Barack Obama has closed the deal and the majority of the country and the many who despise you can't understand why you can't seem to get that through your head. Mrs. Clinton, the USA is not a dynasty and we are sick of two families screwing up our country. We are sick of old politics and electing liars who say or do anything for their power trip. Because we fought for our freedom to separate ourselves from coronations and bowing down to egotistical, narcissistic myopic freaks who will put themselves before their country, the people and the party they supposedly represent.

Get off your elitist highchair. We don't owe you the whitehouse.

Hillary should be closing the deal not Obama. She was ahead in most states by a greater margin. She was also ahead in last years numbers.

Why media is constantly looking for Obama to close the deal. People in all states know Clinton's for the past 30 years or more. Not many knew about Obama out side of his home state.

If Clinton brand can not win then it should be discontinued…….

THE DEAL IS CLOSED. IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. BILL IS MAKING SURE THE DEAL CLOSED. BILL IS FOR OBAMA…….

BARACK FOR PRESIDENT!

She needs a big win just to stay in the race. Her campaign is still on life support. She will still be benhind in States won, Pledge Delegates, Total Delegates, Popular Vote primary, National popular vote, and her campaign is in debt. This will be over for sure after NC.

Obama 08

I don't understand either, why Hillary's supporters can't see through her shenanigans. She's the spinmeister for sure.

What I am most concerned about is if people are genuinely switching parties to vote for the Democratic candidate they think will be easier to beat……Are they really doing that? And if they are, I think it's the most despicable, unAmerican thing I've ever heard of.

Hillary has been picked to win PA all along,Instead of conceding the state Obama has forced her to spend millions of dollars to keep the gap as wide as possible.Will she have the financial support to continue this into NC and ID?Looks like a poor investment to me.

Clinton keeps complaining about the amount of money being spent by the Obama campaign. To be fair I think the Clinton camp should factor in the amounts previously spent to establish their brand. In the introduction of a new product to the market it is normal to have to out spend similiar existing products to establish themselves in the market place. If she can not grasp this simple concept do we really want her analysis of important policies.

Grammy in OK, I am shocked at you pushing those terrorists scare tactics. FYI, South Chicago is bad and sad because of institutionalized jim crow which started in the 1940's with the building of projects. Obama isn't Moses, he cannot part the waters to bring that kind of miracle to South Chicago after decades of poverty, you need to get real.

Hmmm a Hit Dog will holla. She should have closed it on Super Tuesday and now having a 20% lead going into P.A. and that has been cut to single digits. Hmmm sounds like Obama has already closed that deal!!!

Obama can 'close the deal' better than Clinton can. He's proved it time and time again. And the Clintons know it and are afraid of it because he's going to close the deal all the way to the nomination.

Pennsylvania Final Result

Clinton - 58%
obama - 42%

GO CLINTON GO TO WHITE HOUSE

. . . Close the deal? Hillary Clinton can't even catch up.

Hillary why are you saying that Obama can't win. Well if you get your goonies out of the way he can. You are so pathetic

Spare the drama and your lies Hillary, how convenient to always change the story to suit yourself. The FACT that is Obama is significantly getting more funding that you, as well as significantly closing your once great lead in your own home state is proof alone he has what it takes to be president. Go control your husband he's running loose sabotaging your faltering camping!

Hillary clinton is pitiful.. she will twist anything to make it sound good for her.

Obama surged from a 30 point deficet… come on Hillary, really??

OBAMA 08!

Keep up the good work, dumb-o-crats.

THE DEAL as she puts it SHOULD have been closed by HER on SUPER TUESDAY. The reason this has gone SO LONG IS "BECAUSE OF YOU MADAME" SENATOR !!! YOU HAVE DRUG THIS THING OUT SO "NOBODY WILL WIN IN NOV!" YOU ARE BROKE, CANNOT GET YOUR POOR SUPPORTERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOU …..BUT YOU WILL NOT ALLOW OBAMA TO FINISH THE DEAL , SAME ON YOU!!

I believe Obama CLOSED THE DEAL after 11 consecutive primary wins. And let's not forget he won Illinois. If everybody cites New York among her "wins," why does everyone forget Illinois went HUGELY for Obama. The margin in NY wasn't that big for Billary.

you gave your top advsior Mr. Penn your money 10 million. Obama payed his top advisor 250,000. People wake up she started with more money then Obama. Look at her records with food costs,hotel bills, why outspent Obama. Obama is spending money wisely. Face the facts not this other stuff

CLINTON 58%

OBAMA 42%

THE QUESTION IS…why won't Hillary go away?

DR thinks the people in Ohio and PA are dumb.
Just like an Obama supporter
STUPID

Do you think the money that he spends just vanishes in the wind? It goes to people who are working in Pennsylvania. He has injected millions into the state. The people who recieved the income will pay taxes on it and it will go into helping people. Wow! What a thought that money spent goes back into taxes.

True. So true. If someone outspends the other by 3:1 and still can't win, there must be a VERY good reason why.

Hillary should be the president. But, if for some reason she doesn't get the nomination, at least Obama will NEVER beat McCain.

"Clinton said if she is victorious, “a win is a win” regardless of the margin."

yep, and that's how it will be when Obama finishes with the most popular votes and most pledged delegates and never having trailed in this race. Hillary you may win Penn, but you are still in second place.

