April 24, 2008
Posted: April 24th, 2008 03:10 PM ET

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For many voters, it feels like the never-ending campaign.
For many voters, it feels like the never-ending campaign.

(CNN) - Longtime political observers are running out of adjectives to describe this year’s presidential race: Record-breaking. Historic. Epic.

But with the campaign firmly settled into a seemingly-endless three-way slugfest, it may come as little surprise that voters in a new Pew Research Center survey had a few other words in mind.

Roughly two-thirds of those polled say it’s been “too long.” Half of them say it’s become “too negative.” And the candidates aren’t the only ones fighting campaign fatigue: more than a third now say the closest race in a generation is just “too dull."

Blame the post-Super Tuesday grind. Two months ago, just 28 percent of voters in the same survey said the race was too negative, and one in four said it was too dull. In the February poll, 57 percent told pollsters that the race was too long – oddly enough, fewer than the 66 percent who had given the same response four months earlier in the cycle.

The still-unresolved contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seems to be making for a shell-shocked party: two months ago, roughly one in five Democrats thought the campaign was too negative. Now that number has risen to 50 percent.

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Jermaine   April 24th, 2008 8:27 pm ET

Tom your point is just a HILLARY twisted spin. It is a fact that blacks voted for Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Kerry by 90%, so of course Hillary been white or a woman have nothing to do with the black vote. On the other hand, I am convinced that those over 55 and older whites some 45% will not vote for OBAMA, and we all know why, it goes without saying. I am a Republican, Military Officer and I am sure OBAMA is smarter than everyone think he is. It is the new majority of Independents, Republican, Blacks (registering in record numbers & voting), College age Kids, High school kids, Hispanics, Indians, Asians, Immigrants naturalized, who are all voting for OBAMA. The difference is he is creating a melting pot. To have a President that looks like 80% of the world is what will transform America and the world. Once OBAMA is elected, then Jindal in Louisianna, those Asians politician, Hispanics and others across this nation will begin to feel like they are Americans and not just living here even if they are born here. John Edwards is correct, there are two Americas, and OBAMA is showing we need onely 1 America. The military and a trivial flag pin isn't the what define us as patriots, it is our morals, our ethics, our love and good will for fellow man, rich and poor of all races, creed and gender. "Epluibus Unum", that is what a President OBAMA brings to America and the World. It is the rebirth of who and what we were founded upon, our ideals and our values, if we stop for a moment, and forget about the spin, the news and the BS, we will see the light within us that units US, THE CHANGE we seek is TRANSFORMATIONAL, the quite REVOLUTION will set America upon a new course where the Beacon of Hope and Opportunity awaits all, regardless of color, it is the content of our character that defines us to the world, and that is what we should define ourselves as in who we choose to be our President, for this election and this year, the resounding answer to that argument and answer to all is OBAMA!...BARACK THE VOTE IN NOVEMBER!

OBAMA-GORE OR OBAMA-GOVENOR OF VIRGINIA

MD Democrat   April 24th, 2008 8:19 pm ET

People should remember that it was Obama who started the negative campaigning and the media spun President Clinton's statements into racial attacks. Hillary kept her cool until Michelle Obama's "keeping your own house in order comment." She kept her cool because she knew that any retalliation toward Obama would result with a race accusation.

Indeed, the Clinton's did more for black people than any president since John F. Kennedy. African americans really need to remember this fact, and wake up and realize that Obama is easy kill for the republicans.

Cindy   April 24th, 2008 8:10 pm ET

We should move up the primaries/caucuses.. to be closer together, a region at a time. They are too spread out and all over the place.

Declaring a candidacy 2 years in advance of the General is too long. Too much time, money and effort wasted. Hats off to Obama for being able to raise sooo much $$$, but is it really necessary? He's bordering on being "too" succesful. And to think he originally thought he might need public financing. Boy, did he underestimate his abilities..

Barack Obama 44th president!   April 24th, 2008 8:08 pm ET

This is ONE of the main reasons Clinton's campaign is so negative and dull: She is pushing very hard the notion that she is ahead in the popular vote.

Now, it's a known fact that ALL parties involved were very clear from the start that both Florida and Michigan's votes would not count because they violated the DNC rules. It's ridiculous to try to include those votes prior to a resolution. Clinton herself said these contests 'didn't count for anything.' Obviously, this is another desperate tactic on Clinton's part !

"Now that it serves her own political self-interest, she's trying to change the rules and count the results of contests where she and every other candidate pledged not to campaign," Bill Burton said. "In Michigan, Senator Obama wasn't even on the ballot. Our focus should now be on seating the Michigan and Florida delegations in a fair manner."

Sen. Obama said he would follow the DNC's rules.

Since no one campaigned in those States, The Obama campaign has proposed a 50-50 split of both states' delegations, an option Clinton advisers have resisted.

Until there is a resolution, Florida and Michigan's votes DO NOT count, therefore; the current popular vote total stands as follows:

Obama – 14,417,619
Clinton – 13,917,009

Senator Obama has a 500,610 lead !

