CNN

Beware Dems. The Repubs are on here saying "if not Hillary then McCain"

Nice try Reps. Be smart Dems!

I think Obama's "change" slogan has changed Blitzer a little bit to write impartially. this is a good change. Yes you can.

Please advise Wolf to be more professional, he just called that Hillary Clinton is "toasted" while talking about her position in the campaign

KE writes "Picking Obama is another Bush and Cheney".

I think KE needs to listen to more of Wolf Blitzer! And I wouldn't normally say that, since he appeared to be SOOOO pro-Hillary at first. Now I think he's coming around to being fair and balanced - about time! Barack has now increased his lead over Hillary by 180 delegates. She'll gain some on him tonight, then probably next Tuesday, but by then, he'll have a majority of the pledged delegates.

Hillary has been a strong candidate, but she uses old world tactics - Rovean tactics - to knee-cap even the candidates of her own party. Her campaign is $20 Million debt. She's had to loan her campaign $11.4 Million (should have done that a LOT sooner and kept more of the vendors happy).

If Hillary had won 11 races in a row, she and her campaign would have been hammering Obama to set down. As it is, she's facing insurmountable odds and no one on her campaign is talking sense to her. It's like she's delirious with that lust for power thing that she has.

Too many weaknesses for her to prevail over Obama. Time to move on to John McCain, who will go down by at least 341-197. At least, and Obama at the top of the ticket will enable us to win a 60%-40% majority in Congress. Oh happy day. Then we'll FINALLY be able to get something done in Washington for "We, the little people" instead of only for "We, the fat cats" that Bush has favored.

I do not think this race(for the nomination) has made Obama stronger unless he really doesn't know how many states there are in our great country. In Beaverton,Oregon on Friday he stated that he had been in 57 states and had one to go. My 9 year old grandson knows there are 50 states but one of the candidates doesn't seem to know the make-up of the United States. It appears this fundamental mistake challenges his knowledge of the United States.

If we consider the failure of the tax cuts and the huge national debt, then Obama will be the logical choice.

On pure emotion and ethnocentricism, one would vote for McCain.

Personally, I was a Clinton supporter but Obama's arguments changed my mind because facts and logic cannot be manuplated with pure rhetoric.

To become the strongest and richest nation-state, we must have a powerful economy.

Wolf,

Obama has become a stronger candidate because of all the things that has been put against him. When a man knows what his weaknesses are, he will be prepared for when it comes up again. I really hate these people whom judge someone because of race, gender, or another person. Whenever the media who brings all this negative stuff up on a candidate just to make up some kind of issue is showing their true colors. John(towards the top), a McCain supporter has no truth to anything. He is a judgemental fool just like every other idiot that judges people. Most people in the military environment has people of different races as their boss. They all don't agree to everything but due to rules and laws of the government "Change" is what usually happens to them. Lets not forget that people sons and daughters are still overseas and getting sent overseas to fight an endless war. Anders the Muppet show is truly the Puppet show. How long can the U.S. continue to allow weak minded people fool them? Your and mines worst enemy aka the Bush Administration. Thanks to the people that remind that me that race and gender is still a big issue in the american values we so truly believe are right. I think not.

I SMELL A LOT OF PSEUDO-DEMOCRATS (A.K.A. REPUBLICANS) ARE POSTING HERE A LOT OF HATE MAIL!!!

BEWARE A WOLF IN A SHEEP'S SKIN!!!

Lies after lies have made clintons outdated. The finest thing about Obama is that he did not take money from establishments and corporations. This is a people's revolution.

Tara

I am a Catholic, Hispanic, and a woman – I am backing Obama! I just can't believe all of you out there that would rather put another Bush in office just to not have to vote for Barack! You are so -– I don't know, there just aren't any words for you! – I'll start with Prejudice! If, – and just IF, which I doubt, if Hillary gets the nomination, You can bet she'll have my vote – anybody but McCain! Go Obama! I just love this election year! It'll go down in history, whatever the outcome!
President Obama! I like that ring! – even at 3am! HaHa....

We really do not care! it will not change my opinion and neither the rest of Hillary's supporters!

I am amazed how wrong your miscalculations are regarding how democrats measure up the mccain and the republicans.

CNN Commentors, has made a serious mistake that Hillary Clinton supporters will support the party run against Mccain- THIS IS A VERY WRONG CONCLUSTION.

Hillary Clinton supporters will not support Obama therefore your predictions cannot be relied. You need to factor defraction from the party , about 50% or more supports of Senator Clinton will not support Obama or the democratic party.

thanks

Obama lives in the land of smoke and mirrors. His entire campaign is based on empty promises and illusion. Ask yourself, if the tables were reveresed, would Obama fight as hard as Hillary to win??

This country needs a leader. This country is based on not taking no for an aswer and fighting for what is right. Hillary, regardless of your feelings for her is a fighter and a leader, that is irrefutable.

Obama is smoke and mirrors, a master of the game of politics and that is all. If he is elected, the world, that doesn't need on the job training, will devour him.

Everyone talks about her dishonesty.. etc... Do you really think Obama got to the pinnacle of politics without bending the rules? Nonsense.

Obama is a joke, probably funded by Republicans to guarantee them a win.

We need a person who knows what to do, not one who has to ask someone else, for guidance.

He'd make a great VP, and when he grows up he can be president.

If your life depended on someone knowing the right answer immediately, who would you ask for? Someone who can talk pretty (Obama) or someone who rolls up their sleeves and takes care of business (Hillary).

Well, I would hope he would improve after a year and half! If he wasn't he would have absolutely no business running for the highest position in the land. However, if he manages to be the nominee he is going to get blasted by the Republican party when they start working towards the general election. There is too much we don't know about him and what we do know is questionable. Also I still haven't heard anything he has said that doesn't sound like fluff. Say what you will about Hillary Clinton, but she is battle tested, knows what to expect, knows how to get things done.

It was very smart for Obama to campaign lite in WV. The Clinton's would of turn him in a monster with their race baiting. Maybe in the general he can go back in to reintroduce himself to voters.

Go Obama!!!!

This campaign has made Hillary a whole lot stronger & she was strong to begin with. We still don't know who the REAL Obama is. We KNOW who Hillary is & what she stands for. It scares me to death to think of him as our leader when he doesn't have a clue how to approach it. We certainly don't need a puppet & that is exactly what he'd be & is already. Obama will never get my vote...not because of his skin color, but because he's unprepared for the humongous task any new president would have. He jumped into the race prematurely before he had enough experience under his belt. His discomfort during debates was a good indication. He doesn't have answers & solutions & we need them ASAP. Hillary is more than up for the challenge & will be one great president!

What weaknesses? Do you mean that racists white people won't vote for Obama? Hillary Clinton is just a "crazy". She has single handedly turned this nomination process into a referendum on race. Shame on Hillary Clinton and shame on CNN for acting like she has some purpose in continuing in this race other than to cause the Democratic Party to lose!
In any other candidate, you would decry her behavior as reprehensible. She has lost! It doesn't matter that you wanted her to win. She has lost! She is a horrible role model for children. What happened to "good sportsmanlike conduct"? What happened to playing by the rules? Terry McAullife has turned into a man with no respect for the rules he tenaciuosly enforced when he was Chairman of the DNC in 2004. He has been sold to the highest bidder and it would be a good thing if he went Republican and took Hillary with him!

Hillary Clinton has taken this race to the White House personal, as President Bush is to this war in Iraq. She has made too many mistakes with her quick, temporary solutions to gas price and other issues. If the American people don't wake up, and look at how she run her campain VS Obama, They will understand why she is losing. She is upset with the fact that she was motivated to run for President, and people she work close to have jumped ship. Why? I feel she need to make a point to them and Obama, that she should run against McCain, although now its the matter of revenge against the democratic party for not having faith in her. This has nothing to do with racism or gender, but personal believe where she think she should be- The White House. Do you really want some one running on their personal believe (disregarding what the people wants) like President Bush or set aside their personal beleives for the people?

First thing American people has to look at that Mr.Clinton And Mrs Clinton,spend two terms in office,they diden't get health care for these older people.do you think they are going to get it now.Next take a look at the Russian Presidency he is only 42 years old, American need young fresh Presidency. put the old guy on woman aside.American is falling. I'm a old mam too.Let the young one take over like the Russian.

WELCOME TO THE MUPPET SHOW

Remember that you never know, who is really writing these comments. There could be republicans posing as Clinton or Obama supporters. To write: "Clinton has run a lying campaign – signed Obama 08" is a smart thing to do, if you are republican.
Similar ventriloquist tricks was seen in my country (Denmark, Europe) in our recent election. People also use fake identities in traditional newspapers, even authors. Wearing masks like this is apparently part of humane nature.
So: Don´t trust these comments. Use your brains and instincts.
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Stronger? What a delusional thought!

The truth is, the Democratic party has lost the general election for itself. It had the sure, clear path for them to in the White House away frm the Republicans... what did they do? Instead of sending Clinton to win the election, and grooming Obama to take over, they pit them against each other... and now, they are both flawed candidates.

Leave it to the stupidity of the Democratic party to lose an election that is being handed to the on a silver platter!

McCain gives "same old . . . " a new meaning. Definitely the SAME on too many issues as Bush, although they will try to tell you differently, and Definitely OLD. Looking forward to Obama as president and an 8 year enema for DC and our great country; US. The world will be watching, vote smart, vote wisely, vote Obama!

Obama and Hillary are DIFFERENT....Obama will increase taxes on people making $75,000 and up....Hillary on $250,000 and up. Obama's Global Poverty Act of 2007 is worrisome...that will cost $845,000 a year. We have people in this country that need help. Who is Obama supporting, Third World countries or the people of this country? Their health care plans are different. Hillary covers everyone...Obama does not! People now with health care pay for the uninsured. With Obama it will be what we have now!

The issue should be who can win the White House. I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop with Obama...and then McCain will win the White House.

I just tuned into Fox news because CNN only has OBAMA supporters on their panel.....helllooooooo Jamal, Roland, Brazile – HELLLO..... where are the hillary supporters?

You only have OBAMA supporters on – NOT FAIR.

"Obama has split the democrat party and it will never be healed, especially not with just talk-talk-talk about hopes and dreams which is all Obama has to offer….."

Now, this is an interesting twist, err, spin.

How did Obama split the Democratic Party? By daring to run against Clintons? By differing on certain policies? By having been born? By not going to Bosnia under sniper fire?

Isn't it like blaming a guy who got shot, not the guy who shot?

I though only the Pubs use twisted logic like that.

Hide all the knives in the kitchen if she's on the VP ticket.

Sen. Obama should now focus on the National campaign. He will win the nomination and go on to the White House.
Sen. Clinton should read the numbers and start supporting Sen. Obama.

I get so angry when I read these comments. Are people blind? Obama has no experience, he is into black liberation theology which is based on philosophy of Karl Marx.. For governing the country in the condition that we are now, we need someone which has more experience than a community organizer. This is a sure road to a major disaster. If democrats get rid of Hillary while getting their noses brown in a desporate need to secure a warm place in the government, I would rather vote for McCain! Grow up, people!

Did you mean Clinton has become weaker? hahahah...
Don't forget that Obama had the best prepared orgaization, strategy and roadmap from the very beginning. To say he BECOMES stronger only indicates your ignorance of him. He SEEMS stronger only because his opponent has been defeated.