Why can't she close the deal? At least he's ahead in popular votes and delegates. She had a twenty point lead in that state, so it wouldn't seem practical for him to win.

Maybe the question for Hillary Clinton should be: Why can't you stop losing?

Gallup poll has Obama up 10 vs Clinton nationwide. He has closed the deal. It's very unlikely Clinton can win, but he can't stop them from running. The Clinton campaign can limp along, but pointing to its continuing and saying 'Why can't he close the deal' is misleading. Typical Clinton statement.

Go Obama!

Well to tell you the truth……Obama is new to the world and alot of people have not taken the time to really look at this man……unlike the Clinton who have been around for some years……So Obama will always out spend Hillary because he has to work harder to get people to know who he is……..Its not like this man has been known all over like the Clintons…..The funny thing is why is Hillary paying out so much money having the name she does….along with being well known because she was Bill wife……..now you talking about something that dont make since……. (this dont)……and why are her supporter sending her money………with a big name like hers she dont need the help…..So the question should be …….WHY IS HILLARY SPENDING SUCH LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND MONEY SHE CANT PAY BACK BECAUSE SHES ALREADY IN THE RED WITH OTHER STATES…….AND SHE NEEDS TO BE ASKING HERSELF…….WHY IS OBAMA CLOSING IN ON ME SO CLOSE AND i HAVE DONE AS MUCH AS I CAN TO TRY AND BRING THIS MAN DOWN….AND HES STILL ON MY BACK CLOSING IN ON ME…..HAHAHAHA…..HILLARY….GIRL FORM ONE SISTA TO ANOTHER ……..GIVE IT UP……..

Are you kidding me? The only reason he is having trouble in PA is because of Billary's REPUBLICAN scare tactics, mud slinging, and one sided debates. Oh, and let's not forget all of the republicans voting for her to give McCain the easy win.

It is clear that the Billary team released this statement to cover up the fact that they are financially IN THE RED and that the margin of victory REALLY DOES MATTER.

Statistically Billary needs to have AT LEAST a double digit win to have ANY chance of beating Obama, and yet somehow she is able to twist things up to make it sound like he is the one losing.

I can not believe the "elistist" comments by DR, right up Obama's sleeve! Ohio, and PA are the down to earth real and hard working Americans, that is why what they say matters. The question is really why can't he win the big states, that can not be overlooked. He will lose in the fall to McCain if he is the nominee…….

Why does Obama keep having to respond to the media about the reverend, other far flung affiliations and the ludicrous question about a lapel pin? Shouldn't the media press about real issues facxng us?
Or, why aren't you pressing HC about lying about Bosnia, her quite CLOSE affiliation with a person who was accused of perjury while president? When will the media stop supporting Hillary? Get out of the way with your ridiculous non-issues. We will decide the next President (in spite of these distractions) and Obama won't be playing ball with the media or lobbyists. Maybe we will rid ourselves of the Clinton politics that so reflect the "anything to win" no matter who gets hurt–even if its your own party . Ruthlessness and arrogance are not characteristics I want in president!
HC, go back to NY.

Hei D R, now you are insulting the people of Ohio and PA - thats exactly what Obama and his supporters do - INSULT those not in their camp. Shame shame on you DR.

Now what do you know of China? Have you been to China, have a Chinese friend or foe? And know what the Chinese can and cannot do - you do not know 2 bits about the Chinese, and the dependence of USA on the Chinese, and you want to talk about the Chinese - IGNORANCE! We Chines call a person like that "barbaric" = uncultured or descriped a person like that, a "lantern using cowhide" therefore cannot shed light.

DOWN OBAMA.

GO HILLARY GO '08

Hillary Clinton has all the name recognition and Obama without any name recognition, who came from a some town in Chicago has more votes both delegate and popular than you. one strike!! You have 35yrs of experience and a a jr senator with only 2-3 yrs of national experience has raised more money than you even the fact you take money from Lobbists. Thats another strike. You have all the big politican in PA and you are only leading Obama by single digit. Thats three counts against you. So your question about “why can't he close the deal” is irrelevant. A win by one vote is a win. The gap has been closed. He is ahead of you. So drop this petty-lossing-childish politics.

It will be funny to look back on Billary's increasingly desperate and incoherent comments once this thing is all over. Yeah, Barack outspent you because you wasted all of your money! You can't even run a campaign as the prohibitive favorite, let alone our country! And he IS closing on you in PA - a state where you were up by 20 a month ago! You can't make ANY headway in states that naturally favor him, so you try to write them off as irrelevant. Everyone who is not old, fat, and ignorant has rejected you and your candidacy (if they are only 2 out of 3, they go for Obama.) I can;t wait until I don't have to listen to you and your obnoxious lies anymore.

Grammy in Oklahoma April 22nd, 2008 1:44 pm ET

Yes, Senator Obama has certainly outspent the Clinton campaign by 4 or 5 times and still is behind in the latest poll. Could it be that voters are beginning to realize that MONEY CORRUPTS and that Senator Obama is a corrupt candidate. After all, the Hamas terrorist organization is hoping he will win.