NickNas   April 24th, 2008 8:07 pm ET

DULL??? Try Depressing! Seeing how peoples standards have dropped so low when it comes to v the value of being HONEST and UPFRONT.

How people now reward Deciet and I mean OPEN and BLATANT and PROVEN. WOW!

king from toronto   April 24th, 2008 8:06 pm ET

it's about time someone call out lou dobbs.he says he's independant.but he always "ALWAYS"' finds the need to defend hillary.even when she's wrong.and that's a fact.

NickNas   April 24th, 2008 8:05 pm ET

DULL??? Try Depressing! Seeing how peoples standards have dropped so low when it comes to v the value of being HONEST and UPFRONT.

How people now reward Deciet and I mean OPEN and BLATANT and PROVEN. WOW!

T.C.   April 24th, 2008 8:05 pm ET

HRC supporters and the MSM are the only ones who want this bloodbath to go on!!

Nadine Indianapolis, In.   April 24th, 2008 8:04 pm ET

Enough already ! First off, Hilary you were never President, your husband was – so all this EXPERIENCE you claim to have is just that- a claim. You have run a terribly destructive and devcive campaign. Then there was that comment that you made the other day about "smashing or crushing Iran", where did that come from ? Here
we are knee deep in war on two fronts and you want to open a THIRD ? Or did you just mis-speak again? Your blatant dishonesty is an insult to the older people who are buying into your crap. I personally may be old but I'm not totally senile which I would have to be to vote for a candidate like you. IF you got the nomination, you would not win. IF you get the nomination people will vote McCain just
so that you won't be our next president,

JF Las Vegas   April 24th, 2008 8:04 pm ET

The whole entire campaigning has taken a negative approach and none of the candidates are really focusing on the issues. Questions the voters have are being skirted by the candidates and not being answered to the fullest. The more Clinton loses, the most negative she becomes and she have tried, as many of you already know, to change the rules as she goes along. If something does not suit her, then she wants to change it. There should be NO changing of the rules by the DNC – what is done is done. If Clinton can't stand the heat maybe it's high time she gets out of the kitchen and take her burnt cookies with her.

I have talked to quite a few people standing in checkout lines at the grocery stores, fast-food places and friends in general, and the majority of them have said that if Clinton wins the nomination, they will switch to McCain. You better believe it, I will be doing the same. The American voters may not want another 4 years of the Republicans, but it may happen if things continue on their current paths.

Clinton wants the superdelegates, she is not interested in the pledged delegates. But, if the superdelegates chooses to ignore the pledged delegates, it will divide the Democratic Party. I am watching which way the superdelegates are going and it will be interesting to see the outcome. I am sick of the negative slander by the Clintons and am ashamed that someone with their power and expertise has used such low-life tactics to get what they wants, no, I don't trust THE Clintons and do not feel she will make a good leader for our country. She is too darn SOCIALISTIC! And to add insult to injury, she is a downright LIAR! Can the American people really trust her?

Uncle Sam   April 24th, 2008 8:01 pm ET

The irony of this election year, given the historic candidacies involved, is that it turns out to be the old white guy who brings real change to our government and to our country.

Americans for McCain '08

D.Kimbro OHIO   April 24th, 2008 8:01 pm ET

If Hillary is trying to run for 2012, she is only hurting the party. Why would she be willing to sacrifice this election with so much at stake. If she had the same lead Obama does he would have been asked to and would have shut it down in March. I can't stand what this race is doing to all of us dems when this should be our moment of glory. Enough is enough. This needs to end May 6

Debby   April 24th, 2008 7:59 pm ET

Well then let the superdelegates vote for Obama so their supporters won't have a riot. Then when the Dems. lose in November they will deserve it.

ANTI CLINTONS   April 24th, 2008 7:59 pm ET

Of all the people in this country, we can only pick idiots to run this country as we have with the remaining candidates that we have left now.

We can't blame the politicians for everything, but we can blame them for making it the way it is so that a good person won't want to run for office in this country, the idiots that are in power now are so arrogant and full of themselves and other things, that we are watching this country go into the toilet. We won't let anyone from outside this country take this country over to drive it down, it will be done by ourselves from the inside. Al Gort and John big head Kerry are a couple of idiots I'm trying to point out, Hitlery is another. Is that the best we can do? that is ashame.

Barack Obama 44th president!   April 24th, 2008 7:58 pm ET

Once Sen. Obama wins Indiana and North Carolina on 5/6, the superdelegates should make their choice public; and that choice can be only Sen. Obama.

Since Sen. Clinton is too blind by her personal endeavor to see the writing on the wall; the voters and the superdelegates can make it crystal clear for her.