Thanks for acknowledging Obama's strengths, Wolf. Its nice to see a report that is grounded in reality.

Who controls who. Barack or his wife

Obama kept his name off the disputed ballots in Florida and Michigan thereby proving that even the Agent of Change, who wants to be different than the Washington insiders, can learn how to "play by the rules".

If Obama's so good at debating these days, why did he refuse to do another before Indiana? Because he knew that Hillary would show him up and prove her superior mental agility and command of the issues. Yet again. Please-plenty of people learn how to debate at high school, so it's kind of hilarious that CNN are giving Obama a gold star for his debating skills in his late 40s. If he can't discuss the issues in a cogent manner during the Democratic primaries, how do you expect him to do as president?

To Remy:

The idea that Barack Obama, the man who has not received any funding from Political Action Committees, and the only candidate who has not done so, is the one being controlled by the "powers-that -be" is perhaps the most unintelligent statement I have read on these blogs (and I have read a lot of ignorant crap). Though Clinton has not gotten as much PAC support as McCain, they are both more "politicized" than Obama.

Please, wake up and realize what this country needs.

If the american people and the media elected Bush and Cheney, why not Obama??We have dealt with almost 8 years of desaster of the Bush administration. Let's just pray for Obama. I am sure he can do much better once elected.

I THOUGHT THAT THE SEN MADE THE LAWS NOT THE PRES. SO WHY HAVE ALL THE PROBLEMS ALL THE CANADATES BROUGHT UP. NOT BEED FIXED ? ARENT THEY ALL SENATORS.

All you Obama haters show some some respect like we do for Senator Clinton, both of them are the same on issues.

Dont call Senator Obama a "lame puppet, Hussein – dont be racist, Bush and Cheney – HE IS NOT.

I have made a conclusion about people on this page

1. The MAJORITY, i am not being age-ist, of the elderly vote for Clinton

2. ALMOST ALL OF Clinton supporters are switch-party-ers

Therefore almost all of the elderly-Clinton voters are switchers.

`Why?

Now bear with me when I go slightly dirty:
You do not care whether or not we will continue to die in Iraq, because, this applies to everyone, you will be to another country, or not be there?
Why, do you not care whether or not Social security will be there for the new generation, because you will not see it.
Tell me another reason, CNN, or anyone.

Do you not care whether or not ROE V. WADE will be overturned because you cannot have an abortion.

TELL ME WHYYYYYY CLINTON SUPPORTERS

*****CNN, please post.**************

Well i just want to give a big thank to the O TEAM, they have done a great job so far. There is lot understanding in the Obama campiag that makes he reach this far, he is strong and will be strong against McCain, this is the time for the Democrate to lead America and for sure the American people know that. Let's unit the party and go farward thanks.

Good coverage of the Obama Missouri speech Tuesday night. When is the McCain speech? CNN will certainly give him equal time to him, will it not, to make his case to the people?

Thank you for noting his ability.

To be honest, he is getting stronger. He came from nothing. That is the point. One, he has to introduce himsefl and he goes to the issue. Others they don't have to introduce.

Jack,

I've been to West V. They are racist my friend. WV is home to the most racist county in america for the past however many times I checekd, Newcastle County. They actually shoot at black people who got off the wrong exit there. Literally. I saw too many black dummies hung on their porch beams to count. Some of the people I met would not allow black folks to serve them food in a restaurant.

And plese check the headline in the CNN election center before you make your comments on media biases.

Yes thats truth he is more stronger then before,,,

What doesn't kill you makes you strong.

After reading some of the Clinton supporter's hate-mail toward Obama and his supporters, I am starting to believe that we are living in (2) Americas. My question to all of you Obama-haters:

What scares you so much about Obama, that you would cast your vote for McCain? Please be real with yourselves.

How does being a 1st lady count as experience for president?!? Would you take medical advise from me because my wife is a doctor? Seriously people give your head a shake.

Conservative judges take away our rights???

Because their a judge or a conservative???

A true conservative fights for individual rights (e.g. Sen Goldwater). Last time I checked, Democrats allied themselves with the Left (i.e. government in our business)

CLINTON IS NOT IN THIS RACE TO MAKE A WEAK CANDIDATE STRONGER,

SHE IS IN THIS RACE TO WIN THE PRESIDENCY IN 2009, NOT IN 2012 OR WHATEVER...

SHE LIVES IN THE PRESENT NOT IN THE UNKNOWN FUTURE.

THE EXCELLENT CONTRAST, THAT CLINTON DEMONSTATES BETWEEN OBAMA AND HERSELF IS HOW MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT, SUBSTANTIVE AND INTERNATIONAL SAVOIR FAIRE SHE POSSESSES.
WHAT SHE IS A GREAT AMERICAN PERSONIFIED LEADER THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP AMERICANS NEED IN THIS TIME IN HISTORY.

THE MONEY AND THE MEDIA HAVE TRIED TO FORCE FEED OBAMA DOWN THE THROATS OF ALL AMERICANS.
OBAMA ,AN EMPTY SUIT, A TRUE SCARE CROW AND THE WIZARD CONTROLLING HIS STRINGS IS PROBABLY GEORGE SOROS... OR AN EQUAL..

BARACK WILL BE A PUPPET PRESIDENT, EVEN MORE THAN G.W. BUSH EVER WAS,
SO THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN IS IN THIS RACE UNTIL THE END, UNTIL AMERICANS SEE THE TRUTH....

Sorry, Jack, your "golden boy" Obama isn't the only one who's become stronger in the primary race. Hillary is a much stronger campaigner now than when she started. She's been vetted during the entire race and had everything, including the kitchen sink flung at her. Obama's only felt serious pressure and vetting for a few months. Is that fair and balanced?

It is so disappointing to see the favoritism your broadcast continues to show Obama. It is Hillary's night and you are focusing entirely on Obama's speech and political pundits that have continually been biased for the Obama campaign.

Hillary has such a formidable mountain to climb in submitting her ideas and programs to the American people while the pundits continually play the negative playing card against her.

Count my vote as one who cannot in good conscience vote for Barack Obama.

True enough, Wolf. Hillary has made him a better candidate. Quite ironic, isn't it? She sorely tested his mettle. Then again, that's what happens when you keep pounding on someone and the survive. They get stronger. Thank you Hillary. Thanks for giving us a stronger Obama.

Missy M,

the Fed runs the economy. Not the president. Presidents can only help the future of the economy by steering research and investments on a particular course or recognizing a segment as having a greater potential and let's say vying for deregulating it. Beyond that, I cannot think of much that a president can do. Mind you even the budget that the Predidency, as the executive branch, proposes every year is kind of already ear-marked for all the debt payments and existing programs that Congress had voted for. Barack Obama is not against business. What a silly thing to say. Typical of Clinton supprters, by the way – highly opinionated without an iota of research or expertise to back their opinions up. Please read his book and then argue. Or read any book for that matter. Anyway, I apologize for being as blunt.

Thank God,
God knows how division amondemocrats wont be all it takes to tear him down

OBAMA '08

Obama/Edwards 08...

Clinton cant manage her own campaign... $20 million in debt let alone her own state for as much earmarks she took, wh would i elect her president.

How can she be VP when her job is to put forth and back the ideals of the President? SHe has smeared Obama's name int he mud worse than any republican will ever do in the fall.

I can't believe some of the Clintonistas and how cloudy their vision is.

the only down side to this is that i would have enjoyed watching the clintons face barr.
as to clinton being credited for obama's campaign capabilities, i would say get real.
hanah

Why do people think Barrack Obama is going to make such a "wondeful" President? His battle cry is "Change." I ask two simple questions....1. Change to what? 2. Why should I believe you? Sorry! This ain't the time for "on the job training" and "change" doesn't happen overnight. Politics is politics and wishful thinking ain't gonna get it done either! Obama likes to talk in generalities but so far, other than the charisma and fancy talking, you haven't convinced me you're good enough to walk the walk!

Remy, i have read many posts stating why a person will not vote for Senator Obama for this reason or that. 85% of them are petty. your rationale does not even reach the level of petty. everything you just said is COMPLETELY wrong and/or false. EVERYTHING..

Senator Obama owes no one in the democratic party. Hillar (and bill) are the democratic party, which is why she started out with an over 100 superdelegate lead from the moment she announced)

McCain has lobbiests WORKING "ON" HIS CAMPAIGN...

obviously you were looking for a reason not to vote for Senator "O". but hey... whatever helps you sleep at night.

Will somebody wake Hillary up and tell her the campaign is over. Apparently, she is losing sleep from all those 3AM phone calls from the snipers in Bosnia

HEY YOU STUPID O.B. SUPPORTERS AN CLINTON HATERS. OBAMA HAS ALREADY BROUGHT CHANGE. HATE, RACIST, DIVISION ,AND I DONT WANT TO SEE ANYMORE OF HIS CHANGES. BEST CHANGE HE CAN DO IS GO BACK TO SENATE AND LEARN SOMETHING.

America needs Obama in the White House!!!

Don't you think it would stop a lot of this hate talk if Barack was endorsed by Colin Powell? Have you been in the blogs attached to the Houston Chronicle? If not, you may want to avoid them. There are more than a few racist wearing hoods. Some claim to not be racist but "just don't trust a 'Muslim' in the White House". Crazy, right? These folks are being disengenuious of course. But this stuff has spread, most likely from FOX and friends.

An endorsement from Colin Powell would shut a lot of people up. And Colin Powell has plenty of reason to endorse Obama. He really is a good man who only reluctantly joined the Bush administration. I don't think he had any idea they would pimp him out as they did. And after bing tricked into going before the UN with those lies the Bush administration cooked up, he should feel a duty to set the record straight. Just a thought.

Hillary supporters better to accept the defeat And stop crying. world doesn't need another cowboy or republican in white house please make us all a favor and don't mess up. vote for issues not persons.
regards

The best of Obama is yet to come. History will prove him the best President. Remember blacks were prevented from sports and other activities, but they have turn out to be BEST. Obama for 08.

As a former chicagoan... I saw this "I'll leave the party and vote for the other guy" before... It was Harold Washington. Chicago is the most democratic of democratic cities... It is also one of the most racist. So when Rich Daley Jr, and Jane Byrne split the white vote,(i think back in '83) and Harold came up the middle (with blacks and progressives) to win the Democratic nomination.... it was utter political chaos...

People who voted Democratic their entire lives suddenly and literally said... "I'm voting for the white guy..." (and he republicans had a shot at the mayors office for the first time in over 60 years)...

like I said... I've seen this movie before.....

By the way... Harold won.....

Enough open minded people voted on issues and brought real change until Harold's death one year into his second term (which was won by a landslide). Real change CAN happen.

To ALL!!! those white harworking blue-collared americans that just LOVE Mrs Clinton and for overt reasons say that you will never vote for Obama, google "Hillary Clinton Screw 'em" and see what you candidate thought of you when she felt you had shorted here husband. I was like you completely in love with the Clintons until I took a closer look at how they operate. I can not say I am a man of principle and then say I am a Clinton supporter; the two just don't go together. Obama is a blank slate, I grant you that and one has no idea what to expext except for what he says on the campaign trail but you can bet you sweet bottom that the Clintons will do as they have always done. LIE!!!. America does not need another power hungry person in the white house; we need change.