We need a candidate who is 110% for the American people. We need a candidate who can bring back economic good times. We need Senator Hillary Clinton. Senator Obama did not bring his disrict in South Chicago economic good times. Take a virtual tour of the area—it is so very bad and sad.
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To bad she couldn't bring her campaign to economic good times!!

Hillary is just plain greedy. She would rather make sure that Obama doesn't win so she can run in four years. My answer is still no to Hillary. yesterday, today and forever..

McCain will get my vote if she is given the nomination.

Well, if Obama is able to cut down the 20% lead from a few weeks ago, I'll be glad !! Clinton owns the establishment in that states - plus it's one of her four states she was born in.

And - Billary would have spend more money as well if she would not have mismanaged her campaigns finances earlier. Don't blame Obama that he can manage his campaign and finances better that you, Billary.

I hope that Obama will only trail by 6% - any percent less is a cherry on top !

OBAMA'08

thing is, he's spending the money, because he is getting the money. with the economy the way it is we americans are not going to throw money away…. so if the american people are supporting him monotarily, 2 to 1 over clinton and 3 to 1 over mccain there must be a darn good reason.

Wasn't she the expected winner on super tuesday ?
Didn't she start with huge advantages in Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas?
Was she not up 20% going into pennsylvania ?

Not only can she not close the deal, she can't even hold onto huge leads.

Why is anyone voting for someone who is always loosing the high ground ?

It is interesting for me to know what is Grammy's solution for Hamas problem. there are two options, just get ride of them or start negotiation in a positive way. The removing strategy didn't work in the past, the proof is the situation that we see right now there. Obama still observs hamas if not terrorist at least an obstacle in the peace proccess in the Middle East. having such a view, no official diplomatic power, only through his campain they are convinced that he is the man that they like to see on the negotiation table. Please for a moment open your eyes to see reality, ISN'T THIS GOOD? please forget about Hillary and Barak for a sec and think. Isn't Hamas described as a group which has no willing to negotiate? They heard the message of change and respect to all the nations and they are ready to cooporate. It is an advantage for the US presedint to settle an agreement to finish the violence there.

It is so amazing how Wolfson continues to lower the bar. Your right a win is a win, but it you cant close the margins then you may as well pack your bags. Why pack you may ask? In the long run an over all loss is a loss weither its 10 votes or 100 votes or 1000's of votes a loss is still a loss. Same goes for the delegates.
As for Hillary, why cant he close the deal as you put it. It is not that he can not, it is he has made a choice not to be as ugly as you are. Your husband keeps playing the race card, and you keep dredging up the same ol stuff. Of course it works for you, as it keeps you there, the problem is you only end up showing your true self, and that picture is so very ugly, self serving and out right old politics. One day is all I can say some where America will say enough is enough by sending a resounding NO You may not.

Here is the deal. If you start off with a 20 point deficit and give the amount of time and money his campaign invested in the Keystone State then you should see some change. Not necessarily a win but a change in his favor. Which I believe he has accomplished. Same can be said for TX or OH. If you go into a fight as an underdog and u at least try your best to close the gap then u are a winner in my book.

wow Hillary. Really?

Maybe it's because you are the most dishonest, horrible opponent/person ever and will stop at nothing to throw your filth in his direction.

Isn't Hillary Clinton's campaign bankrupt? Is that who you really want to try and bring back good economic times? A fake smile does not add up to much for a president. And it doesn't look very good for us, the American people.

OBAMA IS LOSER.HE CAN'T CLOSE NOTHING.AFTER PEN.HE IS GOING HOME TO ILLINOIS,AND CONTINUE TO WORK THERE AS SENATOR.SORRY OBAMANS WE WILL GIVE U CHANCE NEXT TIME.BUT NOW WE NEED HILLARY. GO HILLARY 08.FROM PENNSYLVANIA STATE TO PENNSYLVANIA AVE.YES WE WILL……..

Hillary you had everything going for you; but you could not close the deal. What you did in Florida, though , showed everyone just who you really are. You didn't take your name off the ballot, as the others did. Then you tried very hard to show how "badly" you felt for the voters of Florida and Michigan. Americans aren't stupid, thank goodness. Just wait, when Americans ,who PAY THE SALARIES and the money SQUANDERED by Congress are UNITED TO END THIS WAY OF BUSINESS AS USUAL!!!!! iT IS JUST BEGINNING. We have learned a lot about you, Hillary. You can do a lot to help this country; you tried. Now it is time for you and Bill to realize that POLITICS AS USUAL is not what we want!!!

perhaps bc you've been a household institution since the 90's and Obama has only been on the radar for a year.

or perhaps bc you've been throwing absolutely everything and anything at him in your flailing and speedy decent to failure.

He can't close the deal, because HE CANNOT WIN
he can only control the weak minded fools that would vote for Bozo the clown if he offered them an ice cream cone
keep it up Obama Zombies, give him all your money so he can work his ego…GIVE HIM MORE and waste it instead of paying for $4 gallon gasoline
a vote for Obama is a vote down the drain!!!!!

A message for Grammy in Oklahoma,

What are you talking about? Money does corrupt, expecially when you are taking money from special interest groups and lobbyists. I find that it may be a bit less so, when you are getting the majority of your donations from the American people in $100 donations or less, like Obama is.

I see you are one of those buying into the Clinton scare tactics-who cares who hopes he will win? Obama is not affiliated with them in any way.