At this time, Sen. Clinton will have no choice but to end her candidacy. And when she does this then the negative and dull campaigning will cease and the Dems can move on to the business of defeating McCain !

alice2   April 24th, 2008 7:58 pm ET

It is too long. Nothing changes, Hillary comes out with negative attacks on Barack, will say anything to knock him down & try to destroy him over & over again. Very hateful as tho he is the ENEMY. When he does not strike back Barack is said to be too weak, if he does respond back & defend himself he gets blamed for negative campaigning, when it is very clear he was not the perp in the first place. I am not growing tired of hearing Barack speak. He is a once in a generation Phenomenon. Hillary is getting very very STALE, just negative, negative that is all she has left. Why doesn't the Superdels make their decision?? McCain is running unapposed & is the only one benefiting.

Sarah   April 24th, 2008 7:57 pm ET

thanks to Hill, people are losing interest. i'm a 24 yr old voter. i got psyched about the possiblity of making history with one of the two good candidates who have a lot to offer, but with the ridiculousness of hillary's 'do anything to win' campaign i've been completely turned off and would gladly vote for obama now- without a second thought. and 2 of my friends who were completely in the know of this election season don't even care anymore because they couldn't stand the crappy 5th grade attitude between the 2 candidates.

Dirty South Prezidentz (DSP) for short   April 24th, 2008 7:55 pm ET

wow!! the woman is truly delusional...lmao
how in the @$%& does she even thinks she's in the lead?
i mean does it really matters whose winning the popular vote?
last i heard delegates mattered...wow hillary speaks and its an issue
how gullible do you think the american people are hillary? someone please ask her that question in a debate!!! oh yea and wutz with the fuzzy math there hill?!!!!
lmao!!!!

Sue   April 24th, 2008 7:55 pm ET

Why doesn't Hillary Clinton denounce the negative ads in North Carolina about Rev. Wright.
This Country work to hard to go backward. Shame on you Hillary

Keep your head up Obama we got your back!

Obama -08!!!!

Chris - Hemet, Ca.   April 24th, 2008 7:55 pm ET

It's not a dull race that's for sure, but it is becoming a bit repetitive. One more debate and I'll need meds!! The Clinton campaign has been poorly run, the money has been poorly handled, she's behind in every catagory and the majority of the trash talk originates from her end. I find it funny that the court case in California that begins tomorrow (4/25) in LA has not been discussed on any news channel, at least none that I'm aware of. I'm very surprised she has gotten this far. Just to be fair, when this primary season started I was leaning toward the Obama camp so there is a bit of bias, but the negativity and some of the outright lies from Clinton completely soured me. That and I remember the circus of the first Clinton administration.

Clown Hillary   April 24th, 2008 7:55 pm ET

I will never forgive Dean for allowing Hillary and her ilk to turn this campaign into a joke. As she once had the nerve to look into the camera and say "this is serious". Unfortunately she's been clowning around ever since.

Neutral   April 24th, 2008 7:54 pm ET

Obama should drop out, he is NOT electable! He should go back to Illinois or the US Senate and get more experience. The American people are not dumb and stupid.

Shirley-Ohio   April 24th, 2008 7:54 pm ET

THIS IS A NEGATIVE AND THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS HILLARY CANNOT WIN AND SHE WON'T WIN.

IT IS A MISERABLE SHAME THAT THE SUPERDELEGATES WILL NOT STEP IN AND STATE WHO THEY ARE FOR. WHAT DO THEY STAND TO GAIN ON THE WINNING SIDE?

THE MEDIA IS MAKING HILLARY THINK SHE CAN WIN. HILLARY CANNOT WIN. FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN WILL NOT BE COUNTED BECAUSE THEY BROKE THE RULES.

IN INDIANA AND NORTH CAROLINA, THE MAJORITY VOTE REPUBLICAN (JIMMIE CARTER 1976).

WHAT IS THE DEAL GET THIS OVER WITH ALREADY.

EA   April 24th, 2008 7:54 pm ET

Let's call this for what it is. reality is that most whites are uncomfortable in rural areas to vote for a man of color. Like most balcks may be uncofortable...oops, they've always had to vote white in elections for the Pesidency. That's why we see the huge variances between gender and race etc. There was a real chance here to captivate the American spirit and that was the night of the Texas/Ohio last debate, when a well scripted and actinf HRC saad, "it was an honor to be running with and against Obama". Remember that? Then the disgusting 360 degreee, "meet me in Ohio." What came after that was ugly and unfortunate. The ugly season entered the race and now it's just plain brutal. We could have had a united party, a possible dream ticket. Now it is literally going to be a joke that's to the games that people play. What ever happened to the issues? All we hear about is race, and gender and I won't vote is this guy isn't in and that woman wins I'm out. Garbage!!! Democrats 08/12 regardless of the candidate please people.

Maxine   April 24th, 2008 7:53 pm ET

Face it Clinton(s) aren't going to stop, even if he wins NC, IN, andOR. She will not stop there. The superdelegates are going to have to decide and put Obama over, or it is going all the way to the convention. She gets away with this crap (agreeing to FL and MI) and then counts them in her totals. How can we elect someone who is so dishonest, lies and pulls the things she does.