Not really. He is ripe for the republicans to beat like a red-headed step-child.

YOU OBAMA SUPPORETRES AND CLINTON HATERS DONT GIVE UP HATING DO YA. THATS ALRIGHT ,BECAUSE WE WILL GET EVEN IN NOV. YOU HATERS AGAINST THE CLINTONS HAVE DIVIDED THIS PARTY AND WE WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN. THIS RACE HAS BEEN FIXED FOR OBAMA FROM THE BEGINING.THE MEDIA AND HATERS HAVE SO MUCH BIAS AGAINST A WOMAN LEADER.HE PLAYS THE RACE CARD WHEN HRC FIGHTS BACK. THIS RACE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT RACIAL AND BIAS. THE SUPER DELIGATES ARE ONLY GOING TOWARD O.B. BECAUSE THEY DONT WANT A WOMAN LEADER. HRC LOOSES ALL DEMS. LOOSE.I WOULDN'T TAKE VP. IF I WAS HILLARY AFTER ALL THE HATE AND BIAS AGAINST HER FROM YOU LOST MINDED YOUNG O.B. VOTERS. RACE VOTING FOR RACE, YOUNG VOTING FOR A UNKNOWN PIED PIPER ,YOU CALL THIS RACE FAIR.WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND. YOU KICKED HRC TO THE CURB, AND SHE IS YOUR ONLY PRAYER. OBAMA WILL LOOSE IN NOV. ALL YOU HATERS AND O.B. SUPPORETERS HAVE WASTED YOUR MONEY. US CLINTON SUPPORTERS WILL GET THE LAST LAUGH.

i hope this bickering goes on until august!!! mccain is looking presidential, and fighting among the democrats amusing to say the least. i see the party is pushing for an obama-clinton tkt. i personally hope it happens because the dislike for hillary will surely send many of the democrats to mccain!! to all the republicans, sit back and enjoy the TRAIN WRECK in the democratic party!!!

This extended race has cost Obama supporters a lot of money. Between the candidates we have wasted a half billion dollars. If Hillary still had a real chance, I could see the expense as possibly worth it, but for her to stay in the race with next to zero chance to win just to let a bunch of voters have their day in the sun will see another 100 million down the political drain feeding advertising agencies and not helping those who need it. Thanks a lot!

If Hillary were to win the nomination it would just make it that much easier for me to vote for McCain. I'm Libertarian and Hillary is not a moderate she would get nothing done as president. She is as Democrat as Reagan was Republican. With one major difference. The Democrats were scared Sh–less of Reagan. Republicans and independents hate Hillary.

The only reason many will not vote for Obama for one reason. He is black and still this country fears that because of the sins this country has committed against blacks for over 400 years.

Those of you to whom this applies, would rather go through 4 more years of high sucide rates, poverty and dispare, economical, societal and political. Rather than to vote for a black man.

This is a sad state of reason, How much longer will we allow these types of injustices to continue?

SAD SAD SAD What happened to character and standing on that????

Much of the publicized vulnerabilities are actually brought on by media and clinton campaign who persist to position Obama in that light. I don't see media voraciously positioning Clinton as a candidate who cannot win affluent educated white americans, black voters, and college young voters as if they don't matter ??? If Obama is the nominee for democrats and by some mircacle (long shot I think) the final election should name McCain for presidency, then we all can point to Hillary as the vindictive spoiler for her party, with her persistence to drag out a long primary race despite all mathematical odds. It goes to affirm and show Hillary is not a trustworthy person who is bent on her self serving agenda rather than genuine interest in the future generation of America.

My dad also was an officer in the Navy in WWII, my Uncle Tommy a west point graduate and decorated war hero in Korean and i served from 63-65. My dad was republican chairman for our county, everyone in my family thinks it's a sin to vote for a democrat but i have to say this time I AM BITTER ABOUT THE WAR YOU AND BUSH AND CLINTON GOT US IN WHEN THERE WAS ZERO REASON AND NOW WE CAN'T GET OUT WITHOUT A WORSE PROBLEM. I AM BITTER that there are families welcoming their loved ones back from iraq in a casket, I AM BITTER that we had a republican president and congress and did not help the people who the Bible says we are supposed to. I am voting for Obama and I am not a kid—I am old enough to see what you have done to this great country of ours and I am so ashamed. If you meet St. Peter in Heaven please explain why the greatest country in the world is so self serving and why we have babies going to bed hungry—-in this country. I AM BITTER AT WHAT YOU AND BUSH HAVE DONE TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY and see a young Ab Lincoln in Obama who one day will have students studying his works as we do Lincoln. SHAME SHAME SHAME

I must say that it is with great regret that I realize that I do not expect or want to vote for Hillary Clinton in 2008. I think having a woman president would be a WONDERFUL milestone for our country, as women are historically THE minority, regardless of what state or country they live in. And, I very much understand why her supporters are so enthusiastic in their support of her. She is a very effective politician, and she demonstrates great intelligence, tenacity, determination and skill. Furthermore, I believe that the vast majority of her supporters support her not because she is white or because she is a woman, or both – I believe the majority of them support her because they honestly believe she is the best candidate.
My only major criticism of her, other than her historic support of the war in Iraq, is related to the tactics of her campaign against Senator Obama. Her tactics have caused me, and a great number of her former supporters, to realize that Senator Obama is a much more uniting figure. Obama offers hope and inspiration to such a broad and varied population, a huge number of Americans who see the greatness and hope that has not been manifest in a president since our country was robbed of JFK. Huge numbers of Americans, of all ages, races, and backgrounds support Obama at this point, and it saddens me to hear the things that I’ve heard from Hillary about him. Her words on, “hardworking Americans“ and “white Americans” were the most disgusting thing voiced in the campaign so far. I hope she comes to her senses and offers Senator Obama the support that the majority of voters and delegates have already given him. I would love to see her share in or follow 8 years of an Obama administration, and thereby unite the Democratic party and allow it to heal the deep wounds and divides cause by 8 years of the Bu$h Administration.
Come on Senator Clinton, you are arguably one of the most powerful figures in the country right now – don’t squander your chance to make a positive difference for this great nation of ours! Show us you’re still the woman we all grew to so greatly respect and/or admire! Our pledges and votes, fairly counted and recorded, are showing you the way. Please join us!

Clinton voted for the war and now wants to pull out immediately. She recently threatened on National Television to OBLITERATE IRAN. Obama has no experience to be the President and Commander in Chief of the U. S. Military. John McCain has the experience and would eventually create a stable region in Iraq like we did in Europe, Japan and S. Korea. If we can not commit to spreading freedom and peace worldwide what is our existance worth. When the Dem's declare defeat in Iraq we will only strengthen those who hate America and enable them to spread that hate onto generations to come.

Oh Wolf, Wolf... Here I thought for a brief moment you had changed to the better and become a somewhat less biased. But you just had to add that last paragraph, right. Does one call that being phony and oh so transparent, little man ...

If Obama gets the nomination.........I will vote for McCain and I am a Democrat.

There is a diffrence between being "educated" vs. being "learned."
After reading 95% of the notes (blogs) on CNN, here are some conclusions:
1.Hillary's supporters may be learned, but they are not educated. That is, they show gross negligence in doing research to uncover the truth.

2. Majority of Hillary's supporters write using "uppercase" letters, suggesting that they are rude, bitter, and inconsiderate.

3. Like their candidate, most of Obama supporters are very humble and put this nation "first". Wealth and greed are seen as secondary or remote issues

4. All of the lies and disinformaiton about Barack is going up in smoke as past political propaganda. We are now witniessing history unfolding before our very eyes, as the nations' first Democratically elected black man gets voted into the highest position of authority in the country. I can honestly say that I am proud to be an American again. Thank you Barack, for being a true leader.

I voted for Hillary at out state caucus and I am supporting her till it is over. She might not get the nomination but I will never vote for Obama who is a lame puppet of the powers-that-be of the democratic party.

I'd rather vote for McCain. At least I know he would actually be the president because he is obviously not indebted to anybody in the Republican Party, having won his nomination with hardly any party 'scrimmage'.

A better campaigner? Are you kidding? All that means is that he has become more skilled at saying what people want to hear – it doesn't mean that he has become a better candidate. At this point there is little that Obama can do to mend the democratic party – the party has simply lost its way. I'm a lifelong democrat, but can not, in good conscious vote for a candidate who is so openly opposed to our capatilist way of life. He has no plan for strengthening the economy at a time when we so desperately need businesses to grow and prosper. McCain, at least, is pro-business. No one is talking about it, but that's what we need right now, a strong, pro-business leader.

Will Cnn be able to call the WV race early?..........or will it take all nIght?

HA HA HA

If you pal Obama was the winner you would be able to call it early...2 min.. after the polls close..................

I can't believe the racism that still exists in your country ...

I was supporting Hillary under she lied about the shot on the airfield in Bosnia..then the Republican-style attack ads and then the divisive comments she makes on a daily basis only drives your country not only the Democratic ppart further apart even when it is plainly evident she has lost..

Obama will win and it is disgusting to see how low Hillary has gotten in her remarks about "white Americans"..she is only dividing her party further.. if she runs in 2012, people will still remember how childish and inflamatory she is being..

And for those that say they will vote for McCain rather than Obama for whatever reasons they can to mask their racist attitude is absolutely disgusting...

Think about the future of your country and set aside your prejudice and racist attitude cause if McCain gets in, there will only be an even worse economy, more deaths in Iraq for a war that is only being fought for oil and not a valid cause
Do you really want a guy like McCain with his finger on the button..

You think the USA is not looked upon favorably by the rest of the world..if McCain gets in..USA will be looked upon as a nation of racist prejudice fools...

What really makes Obama so great is that he reaches out to the American people in a way that Hillary cannot. He makes jokes during his interviews, admits to the things he's done (more than any politician, from what I've seen, lol), and is juat more human than any presidential candidate I've seen. I'm just a small Puerto Rican hoping for big things from this guy.

Obama '08, son! ^_^

To John in Oregon,
I believe you meant ANWR, not Anwar... ANWR stands for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is in Alaska. Just a heads up.

Good report Mr. Blitzer. Obama has a long road ahead of him, but he is more than capable of handling himself.

-Obama '08-

WE are in this all together. our votes will decide who wins. We ought to each other as Americans to be respectul and not hateful.
The clintons to many of our disapointment, have shown an ugly side, and wheter you like them or not, there are things that have been done and said that are unacceptable no matter which party or nominee you support.

This is a great country where we can agree to disagree where we can talk without being persecuted, and where posibilities are greater than any other country on this earth.

Let Hillary run, after all is her right. however, to use the race and gender card pursposedly and as she and bill continue to do so, it is very destructive and it shakes the very fundatmentals of this country. we dont have to like each other however, we ought each other tolerance and respect, and the clintons have shown they have none of that.

in the universe there is that law which is not man made but just universal, " what goes around comes around," and justice even if slow it will always show itself at the end..........

thank you to every AMerican who has voted, regardless of whom they voted for, thank you to every soldier who went to war, even so they never asked for to go or like war, thank you to the superdelegates who are in a dificult position because of the status quo and because of some people feelings and sense of entitlement, but we must think of our country.

think twice, this is our country, our future our children's future. We do not deserve liars, and people who encourage racism, and enable all the possible isms..

the world has had enough of those dictators.........