Why do you think Hillary can bring good "ecomonic times" for America when she can't even manage funds for her campaign?

YOU ARE ARGUING FOR THE OBAMA NOMINATION AND YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT!

Wait a minute, Sen. Clinton started out with greater than 20 point leads in NY, CA, OH, NJ, TX, and PA, not to mention the fact that she had a huge lead nationally as recently as Nov. of last year. She has the luxury of having loyal Dem. supporters throughout the country from her husbands days in office (both local officials and voters) and the political machinery already in place that goes along with that support (just look at how much Rendell and Nutter have done for her alone). The real question here should be about her failures to utilize these overwhelming advantages over the past six months. Show me another candidate in history who has overcome as much as Sen. Obama has during this election cycle.

Hillary Clinton needs to tuck her tail and go back to the U.S. Senate and serve the good State of New York. Of course Barak Obama has out spent her 3 to 1. He pays his bills and have the money to do so. Hillary on the other hand does not pay her bills and struggles to compete with him on fund raising. When did having the money to buy radio and tv ads a negative? I guess it's when your opponent is able to do much more than you can month after month.

Hillary appeals to the americans Barak Obama spoke to in his speech about race. They are the ones that her husband panders to on the stump. They would rather decimate the democratic party than to let an african american win the nomination or worse the presidency of the United States. She will never represent me as the first female president, we can do better than her!

Because all the money donated by foreigners, CAIR and other America-hating organizations is not enough to sway us to believe HIS change message.

Grammy In Oklahoma- are you high again?

I thought "inevitable" people were the ones expected to "close the deal"… and yet here it is 15 months later, Hillary, and you have yet to do that… hmmmm…..

I think the question maybe ought to be why can't she close the deal. With her supposed "experience," why can't she win the majority of the popular vote, or the majority of the states, or the majority of the pledged delegates.

Yeah, and Barack's money just magically appeared. Hillary, Barack has more money than you because more people believe in him. Further, he can't close the deal because you won't drop out. It's quite simple, really. You cannot win this nomination. You are wasting everyone's time and resources.

Because pathological liars and known enemies of America the Clintons are manipulating the Demo Party machinery to crush the people's will?

Because a complacent and fraudulent corporate-owned media is going along with the game and pretending Hillary still has a chance so they can drag this out longer and get more ad revenues from the Dems?

Because every time good and decent men emerge to lead America, evil murderers like the Clintons try to drag them down into the mud?

Meanwhile…,
Oil hit $120 per barrel today, as our do nothing 110th liberal Congress talks about increasing green technology funding instead of output capacity.

Stay tune next week when…,
Highly agitated progressives, spontaneously combust blaming Bush for their self anointed woes.

clintons are fraud

mrs clinton, when you both started this race you had the name, the fame, and the money.. that five mill you gave to your own campaign. why is your deal not sealed? i cant believe people are still listening to her

I would hate to have Obama on the Democratic ticket. I am one of Clinton's supporters that will genuinely vote for McCain if he is on the ticket. Which I will do if I have to but it would truly be awful.

Anybody but Obama '08

Don't change the subject Bill, it's all about you playing the race card and you know it.

Obama 08

With all the negative ads the Clintons and affiliated groups (that don't count in Clinton spending) are running, Obama needs to spend 3 times more to counter them, and also get out some positive messages. The fact that he has closed a 20 point initial gap to 5 points says his campaign has been plenty effective.

The only person who should be closing the deal is Clinton. Why is it that in a state that is lousy with her demographics (less than a bachelors degree, whites, women) that she has gone from a 20 point lead to one less than 10%?

The deal is hers to close all he has to do is close the gap.

why is it now Hilary is saying a win is a win but all along her campaign trail she's been saying that Obama is only wining small states. Which is it Hilary?

I think this will show he has closed the deal. Obama has closed from from being about 20% behind to under 10%. The question is if she has so much support how come she can't bring in the money needed to pay her huge bills. She has racked up close to 10 million in debt to people like her best pal and lobiest for Columbia free trade. Is it possible her big buck lobiest have started pulling back on the dollars now that they can see she's done. Obama should be respected for not taking the big money and selling out like Hillary is doing and Bill has done in the past. The millions of dollars Obama has brought in is mainly from normal people kicking in 25, 50 100 donations and doing it by the millions. That's what you call support.

GO OBAMA 2008

PA is hometurf for Clinton, and even a campaign as poorly run and as in debt as hers has serious advantages that mere spending cannot surmount. She has the establishment machine there, big name endorsements, hometown allure, and she plays the payola game to volunteers (Obama does not). So, she should win there, but not by the margin she needs to make a dent in Obama's lead.

GObama!

The deal has been closed. His wife is the one that's grabbing at straws with her selfish, self-centered self. It's all about Hillary and not America.

And he has the American people behind him, who does Hillary have, "the superdelegates" who's careers will be over if they steal this election.

Obama 08

What is she kidding. If this were any other state do your think Hillary would make this statement. She knows she owns Pennsylvania no matter how much money Obama spends. The state is made up of a majority of Clinton loyalist who could care less about Obama no matter how good he would be for the country. I am actually now getting used to all the dumb statemnts that Hillary makes. Hey Hil just don't bring up NAFTA you know the reason that Pennsylvania is in the state it is.