I tell you she is running on her own, even if Obama comes up with numbers she will over rule them. Trust me, they want the white house.

Sick of Her   April 24th, 2008 7:53 pm ET

My mind is tired of the mental gynmastics I have to do with all of Hillary's and Bill's lies and panderings.

I have officially turned her off several times, but every time I do she does something so low, deceitful, and outrageous I can't not speak out. She makes me sick...literally sick with all the lies. IWhat makes me sicker is that people actually want her to be our next President.

Bosnia lies just laughed off on Jay Leno. The spins and twists on just how they want this primary run and just exactly how votes should or should not be counted canges daily. Clintons proved in the 90's that rules apply to everyone but them. She is a piece of work and has no shred of decency or character.

Between her and Bill they want to just wear us voters out so we will totally tune out . It is just too important to let them do that.

Chuck Would Chuckle   April 24th, 2008 7:52 pm ET

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." This campaign would be a great Charles Dickens novel.

Obama 08

FPJV   April 24th, 2008 7:49 pm ET

There is no problem in getting all the data in.
1) It takes time. We need to know who Sen Obama is and it takes time for the facts to become clear.
2) much of the problem starts with the incredible silly system used by the democrats to elect a candidate. Winner take all system may be the answer, look at the Republicans…
3)primaries are spread over the long time and the least we can do is to wait until the primaries are over.
4) Caucuses are another unfair and undemocratic fact. Each caucus vote counts for more than 8 primary votes (for example, Obama gets 320 delegates with about 390,000 caucus votes while Clinton (and Obama) only get 1 delegate for each thousand primary votes. This data is taken from the totals in all states from CNN website.

This is the reason it will be difficult if not impossible for Obama to win the general election, his "wins" in caucuses" do not represent the real support. For example, Clinton won the Texas primary but the Texas caucuses reversed the results by granting Obama more delegates than Clinton. This is the result of "activists" dominating the caucuses. The sentence "smoked filled" caucus room comes to mind.

Bubba   April 24th, 2008 7:49 pm ET

If Clintoon wins by the short straw, we will get her a Queen tiara. Made in China, of course !

David, Kentucky   April 24th, 2008 7:48 pm ET

Whoever the brain surgeon was that came up with this primary schedule needs to be tied down to a chair and made to listen to the endless mind numbing debates, advertisements, & news commentaries for another year. Without a doubt, he or she will lose their mind and become a babbling idiot. This has been horrible. Once the primary season starts, there should not be more than a week between primaries.

Who Really Wants It   April 24th, 2008 7:48 pm ET

America should take her cue from the wise king Solomon. If one candidate is content with sawing the baby in half, that baby being the DNC, give the baby to the candidate who wants to preserve it. That candidate is Barack Obama.

Obama 08

Sharon Minnesota   April 24th, 2008 7:48 pm ET

I love Lou Dobbs. As an independent he has much more unbiased insight into the democratic nominee race. He is not supporting either candidate but has the facts straight. That is why some Obama supporters flip their lids. They just can't stand anything that is real. Bill Clinton had it right long ago when he called the Obama campaign a fairy tale. Meaning it's all a big pie in the sky joke.

Bubba   April 24th, 2008 7:47 pm ET

No SuperStraws either....just straws.

Loser takes all of the lobbists money.

Lois in CA   April 24th, 2008 7:46 pm ET

Do American voters really think picking a leader for the United States should play out like American Idol? Are we really that stupid and easily distracted from important issues?

Sherri   April 24th, 2008 7:45 pm ET

Issues are the only important topic. Senator Obama will bring our troops home, he will aggressively encourage the Iraq leaders to take responsibility for their own government, he will re-build America's standing in the world, he will address the humanitarian crisis of millions of displaced refugee Iraqi citizens, he will stand tall with Israel while searching for a lasting peace, he will choose diplomacy first and always, and he will listen to the input of the American people.

Issues please. No more negativity.

M from Texas   April 24th, 2008 7:44 pm ET

Democrats are such hypocrites. Plain and simple, the Democratic candidates are not qualified to lead this country. You wanna talk about a couple of clowns, Hillary and Barrack, I haven't seen such bad nominee's since............John Kerry. I'd like to have a choice, but you knuckleheads put up a super liberal, quasi racist, elitest Obama, and an evil, socialist, former first lady. I think I'll go with the War Hero.

Bubba   April 24th, 2008 7:44 pm ET

I say they should draw straws. Short one wins the nomination....

Chris in Va.   April 24th, 2008 7:42 pm ET

I liken the Democratic campaign as a group of trailer trash red-necks (Clintons, all of them, and her henchmen, i.e. Carville) attacking a responsible citizen. Senator Obama needs to ignore this vile woman who has nothing to offer but slander and inuendo, and concentrate on the upcoming election in November. Quite frankly, the filth coming out of the Clinton slime machine is beneath contempt. Let your surrogates deal with the day-to-day Clinton gutter politics.