As a CANADIAN watching your elections, I am truly inspired by Obama.
He's progressive, without the Clinton baggage. Do you guys really want another Clinton?
God bless America!!

No way for President or VP .
Perhaps Mc Clinton is on McShames short list since we all know
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a Republican in a Pantsuit .

Isnt it a stretch how she started counting votes that are no counts but not untill she started needing a higher count ?So what else will she come up with another Bosnia ?They just keep coming so plug your ears.
Go Obama you are our Hope Yes We Can .

It is Wolf B. /Clinton supporters,Republicans spreading this Vp B.S.

These posts on CNN just shows that this country has not come that far after all. If you dont vote for Obama you will continue to have your lives guided by fear and the lies and hate that this country has been built on and run by for centuries.

This man has dealt with everything that has been thrown his way. How many of you would have the constitution to stand so long. Not for himself but for the HAVE-NOTS America has produced by the Bush- Clinton-Bush era.

Get out of the line of followers and make a decision on your own, with your own intelligence. Stop the generational curses that your prejudiced forefathers have past on to you.

Make a choice based on doing whats right for the right reasons. Stop the ignorance that caused so many of the plights this country suffers from.

I would never vote to MCSame. How can you continue a war that has seemingly no end? A war that is costing lives, growth of our economy, has tied into our housing market, has tied into job loss, and especially high gas prices. Gas affects everything in this counrty and the Middle East will never let you get a hold on it. But I will support an honest person, who truly cares about the people and truly wants to see things get done. A person who can stitch ties between group and/or people. If clinton wins the democratic nod fair and square she has my vote.

But, if she plays some type of crooked game and takes the nomination anyway, me and millions of other democrats will not vote. And that is not a threat but a promise. As far as McCain. The man who was and still is against the Rights Of All People. One Nation, He doesn't even believe in the constituation. LOL... Not a chance in hell. He just wants to start fights with MiddleEastern people and gain control of crude oil like Bush. This is why he is called McSane. Some of you are living outside of reality and need a check.

First of all I am not surprise with the majority of clinton voters supporting a gas tax holiday after all a great deal of lesser educated and poor families supports her and its up to abama to educate them properly. Secondly cnn please do the math. If 35% of wv clinton supporters and she is carrying the state by over 40 points then obama is doing quite well.

You are in west Virginia Doing exit poles asking white voters if they think west virginia voters are racest because of thier support of Clinton
You guys at CNN with your blatent support of Obama have been making me sick. 92% of the black population can vote for obama but you don't see any racism in that. I guess you just think that 92%are sure he is most qualified to be President. It seems to me it's simply because he is black and thats ok just don't call the white voters racist I wonder what would happen to that percentage if obama was a white man, so where is the racism

Barack Hussein Obama or John Mccain? Which one sounds more presidential? Which one loves and is proud of this country more? Which one fought for this country and got caught as a POW? Which one does Hamas NOT support? Which one wants the family and the individual to make decisions, not the government?

mccain 08

I would like to make a very simple observation about Wolf Blitzer's blog entry: It's a well-crafted opinion piece! This has NOTHING to do with media bias, and in fact is a window into one American's thoughts about a contest with which he's been quite close for the last year. The whole point is to get us talking; you can accept or deny Wolf's argument, but don't do him the disservice of claiming his reporting is biased when he, like the rest of you, is simply offering up his opinion! Thanks for your tireless reporting, Wolf!

Why do CNN editors continously keep on mentioning racistic Issues about the elections in the Democratic Campaign between
Senator Obama/ Clinon.
Please Elaborate on the issue that White voters and Black Voter
No matter our Colours We are ALL Americans.
Why not use......... American Voters.............. rather than Black and white
voters what is your justification on this.
Thanks

Barack Hussein Obama or John Mccain? Which one sounds more presidential? Which one loves and is proud of this country more? Which one fought for this country and got caught as a POW? Which one does Hamas NOT support? Which one wants the family and the individual to make decisions, not the government?

mccain 08

Those who have voted for Bush the second term now must reap the benefits... "Ask yourself are you better off today than 8 yrs. ago?" if yes, then vote Republicans again. You deserve it!

This race didn't make Obama strong, the media did.

There is slow surge of movement. Almost everybody in the media wrote Hillary off as a possible woman nominee after Indiana. Din't upset me though, there's life after media. Life goes on.

We will endose the Hillary administration. Not Obama. Next choice, McCain.

The only way Obama can win in November will be to have Hillary on the ticket. Anybody else with Obama won't work. Nobody can get Hillary's supporters. It's a mystery that some of you may not understand.

Hillary is the only choice. There are many people willing to vote for McCain first time in their life, but not Obama. Obama has nothing to offer. Picking Obama is another Bush and Cheney.

If your house is on fire, better pay attention.

I also rememberd, we don't need to talk to people who we don't like.

I listened to a conservative radio broadcast today and the discussion was around how people wouldn't vote for Obama because of his name. Now that sounds like an informed, sophisticated decision.

The reasons some people aren't voting for Obama don't make sense. I guess they really are not educated enough to know how to inform themselves on the candidates, and I know many of them are biased. So sad. Clinton is so dishonest, mean spirited, EGOCENTRIC and amoral, that it is beyond me how any informed, intelligent, unbiased person could possibly vote for her. GO OBAMA '08!

Do you Hillary supporters read anything other than what is on the blogs? I suggest that you go out and read Obama's plans on issues that are important in this election and then make an informed decision that he wouldn't be the best president, don't make it on the fact that you don't like him because of his potential win against Hillary only, especially woman, because as you know if McCain appoints conservative Judges, Roe v. Wade could potentially be overturned, which could mean that a woman's right to choose could be taken away. Also, to all of those mothers out there that have children fighting in this war, we are in the midst of a mini Vietnam, where lives are being lost everyday over our government jumping the gun and starting this war. Both Obama and Clinton want to end it, McCain has never said he wants to the end the war. He's just like Bush, he doesn't want to withdraw at a time where our nation would see this war as a loss. I'm an Obama supporter and as much as I don't like Hillary, the Dems care more about women's rights and the protection of our young children that could potentially be caught in a situation where a draft could be instituted and our teens that are turning 18 in the next few years could be caught up in that. Think people think.

It's nice to see you use Barack Obama's first name, Wolf, at least at the beginning of your comments. I am personally pretty fed up with many of the CNN staff (I think Cambell Brown may be the worst offender), always refer to Senator Obama as "Obama" while calling Senator Clinton "Hilary Clinton" and Senator Mccain "John McCain" – I wonder if there is a bit of subtle racism going on, maybe one or two generations up from when bigots called African-American men "boy" – now, just omit their first names?.

Because of this, I have started checking out MSNBC political coverage (when that is available), to see if they might be more even-handed. (Watching Fox News is really just funny with their blatant anti- Dem comments! and their "objective" addition – Karl Rove.)

not so long ago the same Obama supporters thanking Wolf for his analysis were calling Wolf and CNN all kinds of names....oh that's right, they weren't being nice to Obama....well it looks like the Dems have found the ideal candidate: if you dare say something negative about Obama you're immediately tagged a white-trash, ignorant, uneducated racist and you get ripped to bits by countless Obama pitbuls...oh I mean Obama supporters...by the way educated Obama supporters, how do you find so much time to respond to CNN's articles? Shouldn't you be working (that's why you got your degree, right?)

Some falsities that keeps getting thrown around!
1) that Obama cheated. Now this is clearly false, he has not done anything of that sort and stating otherwise is false.
2) That Hillary is a crazy witch. I personally hate these kind of attacks, it is reminiscent of the disrespect we have for others. Hillary has done an amazing job, against a lot of odds, true some were internal and others external.
3) The Idea that Obamabots or Hillraizers (on the blogs) represent the position of either candidate.... RIDICULOUS!

Oh and some home truths! All politicians lie... They are human, and sometimes have to to get where they need to go, where they could be helpful.

Neither Obama nor Hillary is perfect! They've both had to shy away from some positions and or apologize for some mispeak. They are only human. But it is ridiculous to imagine that their are some who think they have hidden agenda's against America (be that based on some false sense of entitlement, or anti-american agenda).

What most likely drives them, is an inner-believe that they can do better than has been done in the past. And yes some bit of personal arrogance too. No one, not even Dennis Kucinich or Ron Paul runs for president without a bit of that arrogance (It is a requirement, and not a shortcoming).

And finally, the Obamabots might not want to here this, but the best V.P for the democrats was always going to be the loser of the primary. They've both been that Good!

God help me, i can't figure out who in the world is out there voting for this woman? All the blue collar workers that NAFTA put out of work? all the people of my demographics who should remember all the crap that went on when those she and Bill were in the White House. that we are still suffering because of? all the redneck bigots in in West Va? How her winning WV could change the way people look at Obama is beyond me. Who cares what a bunch of bigoted rednecks think? They have a black man and a white woman to choose from. Trust me if he weren't black, she wouldn't win. They make not like any race over than theirs – whatever that is – but they truly feel there is only one thing a woman is good for and her place is somewhere behind the pickup truck, hunting dog and kids. So if Hillary takes WV she ain't getting much. Trust me she has no use for that state, other than the votes it will get her.

why do so many people keep using the word exsperience just because your the wife of a president does not qualify you to be president of the united states hillery does not have more exsperience than barak its just the name that makes her sound like the qualified person for the job some of you guys just want her to win no matter what but if your a true dimm fall in line

obama 08

How anybody think this guy won Fair is unbelieveable Two democrates are running and he ends up with 91 % of black vote .. I will never vote for him...

If Obama is the nominee, I will be voting Republican for the first time. Obama is only willing the red states that the democrats are expected to lose anyway. I feel the super-delegates should be held accountable in the upcoming elections if their Obama does not win the general election, which he wil not.

America needs a face lift and Obama is the guy! let's make her beautiful around the world again. no more old washington, poster girl go away!

Darth Vadik, CA (the first comment) hit the nail on the head...it made Hillary lose her mind. I was a Hillary fan from the start, however this campaign has brought out the ugly in her and it doesn't look good. If Bush hasn't taught us anything but one thing is that it's about CHARACTER!!! Bush and his administration came in corrupt so of course we ended up with a corrupt govvernment in Irag, which the administration covered up. On the other hand here we have Barack who has gotten stronger. Now that's the kind of character I want from a president. Hillary and her clan has brought out the worse in people. It's sad!

Some say Obama is weaker against McCain. But Obama can beat McCain just as easily as Bill beat Bush senior.
Bush senior and McCain are about the same. Wartime pilots, guned down in enemy territory. Ideas won it for Bill and it will for Obama.

John, OR
You are truly blind and do not see the reality.

america need a face lift and obama is the guy! let's make her beautiful again

Wolf, wolf, wolf...Please! The extended race had not made Obama stronger. It is you in the media who have made him stronger. His base is eroding. Had the previous primaries/caucuses been held today, he would not stand a chance. Thanks to only your coat-tails does he have a shot.

What's proved to be good for Obama proved to be bad for Billary. Obama turned out strong and Billary turned out broke as her campaign goes "budget deficit" of 20million dollars.