Why can't she win without: crying, lying about Bosnia, playing the race card, playing the gender card, drinking whiskey, becoming Annie Oakley, and threatening to nuke Iran?

She is Karl Rove lite.

SHE
MATHEMATICALLY
CAN
NOT
WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you do recall she was favored to win the nomination by a landslide…and she's not even in the lead.

You do know she was up by 20 pts in PA after texas/ohio…now down to 7…

again, who's not closing the deal?

Trust…trust..trust…. Obama can NOT BE TRUSTED WITH OUR FRAGILE COUNTRY!!!

Hillary is out there handing cash to people to vote for her today. It's called street cash. Hillary also is a strong supporter of Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" that has people purposely voting for Clinton to keep this race going. You want to know why Obama is having a hard time beating you. Because he is fighting more than just you, Hillary. Obama's votes are integral while many of your votes are unethical and corrupt. When you have to send out people on the street to buy your votes with cash that tells me that Obama is the real winner here. You are a true loser Hillary. You have no conscience when you are happy to receive votes based on corruption.

He hasn't closed the deal? I think the 16-20 points she was ahead has drastically changed.. Hasn't it? Obama will win the nomination and the election… When Obama wins America wins… DON'T LET THE MEDIA PAINT A BAD PICTURE OF OBAMA.

DR: The people in Ohio and PA are not stupid enough to fall for an empty suit like Obama. And, for your information the steel mills were basically put out of business under the Reagan administration when they allowed imported steel to be dumped in the US. I know this because I lost my job because of it.

LMAO…

"See… I should get the nomination, because he is not beating me bad enough."

She is amazing!

If Hillary doesn't win in PA I guess she will start crying again

Funny, I would think that is an argument against Hillary's candidacy, after all she was the inevitable nominee just a few months ago, so who has failed to close the deal?

She would run the race and our democratic hopes in the fall into the ground rather than face reality for the good of the party.

Burn it if she can't have it !

Never have I see such a greedy and selfish nature in an adult !

No wonder her base is the uneducated and the senile….

Because nobody has written that part of the speech for him….or maybe he doesn't really want to win, after all, I'm almost convinced that he only ran for president to promote his book sales! He probably is terrified at the concept of having to clean up, the biggest mess the Country has ever seen!

Well gee, I imagine I would have trouble closing a deal too if I had a kitchen sink being thrown at me every other hour. Maybe if you stopped slandering him for fifteen minutes he could manage to get a sentence out of his mouth and have it actually interpreted the way he intended it to be. Wouldn't that be remarkable?

The longer Hillary stays in this race, the more collective shame she heaps upon herself, and even more tragically, her family. She needs to take a hint.

Bill, why don't you chill? Obama will close the deal. Why don't you retire from public life and become a recluse? Perhaps Monica will join you.

Considering that Hillary is trailing Obama in the total delegate count by 144 delegates, Howard Wolfson's statement that it "does not matter" whether she wins by one vote or 100,000 votes is absurd. She needs to make a big reduction in the delegate gap. Otherwise she's a lost cause.

It's better to walk besides the devil you know than to walk with a devil you don't know-

Hillary 08~

CLINTON TALKING ABOUT OBAMA NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE THE DEAL? THIS COMING FROM SOMEBODY WHO IS TRAILING,AT ONE POINT LOST 10 PRIMARIES IN A ROW, AND HAS SEEN HER 20 POINT LEAD IN HER SUPPOSED HOME STATE DWINDLE TO LESS THAN 5 POINTS? WHERE IS YOUR ABILITY HILLARY, TO NARROW THE GAP?

She led by 20% a month ago, which has dwindled to single digits. Seems to me that she's hanging on by her fingernails and is the one who couldn't seal the deal.

She probably will pull of a small win here, but seriously, would PA vote for McCain in November?

The only reason he can not seal the deal is Majority people in Ohio and Pennsyvania are not educated people, they know the clintons for a long time so they stick with it, they do not have the ablity to compare and contrast.

I'd say closing the gap in the polls from 20 points to 5 is pretty impressive. Impressive enough that it'll allow Obama to maintain his wide lead in the delegate count.

The same could be said of Hillary for the entire campaign - "How do you go from being the widely recognized spouse of a former President who is highly regarded by the party, yet can't lock up your nomination against someone who you're trying to paint as an inexperienced politician?"

Grammy,

Clinton is a prime example of how money corrupts… BTW they just made 100 million dollars, the clinton library got over 500 million in donations from people they will not release to the public, Clinton has taken more then a 100 times as much money from Lobbyists and special interests than Obama etc. CLINTON is CORRUPT.

DR

Obamas supporters are as arrogant as he is.

Obama can't Win a "Major" you do realize that. And won't be able to deliver no matter what dream you dream.
Don't believe his hype.
Obama makes McCain electable ,you'll see..

How is it that she always fails to mention who is actually contributing that money to Obama? MILLLIONS of Americans from all over the country donate to his campaign; her campaign, however, is in debt. That must make her uncomfortable, and it should. In any event, PA is a solidly Democratic state and the democratic nominee will carry the state in the general election, whether it be Clinton or Obama. This message of "why can't he close the deal" is just a red herring. The same message, applied to her own campaign would be painful…

He was 20 points behind in the polls and he has sliced that in half if not more. Doesn't that say something about Hillary? Why can't she just go sit down, she can win today but she won't win enough to do anything, so why can't she close the deal.