Confused   April 24th, 2008 7:42 pm ET

Just get ready my the best person win!!! But I have to say Obama is playing the American people he is not who he says he is. He shares Wrights views and so does his wife. I sorry white people, but Obama is using you. He tells white people what they want to hear depending on which group he speaking to you get different speeches. You dumb white people are eating his cramp all up that is why he thinks he is a good politian this is why he feels he can say whatever because the white folks that support him will make excuses for him. White PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES!!!! You are be pimped out played to the bone. With Obama as the Dem nominee McCain is for sure to win. I hope the Dem Party get it right otherwise kiss the White House good bye maybe next time for the Dem Party.

andrea, Illinois   April 24th, 2008 7:41 pm ET

Yes, I am really getting tired of this too. I think, we can all say THANK YOU HILLARY for making it so negative and bitter tasting! She will ruin i for Obama and most importantly for the Dems!

I don't get why the party is not putting an end to this by pressuring Hillary a bit more to get out of the race! Another way might be for the Superdelegates to put their foot down and give Obama the well deserved nomination!!

Kevin-Seattle   April 24th, 2008 7:41 pm ET

Voters in Indiana and North Carolina please put an end to this.....Make Obama the winner, lets get ready for a tough fight but successful general election in November! Go Obama!

Cheryl   April 24th, 2008 7:40 pm ET

This story is right on the mark - this race has gotten stupid, boring, redundant, and any other word that stands for "way to long". I haven't watched the last two debates, didn't watch any of the post Penn. state analysis and really can't stomach another story about Clinton or Obama. The media has shoved this down our throats for so long, with over analysis, stupid comments, and taking sides depending on the candidate. What is worse, there are no fresh approaches to covering this story. The press coverage is all the same - old white people like Clinton, young people and african americans like Obama, both candidates kind of split white men, there are still superdelegates on the fence, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!!!

The end of this primary can't come soon enough!!!

OBAMA 08

April in Texas   April 24th, 2008 7:40 pm ET

If Hillary would realize she is asking the DNC to go against the delegate count and such which is destroying the party, she would be wise to drop out. She is prolonging any chance to unite the party before the general election.. I can see the math so why cant a educated person also see it?

Obama 08

Voter4 Change   April 24th, 2008 7:39 pm ET

Senator Hillary Clinton broke HER verbal contract with the DNC. She DELIVERED her true untrustworthy old dirty politics By BREAKING her verbal contract because Obama won Iowa and HILLARY caused the MOST HOSTILE CHAIN OF EVENTS TO FORCE VOTERS FOR CHANGE to be excluded

anonymous   April 24th, 2008 7:36 pm ET

I am surprised to hear you say that Obama never attacks Hillary. Right after her victory in PA on Tuesday his campaign said: "Sen. Clinton won, but she just lost her last chance to catch up with Sen. Obama. He is the nominnee." I think that you're way ahead of the game. His percentage of people who expect him to become the nominnee has been dropping since his loss on Tuesday. It was 62% about 1.5 weeks ago 58% on Tuesday and 54% today. So, what do you think about that? Get over the fact that your sweetheart will not win. McCain is starting ads against his past already. It's a good snap shot of what will happen to him in the fall. Obama=McCain '08

Sorry, but it's a fact.

FPJV   April 24th, 2008 7:35 pm ET

There is no problem in getting all the data in.
1) It takes time. We need to know who Sen Obama is and it takes time for the facts to become clear.
2) much of the problem starts with the incredible silly system used by the democrats to elect a candidate. Winner take all system may be the answer, look at the Republicans...
3)primaries are spread over the long time and the least we can do is to wait until the primaries are over.
4) Caucuses are another unfair and undemocratic fact. Caucus votes count for more than 8 votes for each thousand votes (for example Obama gets 320 delegates with about 390,000 caucus votes while Clinton (and Obama) only get 1 delegate for each thousand votes. This data is taken from the totals in all states from CNN website.

This is the reason it will be difficult if not impossible for Obama to win the general election, his "wins" in caucuses" do not represent the real support. For example, Clinton won the Texas primary but the Texas caucuses reversed the results by granting Obama more delegates than Clinton. This is the result of "activists" dominating the caucuses. The sentence "smoked filled" caucus room comes to mind.

Denton in MD   April 24th, 2008 7:35 pm ET

Let's face it, folks, Hillary is our Huckabee. This'll last too long, the damage will be too great, and the election of John McCain will be over so fast our heads will be spinning. We're ripping ourselves apart and dividing the party just to prove we are the best to unite the USA. Kinda stupid.