Go Obama let her contest till she spills all the money she got thru unfair means, its recession time in USA and economy needs Billary's billions.

What are the superdelegates thinking? Hillary is the best prepared for the country at this moment, and the delegates from Michigan and Florida should count. If you were to have an important surgery, would you go to a rookie surgeon, or would you go to the best prepared, to the Top Gun? Well right now, America needs someone to put America again in the map, improve the economy, end the war, etc. and for that there is no better candidate than Hillary. Obama won't win against McCain. Wake up, and star giving Hillary what she deserves, that is your support, and superdelegates. Obama can wait 8 years, and then be President. He almost never voted when it was neede, even during the campaign he has responde late to the attacks, is that what America needs, or is a President that is always ready?

I'm still not voting for him!! He didn't do anything substantial here in Illinois and he ran a very strong campaign. Why should I believe him now? And shame on his supporters for calling President Bill Clinton racist!! Come November you will see the biggest losers – Obamaniacs.

It is amzaing reading the comments after your blog. People really are bitter and biased. If you are a Democrat support either candidate but not to the point of insulting the other. I am for Obama, may not like Hillary's win no matter what attitude but I have to respect her toughness. I would support her if somethning goes wrong and
Obama does not get the nomination. Still much better than anykind of continuation of Bush's policies.

Obama is not the only one that have weaknesses, all have some weakness. If he is the pick for the elections will Hillary&family vote for Obama or will she vote for Mccain?

I believe she will vote the other way because she brought the race card in. Both candidates need all Dems to vote in this election.

Instead she has plainly stated that her Whites will not vote for him. This is upsetting and unthinkable to here her make such a remark. I think she is gullyable.

There is nothing wrong with the comments. They are doctrinal and theological differences. Catholics publicly worship marry, and pray to saints, and ask men for forgiveness of their sins.

We still have love for them, they just need to take a closer look at the scriptures.

The man can't hold a candle to McCain. McCain is not George Bush, no matter how he wants to spin it, McCain is his own man. McCain cares for all people regardless of Race or Religion. McCain served his country and will continue to serve it as President of the United Stattes. Long Live John McCain.

Why are Hillary's slip ups lies and Obama's slip ups are mistakes? Where did he go to school? He says he has visited 57 states and has 2 more to go as he didn't visit Hawaii? Does he know how many states we have? He is a Harvard graduate. He can NOT win the primary either unless the Super Delegates GIVE it to him.

If Obama has this sown up like the media and his supports claim, then why are so many people refusing to get on board in Kentucky and West Vergina and vote for Obama.
If anything this highlights the Democrats biggest problem, Hilary's supports do not want to vote for Obama, which means Obama will win a nomination only to lose the country.
Superdelegates, think twice, do you really want to throw away our best chance to take back the White House?

Clinton/Obama 08 or Obama/Clinton 08 no other choice.

Nobody has polled me.........I'm a Democrat, and if Obama wins the Democratic nomination, I, as a PROUD Democrat WILL vote for McCain. I just talked to a big Democratic political figure in New Mexico, who is also planning, for the first time in his involvement with the Democratic party, to vote Republican if Obama is nominated.

Wolf,

I believe in all fairness to Sen. Clinton, she should be given the option to do her best. If we keep psychologically brain washing the people that she is not going to win, the public while they are voting, are going to presume that she is not going to vote for Sen. Clinton. In what way is that fair for Sen. Clinton? No doubts, Sen. Obama is a good candidate, and so is Sen. Clinton. Press should stop speculating on either one of them, and wait for the public to make a decision on their own. If Sen. Obama wins, so be it. But press should not kill Sen. Clinton's chances, before the whole race is over. So long as Super delegates have all not committed, there is still a chance. We have to accept that FL and MI has to be counted, otherwise, Democrats will lose those states in Nov.

Yes Wolf. A good workout hurts but that thing builds muscles if the weights don't crush your backbone. Which means you have to have been strong to begin with.

As a life long democrat I can say, I can NOT trust this man with a 10 foot pole. The color of his skin has nothing to do with it. HE IS A ROOKIE FULL OF EMPTY WORDS OF "HOPE".

GOD HELP AMERICA.

Now before I am a Democrat I am an American and I will not give my vote to someone I can not trust. Is the first time of my life I will have to vote Republican but makes me proud that I won't let anyone influence my decision, only Obama can sell this one if he ever get the nomination.

Walter in Maine –

Psst... the "PRIMARY" election in that state is over. Just thought you should know that before you say he's breaking any rules.

What planet are you on Blitzer. Obama is not stronger at least among my peers. We have overcome the racial divides and this idiot and his pastor are causing divisions among us again. Thank God my friends know that Obama and his pastor are in the minority when it comes to racial hatred. As a member of the forgotten minority soon to be the majority we refuse to buy into the rehetoric of this closet Muslim.

What type of experience is Hillary talking about? You have said it all here that BO is getting better and stronger daily unlike what he was few months ago. This show us one good thing; BO has the right type of people behind him.

Well one certainly couldn't say that Wolf Blitzer is bias after reading this report ! (sarcasm)

I guess that's why he didn't ask the questions I sent in for his Interview with Obama last week. In fact, he didn't ask any questions that were truly vital to the Presidential campaign or worthy of Obama's answers. Americans were still as much in the dark after the Interview as they were before it started.

I truly believed that CNN was above such partisan reporting. I also believe that all New Networks should remain neutral and refrain from trying to sway the public opinion. I surely couldn't define Wolf's report as being neutral

Finally a journalist who comes right out and says who he supports who isn't under MSNBC's payroll. Thank You Wolf. So let's see the primary is his practice run for the general election and his general election will be his practice run to get into the White House...OMG and there is no practice run to actually run the White House. OMG and you picked him.
Nice Job Blitzer.

To all Hillary supporters, its been a tough race, but Obama is not stealing the election, he played by the rules in place. Rules that Hillary also agreed to. If you don't agree with the rules, thats fine, lobby to change them for the next election, but they are the current rules in place.

Obama is not buying the election. His money came from over a million supporters that believe in him. They voted with their wallets.

The sad truth is that Hillary was overconfident that she would be the nominee by Super Tuesday and she completely screwed up her campaign because of it. Some year we will have a woman president, it just wont be next year. The time has come to rally around the nominee, just as she would expect if she was that nominee.

I will not BASH Clinton, but out of respect, I welcome all true Democrats to unite behind the party's elected candidate.

Next: OJT?

This race has surely made Barack stronger – bringing out the best in him. On the contrary the race has bought out the worse in clinton. The race is over and its time to turn the page.

I am asking all Hillary supporters to boycott these Cnn sites. I sent many blogs that were not posted supporting Hillary. Let the Obamabots yell and crow at each other. They hate us "typical hard-working white people ' and love to fill up the sites with ugly comments against us. Lets make sure they have only themselves to scream and curse at and make accusations of racism. We will never convince them that we are Americans making a choice for a President....Let them put their rock star in and weep in November. Educated Nurse for Hillary. (this one won't be posted either.)

Wolf,

When you interview Hillary tomorrow, would you ask her if she thinks she would be the better candidate against McSame. Why can't she beat Obama in the Democratic primary.

It is not secret that West VA is a highly racists state as a whole. Anyone who is not caucasian( and a few that are) who has lived or have family who have lived or currently residing there knows this full well. It is no surprise, given the make-up and people coupled with their attitudes towards others that they over-whelmingly support Clinton. That state is less lkely for change as they are more prone to hold onto views from 1834. It's amazing that God loves these people too. If it were me, I surely wouldn't. And the sad thing is, they will leave this world with unwarranted hate in their hearts. Nothing worst than not knowing why you dislike/hate something. To me, that thought process is very animalistic and uncivilized. "If one cannot conquer and relinquish their hatred, then they will forever be a prisoner and will never see peace". And for those who say that a large number of African American's supported Obama in previous states, yes they have. But when and Hilliary supporter is going door to door and trying to gain supporters, 9 times out of 10 he/she is not being called a "pig", "inbred"or a "devil". That is the difference. Not on who you support, but the reasons why you support them.

Hillary has lost and all she can do now is make herself look ridiculous; however she is hurting Obama not on policy issues but by continuous inflammatory racial comments. Also, all this talk of Hillary or her surrogates Wesley Clark, Madeline Albright, Richard Holbrook, Joe Biden and Joe Liberman is outrageous. Hillary and her surrogates were clinging to the war swords along with Bush just before the Iraq invasion. Obama should not give these two-faced democrats a chance to mess up his presidency. I would trust more Colin Powel than any of Hillary or Bill's friends!

Good story idea.
I am glad Obama is running so strong and
even though her heart may be in the right place
a candidate for (my) president should know better
than to run up a multi-million dollar debt to get what
she wants. Extrapolate that to our federal budget and
look out. More of the same.

Vote for Change, vote for Peace.

Obama 08

No thanks to you, Wolf, or to CNN.

Susan in Missouri: I agree with you she started out as the strongest. I was prepared to support her, until she went negative. If she would have had the foresight to build an organization she would have won. Her campain has been a travesty. They told her it would be over by Feb 05, and clearly had no back up plan for if it wasnt. Although I am supporting Obama, she deserved better. Great job Carville to say if he wins you will support him. I may start liking you again now. Let's make up!!!!

I realize that the "economy" is number one, but it seems to me as if the media and the candidates are forgetting that a major problem affecting the economy is #2, the war in Iraq. I don't believe that they are seperate issues...

I don't think Obama is the stronger person to hold MCcain at all. Hilary won all or just about all of the states you need to in november that are key. That is why she is the stronger one. She is behind because she lost florida and michigan half way though. So its fair let Obama lose two of this big delegate filled states new that would put them where they need to be and all of the people can see the true picture.

when discussing race why is reverse discrimination never mentioned
when 90% of blacks suport a black man does this not smack of discrimination against non blacks.

By the way GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He has been a campaigner for years. You, Wolf and some Hillary'spinners underestimated his talents and skills. Despite your collusion with Hillar's campaign to put him down, he has always shown resiliency, intelligence and serenity. These characteristics of a leader. Many saw these in him very earlier.
Unfortunaltely, it took you a long time to see that.
Also, you cannot stop the movement. This is more than senator. Thi is the call of the American people

The real crime in all of this is that the present administration has left the next commander and chief in such a hole that it will take way more than the next 4 years to get this country we all love back on track to where it should be! Here is one for you. Myanmar! Why do we not just force our way in and help those starving, homeless people that need not just our help, but everyones. Now DO NOT give me crap about "well we are not allowed to go in because blah, blah, blah!!!" The Hunta government has turned their back on their people 100 times worse than Saddam Hussein did. This is a situation where we should just go in and help, no questions asked! But here we sit! This Administration makes me sick!!!

Wolf – considering Obama is a rookie – that should tell you something!

Hillary should be ashamed for letting a rookie beat her and Bill Clinton and he out foxed you and news-media!

Oh – I saw the news-media last Tuesday regarding the May 6 primary for IN and NC.

You and the others were ready to say all the reasons why Obama lost – Rev. Wright, Bitter-gate, the white votes....

Ha,ha,ha,ah,aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

When IN dropped from 12% down to 4%-- the looks on many faces!