A win is indeed a win; and Obama has WON far more states than Clinton. Hillary should start planning for a career change.

"Take a virtual tour of the area—it is so very bad and sad."

Is that simple, if they're gonna go that far, you ain't gonna like me these next couple of weeks…..that's all I'm going to say.

Bill, why can't you chill out? Obama will close the deal. You should retire from public life and become a recluse. Perhaps Monica will join you!

Obama for President

Apparently, Pennsylvanians are sending a message that their votes are not for sale. Senator Clinton is right. If Senator Obama can't win a state into which he's put such an obscene amount of money, he can't win in the general election.

It is easy for Senator Clinton to say a win, under any circumstances is a 'Win'. She has long been expected to win this complex state. Her comments about spending are, however, not genuine. Yes, he outpsent her. His spending was concentrated in the two major urban markets in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It is simply more expensive to buy air time of any kind in these markets than in the rest of Pennsylvania. Senator Clinton could buy 15 -20 ads in markets for the same amount of money that Senator Obama could buy one. Once again, we see the Clinton mantra of poor, poor me. I have always admired her, after watching her performance in the last debate, I have no doubt that she is a manipulative woman who will do anything to get her way. She was nasty. Senator Obama stumbled, she went on the attack, always with a smile and a smirk that was just a bit too much like President Bush. I don't like to see a self-satisfied person who has answers prepared to make her adversary look bad. Sorry, I have lost most of my respect for both of the Clintons. And I do mean sorry. Thank you.

Shame on you Hillary… We don't trust you anymore. You should cl;ose the deal long time ago; Why do you stay in this race? If you get the nomination you lose my vote. Liar…

Excuse me, but hasn't he won twice as many states as you? Don't you spend most of your time talking sh** on him? Who voted for the war? Who didn't speak up against NAFTA when your husband signed it into law? You're a dirty trickster hillary.

I agree with D R.. Clintons tactics are the reason why she can't close the deal. Her supporters will believe anything she says which are mostly lies. If shes so confident,why is she so far behind then? I guess most voters can see beyond her lies.

Like John Kerry, Obama will cost the democrats the White House in the fall. Yes he will.

“a win is a win” regardless of the margin…

Clinton speak for " I will continue to lie, cheat, steal and destroy the DNC until I am handed the presidency on a silver platter".

The reason he can't close the deal is because so many Americans are just now catching onto this loser…

Can't she ask the same thing of herself?

I'm really trying to like her in case the nomination is stolen from Sen. Obama, but she makes it harder and harder for me to do that.

Shame.

O8bama

Ok then my question to you is why you are not really in the deal b/c you had the connections, the party, the fame, the name , as well as many other behind you from DAY 1 and yet you're losing.

its sort of like the 12th man off the bench screaming at a starter saying "You're a bum"

get back to the issues Clinton Campaign enough with the attacks and distractions. Next time plan better and organize. Whine whine whine whine whine and as a result you still are behind

Ill support you if you win but please stop the Washington tactics. YOu both are better than McCain.

i thought she was going to close the deal on super tuesday?

if polls are to be believed — he did close the deal by erasing her 20 point lead.

Because you and Hillary are a part of the regressive political machine. For some God forsaken reason there are some who still believe in her/you. Thank goodness for technology. Your lies and deciet will not go unaddressed or vetted. Hillary cannot win against the Repubs. She is far more dishonest than you ever were.

D R: Don't you understand that soundbites like "she didn't support NAFTA" do not accurately represent the position of the parties on complicated issues surrounding free trade? It is very easy for someone — for example, someone like Sen. Obama who is a smooth talker — to say "I oppose NAFTA". The reality is that these political positions involve much more than "opposing" or "supporting" a law — they involve concerns about HOW to trade fairly, protecting workers rights, balancing free trade so that it is fair trade…simply saying that you are "against NAFTA" is not enough, and that is what Sen. Clinton has been saying all along. Its not her fault certain voters are not smart enough to pick up on all of the underlying nuances of these poslitcal positions. However, if you are not that smart, why don't you hold off on calling other people stupid. Take your fresh-faced, smooth talking freshman Sen and good luck getting him elected against hte Republican machine. They will tear him to shreds.

He has won ONE big state…his OWN…this is a joke!
He dominates some cacuses (where turnout is around 10%) and we're going to hand him the nomination???
Super Deleates: Pay attention, this guys is Dukakis!

OK CNN, stop the moderation and post for crying out loud

if you support one or the other doesn't make you stupid or brilliant or dumb or elitist… it is YOUR OPINION AND YOUR DECISION…

stop spitting out dumb rhetoric… sadly mostly from the Obama supporters… about 75% of the Obama supporters are ruthless, rude, and arrogant… who would want to side with you?

My point is vote for who you think is best.

Ummm…. she's right.

Of course the Obama supporter's will disagree.

Hillary you are pathetic you still have a place to talk? My god how far will you go with your lies?

clinton should stop saying that he should win because of outspending her. we all know that clinton is an esterblished name compare to obama, so he need to spend alot to make people know him and his message .