Yves larochelle   April 24th, 2008 7:34 pm ET

I hope, I really hope that Obama ultimately makes it. The history will then retain a very hideous image of the Clinton, the image of latent racists and sour losers!

gary   April 24th, 2008 7:34 pm ET

OBAMA STARTED ALL THESE NEGATIVES FROM THE BEGINING. HE STARTED WITH NAFTA, IRAQ, NEG. O.B. GIRL ADDS AND NEG. PAMPLETS AGAINST HRC. HRC FIGHTS BACK AND THE HATERS TURN ON HER LIKE O.B. PLAYS THE RACE CARD. O.B. KEEPS PUTTING OFF DEBATES WITH HRC. IF HE CANT TAKE THE QUESTIONS AND CHALLENGE OF A DEBATE ,HE SHOULDN'T BE RUNNING FOR OUR PRESIDENT. HE CANT TAKE IT WHEN SOMETHING IS THROWN BACK AT HIM. HRC HAS TOOKEN HIS SUPPORTERS HATEFULL ACTS, THE MEDIA AND THERE BIAS, O.B. 'S NEG. SHOTS AND STILL STANDS TALL AND KEEPS ON FIGHTING. THATS THE KIND OF CANIDATE WE NEED FOR OUR PRESIDENT. HRC HASN'T GOT TO PROVE WHAT SHE HAS DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY. SHE HAS BEEN THERE TIME AFTER TIME FOR US. SOMEBODY SHOULD FIND OUT WHAT O.B. HAS DONE. (NOTHING) AMERICA SHOULD WAKE UP BEFORE WE HAVE NO COUNTRY TO WORRY ABOUT. GO HRC.

California Girl   April 24th, 2008 7:33 pm ET

Obama needs drop out!!!
It's because of Obama's greediness to become President at an inexperienced time of his career that this mess has developed; not to mention the new negative baggage that has surfaced. Obama will be a puppet being run by the Old Guard, just like President Bush!

gary   April 24th, 2008 7:32 pm ET

YOU CLINTON HATERS AND O.B. SUPPORTERS MAKE ME SICK. ALL YOU ARE IS HATE JUST LIKE YOUR CANIDATE. GROW UP AND GET A LIFE. OR IS HATING ,DIVISION ,BIAS AND RACIST YOUR LIFE. I FEEL SORRY FOR THIS COUNTRY IF YOU YOUNG PEOPLE ARE OUR FUTURE. GOD HELP US ALL.

wiser   April 24th, 2008 7:32 pm ET

Senator Obama his campaign have called Hillary Clinton calculating, polarizing, divisive, dishonest, secretive, disingenuous and untrustworthy.

Senator Obama is not only negative, he is dishonest too!

America wants a president who will make a difference and that president is Hillary Clinton.

HILLARY 08

sacto joe   April 24th, 2008 7:30 pm ET

You know, Senator Clinton could have gone a different direction than the "take no prisoners" approach, and IMHO would have scored more points as a result. But a while back someone made a calculated decision that they'd already gone somewhat negative, so "in for a penny, in for a pound", and basically went after Senator Obama as if he were a right wing Republican.

Shame on you, Senator Clinton!

Ellie   April 24th, 2008 7:29 pm ET

The nastiness and negativity began with the Clintons. Shame on them but shame on those who say they dislike the negativity but still vote for her. I would like to hear form a blue collar worker as to why they cast their respectful vote to her? She has labled herself as the great, local hunter gal from Scranton, but when was the last time she helped Scranton or for that matter-PA. Those blue collar jobs that belong in the US have been sent overseas. Why, because a Clinton wanted NAFTA . What makes you think Clinton is goign to bring back your jobs??? That will never happen and she is far from the local, small time hunter girl she lied to be. And to think that so many of her suppoters would not vote for Obama if she loose-that is completely amazing to me that they would switch their vote like that. Talk abt bringing down the democartic party !

Billary Rubbish   April 24th, 2008 7:29 pm ET

Hillary is running for 2012, so why should she care. If she can't be the president, let the GOP win. She's going to trash the DNC, and her opponent. Just as her husband anything they touch turns to dog squattle. The Clintons did not want to help Al Gore or John Kerry. They just wanted to sit back and wait for their turn to pounce on the American people. Vultures, both of them.

We can really celebrate Earth Day by kicking both of them to the curb, they're rubbish anyway.

Jean   April 24th, 2008 7:28 pm ET

Turn off the pudits, let's get back to the issues and close it down.

Tony B B.C. MI   April 24th, 2008 7:27 pm ET

simply put......, six of one............., and six of the other......anyway you look at it is always going to be a dozen.........Democratic eggs in the basket..... COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Obama and Hillary...... let's pull this thing together???????????????????

Never Nobama!   April 24th, 2008 7:26 pm ET

Hillary is the best candidate!! Go, Hillary!! Never mind all this negativity from the Obama camp!