When it dropped to 3%.............................. it was even better!

He has publicly admitted he is not perfect which is refreshing. I think the fact that his dirtly laundry was aired out during the primary season makes any attempts by the GOP to use that material, old news by the fall.
McCain hasn't had to face the full onslaught of the democrats since they've been having at each other for so long.

Dems:

Pay no attention to the group that is posing as Hillary supporters trying to rally support for McCain or Hillary as an independent candidate. They are just Operation Chaosers trying to stir things up.

Vote Democrat in '08!

Wolf,
I think Donna Brazile should be the democratic VP!

I'm also a hard working white 60 yr old woman from Ohio who will be voting for Obama. Not all of us old folks are for the crazy, adderall taking nut in the pants suit.

In the discussion regarding the effect of Rev Hagee on the campaign, I thought Ms. Brazile was right on – there are too many social issues to be concerned about to let the Rev. influence what happens in this election. Separation of Church & State is an important aspect of US life, and we need to be concerned bout poverty, education, peace, energy, & the economy generally before giving Rev. Hagee any more press.

It's funny when Obamas pastor made inflmary comments Hillary & John McCain both jumped Obama about his ties to Wright. Well it's time for McCain to practice what he preaches and cut his ties with the racist hagae. I wish there was another choice to vote for all 3 canidates suck. Time to vote for Popeye as a write in

Senator Obama should be in W. Virginia because if you show neglect to one, all then are aware of neglect being shown.

Wolf-very interesting article and the analysis of yours seems to me is with precise judgment! I will add a few. USA has done a great leap forward but socially, it is still backward in pockets and clinging on to the race (we see else where in the world sharp ethnic and caste divide). Some of the politicians using the race, ethnic and caste (high caste, low caste and untouchables in Indian sub-continent) issues for narrow political gain (like Clinton USA Today game). Now the question is -will Obama able to wipe out completely the social divide-the blot on the USA greatness. I will argue yes they (the great Amrican people+Obama) can in the 21st century which will have a spillover effect to all over world! Truly, Obama has shown a kind of fair politics, and that will be remember for the years to come!

I believe it has made him MUCH stronger.
I pray he does NOT put her on the ticket.
A woman who's a little more conservative from a big state would be a great way to go. Because he is known as being SO liberal, it would be good to help pull some of the moderates his way. And the Republicans that do not want McCain.

I'm so disgusted with Obama supporter's remarks.

I am a Clinton supporter, college educated and on the internet, so I have a question for you IDIOT Obama supporters....

How do you think it would have looked for Obama to LOSE W Virginia (A key Swing State) by a landslide to a candidate not in the race?

Sorry to disappoint you, but Clinton has done Obama a favor. She has made him a stronger candidate.

However, I will write in Clinton vs. voting for Obama....Why? After all is said and done, this is the game of politics....Obama lied about Wright's background, about his bill to get nuclear waste polluters, about Wrezko, about who is contributing to his campaign, about the 11 buildings of Rezmar in his district, about the amount of money he received from Rezko, about his relationship with Ayers, about his crossing the aisle in the US Senate, and he NEVER took charge of his senate committee. Those are just a few of the reasons this Clinton backer will not vote for him....the other reasons....the bloggers for Obama!

HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!
As much as 30% of Obama's primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help.
Hillary Clinton has been out manned, out gunned, and out spent 2 and 3 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton.
If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. Because the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. I suggest a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against US the voter, and against democracy.********

Well Wolf----–

We know he is stronger than you, Hillary and Mc Cain!

Obama is a strong man with stronger supporters!

You haven't seem nothing yet! We are going to really start pushing now so that we win in Nov.

I hope you and CNN and the other news media can keep up with us!

McCain will be our next President. Obama is a follower not a leader. He will not know what to do without following Hillary. He has no substance. And by the way, I am Hillary supporter without college and I am on the internet – not to mention that over the years I have made a really good salary. All you Obama supporters are pure and simple idiots.

He is Just SMARTER THAN HILLARY OR MCCAIN WILL EVER BE THATS WHAT EATS AT PEOPLE WHO DON"T LIKE HIM.

Obama supporters need to reign it in. Comments about racism and stupidity have turned this Hillary supporter against your double talk nominee. To have a message of unity and hope all the while his supporters are divisive and claim racism constantly is hypocracy at its worst. Grow up educated does not mean you were blessed with common sense because if you had you might have looked past the "I have a dream" speach and looked at what the democrats always fail to look at. Who wins the votes in the tougher fought areas with a broader group. Not Obama. Obama meet Micheal Dukakis meet Walter Mondale meet Al oh wait that doesn't quite work as oh yeah it does. This party listens to young and educated every four years and THEY give us the wounded hope and unity candidate. Once again the geniuses kill the nominee way to go smart people.

In fact Barrack Obama gets stronger and stronger every day. That's why he will win the general election.

The lady voter in W. Virginia who was interviewed today spoke briefly about how her representative (supposedly), Mr. Rockafellow certainly wasn;t acting on her behalf or the other W. Virginians, but was representating the big oil companies and other large corporations to line his own pockets. She is not alone, most Americians feel like our government forgets all about us folks back home once they get elected. It's enough to make me sick. I wish more people had an outlet where they could be heard like that lady today who was able to speak just long enough to be able to her two cents in. Way to go lady!

Hi Wolf,

Can you explain something for me?

Obama is still a candidate and NOT the nominee. Both candidates agreed not to campaign in Florida and Michigan. Why then is Obama campaigning in those 2 states this week? Isn't HE breaking the rules? There might be a second election in both states,therefore he is still campaigning as a candidate and not a nominee under the pretext that he is running against McCain.
Is this unfair to the election and going against the DNC and undermining Hillary?

How does this work?

Thanks Wolf
(Go Bills)

Walter in Maine

Wolf all this talk about WV and what it means ,buyer remorse and all that crap. allI it means is that they chose hilliary because they are use to bill clinton and her and like her better thats it. you anti -Obama freak . You can send this one to moderator too..

As this Campaign has made him stronger , it has made Hillary weaker especially her management skills, tends to make one believe that the good lady Chelsea has become is because of Bill and not Hillary.....

Hillary is a strong determined woman, she had this campaign wrapped up in December but her implementation and supervision has been very poor , thus the Obama blow -out !!

America is a lucky country !!

Thank you Wolf and Jack you are good men.

He has yet to really say what he is going to do as president. He would make a real good preacher. Since everyone in the Media has lost their minds over him and the Democratic party is pushing for him to be the nominee, I hope I am around to see the pitiful outcome of all of this.

Hillary should not be his VP because if anything was to happen to him it will be blamed on her and Bill. but then if he does not win by a land slide that will be blamed on them and if he loses that will be blamed on them, so matter what happens everything will be made to be their fault.

LOL- Don't try and pretend you are a die-hard Hillary backer and you won't vote for Obama. You are clearly repubs dressed in sheeps clothing.

Everyone knows that Hillary backers are non college educated folk. These people aren't on the internet.

Winning also makes you stronger. If that's an option!

Wolf – what are you basing your report on?

Obama was strong from the gate!!!

What blew most people away about Obama is how he wanted to campaign – his way and the new way!

If you noticed all the dirt you and news-media threw at him – he didn't blink an eye! Noticed the crap about a flag pin?

By the way – if Americans love the flag pin so much – why is it made in China?

He's a lot stronger than you and the vast news media and many others sitting on the side-lines watching and talking!

He's ahead of Hillary and Bill Clinton!

He's a better person because of he who he is. He has a better staff and better plans to campaign and fundraisers!

He is going to be a great president!

PLEASE do not put Hillary on the ticket for VP – it will contradict what we Obama voters stand for! Hillary voters are delusional in thinking she can magically win in Nov. Why doesn't she start by actually winning the primaries first........

Obama is Stronger because of attackes by Hillary, so in a way thanks Hillary. Now it's time for her to drop out respectfully.

Senator Obama appears to be a man with wisdom beyond his years. God bless you, Senator Obama, as you attempt to bring America together as one nation for all people. We are counting on the fact that with God on your side, there is nothing that will be too difficult for you to do and that nothing will be able to stand against you. God bless America!

You Billary supports are a bunch of idiots. You talk about all of Clinton's experience in the Sentate....but please name one piece of substantiative legislation that she has sponsored. What has she done for NY or this country since being elected to the Senate.

Obviously you buy into this uneduated, low information voters (LIVs) that the MSM are defining you as. Please stop with the non-sense...if you think the President, be it Obama or McCain can do anything without the Congress...then you guys are as stupid as the MSM paints you out to be.

Please stop watching so much tv and read the papers. The sensationalized media cannot provide the knowledge you need in order to make a well-informed decision.

Please think about the issues as Democrats that we face, and stop being so racist about the fact that an AA will ascend to the ofice of the President. It's clear that you would be ok if Obama was Clinton's VP, so why can't he be President.

You guys clearly need to stop blogging and get enrolled in night school, so you can become a more well-informed electorate.

If Clinton is the only Democrat that can win in the fall, I will be voting for McCain. Better to vote for the Racist I know than the Racist I don't know

Sure the long presidential campaign has made Obama stronger even with much of the negativity coming from the Hillary camp!

Many concerns have been flushed out about Obama ranging from being a Muslim and not wearing flag pins to Jeremiah Wright. Obama is still Obama no matter how Republicans, conservative media, and sometimes mainstream media try to spin it.

Obama has set a new tone in this campaign (and hopefully future ones to come) in which being truthful and honest outweigh the merits of politics of distraction and personal destruction. Will race be an issue in the general election? Of course. Will age be an issue in the general election? Of course. But Obama has tried to downplay the issue of race in as much as the mainstream media wants it to be more at the forefront.

First, I am having great interest in watching the polical gamesmenship being played out between Sen. Clinton & Sen. Obama. I am interested in what Sen. Clinton will be trying to exact from Obama as far as having a seat at the table and input to his general election campaign and possibly further down the road a Obama administraion if he should be elected? She will not be going quietly into the night nor will her side kick and kiss of death partner Bill. This is just getting good!!

Yes, it does. He will be all fit by the GE time and ready to lead the country. It's too bad that at the same time many have seen what Hillary is actually like.

Clinton to McCain equals racism. I guess in many places in the U.S. it's still 1948, instead of 2008. Look no further than the hills of West Virginia and Pennslvania to see this at work. Until these in-bred white racists come into the 21st century and put an end to racism, this country will never move forward. We are all Americans, try to remember that.

I totallly agree with you, Wolf. Mr. Obama had a very tough opponent which I'm sure he is thankful for.

Obama Generation, Stand Up!!!

Wolf,
I am wondering if you are going to put a checkmark on Hillary Clinton's W. Vriginia WIN as quickly as you did to Obama's N. Carolina win?

We wouldn't be talking about Obama today if Wright came out before the campaigning started in Iowa Wolf. I don't think this party will unite. Its been a loser for 8 years and I think the Republicans won't be the problem this time but the split Democrats.

Wolf, it seems you "got the message," your Obama interview and opinion pieces recently have improved dramatically over the tabloid journalism. You lost me for a while.... try not lose me again. My disappointment in you takes so much effort on my part.

Well done Wolf, well done. Nice turn-around.