Money can't buy people mrs Clinton.
You were leading by 20 point but now is like 7 point.
Why did you still have to be talking?

Hillary is a well known candiate why is she still behind. Senator Clinton has more ads in South Carolina and didn't win.
Obama 08

Hey Grammy in Oklahoma, have you taken a look at the South Bronx, or Bedford Sty or Jamaica Queens. Talk what you know!

Shouldn't the question be 'why can't the spouse of a very popular former president who also happens to be a Senator from New York and probably had, at the start of this campaign, the greatest name recognition of any woman in the world win her party's nomination?'

Being from Illinois and seeing that Obama has not produced, sponsored, or co-sponsored any significant piece of true bipartisan legislation - I should add that he has not been sponsor of ANY significant legislation - I prefer to believe the good people of Pennsylvania have just figured him out.

However, I will take great satisfaction watching one lose the primary and the other lose the general. This will be one of the most entertaining elections of recent memory. I'm not real big on McCain, but, he's better for our country than Clinton and Obama put together.

Hillary Clinton can't close the deal and America is better for not having her as President. In her attempt to show strength, we are seeing how hawkish she can be. Anyone who speaks of obliterating another nation of people, as she did in the case of Iran, lacks the humanity any country should seek in a President. Genocide in any form is a crime against humanity.

The reason he has to spend so much money is that his name is not Clinton. People already know the Clintons - he's coming from way behind and having to introduce himself to people. I think the fact that he is able to come from so far behind in PA and get anywhere close to HRC is a major accomplishment, and speaks to his electability more than anything else.

Grammy are you serious? Hey why don't you Google Paul vs Clinton, and or Peter Paul and then talk about corruption. There are so many gulliable people in this country. People who are so naive that they thought Iraq

We all know people dont like change. There is a sense of security in keeping what we know. That does not always mean that we are headed in the right direction, but that we feel that at least we know what is going on.

I, however, am for change. I dont want to lose another job to NAFTA, CAFTA or any other countries that the Clinton's choose to sell us out to. I dont want chinese dogfood poising my pets or toys tainted with drugs.

I want my kids future and the future of their children later to be brighter than what we are living today.

The only way we are going to survive is to vote someone who doesnt play typical politics.

OBAMA 08

Well, I think convincing people to change their mind is an extreemly task to do. remeber Hillary once had over 20 point advantage. right now some polls show only 5-7. I am a bit disappointed if Hillary doesn't count this as a victory for Obama. Just imagine how much the media acted negatively in the last few days to destroy Obama to see how much his attempt is precious.

Um, the results aren't in yet? I'll bet he just might "close the deal"

You and your husband had roots in pennsyvani witch, you were leading 20 to 30% three weeks ago. Now after people in pennsyvania get to know Barack you lead shrinked to 5 to 7%, that is what closing deal is about, after pennsyvania he will still be ahead in everything, nothing will change.

It's because PA has more registered older voters than younger voters.
Older people tend to be stubborn and stuck in their ways and are not open minded to change (take that how you want to take it). That's not just in PA either. Also, Clinton is well known. PA residents claim that they don't know enough about Obama. So, Obama had to spend more than Clinton to get some recognition within the state to even have a chance of winning. Plus, he has the money, and from who? The American People. Hillary is talking all that nonsense but if she had the money to spend, she would have spent more than what she did. Obama outspent her 3 to 1 because he had 3 to 1 more money than she did. It doesn't take a genius to figure that one out. And last but not least Obama gained ground on Clinton, she's trying to make it seem like he spent all that money and didn't get any results or didn't make any kind of progress. I hope Hillary loses, then maybe she'll see who's really out of touch with the American people.

OBAMA '08

"A win is a win" … even the small states, Hillary???

WOW, now that is a lie of lies. He just said those comments yesterday and now he's denying he ever said them. Bill Clinton's legacy is falling harder then Hillary's campaign. Someone needs to put a cork in his mouth before he really hurts someone. This lie is almost as bad as his "I never had sex with that woman" lie. Wow Bill, you are a work of art.

A BETTER QUESTION IS WHERE ARE HER DONERS? VOTES ARE ONE THING, BUT WHY CANT SHE GET PEOPLE HER VOTERS TO PUT THERE MONEY WHERE THERE MOUTHS ARE?

I can't wait to hear how North Carolina and Indiana don't matter. They know they won't win either of those states so all you'll hear after Pennsylvania is Florida and Michigan should count.

I will never understand why anyone would vote for Hillary.

Cinton has over 30 years of name reconition and 8 years of that as First Lady. Obama's campaign $ are only an equalizer. The fact that he has raised the money is an important factor in considering finace management, organization, and judgement, appearently lacking in he Clinton camp.

Hill is Envy and Jealous. Obama has the money to spend. If Hill had
1,000,000 donors like Obama she'd be outspending him as well. However, she owes so much to too many. Stop crying and get out the kitchen.

A new Western "Billiary Mudslingers".

Fair question to Obama. However, a fair question to ask Clinton -with your 35 years of experience, 8 years in the White House, 7 years in the Senate, having the most famous name in the Democratic Party this side of the Kennedy's, why are you behind in states won, delegates, and popular vote to a freshman senator from Illinois?