Grif   April 24th, 2008 7:26 pm ET

Don't Blame Hillary Clinton? She won't run again, for Office in Government. I believe She' is, Oh so much more Smarter than That.
No! Her Priority to me is. "Women and Kid's". She'll find a Nitch Somewhere... This is Only an Opinion.....

fran   April 24th, 2008 7:24 pm ET

If you think its negative now, wait until November. That's the problem with the democratic party. They want to hold hands and sing songs, and "why can't we all just get along", while the republicans go for the dirt and then when it's all said and done, yet another republican is in the whitehouse. We need to grow some back bone and stop being wimps. So it gets a little rough, so what! We need to know everything about whom ever lives in the whitehouse, good and bad and we need to get tough come November and stop being wimps.

mr stlouis   April 24th, 2008 7:24 pm ET

im tired of lou dobbs the rest of the media and fox news, lou cant get over that obama has figured him out bias

Texican   April 24th, 2008 7:23 pm ET

Come on CYNTHIA, Mccain is not stealing your precious few votes. He is being presidential and gentlemanly. Maybe Obama would benefit from seeing McCain run a decent campaign.

We know who is going to win. So you might as well start crying now.

McCain is the man.

Dean Needs To Borrow A Spine   April 24th, 2008 7:22 pm ET

Get used to it, until Dean grows a spine the divisiveness will continue. He let the Clintons run all over him, and hence mince-meat politics, as usual.

It doesn't matter how long the campaign goes, Hillary was a liar when she started, and she will be a liar when this is over. I'm so glad she won't be a liar in my White House.

Obama 08 & 12

At this point.....   April 24th, 2008 7:21 pm ET

I would like to say Thank You to Senator Clinton for dragging down the party and causing 50% of the people to feel this campaign has gone too negative. I hope you and your supporters are proud!

When it is clear to everyone including Hillary and her camp that she will have won fewer states and fewer delegates, they continue to run & spread negativity hoping the superdelegates will come to her rescue. If she was really concerned about the party and the American people, she would gracefully bow out.... but instead she wants to be Huckabee #2.

The latest issue now coming from Hillary's camp is that she ahead in the popular vote if you count MI & FL. To make things more suitable for them, they will say and do anything. Everyone knows MI & FL violated the rules and don't count. Any measure to have an edge is what the Hillary camp is attempting to do. EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THE POPULAR VOTE IS NOT THE KEY INDICATOR... JUST ASK AL GORE!

milli vanilli   April 24th, 2008 7:21 pm ET

I don't find the campaign dull on the Obama side of things, I find the campaign very Interesting and very intelligent from the Obama campaigns side. I believe that the only thing that is dull is the fact that hilly clinton is still in the race. She is a 109 million dollar millionaire, and a poor lier, a divider, a racial hatred monger, and the leader of the uneducated white people in pennsylvania, and ohio.

I mean no harm by that accusation, but the sad truth is that most of hilly clintons followers are bitter, and obviously very uneducated under $50,000 a year in salery, older white women, and skin-heads because why in the hell would they vote for someone like hilly, when she has no snowball's chance in hell of winning this thing. hilly's supporters sent obama a message for calling them bitter, so I would quess the truth hurts.

I also find the campaign of hilly clinton very dull, very negative, and her campaign is very petty. I think there will be renewed interest once she is forced out at the very end, when she relize that florida and michigan's votes will not count.

Bayou Joe   April 24th, 2008 7:20 pm ET

Dull,,, No way, This is the most exciting race since McGovern vs. Nixon. And it's going to get better. The country is energized, the youth ar foaming at the mouth, the old time politiicians are drooling.
about the new kid on the block. The old folks can't wait to get at Obama. This is good.

Hell, give us more, We want Hillary and Obama to get down and dirty.
The presidency is not for wimps. Let's see what they are made from.
That is why I can't wait till Denver and then the main event.
Which I predict will be Obama vs. McCain.

I would pay admission to see that debate. Put it on pay per view and we can payoff the national debt.

Bridgette- PA   April 24th, 2008 7:20 pm ET

If the superdelegates would get behind Barack, we would finish this thing. Although they are starting to now, it's not fast enough. Hopefully, after Barak takes Indiana and NC, they will flock to him much faster. Then, we will all come together and stand behind him!

Barack-08!

Annamica, OH   April 24th, 2008 7:19 pm ET

Its amazing that for the first time in history the primaries are playing itself out as it should, with every state getting a voice, yet for some it's dull. What hypocrisy. Let everyone have a voice!

100 Million Dollar Man   April 24th, 2008 7:19 pm ET

Try mean-spirited, tacky, and racist. Any time you bring back ads from the 80's you're desperate. John McCain "request" does not hold much water, he loves the fact that the GOP is trying to swift-boating Obama.

It won't work, and neither will his awkward attempts to be a "man of the people", with his 100 million dollar trophy wife.

Tom   April 24th, 2008 7:18 pm ET

Well, my comment sort of has to do with this – although how anyone could find this boring is beyond me and I think a lot of folks are calling negative what candidates are simply pointing out as realistic differences – I haven't had a problem with it. The question I have is why the newspeople, pundits, analysts, whatever you want to call them are analyzing why 75% of white people voted for Hillary in Pennsylvania and wondering about "people who won't vote for a black man" when 90% of blacks voted for Obama. If we're going to ask the question one way, shouldn't we ask it the other??? How many of that 90% are voting for Obama because "people won't vote for a white woman"?