All of you who will vote Republican, just do it already. Nobody cares that you want to waste your vote.

Why are you commenting about Obama if you're not afraid that he will beat your candidate. McCain is way too old for the job ahead.

I think you guys are just plain worried. And you should be because the oil men have play you guys like an old fiddle. Seen the price of gas lately?

Blitzer for Vice President. What do y'all think? Am so totally for it.

Dear Mr. Blitzer

Final election results , John McCain 53 %, Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama 45 % , Non-vote 2 %

Keep this in mind. I will e mail you in November

We could have predicted 60 years ago how West Virgina would come out today! THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN!

It is clear to me what the difference is, the states West of the Mississippi or more progressive and educated. A lot states on the on the east side of the Mississippi still live in the past never fully understanding those who live around them. They stay locked up in there homes always afraid of those who are different.

Obama will win every state West of the Mississippi with the exception of Arizona McCain’s home state. Obama is well loved out here in the West we always look into a mans heart and see his soul . That is how the West was won we always look ahead. We do not have all the problems you have on the east side of the Mississippi, we always look forward instead of backwards.

The hate and racism you have handed down from generation to generation in the East does play well out hear in Gods Country. We are not perfect out hear butt we will give a man a honest hearing.

Good people the article is about Obama being stronger.......he just beat the Clinton machine......he may not be stronger but he sure is smarter.....only an irrational person would disagree that five months ago....if we said it would come down to Puerto Rico and Clinton.....everyone would have chuckled because no one knew who Obama was .......now we all see

In reference to all the commentaries about Obama can't win the white votes, the blue collar votes, etc. I have not heard a word about the fact that Hillary can't win the black votes. So are you saying to Black America that Hillary Clinton can win without the Black votes? Are you saying that she doesn't need the black votes to win? Think again!!! You have an educated, intelligent and inspiring young black man that wants to make a difference. So let's get beyond the race issue and move forward.

The main thing I see different about Barack Obama's style is that he is a preacher.... Some people like Al Gore are teachers they tell people what is wrong and then explain how they are the best one to fix it. Other people like George Bush cling to sayings like No New Taxes and they rally people as if at a sporting event.

Barack Obama is a Preacher who uses analogy to manipulate peoples thoughts about a subject.

For instance someone like al sharpton might say: Do you remember the oppression of the 60's and Slavery well this new law to outlaw hot dogs is the same thing... I once ate a Hot dog with Martin Luther King and he would condemn the Hot dog Haters.

Preachers get you riled up about one thing then apply it to something else that is totally unrelated....

It is a pretty dangerous thing to do.... and it is total manipulation.

But more importantly it lacks the substance that an Al Gore type speech would have. No one wants to listen to a person like Al Gore they say he lacks the persona and panache heheh panache heh .... but what they are really saying is he lacks the skills of manipulation....

And I feel that is because when a person is honest about a subject it can sometimes be boring but it is no less important because they need you to understand the facts and not just have a cause and effect reaction.

Nietzsche – "That which does not kill me, mkes me stronger."

I will concede that the Barack has definitely been seasoned as a result of the extended campaign. If the party were able to leave it at that, we could definitely move forward. However, we have reached the point of diminishing returns in that the costs to the party are outweighing whatever beneifts Hillary believes she may be adding.

He was strong in the beginning obviously because he washed Queen Hillary away ... and she hasn't caught up! Both the candidates have become stronger in the finish, but Hillary is still eating his dust no matter how you spin it. Remember , she was the INEVITABLE candidate and hasn't been able to "close the deal".

There was no conspiracy here. He is winning fair and square. He has been the most positive candidate.

Hillary was great till midway when she started loosing, the nastiness has what drove me away. Not to mention the sheer greed she has to tear apart the democratic party so she can have another chance in 4 years.

It is not about her, she will not suffer if McCain wins, we will!!

How can the govener 0f New york say that under Clinton we had a balanced budget and sur-plus in the trillons with this country so deep indebt?

he will make a great president!

Regardless who becomes President those making $ 18.000 to $ 20.000.- in January 2009 will be making about $ 20.000.- to $ 22.000.- in January 2013, those without health insurance in January 2009 will still be without it in January 2013 and the level of military intervention in Iraq during January 2009 will be just about the same in January 2013

Any bets...???

Obama can't win in the general.
I know this Democrat will write-in Hillary unless there is a chance my vote would end up going to Obama. (That depends on what state you are in).

Then I will have to vote for McCain.

OREGON POLLS
* SUSA finds Obama to be ahead 54% to 43% and gaining ground among women. Note that 43% of voters say they have already voted (Oregon has a mail-in voting system) and Obama only leads by 1%.

* The Portland Tribune finds Obama crushing Clinton 55% to 35%. I believe this is the first non-SUSA poll of Oregon.

* Finally, PPP shows Obama leading 53% to 39%.

Yes Wolf I do think Obama has taken alot from this Primary season. It will help him in in the general election if he does become the nominee. Americans will make the right decison and see Baracks stance on the War and ecomony vs that of John Mcain.

"Obama 08 enough said"

PLEASE STOP THE RACE BAITING. U.S. SOLDIERS BOTH BLACK AND WHITE ARE FIGHTING AND DYING FOR YOU AND THEY SUPPORT OBAMA BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE THIS WAR. THINK ABOUT THAT BLACK/WHITE SOLDIER THAT MAY HAVE SAVED YOUR CHILD'S LIFE BECAUSE RACE DOESN'T COUNT TO THEM, THEY ARE ONE.

I'm an avid Obama supporter. That said, I am greatly saddened that the Republicans placed Senator John McCain as their presumptive nominee. I have great respect for him as a former POW from my era, and wish that he'd just enjoy the rest of his life with his family.

It is highly improbable that a Republican will win the presidency. It's like this was dumped in McCain's lap so he could take the fall. Why didn't the Republicans put forward a viable candidate? Was it because most knew that they'd lose the White House in November?

Sen. Obama's vision is what resonates with Americans and people around the world. Americans have voted for him knowing well of his negatives; largely unaffected by what the McCain and Clinton spin machines spill out against him.

When the Clinton's and the McCain are a thing of the past; we may see some honesty and fresh air in Washngton.

Wolf,

I have been a registered Republican my whole life and the more I learn about Obama the more there is to like and respect. The length of the campaign has confirmed to me that he is the best candidate. I will be voting for Obama this November and for the first time ever, voting for a Democrat.

I am a Republican that has switched to independent to vote for Obama. I am 60 yrs old, a woman and from Ohio. He has finally given us some hope after years of abuse. He is getting better every day.

I voted for Obama and if he doesn't win I would vote for Hillary. If Obama wasn't in the election I would have voted for Hillary. I think she is a great candidate except for that 3 months of no tax on gas WOW you are saving me $70.00 I guess since she is in touch with common hardworking people that saving $70.00 for 3 months is helping people!!!!!!!! I don't know about you but I drive to work 5 days a week 12 months a year so saving me 70.00 in the summer DOES NOT HELP ME AT ALL!

It is a shame how Hillary supporters say if Obama wins the Nomination they will not vote for him. You should all be ashamed of yourself. The fact is she is losing the election fair and square. No one had a problem with MI and FL not counting in the beginning of the primary but now that Hill needs them everyone wants to change the rules. We have rules for reason's and someone running for President should respect those rules.

he s been running pretty good all the time , hillary just cant beat him and mccain wount

FLORIDA DEMOCRAT WHO WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN

FOR FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE IF OBAMA IS NOMINEE

AND WITH OBAMA NOW COMING TO OUR STATE FLORIDA

HE IS SHOWING HIS TRUE COLOR

OBAMA...YOU ARE A.....FAKE

yes of course. By the way to all the experience criers – how does anyone prepare to be POTUS. HRC served tea in the Whitehouse and lied/padded her resume. McCain has done what exactly – sure he's a war hero but the old ways have proven to not be working very well anymore, or are you happy with the way things are re: Iraq, economy etc.?

thanks to you corporate spindoctors, right. yeah, you deserve the credit.

Obama is stronger and us his supporters are going to make sure he will keep going strong!!!!
Obama 08

America has improved greatly, 15 – 25 will not vote because of race. But if hilary keeps playing the undercover race card, which she does daily..."he cannot win with out the white blue collar voter " she makes it a issue. Funny Bill won without the blue collar vote!

Mccain is a very weak canditate. It doesn't matter who runs against him will be able to beat him.

I feel, in hindsight, that this process did make Sen. Obama stronger and more astute without "boiling all the hope and good out of him." He has walked a very fine line, veering off in the wrong direction from time to time but returning to his original campaign message more often than any other presidential nominee in my lifetime (46yrs).

I think we can agree that his skills as a debater have improved... but. Hopefully, the striking contrast between he and Sen. McCain will allow for less subtly. He's my president, but he is not a good debater.

I very much look forward to the second or third debate between Obama and McCain. They will both need a trial run or two, but then both candidates should be up to par and it should be lively – Though I suspect the civility of these men will bore a large segment of our nation. (Many of us have never allowed a few facts to get in the way of a good story or irrelivent distraction).

I'm excited about this election, but then, I'm a Dem and have everything to be excited about. Though like others, I do fear that we may find a way to shoot ourselves in the foot.

It's time for our party to heal, to come together, and start having some fun bashing the GOP and McCain.

C'mon... even the angriest Hillary supporters won't want to miss out on the trouncing we intend to give the Repulicans in November.

Comparing campaigns;

It seems that Senator Obama is really the candidate who is ready for Day One."

Senators Clinton and McCain can't budget their money, choose and lead their sraffs effectively, etc.

These are the thing that leaders do well!

Wolf, the so called weakness you stated isn't accurate. What isn't being taken into consideration is the fact that 10% of her overall vote was republican and mostly male republicans which skued the vote.

But you are right, he has grown immensly and not only survived Hillary's kitchen sink strategy, but gotten stronger as a result.

Who cares he is still a light weight campared to Clinton and by the way Kennedy the great speaker who could not win a primary or general election the one who make comments aboout Clinton based on what his winning record.....He could not get his own state to vote for Obama give me break

All these minor players.... grow up and elect a women...

Sharon of MN: I'm not sure if you have any kids, but if you do then I feel sorry for them. You are analogous to Rev Wright. Please do not speak about being a good American as that takes the strength to see beyond race; which you clearly can not do.

I have an unrelated question Wolf. Why when discussing John Hagee's "problems" for McCain do you just discuss his Catholic comments? I am aware of your strong support for Israel and I would think his views of Israel would be disturbing to you. He says he's a strong supporter of Israel but for selfish reasons. He preaches endtimes theology. He believes the two state solution is a nazi-like policy. He also wants to start war with Iran to quicken the Armageddon. McCain said he appreciates his endorsement because of his strong support of Israel. Why has this not been further investigated?

Obama started bearing the mark of patriotism after the fact. Does the media think this is important, to talk about?

If anyone has watched this blog and CNN , they will know that CNN is promoting Obama over Clinton. So much bias makes me angry. The media should report the news, not make it or distort it.
This campaign has opened the eyes of Americans in regard to some one buying the race. Obama put aside $20 million to help out his superdelegates in their next race according to a talk radio station yesterday. Yea, money talks.

Experience is what he is still lacking Wolfy, focus please...