…says the woman that staryed the campaign as a virtual lock?

i agree.
he is winning,but you keep downplying it
and u fool and scare the illiterate voters.
you accept votes from republicans and illegalls.
and if so many people wanted you to win,why are they not sending you money?
republicans send u mponey because you are a republican and they want to destabilize the democratic party.
all your friends have climbed aboard the obama wagon
because they know you

drop put of the race NOW you shameless witch.

It's obvious that he has close the deal because Barack does not appeal to the entire democratic base as some, especialy the press, would like us to think.

Speak for yourself Hillary. Obama beat the former First Lady in 20+ states. Given her 20 year head start on popularity, I would be asking her why can't she close the deal.

The real question should be why can't SHE close the deal?

With her "35 years experience", her initial war chest, the "Clinton Machine" behind her, and her initial status as frontrunner -
why is she getting out maneuvered by a rookie senator no one knew 2 years ago!

The only "big states" she won by a landslide was her own states (NY & AR). She won NJ by 9 points and TX by 4 points - not exactly blow outs considering she was 20 points ahead of Obama in those states.

Possibly because non-issue ,hate mongering roadblocks acertain tag-team keeps throwing out. But the good news is where others would have given up Obama is proving he can hang in w / the foulest of the foul & rise above. The reason is ,unlike some, he is genuine & for the good of all.

the reason why barack is outspending the clinton campaign is because more people are donating to the obama campaign and she doesn't know how to manage her money. why does she still have 10 million dollars in debt?

It takes a lot of money to overcome the Clinton name. Let's talk more tomorrow…

Hillary Clintion is right on the money when she said that Obama CANNOT win the big states.

Bill Clintion said it well when he said that if the Democrat's used the same policy as the Republicans to become the nominee, Hillary would be ahead of Obama.

This is why we ALL must get behind Hillary Clintion and push her over the finish line, so that she can become our next president. America needs her!

Obama needs to step aside and let Hillary Clintion become our next president, who by-the-way, the american people want as our next president.

Why can't she get close to getting the deal?

He spends the money because he can, HRC doesn't have any money to spend…poor thing. She is unable to manage her campaign, how is it she thinks she can manage the presidency?

Voters, don't be distracted by these serial Hillary bashers. All they are promoting is hatred. We've known Hillary for years cause she's been in the public eye, and there will be no surprises. Hillary is a fighter and she will fight for us. She is a candidate with solutions to help fix our economy, our country. Even Elizabeth Edwards has recently spoke out and praised Hillary's Universal Health Care Plan. Hillary CAN and WILL deliver. Vote for HILLARY!

I'm worried about her comments that she will obliterate Iran? HUH? Iran is a Pentagon created distraction. Is she so easily fooled by the Bush Aministration spin????

How about talking to the voters instead of to the superdelegates, since you're taking every chance to make your "pick me, pick me" argument in public. Sheesh. If you would have not expected a coronation, you might not be in this situation!

The purpose of Obama's spending wasn't to secure PA. He always knew that would be next to impossible. The purpose was to force Clinton to spend all her money there. And in that end he has suceeded. The Clinton campaign is now broke.

Why can't Obama close the deal? Why can't Hillary Clinton hold onto the 22-point lead she had in Pennsylvania polls as recently as March? Could it be that to know her is to not like her?

Because Obama is not good enough, and he should wait for some more years.

A win is a win,then 28 wins to 12 is a win.More delegates is a win,Popular vote is a win.Then how is she going to win?When all of this started she was supposed to be the winner by now,however some voters had a different view.If on June 2 Obama is still ahead most pledged delegates and popular votes the superdelegates must go his way,or forget November.She has had PA locked up all along so what is the difference now?

LOL… the clintons would never stop amusing me. Talk about Spin Spin Spin. What happened to the 30% lead a couple of weeks back? Didn't they close up to only 5. Why??? because BO used his money wisely to close this gap.

WOW…Arrogance=HRC. The real question is why can't you close the deal?

Bye bye Clinton. See you in 2016.

People say they are for "change" but when its real, they fear it, and return to the staus quo. I'm afraid this country is too divided to bring about any real change that would help the millions who will vote against it.

Obama for America and America for Obama!

The spin is stupid funny. She KNOWS she cant blow him out of the water so now she make it seems like a lose here is devastating. Anything less that a 10 point margin is the end of her, not to mention that she needs a 20point margin to keep hope alive

YOU CLOSED THE DEAL EVERY TIME YOU AND BILL

OPEND YOUR MOUTHS, & INSULTED OUR INTELLIGENCE &

INTEGRITY WITH YOUR SLANDEROUS LIES, RACIAL DIVISIVENESS,

AND BOTH OF YOUR DIRTY DIARIES.

There she goes grasping at whatever she can…

And what does she mean by "Why can't he close the deal?" Why can't YOU close the deal?

Obama 08

Heads up all!

Mathematically Hillary Clinton MUST to win all the remaining states to be elected as the democratic presidential nominee:

PA, IN, WV, OR, SD, Guam, NC, KY, MO, Puerto Rico and the Superdelegates with margins of 60-40 in order to win the nomination.

A win in all states with 60% Clinton and 40% Obama.

It's over. Stop this nonsense! You tired politics will no longer serve