Ben   April 24th, 2008 7:18 pm ET

How can Hillary say she won in the states that count? That must make the voters in the states she lost happy to know their votes didn't count. She constantly says she wants all voters to express their rights to have their votes counted. If they don't vote for her, then the super delegates should also say those same votes don't count. I don't like hate blogs, and maybe this sounds like one, but I don't hate her, but I am truly dissapointed in her.

Mike in California   April 24th, 2008 7:16 pm ET

Yes of course this campaign is too long and too vicious. Maybe the person with the fewest committed delegates should bow down for the betterment of the party.
Opps, I guess she thinks she is winning the popular vote. First is is Clintonian politics where the truth is negotiable and now it is Clintonian mathmatics where the numbers lie.

Please, Hillary supporters- convince her she is hurting the Democrats on the whole.

If she wins I doubt I will vote.

pa   April 24th, 2008 7:15 pm ET

than vote for obama and end it

M.S. Indiana   April 24th, 2008 7:15 pm ET

All the negative talk is boring, there are to many issues there need to be dealt with...
And lets not forget there is a McCain to be dealt with to too, no need to throw free stuff out in the air for him to use later...
Lets uplift America and the people, instead of insulting each other.... Remember it is USA !!

Sure   April 24th, 2008 7:15 pm ET

We should just have a national primary day! That way, ALL states play an equal role.

Cynthia   April 24th, 2008 7:14 pm ET

It is definitely too negative thanks to the Clinton camp. What both of the candidates need to do is speak to the issues and vent their negative campaigning on John McCain who is traveling around the country trying to steal Democratic votes.

The new flavor   April 24th, 2008 7:13 pm ET

It just goes on and on and it won't end. Can we PLEASE go to the 2nd base.

Venus   April 24th, 2008 7:13 pm ET

I agree – that's why Hillary needs to pack it up and take Bill!

This race was over before Ohio and Texas – at that time Obama had won 10-states and Hillary had = 0!

Do people think that Hillary would have asked Obama to step to the side? – Well – with her being Rocky I am sure she would have punched his lights out!

So now – here we are – Obama is the winner and Hillary stills wants to tear down the party – I guess she will use her sniper gun if Obama wins!
Go Obama – the next President of USA!

Ethelbert   April 24th, 2008 7:12 pm ET

The ill wind started with Hillary. She was not taught how to go before equity with clean hands. What in the world is Clinton smoking. I respect her person but her lust for the Whitehouse has turned her into a rattle bulldog. She is always vomiting negative words against her opponent. She is busy seeking for dirty news.
I would think that in a country of more than 350million Americans, we would have someone other than the Clintons smart enough to lead the country. We have had enough of you and Bill. You guys should just work on strengthening your marriage as oppose to seeking for eternal life in the Whitehouse.
If you succeed this time, Chelsea will come out 10 years later and tell Americans that she is experienced and thus wants to be the next American President. Give me a break.

nader   April 24th, 2008 7:10 pm ET

THIS RACE IS TURNING ME OFF FROM DEMOCRATES. STUPID PHILLY DIDN'T FINISHED THE JOB. I THINK IT IS UP TO INDIANA TO FINISHED. I HOPE THEY MAKE RIGHT DECISION.

SLO Bear   April 24th, 2008 7:09 pm ET

The negativity is largely due to Clinton; she forces him to respond to her attacks, then mocks him for not being strong, when really he has the good of the party and country in mind. Courage, superdelegates, courage.

Ethelbert   April 24th, 2008 7:07 pm ET

The ill wind began with Hillary. What in the world is Clinton smoking. I respect her person but her lust for the Whitehouse has turned her into a rattle bulldog. She is always vomiting negative words against her opponent. She is busy seeking for dirty news.
I would think that in a country of more than 350million Americans, we would have someone other than the Clintons smart enough to lead the country. We have had enough of you and Bill. You guys should just work on strengthening your marriage as oppose to seeking for eternal life in the Whitehouse.
If you succeed this time, Chelsea will come out 10 years later and tell Americans that she is experienced and thus wants to be the next American President. Give me a break.

Grif   April 24th, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Most of the Comment's on these's Blog's (Inc mine). Sometimes. Are Negative. They call it "Being Interactive"... How much really has anything to do, with this Election. Blowing Off Steam!! is OK with me.

Stacy Clarks, TX   April 24th, 2008 7:04 pm ET

so someone please tell hillary to DROP OUT!!!!

Sharon   April 24th, 2008 7:02 pm ET

Hillary is the one who is always making negative remarks and lying. Obama is just defending himself from her attacks.

I could not and will not ever vote for Hillary after the way she has lied to the American people and for her negativity.

Wayne   April 24th, 2008 6:57 pm ET

The poll is right. If somehow, IN and NC give Obama wins in both states we can end the Dem nightmare and focus our sights on McCain.

Two respectable men debating about who is best for the future of this country.

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