Obama is still weak! He is only strong when his wife, media and supporters are protecting and shielding him. He can't even debate Clinton unless he is in a Pro Obama environment!

An intelligent Human learns. That is how we have evolved to be a dominant species on this planet,

But Alas Clintons have gone through without learning.

to listen to people bring down Obama and Clinton. Both candidates are very well respected and both ran a long hard fought campaign.
I do agree that obama skills have gotten better since the campaign started. He looks more comfortable and more confident when debating and speaking. Good for him!

Aha big joke Wolf
In my life time only one candidate whining and crying that is Obama
Only Hillary is strongest candidate in 2008

Obama's campaign is all about change. To make change happen in this country, you have to be an incredible person with some unique characteristics and abilities. I like what I hear from him about making changes. But in reality, I don't see him being the kind of great politican that can really effect change in this country. I doubt he will get the chance to demonstrate what he has been talking about during this campaign because the Republicans have too much broad support across this country. Obama has some real problems with several key groups of voters in this country. And the Republicans know of several weaknesses he has that they will use against him. It won't be pretty. I truly believe Senator Clinton is the better of the two to withstand the Republican firestorm brewing.

If Sen. Obama wins the nomination I will vote Republican for the first time in my life. I cannot in good conscience vote for a man who has less than one year of national experience and has missed more votes than he's made. He may make inspirational speeches but that won't put food on the table or gas in the car.

Susan Missouri, Billary is strong candidate ,to many spin lies , How she can beat Mc cain even she cant beat BO,She is JOKE

Mr. Blitzer, I usually do not comment on your posts, because quite honestly, I don't read them because I disagree with you on a lot of things. This time you've written something that I actually agree with . Thanks for an honest, non bias report!

I agree with SACTO JOE,

A lot of the posters on here are republicans who are anti-Obama and are saying "if not Hillary then McCain"..........very clever repubs. but we see ya! You have faced the realization that you will lose in November.

Well, how does your news department feel now that all your negative comments have affected Senator Clinton 's race. Every day you would boost Obama's ego and put down Senator Clinton. You now have your golden child. Let see how long the honeymoon lasts.

Barack Obama has surprised a lot of people during this campaign. None, more than Hillary Clinton and her team. He was extremely under estimated by them. The very people that they ignored are the main ones that they are clamoring to now. Low income voters. Hillary wouldn't have dreamed of asking for $5.00 donations when this thing began. This campaign has opened the eyes of a lot of people, none more than Hillary Clinton.

Right on, John, OR! Although not aligned with either party, I applaud those Democrats who are breaking ranks to support Sen. McCain. The welfare of our country is too important to place in the hands of an unknown, inexperienced, untested, and unproven presidential hopeful with questionable judgment. I understand the the American people are anxious for change, and that we tend to blame the president and his party but, as you accurately state, John McCain is his own man. By his own admission an imperfect servant, but I trust him to lead our country. And I do not have to take his word for it, his sacrifices speak loudly enough for me.

Americans for McCain '08

I think the biggest underreported story in this campaign has been that a rookie Senator from Illinois is, at this stage of the game, still beating the alleged smartest Senator in the Senate and her husband, the same guy the media keep insisting is the greatest living politician. Hillary and Bill's status has been tarnished so greatly, it's a wonder Hillary can still bring herself to go out in public.

Beating her by even one delegate is the upset of the century.

Sorry Wolf. Obama may be stronger, but the Dems are weaker and Rev. Wright is still looming too.

I'll never vote for Obama.

John (OR.) Have you been asleep for the last couple of months? McCain will continue the war. He protested torture and then did not cast his vote against torture. He was against tax cuts for the rich, now supports them. He thinks it's OK to spend $2B a week for our kids to fight/die in Iraq, but will not spend $2B a YEAR to pay for education benefits. He wants them to "spend more time in the military". Sounds good, but how long does it take to die? Seems to me, that if you deploy to combat, you should rate your education benefits at the same time you risk your life to earn them. Shame on John McCain for not supporting our men/women in uniform and running around the country talking about his leadership experiences in war (and as a POW)!

Yeah, at lying. The media and pundits want this race to be over but from the looks of it a lot people still want her to continue. What's up with the flag pin......oh I forgot, he's the new politics. Whatever!

Let Hillary's supporters vote for McCain. Obama supporters should STOP appealing to these people. Clearly, these people will be rejected later by the Republicans. The Republicans, like the Democrats, like bright and intelligent folks. So, plase stop appealing to the Clinton folks who are "bitter;" let them move on so that Obama can be better organized. If Hillary cannot beat Obama, how is she going to beat MCain and the hungry Republicans?

THANKS TO CLINTON. BUT I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING – HILLARY HAS SHOWN SHE IS ONE HECK OF A STRONG WOMAN.
NO THANKS TO YOU AND OTHER MEDIA BIAS, BARACK OBAMA AND HIS SUPPORTERS.

GOODBYE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY – HELLO TO ?????????????

The down side for you and the other pundents is that your afraid to allow this race to come the convention. The real truth is that all of you are tring to end this race now because Hillary may become our canidate. you and MSNBC have been running a non stop infomercial on Obama since the beginning. I am white 50 and have my own business. I will not vote for Obama because he does not have what it takes to get the tuff things done. He is like jimmy Carter honest but without the knolledge of the forces against us. If he gets into office and performs as well as Carter did we will lose the oval office for decades!!!!!! I would rather see Mcain in there for 4 years than loose it for my kids generation. It's not Race it's the lack of understanding by Obma. We won't all hug and agree because he's nice if that were true Carter would have been a great President.... Get it Wolf

Wolf, this is why Hillary should have dropped out last month. The moath was not there early on. She should have dropped out. I'm a Republican voting for Obama, but I know that McCain will have to keep race in the forefront in order to win.

For the first time Wolf, you 've given a professional and balanced report on Obama. Kudos to you. I guess its very clear to you now that all your negative reports and innuendoes could do no harm to Obama. Thank God.

My gosh, he's almost god like, Wolf!

Wolf, Obama has orgaized his people and has used his brain because he has one. You know the funny thing is Hillary changes her stance on the issues based on the state she is in and the voters she is pandering too. Right now she is saying W. Virg. is an important state and matters. Of course the people there matter but not to her she says that because she wants there vote. She is the only one that doesn't know its over and CNN is not helping today as you guys act like its an important vote. Its Done

Anyone who is even remotely considering Clinton for VP spot consider the following:

1) She just doesn't fit the vision of Barack Obama for "Change".
2) She has 35 years of experience in the same old politics of washington.
3) She is not trustworthy.
4) Bill Clinton will back peddle all her decisions.
5) Does water and oil ever mix? Barack and her just don't get along!
Too much animosity due to a vigorous campaign and competition.
6) She does not excite blacks, young, well educated population.
7) She carries too much baggage from Clinton name.
She won't let us turn the page of history by looking forward, not backward.

So, please don't suggest her name. There are plenty of good candidates out there such as Edwards/Richardson/Bloomberg/Gore etc.

He ran the best campaign in history. Hillary blabs " No DEM. has won the white house without West Virginia" #1 Look who was running for president ( Hillary). By the way Iowa has MANY hard working white people!!!!!!!!! Do the Math!!

How does a primary that has been so divided along racial lines make the Democratic frontrunner stronger?

McCain has many flaws as well as years of skeletons in his closet. It's going to be an interesting road to the white house and that's why Barack Obama is going to be our next president.

I absolutly think Obama is stronger, he had a good teacher Hillary
Clinton.

He followed her lead in every debate and also in his speeches. I
will give him credit for his YES WE CAN speeches, that was original
and from him.

He would probably make a great president in 4-8 years with a lot more
experience under his belt and if Rev. Wright to a run way trip somewhere, never to return.

DEMOCRATS BEWARE!!!

A lot of Repubs posing as Democrats are posting hate mail. They're trying to drive a wedge between us!

RESIST THE REPUB HATE MACHINE!

He still will loose this one. Too bad that the Democratic party only chooses loosers with superdelegates and all.

. . . Not only has the race made Senator Obama stronger. But the
nation as well. Senator Obama will bring this nation together as
president and give new meaning to cooperation across all boundaries
to achieve the common goal of making this country the greatest that
it can become in our history. White, Black, Yellow, Red, etc. . . . .UNITE.

YES WE CAN.

Yeah, I guess he improved his technique. LOL!

He went from "Um, yes, I, um, agree with what Senator Clinton just, um, said"

To just plain "Um, uh, umm, uh, ummm, uh, uh"

As I have noted repeatedly, only those who have had at least a "semester" of college should be allowed to vote for the nominee of the presidency.

We expect our president to be bright, morally strong, and quite understanding to the needs of others. Equally, we should expect the voters to be educated as they make such an important decision!

It's going to take a few more primary's to get him up to speed and strong enough to be the president of the American people and the leader of the free world.

He should go back to the Chicago Senate and re-learn how to be a good American.

It's finally nice to see someone besides Jack Caffterty recognize Senator Obama's accomplishments while he is running for President. He WILL win in November, as he is the only cadidate who will bring our country out of the enormous hole we are in due to the incapabilities of our current administration. Experience does not always mean you know better – as we can surely see!

Hillary thinks she can damage him to the point he loses in 08 and she can run again in 12. BUT, we will NEVER forget the dirty, underhanded, divisive, tricks she has pulled! She's through as a leader. I'm just glad we saw her real colors BEFORE we elected her president.

Obama has split the democrat party and it will never be healed, especially not with just talk-talk-talk about hopes and dreams which is all Obama has to offer.....

Hillary has made herself unelectable with all her lies and mismanagement of her campaign.

Obama or McCain '08

Hope Clinton ends up winning. She was a strong candidate from the start!

Mccain for President!!!

McCain is deficit hawk, he hates earmarks – Bush signed everything put in front of him (no veto in first term) and spent like crazy.

McCain thought the initial implementation of policies in Iraq were terrible, McCain was brutal on Rumsfield (and Bush).

McCain was the key guy opposing torture – I doubt Bush/Cheney agree with McCain.

McCain is closer to Al Gore than Bush on the environment – McCain won't even drill in Anwar.

I'm not saying that all this is an "improvement" – I am saying your "McSame" usage is utter crap.

Obama's saying McCain is running for a Bush 3rd term is also utter crap and exposes Obama as either a fool or a liar too.

Bush Sr was running for a 3rd Reagan term (as Reagans VP) – business as usual.
Gore was running for a 3rd Clinton term (as Clintons VP) – business as usual.

McCain is not running for a 3rd Bush business as usual term – and everyone but the Obamites knows it. Even the conservatives know it, they have a huge dislike for McCain.

YOU DANG RIGHT!!!!!!

CLINTON SUPPORTERS:

How can you explain you claims to go from Clinton to McCain if she does not win? HER SPOLICIES ARE IDENTICAL TO OBAMAS!!!

So when you are crying everytime you go to the pump, or another parent loses their child in a war we should not have started, or the supreme court slowly takes away your right after all the conservative he will appoint, please, DO NOT COMPLAIN!!!!

Think about it before you vote. And if not, let's be real, you were never going to vote for him anyways!!!

DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WRIGHT HAS MADE HIM WEAKER !

Good for you Mr. Blitzer, an unbias report.

...and made Hillary lose her mind.